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…
Month: February 2021
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…
Encore Gross Revenues Grow for Third Straight Month
Gross Gaming Revenues (GGR) at Encore Boston Harbor grew for the third straight month in January at $33.31 million and showed increasing revenues at both slots and table games. In fact, despite closures and COVID-19 restrictions, the slot numbers weren’t…
Baker Announces Plan to Eliminate Remote Learning for Elementary Schools by April
Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday announced that the state has a goal of getting elementary school students back into the classroom full-time by April. “I think we all know that when COVID hit last year, just about this time, teachers,…
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…
Former EHS Football Star Carlins Platel Commits to the Univ. Of South Carolina
Carlins Platel played on some of the greatest defensive units in the history of the Everett High football team – and that’s saying a lot for a program that won 13 state titles during the John DiBiaso Era. Platel excelled…
DiBiaso Named Assistant Football Coach at Vanderbilt University
Former Everett High School football star Jonathan DiBiaso, one of the most prolific quarterbacks in Massachusetts state history, has a new college football address. DiBiaso has been named an assistant football coach at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He will be…
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)…