On Saturday, January 11, Share Your Love Foundation – a non-profit organization created to help families in Brazil – and organizer Debora Dantas opened the first-ever Brazilian Youth Center located on Malden Street in Everett. The new youth center, based in Everett because of the…
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City of Everett Briefs
Council on Aging Mayor Carlo DeMaria and The Council on Aging have planned the annual senior Valentine’s Party for Thursday February 13, 2020 at the Connolly Center. The event will begin at 12 p.m. The event will consist of a…
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Spirit Lives On
When one considers that it has been almost 52 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated while he was standing on a balcony in a motel room in Memphis, where King was staying while supporting striking city trash collection…
Guest Op-Ed: Are You a Time Saver or a Time Waster?
By Melissa Martin, Ph.D. America, a nation of time-saving fanatics. American, a nation of time-wasting freaks. In the days of old, consumers visited the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker. They chatted, gossiped, and shared community news. Timeworn traditions turned…
EHS Sports Roundup
EHS Girls Roll, Now Stand at 7-0 The Everett High girls basketball remained perfect on the season, improving to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the Greater Boston League, with a dominating 70-28 victory over GBL rival Malden last Tuesday. Ten…
Obituaries 01-15-2020
Margaret Blake Retired Everett Educator and School Administrator Margaret “Peggy” Blake, 85, of Bradenton, FL, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Jan. 8. Born in Everett, to Joseph and Betty (Kelly) Lynch, Peggy enjoyed a long…
2020 Residential Parking Stickers Now Available
Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the Office of the Parking Clerk would like to notify residents to obtain their residential parking stickers. Vehicle owners must visit the website https://everettparking.cityhallsystems.com/ and submit an online application in order to receive their stickers. Please…
Kinsey Named to the Assumption College Dean’s List
Assumption College has announced that Steve Kinsey, of Everett, Class of 2020, has been named to the College’s Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. To be named to the prestigious list, which is announced at the completion of the…
The Earth Is on Fire
As this is being written, reports indicate that the worst is yet to come for the people of Australia, whose land literally is burning up all around them. The apocalyptic images of families being driven from their homes, wearing face…
Guest Op-Ed: No Eraser for 2019, But Redemption in 2020
By Melissa Martin, Ph.D. Will we be the same human beings in the new year? Will this year be different? Will humanity change? Along with 2020 comes the hope and yearning for a more peaceful human race. How do we…