Month: January 2022
Everett Receives Grant of $21,529 for Firefighter Safety Equipment
The City of Everett has received a state grant of $21,529 as part of the FY22 Massachusetts Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. The grant is part of a $5 million grant package announced by the Baker-Polito Administration. The grants are…
City Releases List of Top 100 Earners
The City of Everett this week released the list of the top 100 highest-compensated city employees in 2021. Former Fire Chief Anthony Carli was the city’s top earner, receiving total compensation of $326,488.85, of which $207,770.12 was attributable to contractual…
RIZE Massachusetts Awards $75,000 in ‘Frontline’ Grants
Special to the Independent RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, announced that it has awarded “frontline” grants to 17 organizations to support harm reduction efforts for people living with substance use disorder…
Baker-Polito Administration Awards Additional $13.5 Million for COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Efforts
Special to the Independent The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced $13.5 million to support community organizations working in the cities and towns hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the Massachusetts Vaccine Equity Initiative to increase awareness, acceptance…
Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission Secures $5 Million in Funding from ARPA
Special to the Independent The Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission has been awarded $5 million in funding from the state’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation, officials announced. The commission was established under the Act Relative to Criminal Justice Reform…
Markey and Warren Announce $307.5 Million in Home Energy Funding
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced that Massachusetts will receive a record $307.5 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the 2022 fiscal year. The Biden administration reported that in addition…
News Briefs
Sign-Up Now for Futsal Soccer Program Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the Everett Recreation Department, in association with Everett Youth Soccer, are pleased to announce the new indoor futsal soccer program. The program is open to both girls and boys ages…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students Named to Holy Cross’ Fall 2021 Dean’s List A total of 1,375 students were named to College of the Holy Cross’ Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2021-22 academic year. The following…
Baker-Polito Administration Launches First-in-the-Nation Commission on Clean Heat
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that the members of Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation Commission on Clean Heat were sworn in, helping to advance the Commonwealth’s ambitious goals to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in the buildings sector. The Commission, which was created via Executive…