The Zonta Club of Chelsea has been serving and advocating for women & children locally and internationally through out the years. The Zonta Club was started in Chelsea in 1980 by local professional women with the desire to volunteer and…
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MBTA Face Covering Enforcement Now in Effect
The MBTA announced face-covering enforcement efforts effective, Nov. 6, pursuant to the revised Executive Order issued on Nov. 2. The revised Executive Order applies to any person over the age of five who is in a place open to the…
Courts Extend Start Date for Jury Trial
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) and the Trial Court announce that the gradual resumption of jury trials will now commence the week of November 30, 2020. However, Phase 1 of the plan previously approved by the SJC order of September 17,…
Veteran’s Day — Honor Our Veterans
It was 102 years ago on November 11, 1918, that World War I formally came to a conclusion on the “11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month.” Americans observed the first anniversary of the end of the…
Guest Op-Ed: An Informed Dialogue to Examine the Merits Is Necessary
By Mayor Carlo DeMaria A proposal has been submitted to the City Council to amend the City’s Charter to make the Mayor a voting member of the Everett School Committee. Much of the recent commentary on this proposal has questioned…
Letter to the Editor
Everett Education Coalition Statement on Proposed City Charter Change To the Editor, As members of the Everett Education Coalition, we are appalled at an attempt to change the Everett City Charter through a Home Rule Petition, rather than through a…
Obituaries 11-11-2020
Regina Dow Being a Wife and Mother Was Her Proudest Accomplishment Regina I. (Keck) Dow entered eternal peace on November 4. Regina was born on May 27, 1947 and was a lifelong resident of Everett. The daughter of the late Emma…
Everett Votes
Happy Halloween, City of Everett!
More than a Name: Charles Devens Was a Union Hero, Distinguished Attorney General
Born on April 4th, 1820 in Charlestown, Charles Devens Jr. was an attorney, politician, judge, and renowned military leader during the American Civil War. Charles Devens attended Boston Latin School, Harvard College, and Harvard Law School, successfully admitted to the…