The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) will work with artists to reach underserved communities with COVID-related public health messages, including the importance of getting vaccinated. Over the next few months, nine artists and artist teams will create posters, videos, postcards, public art, comic…
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DiPierro Makes Case for Safer Streets
Since his tenure in office first began, Ward 3 City Councilor Anthony DiPierro has been pushing for traffic calming measures in the City of Everett. In 2016, the state legislature passed the Municipal Modernization Act, giving cities and towns the…
The Thursday Fortnightly Club Hosts Fundraiser for Mystic Valley Elder Services’ Emergency Closet
More than 75 members of The Thursday Fortnightly Club donated hundreds of needed items to Mystic Valley Elder Services’ Emergency Closet and brought the items to the Brookline Bank in Medford Square. The donations were overwhelming and due to the…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students Named to The Dean’s List at MCPHS University MCPHS University is pleased to announce the students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 semester: * Mackenzie Cavanaugh is a native of Everett, and…
‘New Light: Encounters and Connections’ Highlights MFA’s Collection
Spanning cultures and geographies, and sometimes millennia too, “New Light: Encounters and Connections” presents more than 50 works of art from across the MFA’s collection, many of which are on view for the first time. The exhibition is organized into 21 conversations—in…
New Stamp Celebrates Americans Love of Coffee
The U.S. Postal Service celebrates America’s love of coffee this month with the issuance of four new stamps. Whether milky, dark as night, sweetened, flavored or highly concentrated, many coffee drinks have one thing in common — they begin with…
Virtual Public Hearing on Fare Evasion Regulations April 15
The MBTA will conduct a virtual public hearing on April 15 to hear feedback from riders and stakeholders regarding proposed Fare Evasion Regulations 703 CMR 5.00 to decrease fine levels associated with fare evasion on the MBTA. As a part of the Fare Transformation project,…
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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine on Hold In response to today’s recommendation from the FDA and CDC to pause J&J vaccines due to an extremely rare condition reported in six individuals nationwide, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has directed all…
State Officials Announce Federal Funding Through Eviction Diversion Initiative
State officials have announced that more than $400 million in new federal funding from the Consolidated Appropriations Act is now available through the Administration’s Eviction Diversion Initiative (EDI). First launched in October 2020, EDI consists of a comprehensive set of resources…
Flawed COVID-19 Study May Be Putting School Workers and Students at Risk
On April 2, members of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health’s (MassCOSH) Health Technical Committee had a letter to the editor published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal that rebutted findings of a study published by the journal that played…