Month: June 2024
City to host annual Independence Day Celebration June 30
Special to the Independent Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce the City of Everett’s annual Independence Day Celebration will be held on Sunday, June 30 at 6 p.m. at Glendale Park (50 Elm Street). There will be many activities…
Veterans’ Office will Return to First Floor at Connolly Center
Everett Veterans Affairs Director Antoine Coleman appeared at the June 10 City Council meeting at the request of Ward 6 Councilor Peter Pietrantonio. The primary motivation for the conference was that the issue of the Veterans Affairs office’s location [the…
EHS Spring Sports Teams Honored at Banquet
Everett High School Athletic Director Tammy Turner spread the joy of accomplishment in her remarks at the Spring Sports Banquet at Anthony’s in Malden. From legendary coach Stacy Poste Schiavo’s 18-2 softball team successfully defending its GBL softball title and…
DiDomenico’s Team Tours GBFB Expansion Project
Special to the Independent Senator Sal DiDomenico’s team recently toured the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) facility and observed their new Cold Storage Expansion project, called Operation COLD. Senator DiDomenico has secured $17 million for GBFB which is now being…
News Briefs
Dedication Ceremony at Former Park Theatre Postponed to June 27 Due to Forecasted Weather The Everett Historical Commission has postponed the dedication ceremony that was originally planned to take place on Thursday, June 20, at 5:30 p.m. due to the…
Legislature Passes Bill to Prevent Abuse and Exploitation
Special to the Independent The Massachusetts Legislature enacted comprehensive legislation that criminalizes the non-consensual sharing of explicit images known as “revenge porn,” creates a diversion program for teens who share explicit images, statutorily defines coercive control as an element of…
Massachusetts House Passes Bill to Prevent Opioid-related Overdose Deaths
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a wide-ranging opioid bill which covers the licensure of recovery coaches, makes opioid overdose reversal drugs more accessible, protects harm reduction providers, and removes barriers that new mothers in recovery face at the time…
Upcoming Events at Everett Public Libraries
Parlin Adult and Teens Parlin Book Group, Parlin Meeting Room, and Zoom. Monday, June 24th at 6:00 pm. We will read Pip Williams’ The Dictionary of Lost Words. Motherless Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium where her father and…
Everett Public Libraries to welcome Dr. Zebulon Vance Miletsky for Juneteenth talk
On Wednesday, June 26, in celebration of Juneteenth, the Everett Public Libraries will welcome a guest speaker to discuss the holiday. Dr. Zebulon Vance Miletsky, an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Stony Brook University, and author of the book…