Page 10 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 12, 2024 Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/ Advocate.news.ma Law Offices of JOSEPH D. CATALDO, P.C. “ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW” • ESTATE/MEDICAID PLANNING • WILLS/TRUSTS/ESTATES • INCOME TAX PREPARATION • WEALTH MANAGEMENT • RETIREMENT PLANNING • ELDER LAW 369 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 (617)381-9600 JOSEPH D. CATALDO, CPA, CFP, MST, ESQUIRE. AICPA Personal Financial Specialist Designee Poetry and music with local authors Crowley and Werbner at the Malden Public Library L ocal author and poet Peter F. Crowley will be reading from his newest books: “That Night and Other Stories” and his poetry book “Empire’s End.” Musician Dan Morse will be providing music to some of Peter’s reading. They will be joined by local poet Linda Werbner. She is a North Shore–based therapist and writer who is doing her best to fi x this broken world. Occasionally, she picks a banjo, and if you know her long enough, she will make you a quilt and some pretty good eggplant parm. This event will be on Zoom only on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. and registration is required. Please go to the Library’s website to register or call 781-324-0218 and ask for the Information Desk. FEMA awards over $2.6M to Cambridge Health Alliance for COVID staffing costs T Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/ Advocate.news.ma he Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be sending more than $2.6 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) and the Cambridge Public Health Commission for the cost of contracting for additional staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The $2,623,471 Public Assistance grant will reimburse CHA for the cost of contracting for temporary staff to respond to the surge in patents caused by pandemic between January and March 2021. During that time CHA, a health network affiliated with Harvard Medical School and serving the communities north of Boston, increased staffi ng by contracting with several companies for additional staff in inpatient and surgical units, intensive care units, emergency departments, respiratory clinics, pharmacies and laboratories. “FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Cambridge Health Alliance with these costs,” said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich. “Reimbursing state, county, and municipal governments – as well as eligible non-profi ts and tribal entities – for the costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important part of our nation’s ongoing recovery.” So far, FEMA has provided more than $2.6 billion in Public Assistance grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the Commonwealth for pandemic-related expenses. To learn more about the COVID-19 response in Massachusetts, please visit https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4496. FEMA’s Public Assistance program is an essential source of funding for states and communities recovering from a federally declared disaster or emergency. Additional information about FEMA’s Public Assistance program is available at https://www.fema.gov/ public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and-non-profi t.
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