Author: Independent Staff
Everett Celebrates Easter And the Arrival of Spring At the Recreation Center
Lack of Executive Session Minutes Draws Controversy At School Committee Meeting
The issue of providing the non-existent official minutes from a December Executive Session of the previous School Committee had Mayor Carlo DeMaria, current School Committee members, and residents in the audience all scratching their heads and doing a lot of…
News Briefs
Everett Public Libraries to Dedicate Kathleen A. Donnelly Reading Room The Trustees of the Everett Public Libraries are pleased to announce a dedication and ribbon cutting memorial ceremony to commemorate the establishment of the Kathleen A. Donnelly Reading Room. This…
Massachusetts Requires Analysis of Cumulative Impacts for Air Quality Permits Near EJ Populations
The Healey-Driscoll Administration moved to address air quality issues in or near environmental justice areas by announcing amendments to state air pollution regulations. The communities of Revere, Everett, Chelsea, Charlestown and East Boston are considered in environmental justice areas. The…
Everett Graduates 3 From the Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program
State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership announced the graduation of 34 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program. “Massachusetts firefighters are on the frontlines protecting their communities every day, and today’s graduates are…
Everett High School Education Pathway: First-Ever Mentoring Day a Huge Success
Everett High School (EHS) received three awards following its performance of “Augusta and Noble” in the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild (METG) 2024 Drama Festival Finals. Recognized for their excellence in the various aspects of a theatrical production were: • Gia…
Star Burst: PCCS Student Isam Khorsi Honored for Exceptional Performance on MCAS
Isam Yanis Khorsi of Revere, a fifth grader at the Pioneer Charter School of Science in Everett, has been honored for his execeptional performance on the 2023 MCA tests. Isam, the 11-year-old son of Malik Khorsi and Chahinz Khorsi, who…
Watch the Eclipse Safely
With our area in the path of the solar eclipse this coming Monday (and with clear skies forecast), we urge any of our readers who are intent on watching the event to be sure to wear proper eyewear and to…
Russia Is Our Real Enemy
Sunday’s special report on the CBS news show 60 Minutes revealed that Russia has been the culprit in the hundreds of cases of debilitating neurological injuries that have struck American intelligence and law enforcement operatives around the world in the…