THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JAnuARy 31, 2025 Page 9 City of Everett to host Lunar New Year Celebration All are welcome to celebrate the year of the Snake with free food and entertainment Special to Th e Advocate M ayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett will host the second annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Everett Recreation Center (47 Elm St.). The City of Everett will be joining in celebrations across the world with a Lunar New Year Celebration for all to partake in with food and entertainment to ring in 2025. This year marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake, which is one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. All are welcome to celebrate the Lunar New Year as a community. Celebrated on the second new moon after the winAmerican Lung Association Report: Massachusetts Earns Failing Grade for Insuffi cient Funding for Tobacco Prevention and Quit Smoking Programs American Lung Association “State of Tobacco Control” report releases Massachusetts grades for tobacco control policies, outlines steps to reduce burden of tobacco B oston, MA – A new report from the American Lung Association urges Massachusetts lawmakers to focus on increasing funding for tobacco prevention and quit smoking programs to reduce the overwhelming human and fi nancial burden of tobacco use. The 2025 “State of Tobacco Control” report evaluates state and federal policies on actions taken to eliminate tobacco use and recommends proven-effective tobacco control laws and policies to save lives. The “State of Tobacco Control” report grades states and the District of Columbia in fi ve areas that have been proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use and save lives. In the 2025 report, Massachusetts received the following grades: 1. Funding for State Tobacco PrevenTOBACCO CONTROL | SEE PAGE 14 ter solstice, Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the new year in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Although Lunar New Year is observed worldwide, it is commonly celebrated in China – along with many other countries in East Asia – with performances, dances, festivals, parades, music and acrobatics. For more information, please visit cityofeverett. com/events/lunar-newyear-2025. Evertt’s Luca Morelli named to The University of Scranton’s Dean’s List L uca F. Morelli of Everett was among more than 1,650 students named to The University of Scranton’s Dean’s List for the 2024 fall semester. The Dean’s List recognizes students for academic excellence. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours during the semester to make the Dean’s List. Morelli is a junior political science major in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences. The University of Scranton is a Jesuit university located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Independent. Strong. Local. WE’RE HERE FOR YOU. 419 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 771 SALEM ST. LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 331 MONTVALE AVE. WOBURN, MA 01801 WWW.EVERETTBANK.COM 617-387-1110 781-776-4444 781-281-9092 There’s Every Bank, Then There’s MEMBER FDIC | MEMBER DIF
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