Month: February 2021

Madeline “Maddy” English

Maddy English was born on February 22, 1925 in Everett Massachusetts. Maddy was the daughter of Ambrose Tobias English, a longtime Everett city official who served as Everett’s Acting Mayor from July 1947-January 1948, and Anne English. While there were…

Hundreds of Desks Given to EPS Students

Like many great efforts during COVID-19, the student desk delivery program started by Parlin School Teacher Stacy Schiavo and Firefighter Joe MacLaughlin began with a pressing need, a call between old friends, and quick action to help someone out. That’s…

An Unfathomable Number

When COVID-19 first came into our national consciousness more than a year ago, it was just a blip on the news. The prospect that a viral bug originating halfway around the world would alter every aspect of our lives seemed inconceivable. And…

Spring Is in the Air

This winter has not been a particularly difficult one for us in the Northeast, although February has been colder and stormier than January.  But with temperatures reaching the 50s by the middle of this week, there is the feeling that spring is…

Letters to the Editor

For Those Who Staff the Vaccine Clinic Dear Editor: On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the vaccine clinic held right here in Everett at the former Pope John High School. I had the opportunity to see firsthand the…

Obituaries 02-25-2021

Stanley Colson A Charitable, Big-Hearted, Munificent Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather Stanley V. Colson, 97, of Everett passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on February 16. The beloved husband for 63 years of the late Elsbeth B. (Horath)…