With Needs Greater Than Ever, Grace Food Pantry Celebrates Five Years
The Everett Grace Food Pantry celebrated its 5th year in the City of Everett this past week. Over the years, Grace Pantry has changed and grown; from 100 families being served a week to 3,000 families a week. The Pantry…
Homework…Help! Some Parents Hope the Schools Can Focus More on Student/Parent Experience
Whether it’s wrong classroom links, faulty internet, too much dead time, or any other of the challenges Everett parents are facing with their kids in remote learning – many of them are calling for the schools to have a better…
Halloween Plan Not Embraced by All Elected Officials, But Lights Are on in Everett Oct. 31
There’s a trick in the treating this year, and the trick will be in the details as the City has announced Halloween trick-or-treating will be encouraged in the neighborhoods for a limited time on Oct. 31, but not everyone is…
Early Voting Sees Brisk Start; More Voters than 2016 Expected
More than 700 people have already voted early in person in Everett for the Nov. 3 General Election, with another 7,000 ballots already out for the vote by mail option as the highly-anticipated presidential election begins its churn towards a…
Abrupt End to Census 2020
The Census 2020 effort came to an abrupt halt on Friday, Oct. 16, as the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump Administration in Washington, D.C., about not extending the Census through Oct. 31. The Trump Administration and Census folks…
Gentle Slope Upward in COVID Cases Seen at CHA Everett Hospital
The break in COVID-19 cases at CHA Everett hospital has subsided, with a “gentle slope” upwards that has the hospital cautiously implementing protocols that were successful during last spring’s surge, but at the same time assuring there is not a…
Cases of COVID-19 Continue to Stay in Double Digits
The numbers of COVID-19 cases in Everett continues to stay in the double digits every day with the last week (Tuesday to Tuesday) registering 96 new cases in the city. That is an increase from the prior week when there…
Baker Proposes Revised FY2021 Budget
Governor Charlie Baker on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 14, made an announcement regarding the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, which has been updated since its initial filing in January to reflect almost $1 billion in additional spending. “This update budget plan reflects…
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Equal Employment Commission Sets First Forum
The Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Equal Employment Commission announced this week that its first open dialogue forum will be held on Wednesday, October 27, at 7:30 p.m. via a Facebook Live broadcast. This forum will be focused on community feedback…
Encore Boston Harbor Spa Reopens
Encore Boston Harbor has announced that their signature spa has reopened for services on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Available services include a selection of massages and facials, along with some of the exclusive treatments…
School Committee Will Review Science, Metrics in Weighing Return to School
The Everett School Committee will review COVID-19 data over the next few weeks to decide on whether or not to move forward with the second phase of hybrid in-person schooling on Nov. 16 – making a decision at the Nov.…