MAPC Applauds Gov. Baker for Signing Landmark Climate Bill To the Editor, The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in Boston released the following statement thanking Gov. Baker for signing the new climate bill into law last week: We at MAPC…
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EHS Roundup
EHS Girls, Boys to Compete in GBL Playoffs One of the unique features of the pandemic-shortened basketball season in the Greater Boston League will get underway tonight (Wednesday) when all seven of the GBL schools engage in the post-season playoffs…
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
Cases on the Increase Over the Last Week
The numbers of COVID-19 cases jumped pretty significantly over the past week, considering that they had been in an encouraging lull over the past month. The case numbers jumped to 152, after climbing to a total of 122 last week,…
Investigation Into Missing Council Video Remains Unsolved
Whomever hacked into the ECTV server to delete a controversial Council meeting last October covered their tracks successfully. Det. Leahy from the Everett Police Department appeared before the City Council on Monday night with ECTV Director Deanna Devaney to discuss…
Councillor Garcia Joins The Neighborhood Developers
Chelsea’s Judith Garcia is officially joining The Neighborhood Developers (TND) as Communications Manager in an effort to help amplify the organization’s mission of creating strong neighborhoods enabling community members to secure a stable home, achieve economic mobility, and determine their…
Long-Time Everett Funeral Homes Announce Merger
The Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home is pleased to announce the joining of the Murphy O’Hara Funeral Home with them. The Rocco Family and the O’Hara Family have had a long friendship and mutual respect. It is with this…
Historic Females: Dr. Belle Dora Curtis: Distinguished Physician, Dedicated Public Servant
By Michael Matarazzo EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the first in a month-long series about noteworthy women in Everett, taken from vignettes written by former City Clerk Michael Matarazzo in his book ‘They Came from Everett.’ The histories of many…
News in Brief
Mayor DeMaria’s Egg-Stravaganza Mayor DeMaria is pleased to announce that Everett’s EGG-STRAVAGANZA Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 3 at Glendale Park from 9:30AM – 1PM. The event will occur rain or shine! In order to comply with…
DiDomenico, Senate Pass Comprehensive COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave
Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico joined with his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate in passing a comprehensive bill that would guarantee five paid days off for every employee in the Commonwealth. The bill also seeks to stabilize the state’s Unemployment…