Members of Teamsters Local 25 employed at Veterans Transportation providing paratransit for the MBTA THE RIDE voted by more than 90 percent to approve the company’s revised contract, ending an eight-day strike. A total of 350 essential drivers who have…
Month: July 2020
Full-service Salon Opens on Broadway
A new full-service salon officially opened its doors in Everett on Wednesday, July 8. The Mirage Salon – located at 572 Broadway in Everett, features a contemporary atmosphere where patrons can receive blowouts, hair coloring, waxing, nail services and other…
Al Borgonzi Retires from City Hall
Monday morning, Mayor Carlo DeMaria presented Al Borgonzi with a citation after he officially retired from serving the City of Everett. Borgonzi personally contacted Mayor DeMaria in the midst of the health pandemic, and volunteered to retire in order to…
Officials Establish Mobile Testing Site with Help of State
A new mobile COVID-19 testing program has been rolled out in Everett and will provide free testing through the summer Monday through Friday in an initiative from Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Carlo DeMaria. In collaboration with Fenway Health, residents…
News in Brief
MBTA to Resume Fare Collection on Buses, Trolleys, and Commuter Rail The MBTA has resumed fare collection on buses, on trolleys at street-level stops on the Green Line and Mattapan Line, and on the Commuter Rail beginning Monday, July 20.…
Everett Resident Jim Henderson Named to CHA Board of Trustee
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north region, has named Everett resident Jim Henderson to its Board of Trustees. Henderson, appointed by Louis DePasquale, City Manager of Cambridge, will help CHA fulfill…
State Extends Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures to Oct. 17
Gov. Charlie Baker extended the pause on evictions and foreclosures for 60 days, until October 17, through the authority granted to the governor by Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during…
Change Military Base Names Immediately
If you’re like us, then it truly has been a revelation in these past few weeks to learn that U.S. military installations throughout the South were named in “honor” of Confederate heroes in the Civil War. Whenever we would hear…
A Depressing Thought – Summer Is Half Over
The summer of our discontent — the summer that hasn’t been — is just about half over. June has come and gone and we are just past the midway point of July, which means that there are only seven weekends…
Guest Op-Ed: How Many Friends Do You Have?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette How many friends do you have? Thousands? If you are on Facebook you may have close to 5000 friends and tens of thousands of more “friends” via Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or various other social media connections.…