In another quiet and quick change to the City Charter, the City Council is looking to next Monday to change the number of seats on the School Committee – bringing one more seat on to make it potentially 11 members…
Month: December 2020
Everett High Winter Sports Season on Hold for Now
Special to the Independent The start of the Everett High School winter sports season is being delayed hold due to the increased number of coronavirus cases in the city. The School Committee voted 8-0 last week to allow EHS winter…
CHA Everett Ready to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine, to Immunize Priority Hospital Workers First
The CHA Everett hospital has received its first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine this week and could begin vaccinating prioritized workers at the facility this week or early next week. Dr. Melisa Lai-Becker, chief of the Emergency Department at…
Tech Wreck: City Council Tries But Fails Again to Have a Meeting
The biggest news out of what was to be a very eventful City Council meeting on Monday night was the fact that it was over before it started. Major technical issues once-again at ECTV prevented the Council from pulling off…
Historic Property 19 Hancock Street – the Hancock
(The following is a weekly feature in the Independent based on the City’s 2018 Historic Property Survey done to note the many little-known historically significant properties within the city.) Architectural Description: The Hancock Apartment Building at 19 Hancock Street is…
COVID-19 Briefs
Cases of COVID-19 Continue to Stay in Double Digits Day over Day The numbers of COVID-19 cases in Everett continued in a steady upward trend this week, reporting the highest numbers in a week for some time. The City saw…
Community Briefs
Mayor Concludes School Committee Listening Tour, Mayor Carlo DeMaria last week cancelled the final two Listening Tour dates regarding his new potential position on the School Committee and thanked those who provided him input. The Listening Tour began in November…
Winter Wonderland to be in Everett on Dec. 20
Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that a Winter Wonderland drive-thru event will be held in the City of Everett. Sponsored by Mayor DeMaria and the First Lady of Everett, the event is meant to brighten spirits and spread…
Pet Safety Tips Over the Holidays
We all know that cats and dogs love to chew (and unfortunately swallow) a surprising array of household items. In fact, one of the most common claims we receive at Trupanion is for Foreign Body Ingestion. The holidays, along with…
Baker Awards $11.7 Million in Skills Capital Grants to Educational Institutions
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced $11.7 million in Skills Capital Grants awarded to 47 educational institutions across the Commonwealth to update equipment and expand student enrollment in programs that provide career education. Twelve of the organizations are receiving a Skills…