EVERETT E E E Vol. 30, No.46 -FREEV R T The Advocate will publish next Wednesday for Thanksgiving! DV CTE DVOCAT HAPPY AT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, November 19, 2021 Everett honors its veterans Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for your business and trust this year. We will be closed for Thanksgiving on 11.25, but back open 11.26. As always, access our ATMs and your Online & Mobile Banking anytime. Enroll at www.EverettBank.com Army Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Thomas Ardita delivered the keynote address during this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Connolly Center. By Christopher Roberson W 419 BROADWAY. EVERETT, MA 02149 771 SALEM ST. LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 WWW.EVERETTBANK.COM 617-387-1110 781-776-4444 Member FDIC | Member DIF hile addressing the crowd at the Connolly SINCE 1921 Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Phone: 617-387-2700 Fax: 617-387-7753 NEW COMPETITIVE AUTO RATES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS DISAPPEARING COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING POLICY 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT AND GREEN DISCOUNT 10% GOOD STUDENT DISCOUNT Celebrating 100 years of excellence! Monday thru Friday: 8am to 6pm Saturdays 9am to 1pm! Check out our NEW website! www.messingerinsurance.com Center during this year’s Veterans Day ceremony, State Representative Joseph McGonagle spoke about the fi rst Veterans Day event he attended seven years ago. During the ceremony that year, McGonagle met then-Brigadier General Gary Keefe of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. “I told the General that one of my greatest regrets was that I never served,” said McGonagle. However, Keefe had a diff erent opinion. He told McGonagle that his service, while not on the battlefi eld, was to continue fi ghting for veterans on Beacon Hill. Most recently, McGonagle has sponsored bills to establish Advisory Committees to oversee the Soldiers’ Homes in Chelsea and Holyoke, assist veterans with fi nding jobs and giving residents the option of making a donation to the state’s veterans rather than paying excise taxes. State Senator Sal DiDomenico spoke about how veterans have “liberated the world” while conducting highly classifi ed operations. “They’ve taken on missions that we don’t even know about,” he said. DiDomenico also said the citizens of other nations feel protected when they see American soldiers. “They know that help is on the way,” he said. In addition, he said Massachusetts leads the nation in veterans’ services. “There’s not even a close second,” he said. However, DiDomenico said there is still work to be done as many veterans remain homeVETERANS | SEE PAGE 2 Moderna booster shots available Nov. 20 T he City of Everett, in partnership with Cambridge Health Alliance, will be off ering Moderna booster shots to Everett residents. The fi rst clinic will be held this Saturday (November 20) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are available on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis. To sign up, call 311 or 617-394-2270. Once this clinic is full, a second clinic will be scheduled to ensure that everyone who would like a booster shot is able to receive it. Residents who originally received the Johnson & Johnson or Moderna vaccine are eligible to receive the Moderna booster shot. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are diff erent time frames after vaccination (depending on type of vaccine) for when a booster shot is recommended.
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