A community visioning meeting being held June 26 from 6-8 at the Edward Connolly Center on Chelsea Street is one of the more ambitious and interesting meetings to be held locally by the administration in a long time. If you…
Category: Editorials
Thank You Everett Cooperative Bank
The Everett Cooperative Bank recently donated $5000 to the Joint Committee for Children’s Health Care in Everett. The JCCH is a non-profit corporation dedicated to advocating for universal access to quality health care for all the children of Everett. Donations…
Smith’s Property Woes Unchanged
We wonder how it is that Rep. Stat Smith’s property woes in Revere have not caused the representative to move meaningfully to correct the situation that exists in a 12 unit building he owns in Revere which is legally a…
On Shutting off the Water to Enforce Payment Policy
Without water, there cannot be life as we know it on this earth. People can’t live without water. Paying your water bill is important. It must be paid. The city pays for the water you drink and use in your…
The Budget
Monday evening’s Common Council meeting was a disaster. The questions seemed to be: “Do we have a budget? Did we vote properly on the budget? Do we need to revote on the matter? What exactly should be done?” Nearly the…
Marie Stewart
We once again wish to note the tragic passing of Marie Stewart, an Everett Public schools crossing guard who was hit by an oncoming vehicle in a tragic accident near the Keverian School on May 23. Her funeral last week…
Thank you, Distrigas
Once again, Distrigas has shown that it is not only the largest corporation operating a commercial business in this city but that it is as well one of the most generous. Distrigas’s donation of $25,000 to the City’s Youth Summer…
E Club Scholarships
We congratulate the winners of this year’s recipients of E Club Scholarships and we thank, once again, the E Club for giving out the scholarships to worthy Everett High School students headed for college. And we thank the E Club…
Smith Should Be Held to a Higher Standard
News reports indicating Representative Stat Smith owns two apartment houses filled with code violations in neighboring Revere are, frankly, a disappointment. Voters in this city expect their elected public representatives to not only follow the law but to be pristine…
Marie Howe
Everett School Crossing Guard Marie Howe’s tragic and untimely death has caused great sadness throughout the community. She died trying to keep school children safe while crossing streets filled with speeding traffic. She loved what she did. She was a…