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wvv we speak sabatino • español Please call us! • portuguêse insurance agency • italiano We’re here for You! Rocco Longo all types of insurance! • auto • home • rental • flood • business • commercial 617-387-7466 | 564 Broadway, Everett | sabatino-ins.com Everett IndependentPublished by the Independent Newspaper Co. Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Everett tagged School Committee ‘high-risk’ community approves phased By Seth Daniel re-opening plan Everett health officials said they are watching By Seth Daniel school officials, City lead- closely as cases are going ers and parents. It is, she up slightly over the past The Everett School Com- said, a very unique plan as few weeks, with an average mittee voted 7-0 during well. of about six cases per day an Emergency Meeting on “Our approach is differ- after having it down as low Aug. 6 to approve a school ent from that being taken as zero cases around July 4. re-opening plan that starts by other districts,” she said. On Tuesday afternoon, the year mostly remote, “It is not likely something Gov. Charlie Baker did but will offer e-Learning you have heard mentioned designate Everett, Chel- Centers for the most needy in any of the numbers of sea, Revere and Lynn as students and to families that media reports that have put higher-risk communities in need child supervision or forth every probable sce- BlueBikes announced a new, free pass program for workers in grocery stores, restaurants, don’t have reliable internet nario schools might enact the state compared to else- pharmacies and retail. where, with rates at greater access. in September. This is very than 8 per 100,000 resi- Supt. Priya Tahiliani said distinctively our plan for dents. Bluebikes announces passes for grocery, the plan is due to the state Everett. This is what we’ve Public Health Nurse Sa- Department of Elementary determined is best for the brina Firicano said there pharmacy, restaurant, and retail workers and Secondary Education students and families of has been an uptick in cases (DESE) on Aug. 14, and the our diverse community. We are implementing a phased coming from tests mostly Staff Report restaurants and retail shops by Bluebikes. Workers final result is the product administered in Emergency located in Boston and Cam- can pick up a bike near of many hours of collabo- Rooms and at workplaces. Mayor Martin J. Walsh, bridge are eligible for these their homes and park it at ration with the community, See SCHOOL Page 2 “We’ve been seeing in partnership with the cities passes. Passes are good for a station near work, with- kind of an uptick of cases, of Cambridge, Everett, and 90 days from sign-up. Rid- out having to worry about like seven, eight or nine Somerville and the Town of ers will be able to take trips maintenance or carrying a Rock Star for Doing Good cases daily now,” she said. Brookline, announced the up to 60 minutes without lock. “That’s a little higher than availability of free Blue- incurring additional fees. Bluebikes is affordable Remembering Dorothy Martin-Long what we were at a few bikes passes for some of At the end of the 90-day public transportation. Be- Boston’s most important pass, riders will need to yond this pass-program, weeks ago when it was two, By Seth Daniel three, or four cases a day. workers: those employed at proactively sign up for a discounted 30-day and an- new pass. nual passes are available It was concerning to see it grocery stores, pharmacies, If one could achieve “Bluebikes provides a to anyone who participates trending back up into close restaurants, and local retail legendary status in Ever- great way for anyone to in a public assistance pro- to double digits of daily shops. Pass-holders will be ett simply by being kind, take short trips by bike gram, including Mass- new cases. We want to go able to take as many trips straight-forward, and across our city,” said Mayor Health, SNAP, LIHEAP, the other way.” as they like during a 90-day graceful, then life-long res- Walsh. “We want to make and more. These passes In context, though, at the period. ident Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Mar- this opportunity even more are available for $5 for 30 height of the COVID-19 Workers at any grocery tin-Long achieved celebrity accessible for some of our days or $50 for the full year. surge, there were between store or pharmacy in the status for the cause. most critical workers.” Full-price passes are only 35 and 50 cases reported Boston metro area are eligi- Martin-Long, 80, passed Most of Boston’s small $99 for a year or $2.50 for per day. ble for the program. In ad- away after a short illness business