Ahead of the holiday, staff and volunteers at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s Community Resource and Wellness Center gave out At-Home Covid-19 Test Kits to hundreds of community members this week in addition to giving out food, masks, diapers…
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Rogers Named as Managing Director of Care Coordinate; A Mystic Valley Elder Services Partner
Care Coordinate, a statewide network that provides access to high-quality and cost-effective home and community-based services, of which Mystic Valley Elder Services is a partner, has named Sean Rogers as its Managing Director. A senior-level executive with extensive home care and community-based…
Metro Credit Union Partners With The Salvation Army for Holiday Gifting
Metro Credit Union, Massachusetts’ largest state-charted credit union, recently partnered with The Salvation Army in support of their annual Angel Tree Toy Drive program. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Metro has participated in the program. The Salvation Army…
Local Firefighters Graduate from Massachusetts Academy
State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey and Deputy State Fire Marshal Maribel Fournier have announced the graduation of 63 firefighters from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. Graduates completed the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program at three campuses: Class #297 trained…
MBTA Board Approves Contract With Boston Carmen’s Union (Local 589)
The MBTA Board unanimously approved of a new contract between the MBTA and the Authority’s largest union, the Boston Carmen’s Union (Local 589). “This contract acknowledges the invaluable contributions of thousands of MBTA employees charged with providing safe and reliable…
Have a Merry — and Safe — Christmas
The holiday season usually is the most wonderful time of the year. But Christmas, 2021, is anything but wonderful, even for those of us who are among the most fortunate in our society. Our collective stress and anxiety levels are…
Guest Op-Ed: Gift Ideas for Christmas
Dr. Glenn Mollette This Christmas give somebody the gift of mercy and forgiveness. Be broad with your giving and generous. We all need a lot of both. For such a joyful holiday of cheer, giving and yuletide merriment there is…
EHS Roundup
EHS Track Teams Open 2022 Season The Everett High girls and boys track teams opened their 2022 dual-meet season this past Friday with a meet against Greater Boston League rival Revere. On the girls’ side, Rejeana Guilaume captured the high…
Obituaries 12-22-2021
Joseph Donahue, Jr. Former Chemist for Clean Harbors Joseph H. “Joey”, Donahue, Jr. of Everett, entered into eternal rest, unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 15 at home. He was 61 years old. Born in Everett, Joey had been a lifelong resident.…