With crisp autumn temperatures settling in across Massachusetts, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine is reminding residents that home heating equipment is the leading source of carbon monoxide and the second-leading cause of residential fires. “Having your heating system serviced…
Month: October 2024
Senator DiDomenico Visits Local Head Start
Senator Sal DiDomenico recently spent the morning reading Hop on Pop to a class of young children at the Everett Head Start site in celebration of National Book Month. “As a former Head Start child, it is always such a…
Top Healey environmental leader calls for reform at Massport
Special to the Independent In a letter to the state’s top environmental leaders earlier this month, AIR, Inc. (Airport Impact Relief, Incorporated) a local community airport environmental activist group, claimed that Massport, the agency which runs Logan Airport, is not…
Everett Girl Scouts Host Recruitment Event at Recreation Center
Everett Girl Scouts held a recruitment event for new members Oct. 20 at the Everett Recreation Center. Service Unit Coordinator Samantha Hurley said the recruitment event was the troop’s first since before the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve been trying to plan…
News Briefs
City of Everett Awarded $500,000 from Complete Streets Funding Program Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett has been awarded $500,000 that will go towards reconstructing a 12-foot-wide sidewalk on the western and eastern sides…
The Broadway National Tour of ‘The Addams Family’ comes to Boston
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, the magnificently macabre hit musical The Addams Family comes to the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston for five performances only from March 21 – 24, 2025. Tickets for The…
EHS Roundup
EHS boys soccer tops Somerville, 2-0 The Everett High boys soccer team celebrated Senior Night last Tuesday evening in appropriate fashion with a 2-0 victory over Somerville before a large and appreciative crowd at Everett Stadium. The Crimson Tide, who…
Early Voting Ends This Friday — Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5
In-person early voting for the 2024 Presidential election is underway and will continue through this Friday, November 1. If you are unable to make it to your local city or town hall for early voting (the hours vary in each…
The Five Ballot Questions
There are five questions on this year’s ballot. All five of the questions involve complex changes to state law. We urge all voters to study the ballot questions and read the pros and cons of each. In sum, the questions…
Vote on use of old EHS building postponed until Nov. 12 meeting
Special to the Independent The City Council agreed with City Council President Robert Van Campen to postpone action on his two motions concerning the use of the former Everett High School building for expanded school purposes until the Nov. 12…