Monday, 12/7 Jonathan Lugo, 19, 542 Beach ST., Revere was arrested on a warrant. Casey Sullivan, 42, 2 Bowdoin St., Everett, was arrested for being a fugitive from Justice Court. Stephen Vidal Jr., 79R Oakland St., Malden was arrested for…
Author: Independent Staff
Enjoy the Holidays Safely
Holiday get-togethers with family, friends, and co-workers are wonderful things, but all too many of such gatherings will result in tragic consequences that will be in the headlines the next day. All of us should be sure not only to…
Don’t Forget Those in Need
While the vast majority of us are able to enjoy the holiday season to the fullest, and take for granted holiday traditions such as the sharing of gifts, the warm embrace at holiday gatherings of friends and family, and a…
Merry Christmas
Another Christmas is at hand and families will gather, as they have done for generations, to celebrate the holiday season with our friends and loved ones. Peace on earth, joy to the world, and the like may be platitudinous phrases…
Sports 12-23-2015
EHS Roundup EHS hockey team falls to Swampscott The Everett High hockey team dropped a 4-1 decision to Swampscott last Monday. Ray Suppa scored the lone goal for the Crimson Tide. “The team played very well,” said EHS head coach Jason…
Obituaries 12-23-2015
Catherine ‘Kay’ McCarthy Former member of St. Therese Ladies Sodality, the Irma Club and the Sunshine Club Catherine “Kay” (Presti) McCarthy of Everett passed away on December 15. She was 94 years old. Kay was a former member of St.…
Pictures with Santa
Mayor Carlo DeMaria, his wife Stacy, and their daughter, Alex, met Santa at City Hall last Thursday, Dec. 10, in the annual Pictures with Santa event. The DeMaria Family joined hundreds of other families at City Hall – enjoying hot chocolate,…
“A Christmas Carol,” Reading
Lynn Moulton gave a ghostly representation of Scrooge’s former partner, Marley, during a dramatic reading of the Christmas classic, “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens. The reading took place last Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Parlin Library.
State Report Highlights Significant Academic Progress in Everett
Three Everett schools, including the city’s 2,000-plus-student high school, have jumped an entire level in the state’s five-tier academic ratings because of continuing, significant improvements by students on standardized assessment tests. Everett High moved from Level 3 to Level 2…
Statewide Contingent Turns Out for Funeral of Officer Glen Briley
By Seth Daniel Hundreds of law enforcement contingents from around the state converged on Everett’s Woodlawn Cemetery Monday in a procession that stretched for blocks in honor of fallen Everett Police Officer Glen Briley, 44, who died suddenly while on…