The second annual Black History Month Essay Contest will be held again, and after a very impressive first-year effort last February, Councilor Gerly Adrien and Dr. Omar Easy are looking to enhance the scholarship opportunities by holding a noteworthy fundraiser…
Author: Seth Daniel
Crimson Tide Marching Band Scores Invite to 80th Pearl Harbor Ceremony
Everett High Band Director Gene O’Brien couldn’t say “unbelievable” and “improbable” enough on Tuesday night when he appeared before the School Committee. And by all rights, he wasn’t wrong to stress the unbelievable nature of the invitation extended recently to…
Council Votes Unanimously Not to Pursue 11th School Committee Seat
The Everett City Council has seemingly decided that 10 is enough when it comes to the number of members on the School Committee. The Council and School Committee have been butting heads since late last year when the Council began…
School Committee Votes to Make Vaccines Central to Hybrid Education Plan
The Everett School Committee voted unanimously on Jan. 19 to make the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for teachers and staff central to their plan to return students to an in-person hybrid education model sometime in March. The marathon meeting took…
Encore Prepares to Resume 24-Hour Service
Continued, extensive safety measures allow guests to return to the hotel, spa and allow for expanded hours of operation Encore Boston Harbor announced Friday that, as the Commonwealth lifts curfew regulations and pending approval from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC),…
Sign Me Up! Everett Football Recruits Find a Tough Road in COVID Times
Everett High School (EHS) has produced any number of college football players over the years despite Massachusetts not necessarily being a hot-bed nationally for college football talent. That said, the hidden gem of a high school program has gained great…
Serious Concerns: School Committee Inundated With Letters from Educators on Move to Hybrid
Scores of educators in the Everett Public Schools sent letters with serious concerns to the Everett School Committee on Tuesday in anticipation of the vote Tuesday night to potentially approve a plan to move towards a hybrid in-person education model.…
Matewsky Makes Committee Assignments
Council President Wayne Matewsky doled out Committee assignments last week, with most everyone finding a place on a Committee. Matewsky has said under his leadership this year there will be fewer Committees of the Whole and more Committee meetings. He…
Schools Lay off Houseworkers, One Councilor Cries Foul
The Everett Public Schools (EPS) laid off five houseworkers across the district on Jan. 15 to better address teaching and learning in the district, but one City Councilor believes the layoffs were retribution for a controversial vote. The EPS said…
Eviction Filings Soar in Other Parts Of the State, Stay Fairly Low in Everett
A key concern in Everett and surrounding communities since last November has been the lifting of the eviction moratorium and how that might affect thousands of residents and their housing situations, but initial statistics through Jan. 1 from the state…