More than 100 lucky boys and girls received free gifts at the Everett Farmers’ Market last Wednesday, July 6. The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center sponsored “Lids for Kids,” a free bike helmet giveaway for the first 100 children who…
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Public Meeting Tonight:Wynn Boston Harbor Will Give View of ‘Real’ Construction Details
By Seth Daniel What has to date been discussions of possibilities and ideas around the Wynn Boston Harbor casino will be boiled down to timelines and construction techniques at an update meeting scheduled for tonight, July 13, at the Connolly…
Everett Youth Join Junior Police Academy
By Seth Daniel The best time to build relationships with the public for police isn’t often when they are called to de-escalate a situation – sometimes a violent situation requiring an arrest. Departments all over the country – especially in…
Sadness Across America
The shooting deaths of two black men by white police officers in Minnesota and Baton Rouge, and then the assassination of five white officers by a black sniper in Dallas, have shocked Americans of all ages, races, color, and creeds.…
Obituaries 07-13-2016
Leo Flynn, Jr. Member of undefeated 1960 Everett High Football Team Leo Flynn, Jr. of Erie, Pa. formerly of Everett, passed away quietly after a long illness on Thursday, July 7 in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was 71 years old. Born…
Council to Propose Clinician Ride Alongs for Opioid Cases
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. City Councilor John Leo McKinnon, the chairperson of the Council’s Special Opioid task Force said this week that the committee will be making a resolution to ask Mayor Carlo DeMaria to look into the concept of…
Parlin Students Raise More than $1,000 for the Jimmy Fund
In a great display of school and community spirit, eighth-grade students at the Parlin School in Everett raised $1,042 for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Faber Cancer Institute in Boston. As a reward for their fundraising efforts, the students attended the 2016…
City of Everett Receives Community Development Block Grant
The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development recently announced that the City of Everett is set to receive an $825,000 award through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, which provides competitive funding for municipalities to pursue economic development…
Evening Program Designed to Help Children with Autism
By Katy Rogers The FSI Autism organization run by Shawn Coyle, recently collaborated with Madeline English special needs teacher, Shane McNally, to create a fun program that keeps their kids active. Each Tuesday at 6 p.m., a group gathers alongside…
New Firefighters and Auxiliary Police Sworn In
By Katy Rogers Monday evening’s council meeting began with the swearing in of eleven new firefighters and auxiliary police. Chief David Butler, who is looking forward to retirement, passed on his position to new provisional Fire Chief Tony Carli. New…