Special to the Independent Triangle, Inc. presented this year’s Inclusion Community Award to the Everett Public Schools and the City of Everett for their supportive group employment partnership at the organization’s annual fundraising event in Cambridge. Everett Mayor Robert J.…
Month: May 2026
DiDomenico meets with deaf and hard of hearing constituents
Special to the Independent Senator Sal DiDomenico spent time with constituents during the 40th anniversary celebration of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Constituents Day at the State House. DiDomenico also met with his friend, Michelle Motta Dardeno, the Chair of…
McColaugh thanks Mayor Van Campen, city for successful Clean Up Everett event
Stephanie McColaugh, founder of the Clean Up Everett organization, thanked Mayor Robert Van Campen and the residents of Everett for the successful Clean Up Everett event held in coordination with Earth Day on April 25 at Gateway Park. “Clean Up…
News in Brief
Press Conference on the ENOUGH Act set for May 7 On Thursday, May 7, Senator Sal DiDomenico and Harlem Children’s Zone Founder & President, Geoffrey Canda, will host a press conference highlighting the ENOUGH Act (S.3022/H.5187) at the State House.…
Everett recruit Russo recognized as outstanding student during firefighters graduation
State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership announced the graduation of 26 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program. “Massachusetts firefighters are on the frontlines protecting their communities every day, and today’s graduates are…
City looks at Easements to help move Flood Barrier Project along
By Adam Swift The cities of Chelsea and Everett lost a $50 million federal grant that would have helped with the construction of the Island End River Flood Barrier, a critical infrastructure project designed to protect thousands of residents and…
City intern Pamela Marias Arévalo awarded prestigious TheDream.US National Scholarship
The City of Everett is proud to announce that Pamela Marias Arévalo, an intern in the City’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Department, has been named a recipient of the TheDream.US National Scholarship. This highly competitive award will support her…
Gov. Healey announces $25,000 in interest-free downpayment assistance now available for more first-time homebuyers
Special to the Independent Governor Maura Healey and MassHousing announced that starting this week, more Massachusetts residents are now eligible for $25,000 in interest-free downpayment and homebuyer assistance to help them afford to buy their first home. Earlier this year,…
Housing, health, hunger: This is why America is failing
Americans’ optimism about their future has sunk to an all-time low, according to a recent Gallup Poll (which was conducted, we might add, before the war with Iran had begun). Why the malaise when we have record-low unemployment and a…
EHS Roundup
EHS boys volleyball defeats Lynn Tech The Everett High boys volleyball team earned its fourth win of the season with a 3-0 victory over non-league opponent Lynn Tech this past Friday. “This was our most complete, full-team effort of the…