In front of a two shades of blue and on top of a red floor sits a lonely and isolated young man – empty and seemingly without hope. It is the stark picture of how the pandemic started for Everett…
Month: March 2021
Back to ‘Normal’ Everett Schools Change Course in Calling for In-person School by April
The Everett Public Schools (EPS) has tossed out the idea of hybrid in-person education and is now proposing to the Everett Teachers Union (ETA) a plan that would bring back students in grades K-5 in-person five days a week in…
Covid Vaccines Help to Quiet Loud, Internal Concerns
Medical professionals have been on the front lines treating COVID-19 patients for nearly one year without the protection of a vaccine, but all that is changing this month and, according to staff members at CHA Everett, it has brought about…
Appreciation: Remembering the Great Michael T. Kearney
Michael T. Kearney built a legendary career in sports across multiple communities including Revere, Malden, Chelsea, and Everett. Mr. Kearney, a popular youth coach in Revere sports, most notably as an assistant on Lou Cicatelli’s RHS staff for more than…
News Briefs
EPS Receives Grant to Assist with Youth Sports and Activities The Everett Public Schools’ sports program gained additional help with a grant of $4,000 from the Reebok Foundation and its nonprofit BOKS. Ward 5 School Committee Member Marcony Almeida-Barros helped…
Teacher E-mails Criticized by Supt. Tahiliani on Race, Residency
Most everyone online or at the School Committee meeting on Monday night knew to brace themselves when Supt. Priya Tahiliani began talking about the barrage of teacher e-mails sent out last weekend against opening schools, and then she gave a…
Historic Females: Clara Louise Power; “Lady of Firsts”
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 female residents of…
2nd Annual Councilor Gerly Adrien and Dr. Omar Easy Black History Month Essay Winners
2021 Everett Black History Month Essay By Keara Farrell, Everett High School When Americans think of influential black leaders, they are usually drawn to figures of the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement. Though these figures were indisputably influential, I…
Black History Month Essay 2021
By Ann Laurie Pierre When I think about an influential Black leader, I think about Maya Angelou. She was a civil rights activist and a well-known poet. She was awarded the highest civilian honor in the US by President Barack…
An Influential Black Leader
By Mihret Amare Ayanna Pressley, an unapologetic Black Congresswoman defying stereotypes and fighting for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Despite the many hardships she has faced, Congresswoman Pressley managed to be the first Black woman elected to Congress in the state…