Sheila and Marilynn Brass grew up on Sea Foam Ave. in Winthrop where they learned to bake from their mother, Dorothy. More than sixty years later, they feel that there is, “nothing more comforting than taking a Honey Molasses Bread…
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The Boston Harbor Clean-Up:An Environmental — and Economic — Success Story
A recent report issued by the public interest group Save the Harbor/Save the Bay informs us that the beaches surrounding the Metropolitan Boston area were open for bathing 96 percent of the time during the summer of 2016 and that,…
Sports 05-31-2017
EHS Roundup EHS softball team ends season with 6-4 win The Everett High softball team ended it 2017 season on a high note with a 6-4 victory at Wilmington Sunday. Maddy Duraes gave Everett an early 2-0 lead when…
Obituaries 05-31-2017
Nicole Renee Denning Licensed massage therapist and talented painter Denning, Nicole Renee Denning of Everett died suddenly on May 28 at the age of 36. Nicole was a life-long resident of Everett and a graduate of Everett High School. A…
Wounded Vet Motorcycle Run
Revere firefighter Eddie Steriti (right) helps Everett firefighter Scott Dalrymple attach a American Flag between fire ladder trucks from Revere and Everett at Brown Circle in Revere on Sunday, May 21, during the Wounded Vet Motorcycle Run. More than 5,000…
Student Government Day
Mayor Carlo DeMaria briefly gave up his role as Mayor to Everett High School student Eva Charbonnier on Thursday morning, May 18. Students from Everett High School (EHS) visited City Hall for Student Government Day and shadowed various City officials…
Mayor DeMaria Continues Public Art Campaign
As part of Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s efforts to bring more public art to the City of Everett, the Mayor’s Office working with the Advanced Art class at Everett High School will begin a public art mural on a retaining wall…
Libraries Celebrate Haitian Culture with Extensive Art Exhibition
By Katy Rogers The Everett Public Libraries hosted the second annual Haitian Art Exhibition on Friday and Saturday (May 19 and 20) in celebration of Haitian heritage month. The exhibition travelled from the Shute Library to the Parlin Library over…
Hybrid Plan:Boston Transportation to Move Forward with Sullivan Square Underpasses
By Seth Daniel In a standing room only meeting in Charlestown on May 18, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) announced that it intended to move forward on the long-term Sullivan Square traffic plan with the use of an underpass. That…
City Revives Historic Commission
By Seth Daniel History can be easily forgotten if not championed by the living, and the City has revived its history with a new crop of historians to join its Historic Commission and bring the City’s history back into the…