Sad to say, the summer of 2024 rapidly is coming to an end. We’ve passed the midpoint of what’s known as meteorological summer — the months of June, July, and August — and we now have less than six weeks…
Month: July 2024
We’re Back in the Game
A couple of weeks ago we wrote of how we were resigned to an election season featuring the same old faces — and we literally meant old faces — that almost nobody wanted. If you were among the 50 million…
Obituaries 07-24-2024
Barbara J. Ciovacco She will be forever cherished by all who love her A lifelong resident of Everett, Barbara J. (Carafa) Ciovacco entered eternal rest, Saturday afternoon, July 20, 2024 at the Katzman Family Center in Chelsea, surrounded by the…
Happy 100th, Connie
Fireworks Delight Thousands at Glendale Park as Everett Celebrates Independence Day
On Sunday, July 14, the City of Everett hosted its annual Independence Day Celebration at Glendale Park. The event, which was rescheduled from the original date of June 30 due to the forecasted weather conditions not meeting the safety parameters…
Link Health & NeighborHealth Unite to Bridge the Digital Divide, Empowering Boston’s Undeserved Communities to Plug In
Special to the Times-Free Press In an effort to address the digital divide, Link Health has joined forces with NeighborHealth, formerly East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, on an initiative to expand digital equity and ensure that community health centers are…
Close to Goal: DiDomenico’s Legislation on New Soccer Stadium Proposal Nears the Finish Line
The decision on Sen. Sal DiDomenico’s legislation that would allow the Kraft Group to build a new soccer stadium on the site of a former power plant in Everett is imminent. The Senate passed its economic development bill last Thursday,…
Frank Parker Pays Tribute to His Former Teacher, Robert ‘Bob’ Richman
Staff Report Former Everett School Committeeman Frank Parker has extended his condolences to the Richman family following the passing of Robert ‘Bob’ Richman, his former science teacher at Parlin Junior High School. “I remember his room number at Parlin was…
The Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival is This Weekend
One of the biggest events of the summer season in the Greater Boston area will take place this weekend when the 20th annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, sponsored by the Revere Beach Partnership (RBP), will transform America’s oldest…
Putin: The Hitler of the 21st Century
The horrific bombing recently of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital by Russia only adds to the genocidal atrocities being perpetrated upon the people of Ukraine at the direction of Vladimir Putin. The Russian assault on the hospital marked one of the…