Month: March 2021
Vaccine Quest: Teachers Quickly Move to Get Vaccinated Ahead of Return to School Classroom
A lot of noise has been heard over the past two months on the outside in the whole teacher vaccination debate in Everett, but on the inside many teachers had been struggling internally with the idea of serving their students…
Tentative Agreement Launches Detailed School Return Plan
With teachers now getting priority vaccination by the dozens in Everett, a tentative agreement has been reached between the Everett Teachers Association (ETA) and the school district to take the next step in its plan to return students five days…
Council to Move Meetings to EHS, Approve Online Decorum Regulations
The Everett City Council met on Monday night and approved a plan to move their meetings to the Everett High School Library while their Chambers are being updated for better online capabilities, while at the same time approving a new…
Fire Department Sees Calls Drop by 1,000 in 2020
The Everett Fire Department is left scratching their heads as to the large drop in calls for service throughout 2020, just as medical aid calls continued to increase and dominate their activities on the fire service. According to Chief Tony…
Sen. DiDomenico Will Not Hold Annual St. Patrick’s Day Roast
This week, Senator Sal DiDomenico sat at his home reviewing the video of last year’s DiDomenico Foundation annual St. Patrick’s Day Roast – a yearly tradition bringing most everyone from the state and regional political and civic circles together for…
AG’s Office Charges Five Individuals in Connection With Crimes at Encore Casino
Five individuals were charged last week in two separate incidents at Encore Boston Harbor, including a cheating scheme and a stabbing at the casino, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. In one incident, an Encore casino dealer, a former casino dealer from…
Historic Females Barbara Hudson: “Ultimate Spinach”
By Michael Matarazzo EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the first in a month-long series about noteworthy women in Everett, taken from vignettes written by former City Clerk Michael Matarazzo in his book ‘They Came from Everett.’ The histories of many…
Everett Reports Fewer COVID-19 Cases
The numbers of COVID-19 cases continued to stay low again this week, allowing Everett to remain a “yellow” or moderate risk community for the third week in a row. It was also the second week in a row that there…
From the Mayor’s Office: Meet the Team: Vanessa Alvarado
Vanessa N. Alvarado Department: ECTV/Communications Position: Public Information Officer Time worked for City of Everett: Six months What do you do in the City? “I take part in running the Mayor’s social media, and I do a lot of graphic…