Sen. Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate last week passed legislation to extend unemployment benefits for locked out National Grid workers for up to 26 additional weeks, or until National Grid workers are no longer locked out,…
Month: December 2018
Letter to the Editor
E CLUB Meeting set Dear Editor: The E CLUB of Everett is pleased to announce that, in accordance with the terms of our charter, we will have our annual meeting on January 8, 2019, to be held at the City…
Have a Happy, Safe — and Mindful — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring…
A Helping Hand
Volunteer Cheryl Pittman of Encore Boston Harbor provided guests refreshments as they waited to enter Grace Food Pantry on Sunday, Dec. 16. Encore Boston Harbor brought several volunteers to help out at the pantry, along with elected officials and regular…
Spaulding Sled Hockey Team Calls Everett Home
Rebecca Mann knew very little about hockey before she had to have her foot amputated a year ago, but now she can’t get enough of it. Mann and several other Greater Boston players – part of the Spaulding Shamrocks adaptive…
‘They Met Our Demands’ Community says They Were Heard on Foresteire Matter
While acknowledging there is still a long way to go in the matter of sexual harassment claims against former Supt. Fred Foresteire, on Monday night several of the hundreds assembled at the School Committee meeting said they felt like their…
City Officials Say They Have No Knowledge of Reported Settlement Claims
City officials said this week that reports of negotiations for $300,000 for harassment complainants at the Wellness Center are something they know nothing about. A local newsletter has reported that a claim was made by a person who worked at…
School Committee Places Foresteire on Leave, Will Convene an Independent Investigation
The Everett School Committee voted at its Monday meeting to put long-time School Supt. Fred Foresteire on paid administrative leave after troubling allegations of sexual harassment against him surfaced over the past two weeks. The decision came after nearly 90…
Gauthier Chosen as Interim Superintendent
Curriculum Director Janice Gauthier was unanimously chosen Monday night to be the interim superintendent of schools in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment against former Supt. Fred Foresteire, who was put on administrative leave. The School Committee voted 9-0…
Local Students Receive Academic Achievements
Anthony Kelley Receives Capone Law Office Scholarship Pictured are Attorneys Fred and Michele Capone, with their scholarship recipient, Anthony Kelley. Anthony Kelley is a 2018 graduate of Everett High School. He graduated in the top 10 percent of…