The Baker-Polito Administration announced over $4.7 million in grants to address urgent food insecurity for residents across the Commonwealth as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding is being awarded as part of the fifth round of the new $36…
Author: Independent Staff
Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian Appointed to National Effort to Improve Criminal Justice Data
Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian announced his appointment to the newly formed steering committee to guide Justice Counts, the largest, most comprehensive effort to improve the availability and utility of criminal justice data to date. Justice Counts, made possible by the…
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Releases Applications and Guidelines for 2021 Community Mitigation Fund Program
Grant Awards to Municipalities have Reached $23 Million Since 2015 The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is pleased to announce the release of the 2021 applications and guidelines for the Community Mitigation Fund (CMF) grant program. The required forms and submission…
Mayor Appreciative of Support of City’s Holiday Toy Drive
Special to the Journal Mayor Carlo DeMaria is proud to share that the City of Everett has received generous donations for the Holiday Toy Drive Program this week. The community has displayed their generosity in a way that will help…
Obituaries 12-02-2020
Camille Harney Former Catholic Cemetery Association Secretary Camille ( Palladino) Harney of Everett, formerly of East Boston, passed away on November 27 at the age of 76. The cherished daughter of the late Louis and Marie (Martucci) Palladino, she was…
Locks of Love
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner/Holiday Drive
Staying Safe at Thanksgiving
Due to the pandemic, the City of Everett and the CDC are recommending families make modifications to their traditional celebrations. According to the CDC, the pandemic is worsening and small household gatherings are a significant contributor to the rise in…
Meg Mainzer-Cohen Named Chair of the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is pleased to announce that Meg Mainzer-Cohen was appointed earlier this month as Chair of the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee (GPAC) by Governor Charlie Baker. Established under section 68 (a) of the Expanded Gaming Act of 2011,…
Remote Tree Lighting Planned Here
Mayor Carlo DeMaria will be remotely conducting the City of Everett’s annual Christmas Tree Lightings on Thursday, December 3. This year’s festivities that we all look forward to have been cancelled due to the pandemic. There will be trees lit…