Clear Up Some Confusion The following letter was sent to the City Council members by School Committee member Michael J. Mangan on Feb. 3. I would like to take this opportunity to clear up some confusion surrounding the order that…
Author: Independent Staff
EHS Band Receives Proclamations
Everett Athletes College Signing Day
Resilient Mystic Collaborative Releases Equity-Based Climate Assessment
Special to the Independent The Resilient Mystic Collaborative (RMC) has released the results of a two-year groundbreaking research project involving six cities and 13 infrastructure managers to identify and manage risks to Greater Boston’s critical infrastructure from a potential major…
From the Mayor’s Office
Meet the Team: Joe Ronan Jr. Joe Ronan Jr. is an employee of the Department of Public Works and has worked for the City of Everett for 10 years. What do you do in the City? I am responsible for…
New Regulations Requiring Public Notification of Sewage Discharges into Waterbodies Announced
The Baker-Polito Administration announced final regulations establishing rules and procedures requiring permittees to notify the public of untreated or partially treated wastewater, including discharges caused by weather events, into the Commonwealth’s surface waters. Discharges of this nature can have negative…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Endicott College Announces Local Dean’s List Students Endicott College, the first college in the U.S. to require internships of its students, is pleased to announce its Fall 2021 Dean’s List students. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a…
News Briefs
Everett Arts Association Moves to Connolly Center Please join Mayor Carlo DeMaria and The Council on Aging in welcoming “The Everett Arts Association” to The Connolly Center. The Everett Arts Association, a community-based organization for over 50 years, teaches and…
MSO Earns Re-Accreditation from the ACA
The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) has earned re-accreditation from the American Correctional Association (ACA) for the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction with perfect compliance on all mandatory standards, Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian announced last week. “Each day, the men…
The 1887 Electoral Count Act Must Be Amended
Americans always have taken for granted the sanctity and integrity of our electoral system. For decades, we routinely have sent observers to countries where democracy is a new thing to ensure that those nations conducted their elections on the up-and-up,…