On January 30 — what seems like a lifetime ago — the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was a world-wide pandemic. On that same fateful date, the United States’ Centers for Disease Control issued a press release that stated…
Author: Independent Staff
Car Repossessions are on the Rise
Although most of the attention of the financial crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic has focused on the evictions and foreclosures facing millions of out-of-work Americans, the number of repossessions of motor vehicles because of loan defaults is starting…
Letters to the Editor
The Power of an Interactive Exchange To the Editor, Kudos to Mr. O’Brien, all the staff, students and many folks who have done their part to make this important student experience possible. Now more than ever, students need to feel…
Resurrecting the Music: EHS Band Finds Safe Way to Move Into Uncertain Fall Season
Just a few short weeks ago, signs of activity and excitement returned to the Everett High School campus as the Crimson Tide Marching Band became the first district-approved organization to reassemble amidst the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic. Although their undertakings are…
McGonagle Secures $3.55 Million in State Funding for Everett Schools, Infrastructure, and Technology
Last week, State Representative Joe McGonagle and his colleagues at the State House passed H.4932, a $1.8 Billion Information-Technology Bill. “This bill is a big win for Everett,” said McGonagle “I have no doubt this will help all residents as…
Congressman Adam Schiff Endorses Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate
On Monday, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), a Framingham native, endorsed Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate in an email and video to Kennedy for MA supporters. As Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Congressman Schiff is known for fighting tirelessly against…
DiDomenico Secures $10m for Afterschool, Out-of-School Programs
Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico successfully secured $10 Million for COVID-19 Preparedness and Stabilization Grants to provide much needed support to Massachusetts afterschool and out-of-school time programs. These grants will provide funding to form community partnerships, workforce training and health…
CHA Names Maren Batalden Chief Quality Officer
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north region, named Maren Batalden, MD, MPH, as its new Chief Quality Officer (CQO). Dr. Batalden has been at CHA for more than 16 years and…
DiDomenico’s Breakfast After the Bell Bill Passes Legislature
Last week, the Massachusetts Legislature overwhelmingly passed Senator Sal DiDomenico’s bill to fight childhood hunger and boost participation rates in school breakfast programs in schools with high percentages of students from low-income families in the Commonwealth, which was signed into…
Everett Man Charged in Connection With Damaging Property at Boston FBI Headquarters
An Everett man has been charged in federal court in Boston in connection with scaling the perimeter fence of the Boston FBI Headquarters in Chelsea and damaging property. Brian Ricardo Dennis, 52, was charged by criminal complaint with injuring or…