With the deadline next week for the submission of nomination papers to qualify for the 2025 municipal election, candidates have begun their campaigns in ward and citywide races for office. Following is the list of candidates who have pulled nomination…
Month: July 2025
Supporters Pack the Kowloon for DiDomenico’s Annual Birthday Fundraiser
Sen. Sal DiDomenico jested in his opening greeting that 21 years ago as he made his first run for Everett City Council, “No one knew how to say my name at all.” To borrow a phrase from the famous TV…
The Everett Public Libraries: 2025 So Far
It has been a busy 2025 at the Everett Public Libraries! From programs to reading challenges to expanded collections, there is always something going on at the library. With so much to cover, we reached out to some of the…
DiDomenico Supports Girls’ Physical, Mental Health with $50,000 for Girls on the Run Greater Boston
Girls on the Run (GOTR) Greater Boston is thanking State Senator Sal DiDomenico of Everett, who secured $50,000 in the state’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget to support social-emotional learning and empowerment programming for girls in grades 3-8 in his Middlesex…
Teamsters Local 25 Awards College Scholarships
Sarah Tiberii Teamsters Local 25 gave college scholarships worth a combined $78,000 to 39 high school students during its recent membership meeting, awards that the Local’s president called an investment in the “next generation.” The scholarships were presented at a…
“Look at Them Go, 10 in a Row!”
A few weeks back, we basically wrote off the Red Sox, who appeared destined for yet another last-place finish in the American League East. At the time, we paraphrased a line from the 1967 Impossible Dream record: “When April’s high…
Mark Your Calendars for the Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival July 25-27
We are writing to give our readers the advance heads-up that this year’s Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival runs from Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27. The annual Sand Sculpting Festival, now in its 21st year under the…
Calling An Audible
Everett exits Pop Warner and joins American Youth Football and Cheer By Cary Shuman The Crimson Tide Pop Warner organization has been one of the most successful and winningest in the nation for the past six decades. A perennial contender…
Obituaries 07-16-2025
Janet DiCalogero Dedicated Registered Nurse whose family was her bedrock, her pride and joy Janet (Trino) DiCalogero of Chelsea passed away on July 9, 2025, at the age of 81. Born in Everett on August 18, 1943 to the late…
Everett to Receive Mass Save Municipal Energy Manager Grant
Special to the Independent Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett will receive funding for the inaugural Mass Save Municipal Energy Manager Grant program from The Sponsors of Mass Save to hire an energy manager…