The Baker administration on Sunday announced an online portal where individuals and companies can easily donate or sell personal protective equipment (PPE) and volunteer to support the COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts. This effort will ensure that front line responders get the protective…
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Massachusetts Bar Examination Postponed
The Supreme Judicial Court and the Board of Bar Examiners today announced that, due to the ongoing public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Massachusetts bar examination will not be administered on July 28 and July 29, 2020 as previously…
State Announces Command Center Advisory Board of Medical Experts, Infectious Disease Specialists
On Weds., March 25, the state announced the COVID-19 Advisory Board, a group of medical experts that will support the Response Command Center as the Commonwealth continues to respond to COVID-19. The Response Command Center, under the leadership of Secretary Marylou Sudders and reporting to Governor…
Housing Court Standing Orders Will Bar New Eviction Cases Through April 21
Though it is an unintended consequence of the state court system trying to promote social distancing and health, there will also be an added protection for tenants affected by the COVID-19 response who are in fear of being evicted from…
Virtual Town Hall Covers All Aspects of COVID-19 in Everett
After technical difficulties on Thursday, City government put on one of the first COVID-19 Virtual Town Halls in the state on Friday – with members from most every City department online to answer questions and nearly 300 people watching from…
Legislature Empowers Cities to Postpone and Reschedule Municipal Elections
Rep. Joe McGonagle along with his colleagues in the House and Senate passed legislation Tuesday to help protect public health by providing cities and towns the authority to postpone and reschedule certain municipal elections and related activities. The bill now…
Local Business Leaders Donate More than 200 Masks to CHA Everett
Local businessman Greg Antonelli of GTA Co., Inc., and the Everett Home Depot arranged for 200 respiratory masks to go directly to the nurses and doctors at the CHA Everett hospital over the weekend. Connecting with Councilor Michael McLaughlin, they…
DiDomenico Optimistic on Changes for School Vendor Payments
The Everett Public Schools wants to pay its vendors – such as bus drivers and cafeteria workers – and the vendors would appreciate being paid despite school being shut down for more than a month, but state law is preventing…
Everett AD Tammy Turner Plans For Spring Sports Season – for Now
When Everett High Director of Athletics Tammy Turner heard that the MIAA had voted to start the spring season on May 4, she said she was pleased that the organization had kept the door open rather than canceling the season…
City’s IT Professionals Getting Ready To Deliver Online Meeting Capabilities
The City’s IT Department is hard at work these days like never before as the physical world as disintegrated into a virtual reality. And while making sure computers and servers are configured correctly seems predictable work, one thing the department…