The Everett School Committee began 2017 by electing a new Chairman and Vice Chairman, as Berardino D’Onofrio and Robert Carreiro were unanimously elected to lead the committee during an important period of growth for the district. “This is, without a…
Author: Independent Staff
Exciting Events:Mayor, Bonfire to Kick off Year of Celebrating 125th Anniversary
By Seth Daniel If there’s one way to get a yearlong party started, it’s with a giant bonfire. Mayor Carlo DeMaria, in conjunction with the City Clerk’s Office, will kick off the 125th anniversary of Everett becoming a City next…
Wynn Hosting Vendor Fair for Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment
Wynn Resorts is holding a vendor fair on Thursday, January 12, from 9 a.m. to noon at Anthony’s of Malden (105 Canal Street, Malden) for all local businesses who are interested in supplying any portion of the more than $90…
Police Briefs 01-04-2017
Monday, 12/12 Kevin Krenn, 30, 45 Malden St., Everett, was arrested for larceny of property over $250 (2 counts), breaking and entering (2 counts). Derik Seaman, 34, 45 Malden, St., Everett, was arrested for default warrant, larceny of property over…
Keeping A Community Healthy
Throughout my life I have never felt better than when I committed myself to eating a balanced diet. It is truly amazing how much better you feel when you know you are building a better body through proper diet and…
MWRA Advisory Board Raises Concerns Over Mountain Biking
In 2014, the American Waterworks Association declared MWRA’s water to be the best in the nation. (In fact, it won both first and second place both for the City of Boston’s and the MWRA’s own sample.) This was not a…
Obituaries 01-04-2017
Francis ‘Frank’ Sullivan Everett DPW Playground Department retiree; former member of Everett VFW Francis T. “Frank” Sullivan passed away on Tuesday afternoon, December 27 at the Chelsea Soldier’s Home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 97 years old. Born and…
Poetry Out Loud
Guest Poet Jamele Adams performs one of his own pieces of prose during the first Poetry Out Loud competition at Everett High School on Thursday, Dec. 22. Adams is a celebrated slam poet and encouraged Everett students to take a…
Boyce Reaches 1,000-Point Milestone
By Joseph Salvatore Prezioso Everett High junior Ghared Boyce scored the 1,000th point of his career to highlight the Crimson Tide’s 83-51 victory over Belmont in the BABC Holiday Classic Tuesday at Cathedral High School. Boyce made a layup in…
Police Arrest Five at Violent Melee in Chuck-E-Cheese
Five adults in the Everett Chuck-E-Cheese allegedly brought in alcohol to the children’s entertainment facility and then fought police trying to remove them in their inebriated state, nearly causing a riot in full view of many kids. Everett Chief of…