By Thomas Scott and Robert N. Baldwin, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) Across the Commonwealth, school districts are beginning to announce their plans for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. Some communities are choosing not to reopen school…
Month: August 2020
Guest Op-Ed: Remembrance of an Atypical Black American Boyhood
By Walter C. Carrington (Editor’s Note: The Following Op-ed Is by the Late Ambassador Walter Carrington and Was Printed in the Boston Globe, and Later in the Everett Independent in 2017. It Was about His Unique Coming of Age in…
Letter to the Editor
Join Me and Vote for Michael McLaughlin To the Editor, My name is Denise Selden. I am the owner of Salon 345 & Day Spa, as well as the Chairwoman for the Saugus Chamber of Commerce. I have been a…
In This Corner: Everett-Based Boxer Greg Vendetti Will Fight for World Title
In the quiet environs of the new Broadway Boxing Club at the old Everett high school building, two men are preparing for the biggest night of their respective careers. One is Greg Vendetti, a rising 30-year-old fighter, who will step…
Athletics Claim ELL Minor League championship
The Athletics claimed a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Reds to clinch the 2020 Everett Little League Minor League championship Monday night at Sacramone Park. Jovens Jean pitched three strong innings in the deciding game of the series before ace…
Bluebikes Announces Passes for Grocery, Pharmacy, Restaurant, and Retail Workers
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, in partnership with the cities of Cambridge, Everett, and Somerville and the Town of Brookline, announced the availability of free Bluebikes passes for some of Boston’s most important workers: those employed at grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants,…
Rock Star for Doing Good: Remembering Dorothy Martin-Long
If one could achieve legendary status in Everett simply by being kind, straight-forward, and graceful, then life-long resident Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Martin-Long achieved celebrity status for the cause. Martin-Long, 80, passed away after a short illness on Aug. 5 in Mass…
DeMaria Issues Executive Order Calling For Mandatory Face Mask Wearin
With cases of COVID-19 moving up a bit this week, and Gov. Charlie Baker declaring Everett a high-risk community, Mayor Carlo DeMaria issued an Executive Order taking effect Monday requiring masks to be worn in all public places for anyone…
School Committee Approves Phased Re-Opening Plan
The Everett School Committee voted 7-0 during an Emergency Meeting on Aug. 6 to approve a school re-opening plan that starts the year mostly remote, but will offer e-Learning Centers for the most needy students and to families that need…
Everett Tagged ‘High-Risk’ Community
Everett health officials said they are watching closely as cases are going up slightly over the past few weeks, with an average of about six cases per day after having it down as low as zero cases around July 4.…