districts are served a single trip. As part of the governor’s dition, people employed at on Aug. 5 in Mass General declaration on Tuesday, it Hospital. Her services will As her pastor said, Everett’s was announced that Stop take place online via the Dorothy Martin-Long was the Spread mobile testing DeMaria issues Executive Order calling Emmanuel Baptist Church a rock star and celebrity in would be extended. Testing (Malden) Facebook page Everett for doing good and has been on going Monday this Saturday, Aug. 15, at impacting peoples’ lives. to Friday by Fenway Health for mandatory face mask wearing 10:45 a.m. She passed away after a in public locations using “The first thing that short illness on Aug. 5. a mobile van since July. It By Seth Daniel erings were mandatory comes to mind when I think was to end Friday, Aug. 14, for all public places until of Dottie Long is strength,” dren, graduating Everett but now has been extended further notice. He said the said her pastor, Wayne Ga- With cases of COVID-19 High and spending her through Sept. 12. reason was that cases were die, of Emmanuel Baptist moving up a bit this week, whole life in Everett. She The governor on Tues- on the rise, and they were Church in Malden – where and Gov. Charlie Baker de- also graduated the Malden day released data on the traced back to large gather- she was a charter member claring Everett a high-risk School of Business. She average daily cases per ings held recently. for her entire life. “She was community, Mayor Carlo was accredited in American 100,000 residents, average “The health, safety, and a strong woman in every DeMaria issued an Exec- Sign Language by Boston percent positivity, and pos- wellbeing of those who re- sense – physically, spiritu- utive Order taking effect University, and worked at side in the City of Everett ally, intellectually, socially Monday requiring masks to Mayor Carlo DeMaria. H&R Block for 30 years, See HIGH-RISK Page 3 has always been and will and politically…I guess be worn in all public places retiring as District Manager. she was kind of like a rock for anyone over age 2. fect on Monday, Aug. 10, At Emmanuel Baptist See MASK Page 5 star and celebrity in Everett Everett Crimson The order went into ef- and indicated a facial cov- Church, she served on the for doing good and mak- Finance Board, Build- ing a difference in people’s Tide Pop Warner ing Council, taught Sunday lives.” School and was a food pan- cancels its School Budget gets breath of fresh She was born in Everett to Jerry and Lucy Martin See MARTIN-LONG Page 3 2020 season air, may bring back those laid off and was one of nine chil- By Cary Shuman By Seth Daniel upcoming year.” day, Aug. 6, of the School Her comments came at Committee to discuss the Messinger Insurance the tail end of an Emergen- The Everett Crimson Supt. Priya Tahiliani Agency, Inc. Tide Pop Warner football said assurances from state cy Meeting held last Thurs- See BUDGET Page 2 and cheerleading seasons government two weeks 475 Broadway have been canceled. ago have led them to be Everett, MA 02149 The league received of- confident the Everett Pub- Phone: 617-387-2700 ficial word this week from lic Schools do not have to SINCE 1921 Fax: 617-387-7753 New England Regional lay off any more workers, LAST DAY TO REGISTER Pop Warner officials that and in fact, they might be STATE PRIMARY SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 all Pop Warner football and able to bring some people The last day to register to vote will be Saturday, Au- AUTO INSURANCE BENEFITS cheerleading seasons in the back who were laid off in gust 22, 2020. City Hall window will be open from region had been canceled, late May due to the uncer- 2-4 and 7-8 pm. Voter registration can also be done according to Crimson Tide tainties of funding. online at registertovotema.com ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS Director of Football Chuck “We received a posi- Leo. tive update on our budget DISAPPEARING COLLISION “We’re disappointed but last week that confirms we EARLY VOTING IN PERSON In person early voting will be held at Everett City DEDUCTIBLE we’ll move forward,” said won’t have to make further Leo. cuts than we already did in Hall, Broadway entrance on the following dates 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING Leo was asked if the or- the spring,” she said. “That Saturday, August 22 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm POLICY ganization would consider funding reassurance cou- Sunday, August 23 9:00 am – 2:00 pm moving the season to the pled with several grants we Monday, August 24 2:30 pm – 7:30 pm 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL spring of 2021.