Gerly Adrien, candidate for the 28th Middlesex District State Representative, has released her policy manual in advance of the Democratic Primary. It outlines what would her role as a State Representative for Everett would look like. As a dedicated professional,…
Author: Independent Staff
Former City Clerk Matarazzo Speaks about New History Book
Retired City Clerk Michael Matarazzo spoke to an audience about the history of Everett on Wednesday afternoon, July 11. Matarazzo has taken an intent interest in the City of Everett’s history, becoming Everett’s local historian, collecting artifacts, and working in conjunction with…
DiDomenico Co-Sponsors Automatic Voter Registration Bill
Sen. Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) and his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed An Act automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud. This legislation, which Sen. DiDomenico was a co-sponsor of, creates a framework in which eligible voters…
Letter to the Editor
Take bold steps Dear Editor: In Massachusetts, young adults make up 10 percent of the general population but nearly 30 percent of people arrested. That means a disproportionate number of our young people are coming into contact with our criminal…
What President Trump Wants Us to Forget
By now, nearly every American has seen the terrible images of children being torn from their families, heard the sound of children begging immigration officers to call their relatives. Those images and sounds are the truth of what has been…
Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival
This weekend marks the 15th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival on Revere Beach. Thousands of Revere residents, as well as hundreds of thousands of visitors from throughout the Boston area, will flock to America’s oldest public beach to view the works…
Obituaries 07-18-2018
Silvio Fallavollita Market Forge retiree and quintessential “Family Man” Silvio Fallavollita of Everett passed away on Tuesday, July 10 at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center following a brief illness. Born and raised in the Corfino section of Abruzzi, Italy,…
First State Rep Forum to Take Place on July 18
The Zion Church Ministries of Everett will play host to the first of at least two planned candidate forums for the state representative race on July 18. Zion Church’s Bishop Robert Brown announced that his church would host a Coffee…
Cambridge Health Alliance Physician and Former Rock Climber Answers Hiking Questions
Short day hikes are an excellent way to bring friends and family together to get a little exercise and enjoy the outdoors. Leaving the cell phone, television and stresses of everyday life behind and venturing out into the wilderness will…
From the Mayor’s Office
THE SHUTE LIBRARY OFFERS NEW SUMMER KIDS PROGRAM The Shute Children’s Librarian will provide cardboard and an assortment of duct tape in bright colors that can be used to create and invent something unique. Best suited for ages 6 and…