The City of Everett has received a $150,000 grant award from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Shared Streets & Spaces quick-launch/quick-build grant program. The MassDOT’s Shared Streets and Spaces Program is intended to support projects that promote public health, safe…
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News In Brief
Learn to Skate Classes Offered at 10 Greater Boston Rinks The 2020-2021 skating season is about to begin. Bay State Skating School is one of Greater Boston’s most established and popular skating programs. We have taught Learn-To-Skate classes to children…
Apocalypse — Now
The photos of the wildfires in our western states that have incinerated entire communities and that have turned daytime skies to night by their heavy smoke have illustrated the dramatic effects of climate change upon the daily lives of millions…
Donald Trump Is No Winston Churchill
Rage, the new book by veteran journalist Bob Woodward about the presidency of Donald Trump, has revealed unequivocally that Trump deliberately has downplayed the lethality of the Covid-19 pandemic from the very beginning of the virus’s detection in the United…
Guest Op-Ed: Census 2020 – Stand Up and Be Counted
By Peter A. Napolitano The clock is ticking on the 2020 Census and time is running out. As bad as this year has been, it will be worse if Federal and State aid to Everett is reduced due to an…
Guest Op-Ed: Review 911 Data and Here Are My Recommendations
By Gerly Adrien In times like these, we need to evaluate the data and see how we are approaching the best ways to help move our city forward. We need to look at what we are funding. I have requested…
Obituaries 09-16-2020
Richard Rocco, Sr. Of All His Successes and Affiliations, His Most Prized Possessions Were Always Members of His Family Both Immediate and Extended. Richard S. Rocco, Sr. of Everett and Harwich Port passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 13 after a…
Sen. DiDomenico Urges Action on Wage Theft
In light of a dramatic uptick in labor rights violations in Massachusetts this year, Senator Sal DiDomenico has renewed his urgent call to pass legislation aimed at preventing the illegal practice of wage theft. Senator DiDomenico is the lead sponsor…
Boating Access Coming to Everett Waterfront
As part of Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s vison to revitalize Everett’s Waterfront, the City of Everett is pleased to announce it reached an agreement between a Mooring company to bring boating access to Everett. “The agreement is a significant moment for…
Passim Opens Up Applications for Grants
Passim, the legendary music listening room in Cambridge, is opening up the application process for the annual Iguana Music Fund. The Iguana Music Fund awards grants annually to musicians for career building projects and for projects that provide community service…