Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, December 6, 2019 DiDomenico secures $500K for local HazMat Teams B OSTON – State Senator Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) recently announced that $500K to provide training and resources to Hazardous Materials Response Teams for the cities of Cambridge, Everett and Boston was included in the final Fiscal Year 2020 budget. Senator DiDomenico has been a longtime advocate of this funding in the state budget and has worked since the beginning of his career in the Massachusetts Senate to secure these resources for his district. “This $500K for our dedicated firefighters is always at the top of my list of public safety priorities in our annual a state budget, and I’m proud to work with the Senate Committee on Ways & Means to ensure that this funding is included in our budget year after year,” said Senator DiDomenico. “These funds are always critical for the HazMat Teams in my district, but it has become especially necessary as the Trump Administration continues to threaten funding cuts to firefighter training. I’m proud to work in Massachusetts Senate to ensure that our public TEAMS | SEE PAGE 9 Last month, JoEllen Laidlaw, a second-grade teacher at the Keverian School, responded to an emergency situation in which a student was choking during lunch. School officials said Laidlaw used the Heimlich maneuver and acted with “speed, skill and composure.” She was recently presented with a citation recognizing her lifesaving efforts. Laidlaw is shown with Assistant Superintendent of Business Affairs Charles Obremski, Interim Superintendent of Schools Janice Gauthier and Assistant Superintendent of Schools Kevin Shaw. (Photo Courtesy of the Everett Public Schools) Keverian School teacher recognized for saving choking student
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