THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022 Page 9 Everett receives $3,200 grant from RIZE Massachusetts E By Christopher Roberson verett was recently selected as one of 17 recipients for grant funding from RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation striving to put an end to the opioid epidemic. “Everett will receive $3,200 to pay for harm reduction training for staff and harm reduction supplies including fentanyl test strips, syringes, safer smoking supplies and other items for hygiene and safety kits,” said Alexander Villanueva, spokesman for RIZE Massachusetts. Specifically, Mayor Carlo DeMaria said, the funds will be used for the city’s Roadmap to Recovery program. “The $3,200 allowed the city The Weigh Forward M By Sam Amado, Jr. any people begin the year with a strong start towards goals for their health, careers and relationships. But something happens, or stops happening, usually about six to eight weeks into the year. They miss a goal or take a short cut (such as driving or taking the bus rather than walking uphill both ways on Broadway). And they lose focus. One of the mistakes people make is that they assume fitness goals are fixed. In reality, it is not a question of reaching EXPERTS | FROM PAGE 8 the public about an upcoming ballot question proposed by the legislature. The question would amend the state constitution and allow the legislature to raise the income tax rate on specific groups. The announcement was prompted by a study done by the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University and a push poll done by the MassINC Polling Group in support of Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka’s ballot question. Tuerck offered comments about the study and warned the public that giving lawmakers the ability to raise the income tax would have a negative impact on many taxpayers across the Commonwealth. CLT Executive Director Chip Ford, a veteran of similar ballot fights, pointed to the fact that past attempts to raise the income tax have been failed by the voters on five separate occasions. MassFiscal Spokesperson Paul Craney highlighted that watchdog organizations will continue to vocally warn the public about propaganda being pushed on them from proponents trying to to purchase additional harm reduction materials for our Roadmap to Recovery program,” he said. “We’re grateful that Everett was able to apply for and receive these funds.” The grants range from $2,000 to $5,000 and are part of a $75,000 effort. In total, these grants will cover the cost of 650 hygiene kits, 80,000 clean syringes, 1,000 a goal and resting. Similarly, fitness goals have to be maintained. (Losing weight is one thing. But if somebody reverts to their old habits after reaching their goal, they will return to their previous weight.) My name is Sam Amado. Like many people, I have succeeded and struggled with fitness and weight loss. As an athlete, I have qualified for global competitions. As a trainer, I have been part of, and run, exercise programs. And there have been times when I avoided stepping on a scale, because I did not need confuse them on the legislature’s ballot question. Carlozzi emphasized that Massachusetts should not be raising taxes and instead warned the legislature and the public that the focus should be an economic recovery. A bipartisan group of lawmakers made it clear that despite what push polls want the public to believe, any tax collected by this potential ballot question will enter the state’s general fund, be completely subject to the spending priorities of the legislature and would not be guaranteed to fund transportation or education. “What brings us together today is our joint recognition that the public needs to be warned about the realities of this November’s ballot question, which would empower the legislature to raise the state’s income tax,” said Craney. “This is not a citizen’s petition, it’s a group of lawmakers that want to raise taxes at a time when the state is beyond flush with cash, but everyday residents are being slammed with record inflation, a potential recession, and continue in the dredging on of a major pandemic.” “Any explicit promise that (or want) to know the number. I have had to find a way to safely run classes over the last two years. (COVID-19 is not only more dangerous for people who are overweight; it made losing the weight more difficult.) We use a range of weights, bikes and other equipment (including a 3D body scanner) to help our clients reach their goals in one-on-one or group classes that can be mixed, matched or customized based on clients’ goals. Over the next few weeks, this column will offer instruction and encouragement on setting and reaching your fitness goals over the course of 2022. Wishing you a happy and successful New Year. these funds would be guaranteed to increase our transportation and education spending are simply propaganda. The SJC [Supreme Judicial Court] ruled that promise unconstitutional in 2018 and the legislature has a very poor track record of abiding by the wishes of voters regarding ballot questions when it conflicts with their own spending priorities,” said DeCoste. EXPERTS | SEE PAGE 10 Lawrence A. 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