Everett native Nerlens Noel warmed up before the game at the TD Garden, making some practice shots with his teammates on the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. Noel grew up in Everett and played for the Crimson Tide football and basketball teams…
Author: Independent Staff
Wynn Boston Harbor Installs First Steel Beam
By Seth Daniel At 5 a.m. on Monday, ironworkers stood ready as sky-high cranes began picking up steel columns and putting them into place on the northernmost end of the Wynn Boston Harbor site – the first steel to go…
State of the City:Mayor Calls for City to Enjoy Success, Get Ready for Greater Things
By Seth Daniel Introduced by the soothing sounds of string music, and filled with ideas and dreams, Mayor Carlo DeMaria in his State of the City Address took residents in the standing-room-only Council Chambers on a tour of his vision…
MBTA to Abandon Warehouse in Shops Building
By Seth Daniel The MBTA Everett Shops building is coming into greater focus this week for, perhaps, a higher and better use, with the MBTA oversight board voting to outsource the warehouse facilities in the Shops, and Mayor Carlo DeMaria…
Hanlon Completes Term, DiPierro Takes Reins of Council
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The 2017 legislative year in Everett began with a changing of the guard on the Everett City Council, as outgoing Council President John Hanlon was presented with a plaque and thanked for his leadership during the…
Police Briefs 01-11-2017
Sunday, 12/18 Emily Emerson, 22, 18 Bessom St., Lynn, was arrest ed for assault and battery, disorderly person and resisting arrest. Samuel Ramos, Jr., 33, 90 Columbia Rd., Dorchester, was arrested for being disorderly person, resisting arrest and interfering with…
Letter to the Editor
With Heartfelt Thanks from Haiti Father David Fontaine from St. Joseph Parish in L’Asile, Haiti, has sent sincere thanks to Father Jim Barry and all the friends and parishioners of Our Lady of Grace Parish (Chelsea/Everett) and St. May of…
Winter’s Here — Bundle Up
Winter arrived in full force this week, with a big snowstorm and skin-numbing temperatures. But we are New Englanders, so we know what to expect and how to prepare for it. Indeed, if you were shoveling snow as we were…
What Would Martin Luther King Think?
When one considers that it has been almost 49 years since Martin Luther King was assassinated, it is easy to understand why so many of our fellow Americans today have so little understanding of who he was and what he…
Sports 01-11-2017
High Aspirations Everett boys basketball team rolls into new year with perfect 6-0 mark By Cary Shuman The Everett High School boys basketball team has reached the Division 1 North semifinals in each of the last four seasons, the lone team…