Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 Clip & Dip celebrates 35 years in business P opular pet grooming company Clip & Dip recently celebrated its new location and 35 years of service to area pets. The new shop is now open at 305 Elm St. across from Woodlawn Cemetery. Expert groomer Joan Fiorentino and her staff were congratulated for three years of quality service. The City Council presented Fiorentino with a proclamation wishing her continued success. Joan Fiorentino, owner of Clip & Dip, with Councillor-at-Large Wayne Matewsky and his dog Tammy. Halloween remains on schedule M ayor Carlo DeMaria has announced that Halloween Trick or Treating will proceed from 5-7 p.m. on October 31. He is requesting that residents celebrate the holiday in a safe, socially distanced fashion. If you choose to participate, please wear a mask, wash your hands and keep six GOVERNOR | FROM PAGE 2 been low – at less than 40 percent – compared to 80 90 percent participation for free and reduced price lunch. To remedy this problem, An Act regarding breakfast after the bell now requires all public K 12 schools with 60 percent or more students eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federal National School Lunch Program to offer breakfast after the instructional day begins. Moving breakfast from before the bell to after the bell is a provHOUSING | FROM PAGE 6 system. Rosi also said she is expecting an “eviction wave” with the moratorium no longer in effect. Therefore, she is actively looking for attorneys as well as case managers and program managers. In addition, the City Council recently voted to request that Mayor Carlo DeMaria feet apart. If you do not wish to participate, make sure to keep your front lights off. “Halloween is not cancelled in Everett. As important as our health and wellness is, we must keep in mind the mental health of our children by creating some semblance of normalcy,” said DeMaria. en strategy to boost breakfast participation and ensure that all students have the nutrition they need to start their day ready to learn. As a federally reimbursed program, “breakfast after the bell” has the potential to provide up to $25 million statewide to Massachusetts school districts that increase participation rates to 80 percent and above. These payments are made directly to school nutrition departments, helping to support jobs, update kitchen equipment and provide healthier menu options. take $2 million from free cash to fund a Pay the Rent Program. “Something must be done; we must be ready to step in,” said Ward 2 Councillor Stephanie Martins during the council’s October 13 meeting, adding that tenants will be burdened with an average of $6,000 to cover five months of back rent. (Courtesy Photo)
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