When Attorney David O’Neil built a retaining wall on the side of his Broadway professional office building a few years ago, his contractor wondered what he wanted to do with the little outdoor area next to the building. O’Neil’s first…
Month: September 2020
City Advertises Position for Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The City has advertised a new position at City Hall looking for a person to lead efforts to make the workforce more diverse, equitable and inclusive. The Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is a new department in the…
State Treasurer Goldberg Receives Jesse M. Unruh Award
The National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) announced that Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg was honored with the Jesse M. Unruh Award. Utah Treasurer David Damschen made the presentation to Treasurer Goldberg. The Jesse M. Unruh Award is named for…
Winter Survival: Masks and Flu Shots
The testimony of Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, before a U.S. Senate subcommittee last week regarding the need for every American to wear a face mask in public to thwart the spread of Covid-19…
COVID Is the Leading Killer of First Responders
Recently-revealed statistics have brought into sharp focus the deadly and tragic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic upon our nation’s police and firefighters. At least 101 police officers have died from Covid-19, and it is estimated that this figure represents only…
Guest Op-Ed: One for All
The following remarks were made by School Committee member Marcony Almeida Barros during the city’s first-ever Brazilian Flag Raising and Brazilian Independence Day Ceremony at Everett City Hall. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Obrigado. Bom dia! It is a pleasure to…
Guest Op-Ed: Turn the Page
Dr. Glenn Mollette Fall season officially begins September 22 this year. For every season there is a change. Most of us like the seasons especially if we can have four of them. I like the fall as the weather seems…
Obituaries 09-23-2020
Leslie Alan Hicks 3/27/1929 – 9/12/2020 Leslie Alan Hicks, known to everyone as “Les”, a longtime resident of Everett. passed away on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the age of 91. He died peacefully at his home in McKinney, Texas with…
It’s Time To Start
Adrien, DiDomenico Tout Bringing CPA Program to Everett
The Community Preservation Act (CPA) has had a resurgence in recent years with the City of Boston and the City of Chelsea joining in the ranks of communities that have approved the program, but Everett has never bit at the…