A free, family-friendly COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held at Rivergreen Park in Everett on April 23. As part of a special promotion, everyone who gets vaccinated at the clinic will receive a $25 grocery store gift card. The clinic…
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Baker-Polito Administration Announces Unemployment Overpayment Relief Plans
The Baker-Polito Administration announced plans to provide expanded relief to unemployment claimants with overpayment obligations. The announcement follows a decision by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to approve in part the Commonwealth’s request to provide certain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance…
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MVES Seeks Volunteers for a Variety of Services Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) is seeking volunteers who have a passion for giving back to the community, and the skills, knowledge and temperament (empathy, compassion and patience) to volunteer in their…
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ECTPE Reaches WGI Percussion World Championships
Special to the Independent The Everett High School Crimson Tide Percussion Ensemble (ECTPE) will try to be world beaters next week in Dayton, where the musicians will put their talents on display at the 2022 WGI Percussion World Championships. “On…
Council Takes No Action on Longevity Pay
The brouhaha over the issue of the longevity pay for the office of mayor that has been creating turmoil in the city for the past six months seemed to have reached a conclusion not with a bang, but with a…
Ferry St. Improvement Project Gets Underway
City Councilors heard about the three-year project for the reconstruction of Ferry Street from Rich Street on the Malden line to the Revere Beach Parkway, stretching more than 2.5 miles, and Elm Street from Ferry Street to Woodlawn Cemetery. The…
Tahiliani Speaks at Council, Seeking New School Support
“We are in dire need of space.” That was the message that Superintendent of Everett Public Schools Priya Tahiliani delivered to City Councilors at Monday’s night meeting when she asked them to vote in favor of sending a Statement of…
Sheriff Koutoujian Attends White House Announcement on Efforts to Combat Gun Crime
Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian was at the White House this week as President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced new steps the Administration is taking to combat gun crime in the United…