QUESTION 2 Dear Editor: The Retired Educators Association of Massachusetts, the oldest organization in the state for retired educators, today announced its opposition to Question 2, the ballot question that would allow unlimited charter school expansion anywhere in the state,…
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Opposing Recreational Marijuana,Quesiton 4 on the November Ballot
By Dost Ongur, M.D., Chief, Psychotic Disorders Division at McLean Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School There is ongoing public debate about legalization of marijuana – first for medicinal and more recently for recreational uses.…
Fire Prevention Week
Nothing can be more devastating than a fire in your home. Years of memories can all but vanish as pictures, letters and mementos of a family’s lifetime are lost in the flames. And in some cases, a fire claims a…
Sports 10-12-2016
Everett rolls past Medford in GBL opener By Cary Shuman The Everett High football team began its final run through the Greater Boston League with a solid-from-start-to finish 49-0 victory over Medford Friday night at Hormel Stadium. Senior running back…
Obituaries 10-12-2016
John McKinnon, Sr. One of the 12 Macs John W. McKinnon, Sr. (One of the twelve Macs)-of Everett, passed away at home on October 8. He was 78 years old. He was the beloved husband of Louise (LeBlanc) McKinnon; loving father…
Mayor DeMaria Thanks Ella Diprima for Work on POW/MIA Memorial Stone
Mayor Carlo DeMaria wishes to thank Ella DiPrima for her work on making the POW/ MIA Memorial Stone, located at the Everett Stadium, a reality. The Memorial Stone was recently unveiled on homecoming day. In conjunction, with Superintendent Foresteire, the…
Everett Credit Union Donates School Supplies
Everett Credit Union donated backpacks filled with school supplies to students at Parlin School in Everett, MA. The backpacks were full of first-day school essentials including notebooks, pencils, glue sticks, colored pencils. Donations were made by ECU employees in an…
Slaughterhouse Live Poultry Dealer Faces Criticism over Changes to the Building, past Violations
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The Everett City Council, in a Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, voted to recommend to the full body that a petition to approve a Halal meat slaughterhouse on Revere Beach Parkway be denied, following…
Everett Sees Decline in Several Crime Categories, Increases in Others
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. According to the latest crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), residents and police have seen a decline in several crime categories the last three years, including steady decreases in violent crimes, robberies, aggravated…
Letters to the Editor
Loving thought of you Letter To The Editor: I extend my gratitude to the Editor for this opportunity to share my loving thoughts and prayers for the loss of my aunt, Jeanne Perry. My aunt passed away on September 9,…