Month: January 2025
School Comm. Approves Competency Requirements for High School Diploma
Special to the Independent When Massachusetts voters approved the measure to eliminate MCAS testing on the November ballot, many school districts were left scrambling to put in place a new district competency requirement to replace the MCAS for students to…
Smith Opts for Further Review of Ordinance on Limited Animal Testing
By Cary Shuman After a 6-4 vote at the Jan. 13 Council meeting in favor of her amendment to allow limited animal testing in Everett, Councilor-at-Large Stephanie Smith said she would like to do more research on the issue before…
Prime Time Photographer
Everett High student Jonathan Goes earns much praise for his superb camerawork By Cary Shuman If photography were a sport, Everett High School junior Jonathan Goes would be a five-star, national recruit. A starting defensive lineman for the Everett High…
Upcoming Events at Everett Public Libraries
This February, don’t judge a book by its cover! Visit the Parlin or the Shute libraries and have a meet-cute with your new favorite book. Already wrapped and waiting are some wonderful reads – but you won’t know what they are until you check them out and unwrap them! Feeling a little more daring? Fill out one of our “Blind Date with a Book”…
News in Brief
City of Everett Hosting Lunar New Year Celebration Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett will host the second annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at…
MBTA Announces Planned Service Outage Scheduled to June
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced its planned construction schedule for the first half of 2025. Thanks to the great success of the 2024 Track Improvement Program, the MBTA now has more track meeting the state of good repair standards…
Local Students in the News
Local Students Receive Collaboration Recognition Award Recipients of the Collaboration Recognition Award are selected by their peers for exemplifying superior skills in collaboration by sharing ideas and useful information, communicating in a professional manner, and cooperating in a way to…
Healey Signs Cat Declaw Ban into Law
On January 9, Governor Maura Healey signed An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing (S.2552) into law. The law bans cat declawing in Massachusetts, except in rare situations of medical necessity, such as a cancer in the nail bed or other…
GLP-1 Weight-loss Drugs Should be Made Affordable for All Americans
The widespread acceptance of the so-called GLP-1 drugs, Zepbound by Eli Lilly and Wegovy by Novo Nordisk, for weight loss has created a game-changing dynamic for the overall health of the 72% of Americans who struggle with maintaining a healthy weight.…