THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020 Page 15 OP-ED | FROM PAGE 5 viding guidance to Essential Services businesses that continue to serve the public during the crisis. Meanwhile, the City’s regular work carries on. City Hall staff are working remotely to maintain all of the municipal operations that we depend on every day and will be indispensable as we emerge from this crisis and start to resume some sense of normalcy. These include our 311 team, Water and Sewer, Department of Public Works, our finance workers in the Treasurer’s, Collectors and Auditing offi ce. Our Election Offi ce is gearing up for the November elections. OBITUARIES | FROM PAGE 14 Phyllis Rita (Scimone) DelGreco Lifelong resident of Revere passed away on Holy Thursday April 9, 2020. She was with her son and daughter-in-law at her bedside when she passed due to pneumonia caused by COVID-19. She is the daughter of the late Philip and Joan Scimone. Beloved wife of the late Pasquale “Pat”. Devoted mother of Robert S. and his wife Rosanna. Cherished grandmother of Michael, Robert, and Nicholas. Dear sister of Richard Scimone and his wife Susan, Sandra McCormick and her late husband Thomas, and HOME | FROM PAGE 6 vice (USPS) will deliver them right to your home. No computer? No problem! Ask your local Post Offi ce or carrier to bring you a Stamps by Mail order form, complete it and put it in your mailbox with a check. Again, USPS will bring you your stamps. What if you need to send a package? You can order free Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express boxes or other package supplies at usps. com. Again, USPS will deliver items to your address. At usps. com, using Click-N-Ship, you can print a mailing label with the appropriate postage right from your computer. Need that package picked-up? Go to usps.com and schedule a Our clerk’s offi ce is continuing its vital services to the public. Our IT department is helping keep everyone connected as we rely on unfamiliar technologies to get our work done while we are not in our offi ces at City Hall. And we can never overstate the value of our First Responders at the Fire Department and Police Departments and our ambulance responders, who are always on the front lines providing aid to all in need, whether the trouble is COVID-19, a traffi c accident, a fi re, or any other health emergency. Every person who is taking on a role to fi ght COVID-19 is risking their own life and safety because, by the very nature the late Joseph “Joe Red” Scimone and his surviving wife Karen. She was also survived by her loving brother and sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews. Phyllis worked for the Telephone Company as an Operator. She was her happiest when spending time with her family and friends. She will truly be missed. In accordance with the CDC’s current restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19, all services will be held privately. Entombment will be in Holy Cross Mausoleum. In lieu of fl owers donations may be made in memory of Phyllis name to St Jude Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. free carrier pickup. In your request, let your local Post Office know where they can fi nd the package or packages, and the carrier will retrieve them when he or she delivers your mail. USPS postal employees are working around the clock to ensure you get your important letters and packages. Skip the trip to the Post Offi ce by ordering stamps and package supplies, and printing package postage, from your home. We’ll pick up your packages, too. It’s the most effective type of social distancing around. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and it relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. of their service, they are not at home. They are out, acting selflessly and helping others. They represent the best that Revere has to off er, and they personify the strength and nature that is “Revere.” It’s easy enough to say “Thank You” to every one of them. It’s even more important to help protect them. How best to thank them? Help keep them safe. Make their job easier. Please, Stay home, and let’s continue to work together to get through the challenge of our times. Space for Lease 3 Large Rooms, each with Large Walk-in Storage Area. or Aerobics Studio. Located at Route 1 South at Walnut Street. Rollerworld Plaza, Route 1 South, 425 Broadway, Saugus. Call Michelle at: 781-233-9507 Thank you to all the first responders, healthcare workers, and all other essential workers who are working hard to keep our community safe and healthy. RIGHT BY YOU Like us on Facebook 419 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 • 617-387-1110 advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma 771 Salem St, Lynnfield, MA 01940 • 781-776-4444 www.everettbank.com Member FDIC Member DIF
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