THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021 Page 9 DiDomenico secures $1M for district O n November 10, State Senator Sal DiDomenico announced that he successfully secured a total of $1 million in funding for essential aid for local community nonprofi t organizations working in the cities of Everett, Chelsea, Cambridge and Charlestown. An amendment by DiDomenico was included in S.2564, An Act relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs – also known as the ARPA Spending Bill – approved by the Massachusetts Senate. This bill makes critical investments into key economic sectors in the Commonwealth, such as housing, workforce development, schools and health care systems, using federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and FY21 state revenue surplus funds. During the height of the COVID-19 crisis, Everett and Chelsea were among the top five hardest-hit communities in the Commonwealth, with Chelsea being ground zero. This funding is crucial to help boost communities that were severely aff ected by the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 15, the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate appointed a Conference Committee to reconcile the diff erences in their respective versions of the bill. The bill will then be sent to the Governor Charlie Baker for his review and signature. “I am extremely pleased to have secured this funding for our community,” said DiDomenico. “The $1 million in funding will create tremendous DIDOMENICO | SEE PAGE 20 Immaculate Conception Parish announces Christmas and New Year’s Mass Schedule W eekly Mass Schedule: 4:00 p.m.; Sunday Vigil (English), 7:30 Vietnamese, 7:00 a.m. English, 10:00 a.m. English, 12:00 p.m. Spanish and 4:00 p.m. Haitian-Creole. And not 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m., 12:15 p.m. Nov. 29-Dec. 7, 2021, there will be a nine-day Novena in Preparation for the Immaculate Conception Mary, every day from 6:30-10:00 p.m. with the Haitian Community in the upper Church. All are welcomed. Dec. 8, 2021: Immaculate Conception of Mary, Day of Obligation: Masses at 7:00 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. in the ChapA Zonta tradition el, and at 6:00 p.m. Spanish (introduction of the Legion of Mary to the Spanish Community). Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021: • At 4:00 p.m. English • At 6:00 p.m. Spanish • At 11:00 p.m. English Christmas Carols half hour before the Midnight Mass Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021 • At 10:00 a.m. English • At 12:00 p.m. Spanish • At 4:00 p.m. Haitian-Creole New Year 2022: • New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, Mass is at 4:00 p.m. • New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2022, Mass is at 10:00 a.m. Superintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani (center) recently accepted a donation of grocery store gift cards from Mary Jane O’Neill and Barbara Lawlor of the Zonta Club of Chelsea. The gift cards will be given to school principals to distribute to students and families. The Zonta Club, which has made this annual donation for many years, also presents a scholarship to an Everett High School senior every June. (Photo Courtesy of the Everett Public Schools)
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