Month: March 2020
Working Together to Provide Care and Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
Special to the Independent Community health centers like the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) are among America’s first responders in public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. It is essential that we play a role in educating the community…
Shut It Down Mayor DeMaria, Supt. Tahiliani Make Quick Decision to Shut Down the City
The City of Everett moved first and fast on Thursday, March 12, shutting down all public buildings for two weeks and closing the schools until April 27. They were drastic measures, and so early into the pandemic here, there was…
DeMaria Maps Out Everett’s Policy COVID-19
Special to the Independent Massachusetts currently has many cases or more of COVID-19. The doubling time for this virus is 3-4 days continuously. Health professionals have advised that our best and most valuable weapon to combat this pandemic is social…
ER Docs, Major Hospitals Preparing for Potential Surge of Patients
Numerous public gatherings, meetings and conferences were abruptly cancelled over the last 10 days, and at the same time, major hospitals in the area were preparing for a potential surge of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases – all this while financial markets…
New Supt. Called on Quickly to Make Critical Decision on COVID-19
Nine days into a new job – particularly as the leader of a large school district like Everett – most people would still be learning the ropes, but for Supt. Priya Tahiliani, those ropes last Thursday rapidly became an obstacle…
Suspended Council Meetings Could Resume Remotely
City Council President Rosa DiFlorio has suspended Council meetings until April 27, mirroring the school district’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. But meetings could resume sooner thanks to a statewide emergency order allowing local governments to conduct business remotely. The…
Encore Boston Harbor Shuts Down for at least Two-Weeks
The Encore Boston Harbor resort and casino closed its doors for at least two weeks on Sunday morning at 6 a.m., following several days of intense debate on whether to stay open or to close – all intermingled with the…
A Time to Recall
Everett Teacher Calls on Students to Keep a Diary of Time Spent out of School When Neil Plotnick and his fellow Everett High teachers left school on Thursday afternoon, March 12, they had no idea they wouldn’t be coming back…
SJC Issues Order Restricting Court Appearances
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Tuesday ordered that, because of the public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning March 18 and at least until April 6, the only matters that will be heard in-person in Massachusetts state…