The second annual Black History Month Essay Contest will be held again, and after a very impressive first-year effort last February, Councilor Gerly Adrien and Dr. Omar Easy are looking to enhance the scholarship opportunities by holding a noteworthy fundraiser on Jan. 30 to kick off the effort.
The online fundraiser will be on Jan. 30 and will feature a keynote presentation by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and speeches by two of last year’s winners. The contest is specifically for students in Everett who are seniors in high school, both in the Everett Public Schools (EPS) and outside EPS. This year, the essays will be about Black influential leaders again, but the topics were chosen by Everett High’s Empowering Black Excellence Club.
Lansing Native Joins Disney Sitcom
We ve been forced to spend a lot of time with ourselves this past year because of the pandemic. Some of us have even considered career changes after the year we ve had. Bizjournals.com says if you re thinking about going after a new job, it s worth the risk.
Take a page from a Lansing native. Darnell Jones followed his dream and is now a staff writer for the fourth season of Disney Channel s sitcom Raven s Home. After graduating from Everett High School, Jones moved to California to pursue a comedy career. He then moved across the country to New York where he worked in the marketing department for shows like CBS This Morning , the CBS Evening News , and more.
The City Council voted former Councilor Peter Napolitano as the new assistant city clerk last week in a solid 10-0 vote that one councilor said was just another back room deal.
“I’ve been involved in the City all my life,” said Napolitano. “By being a former councilor, I have the benefit of being able to hit the ground running because of my knowledge of City Hall and its operations. Choosing me is a decision you will not regret.”
The Council met on Wednesday evening, Jan. 13, to take the final vote on the matter after Councilor Anthony DiPierro ran a marathon, nine-hour, executive session (private) meeting on Saturday, Jan. 9, to sift through more than 31 applicants for the job, interviewing 19 on Zoom. In the end, two showed up for the final vote, Everett resident Colleen O’Neill and former Councilor Napolitano. Four applicants had been referred to the Council for the Jan. 13 meeting by the Legislative Affairs Committee, but two withdrew on the day of the vote, Jan. 13
Chambersburg
Edward B. Calhoun, 95, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at SpiriTrust Lutheran Home, Chambersburg.
He was born on Jan. 27, 1925, in Mineral Ridge, Ohio, a son of the late William B. and Ethel M. (Richards) Calhoun. He was united in marriage to Vera (Gummo) Calhoun; she preceded him in death Nov. 15, 2020.
He is survived by siblings: Clifford Calhoun, Everett; Levenia Tilley, Silver Springs, Md.; Lucinda Calhoun, Bedford; and Cleive Calhoun, Ellicott City, Md.; and many loving nieces, nephews and their families; stepchildren and their families.
He was preceded in death by siblings, Margaret Buchanan and Clair Calhoun; sisters-in-law, Rita Calhoun and Helen Calhoun; and brothers-in-law, William âBuckâ Buchanan and Richard Tilley.