Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – WEDnEsDAy, nOVEmbER 22, 2023 City of Everett to Host Annual Menorah Lighting Dec. 7 All are welcome to light the menorah in celebration of Chanukah The Everett community is shown gathered at last year’s Menorah Lighting in front of Everett City Hall. The City of Everett is pleased E VERETT, MA – Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce the City of Everett will be hosting the annual Everett Public Menorah Lighting on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. in front of Everett City Hall, 484 Broadway. Chanukah is the Jewish eightday “festival of lights” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting and special prayers. to, once again, collaborate with Rabbi Sruli Baron of the Tobin Bridge Chabad to enjoy a festive community-wide celebration. After the menorah is lit, attendees are welcome to enjoy music, latkes, doughnuts, dreidels, chocolate gelt and more. All residents and families are welcome to attend this celebration as we continue to spread holiday cheer throughout the season. For more information, please visit cityofeverett.com/events/menorah-lighting-2023. City offi ces closed Thursday, Nov. 23, as Everett observes Thanksgiving Trash will not be picked up on Thursday and will be delayed for the rest of the week following the holiday C ity of Everett offices will be closed to the public on Thursday, Nov. 23, as Everett observes the Thanksgiving holiday. City offices will reopen on Monday, Nov. 27, with regular hours for residents. Observed on the fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States. Thursday’s observance will delay trash and recycling pickup by one day for the rest of the week. Please place your trash and recycling barrels neatly on the sidewalk on the day after your regularly scheduled pickup for the rest of this week only. This means that Thursday pickups will be on Friday, Nov. 24, and Friday pickups will be on Saturday, Nov. 25. Please note that trash and recycling pickup during this week prior to the holiday will not be affected. If you have any questions, please call the Constituent Services Department at 311 or 617-3942270. SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS CONCERT DECEMBER 17 T he North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will make its traditional visit to Revere on Sunday, December 17 at 4:00 p.m. when Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts the annual Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” Concert at St. Anthony’s Church. The concert has been a staple of Revere’s holiday season since 1976. Admission is free to everyone who brings a generous donation of non-perishable food to benefi t the Revere Food Pantry. Concert co-chair Robert A. Marra Jr. expressed gratitude to the concert sponsors. “We are grateful for the support of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, MassPort, Comcast, Astound Broadband, Action Emergency Services, and of course Bocchino Insurance,” he said. this concert Dom Bocchino stepped up in 2006 and Bocchino Insurance has been an integral part of this concert ever since.” Marra also noted that Comcast has been involved in the concert going back to 1991. “It’s a wonderful time for everyone, and a time of happiness and generosity,” said Marra. “The Revere Food Pantry does such important work in our community, and the concert gives so many people the chance to help our neighbors.” The concert program will include traditional holiday music and an original holiday-themed narration by a Revere High School student. “The concert bears “Co-chair of my father’s name,” said Marra, “and I am sure he’d be so pleased that his beloved North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra carries on this tradition, and that an RHS student has a role in this concert.”
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