The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) today announced it is entering a seventh consecutive week without an individual testing positive for COVID-19 while incarcerated inside the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction. During those weeks, 43 COVID-19 tests were administered. Of…
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Mayor DeMaria’s Virtual Listening Tour for School Committee Seat
Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to share that he will be hosting a Virtual Listening Tour to gather feedback from the Everett community regarding his request to become a voting member of Everett School Committee. In compliance with social distancing,…
Man Shot During Day-Long Domestic Confrontation With Police
On Oct. 11, at approximately 10:46 a.m. first responders, including Cataldo EMS and Everett Police, responded to a Woodland Avenue residence for a report of an alleged ongoing altercation between two parties inside the home who are known to each…
Are You Descended from a Mayflower Passenger? Finding Out Just Got Easier
It is estimated that there are more than 35 million living descendants of the Pilgrims around the world. Proving family connections to this group used to be a daunting task, but no longer. American Ancestors and its partners—the General Society…
Historic Property: Former Church Rectory a Gem on Bucknam Street
(The following is a weekly feature in the Independent based on the City’s 2018 Historic Property Survey done to note the many little-known historically significant properties within the city.) Historical Narrative St. Joseph’s was the third Roman Catholic parish in…
Housing Task Force Leads the Conversation on Evictions and Foreclosure Protection
The Everett Housing Task Force, formed in February as a result of a resolution introduced by Councilor Stephanie Martins, has become a forum for important discussions pertaining to the current housing crisis. “My first order of business on the Council…
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Encore Boston Harbor Invites Non-Profits to Reach Out for Gently Used Office Furniture Donations Encore Boston Harbor is asking members on non-profits to reach out to them for donations of gently used office furniture to include desks, chairs, filing cabinets, tables…
Unemployment Benefits Fraud
The COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of people to lose their jobs and file for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts. Unfortunately, Massachusetts, along with numerous other states, has been hit hard with fraudulent unemployment claims. The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)…
Florence Street Park Renovation Ready for Second Phase
Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the Jacob Scharf Park, also known as Florence Street Park, will be undergoing its second phase of major renovations. The final design is currently underway and the project is estimated to take…
Vaccines Are Coming, But We Still Have a Duty to Stop the Spread
The announcements in the past week that two vaccines have been shown to be remarkably effective in providing immunization against the coronavirus have given our nation hope that the pandemic might be brought under control. Finally, there is a light…