Last week, Everett School Committee members heard about the millions of dollars of savings and the expanded mental health services that the Everett Special Education Department continues to provide in the local school system. Dr. Michael Baldassarre, Director of Special…
Month: March 2018
Everett High Will Name New Football Coach Friday
The Everett High School football program will name its new head football coach at a press conference Friday at the high school. The new coach will succeed John DiBiaso, who led the Crimson Tide to 12 Super Bowl titles. DiBiaso…
Council Votes Down Request to Bring School Department in for Discussion
One week after Superintendent Fred Foresteire said he would not be coming back to the Council to discuss the additional $2 million deficit, the City Council voted not to invite him anyhow. The City Council voted on Monday night by…
Using Image and Story to Build a Healthier and More Equitable Food System in Everett
Everett-based food justice organization Everett Community Growers (ECG) is convening a small group of Everett residents to share their experience of the City’s local food environment through a camera lens. Participants are taking to the streets as community photojournalists, and…
Cooperation Begins on a Bridge:Relations Between Everett/Somerville Have Cooled Recently
While battle lines have been drawn across the Mystic River for Everett and Somerville, those harsh lines have eased lately and have been brought together with a bridge – a proposed $22.6 million pedestrian/cycling bridge between the two communities. Now,…
DiDomenico Supports Bill Protecting Access to Confidential Health Care
Sen. Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) and his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate recently passed legislation to protect patients’ access to confidential health care. In an effort to maintain the confidentiality of patients covered as dependents on another person’s insurance policy, the…
In House Crew Saves $100,000 on Concession Stand Project
The City’s Engineering and Facilities Departments have stepped up to save the multi-purpose concession building at Sacramone Park – making the facility have more amenities and coming at far less money than when bid out to the private sector. The…
Police Briefs 02-28-2018
POLICE Log 12/22 Lori Pinkerton, 44, 236 Everett Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for warrants. 12/23 Jimmy Hernandez, 29, 95 Ludlam St., Lowell, was arrested on a warrant. Gerald Martinez, 42, 25 Linden St., Everett, was arrested for operating under the…
Great Administrators are Essential
As Everett officials get ready to have the independent Task Force review expenditures and operations in both the schools and municipal budgets, one is impressed by the high quality of talent that both Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Superintendent Frederick Foresteire…
Sports 02-28-2018
Top-seeded Pope John prepares for State Basketball Tournament The Pope John XXIII High School boys varsity basketball team, under the direction of head coach Leo Boucher, enters the MIAA State Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Division 4…