Month: December 2024
Van Campen Wraps Up Successful Year as City Council President
By Cary Shuman Robert Van Campen was nearing the official completion of his one-year term as president of the Everett City Council at the last meeting of the year Monday night at City Hall. After a nine-year hiatus from city…
Council on Aging Delivers Over 100 Pairs of Socks to Veterans Home at Chelsea
Special to the Independent The City of Everett’s Council on Aging (COA) recently delivered over 100 pairs of socks that were donated by Everett community members to benefit the Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea. This annual initiative hosted by the…
Healey, Driscoll, GM Eng Celebrate Removal of Slow Zones on ‘T’ for the First Time in 20 Years
Special to the Independent Gov. Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng joined MBTA workers and riders at North Station in celebrating the completion of the T’s Track Improvement Program and the removal of slow…
Upcoming Events at Everett Public Libraries
*** The Everett Public Libraries will be closing early at 5pm on Tuesday, December 31st, and will be closed all day on Wednesday, January 1st for New Year’s Day. *** Announcing the 25 in ‘25 Reading Challenge! We were so…
News Briefs
City Offices Closed Jan. 1 as Everett Observes New Year’s Day City offices will be closed to the public on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 as Everett observes the New Year’s Day holiday. City offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2,…
Hearing Scheduled for Everett Man Nabbed with Glock Fitted with Machine-Gun Device
Special to the Independent An Everett man has been ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing Monday after he was arraigned yesterday for possessing a 9mm Glock fitted with a switch device to make it a fully-automatic weapon, Suffolk…
Merry Christmas
This is the most wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the popular song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories of Christmases-past. We choose just the right tree, decorate…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, starts this Wednesday evening, December 25, and will culminate on Thursday, January 2. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days by lighting the candles of the Menorah,…
Enjoy the Holidays Safely
The upcoming holiday week means that most of us will be partaking in traditional gatherings with our families, friends, and co-workers to share the joy of the holiday season. Unfortunately, this also means that many among us will be overindulging…