Encore Boston Harbor has thought of virtually every detail in their re-opening plan submitted to the state late last week – a plan that requires multiple temperature checks, straws in their paper sleeves and even a temporary departure from the…
Month: May 2020
Seniors from EHS Girls Track Reflect on Lost Season
Special to the Independent With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the closure of schools across the state for the remainder of 2020, the athletic seasons also were canceled, taking away from the members of the senior class the opportunity to compete…
Digital Divide: Council Differs on Opinions For Expanding Online Coverage
The Everett City Council met for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in full force last March, and technology was front and center with several struggling to adapt to the online format, and a contentious back-and-forth that emerged…
Memorial Day Exercises to be Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Thinking creatively about how to carry out traditions has never been more important, and now the creative thinking is being applied to the fallen veterans who were to be remembered on Memorial Day, May 25. This week, the City made…
Mystic Valley Elder Services Reminds It Is Open for Business
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) wants to remind our communities that it is open for business and is working to be sure that those individuals in need receive the necessary services. • MVES continue to accept calls and referrals via…
City, Stakeholders Looking to Push for Better Census 2020 Response
One of the potentially devastating financial effects of COVID-19 for the City’s finances could end up being the low rate of response for the U.S. Census 2020 in Everett – a number that defines federal funding and eligibility for certain…
City of Everett Provides Home Delivery of Masks
In an effort to combat COVID19, this week Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the City Administration provided more than 3,000 masks to the City’s most vulnerable residents. City employees took to the streets and delivered masks to the doors of residents…
Hydrant Flushing to Continue to June 19
The Water Department will be flushing water mains throughout the City beginning May 4 through Friday, June 19. The purpose of flushing is to remove sediment build up in the mains and to verify the safe operation of hydrants and…
City Officials Deliberating on What Election 2020 Will Look Like
Prior to March 13, the biggest thing on the minds of a lot of people in Everett and around the country was the presidential election in November 2020. People couldn’t wait to get to the polls no matter what side…
City of Everett Launches First COVID-19 Testing Site
Mayor Carlo DeMaria along with State Senator Sal DiDomenico are pleased to announce that all residents of 66 Main Street, the Everett Villa Co-Op Apartments were given the opportunity to be tested for COVID19 on Thursday, May 7. In partnership with Cambridge…