By Cary Shuman Everett voters will head to the polls Tuesday, March 1 for the Massachusetts Presidential Primary. Massachusetts joins 11 other states that hold primaries on Super Tuesday. Everett City Clerk Michael Matarazzo said there have been a high…
Author: Independent Staff
Police Briefs 02-24-2016
Monday, 2/1/16 Michael Hendrickson, 35, 14 Mayflower Rd., Hull, was arrested on two warrants. Tuesday, 2/2/16 Juan Cruz-Baez, 25, 126 Oxford St., Lynn, was arrested for manufacturing, dispensing and distributing a Class A drug; with trafficking in heroin; with illegal…
Isn’t It Time That We Put Kids First
By Senator Sal DiDomenico Massachusetts has long been a leader in education, public health, and innovation. However, when it comes to ensuring that all our children have a chance to succeed, we still have much work to do. To start…
Black History Month Reflections:Race and Health
Race, despite being 300 years removed from emancipation, despite being 50 years removed from the Civil Rights era, despite being 7 years into the presidency of our first president with black heritage, continues to be a defining feature of life…
Letter to the Editor
I am a candidate for Democratic State Committeeman My name is Brian Corr, and I am a candidate for Democratic State Committeeman in the Middlesex & Suffolk District. My name will be on the Democratic primary ballot on Tuesday, March…
Everyone Can — and Should — Vote Tuesday
Other than for anyone who has been living under the proverbial rock for the past few months, it is fair to say that the 2016 Presidential primary election campaign has drawn the most controversy and the most attention in our…
Sports 02-24-2016
Pope John high school Boys Basketball Photos & Story by Marianne Salza While the rest of the neighborhood is quiet during an evening snowfall, the Pope John XXIII High School (PJHS) boys basketball team is vigorously practicing in the gym…
Obituaries 02-24-2016
Barbara Ramsey Devoted to family and friends Barbara A. (Boczkowski) Ramsey of Everett passed away after bravely battling a rare form of ovarian cancer. She left this earth on Friday, February 19 at the Shrewsbury Nursing Home surrounded by her…
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WORLD AT HIS FINGERTIPS: Jonathan Noel stretches for a rebound against Malden Catholic’s Jonah St. Clair (34) and Chris MacDonald. Pope John boys’ basketball has been on a tear, winning 10 straight until running into Malden Catholic last Wednesday,…
Citywide Science Fair
Keverian School students Ben Pezo and Karlly Wildherson show the results of their project examining how plans grow under artificial light. The plant in hand grew very well under the artificial lighting, they said, provided it was well taken care of. The…