Everett-based food justice organization Everett Community Growers (ECG) is convening a small group of Everett residents to share their experience of the City’s local food environment through a camera lens. Participants are taking to the streets as community photojournalists, and…
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DiDomenico Supports Bill Protecting Access to Confidential Health Care
Sen. Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) and his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate recently passed legislation to protect patients’ access to confidential health care. In an effort to maintain the confidentiality of patients covered as dependents on another person’s insurance policy, the…
Police Briefs 02-28-2018
POLICE Log 12/22 Lori Pinkerton, 44, 236 Everett Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for warrants. 12/23 Jimmy Hernandez, 29, 95 Ludlam St., Lowell, was arrested on a warrant. Gerald Martinez, 42, 25 Linden St., Everett, was arrested for operating under the…
Great Administrators are Essential
As Everett officials get ready to have the independent Task Force review expenditures and operations in both the schools and municipal budgets, one is impressed by the high quality of talent that both Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Superintendent Frederick Foresteire…
Sports 02-28-2018
Top-seeded Pope John prepares for State Basketball Tournament The Pope John XXIII High School boys varsity basketball team, under the direction of head coach Leo Boucher, enters the MIAA State Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Division 4…
Obituaries 02-28-2018
Angelina ‘Angie’Goss Died unexpectedly Both Angelina T. B. “Angie” Goss and her new born infant son, Brodie James Goss-Feeley, passed unexpectedly on Thursday, Feb. 15 at Lawrence General Hospital of Lawrence and Tufts Medical Center of Boston, respectfully. Their funeral…
Valentine Dance
Rose Connors and Otto Swanson danced along to classic songs on Valentines Day in the Connolly Center as part of the Senior Valentine’s Day party on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Scores of seniors decked in red clothing gathered to celebrate the…
Outta My Way
Isaiah Likely scored 10 points and was a force on the boards. Here he makes a power move to the basket during Everett’s game against Lynn English.
City of Everett Receives Community Safety Initiative Grant
The City of Everett and Everett Police Department, as a member of the Metro Mayors Community Safety Initiative (CSI), has received a $33,336 Shannon Grant award from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). The Shannon CSI Grant…
Rep McGonagle Secures Dual Enrollment and College Workforce Grants for Everett Residents
Representative Joseph McGonagle, along with Mayor Carlo DeMaria are pleased to announce that Representative McGonagle has secured $1.7 million in state funding for Dual Enrollment Grant Subsidies and Community College Workforce Grants. “These earmarks will open up opportunities for Everett…