In renewing an annual tradition that supports our students, Exelon Generation has made a significant donation to the Everett Public Schools in time for winter and in advance of the holiday season. Through its partnership with Operation Warm, Exelon Donation…
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Boston Logan Airport Officials Celebrate Opening of New Terminal C Canopy and Upper Deck
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), airline partners, and other stakeholders celebrated the completion of the new Terminal C Canopy and Upper Deck at Boston Logan International Airport. The two-year project increased the efficiency of the space by adding travel lanes…
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City of Everett Earns Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to City of Everett for its…
Justice Department Awards Over $17.5 Million to Support Local Project Safe Neighborhoods
The Department of Justice has awarded $314,273 to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) to administer Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) grant funds in the District of Massachusetts. Since the program began in 2001, nearly $7 million…
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Dining/Entertainment Wynn Proposes Along Lower Broadway
Special to the Independent Wynn Development DBA East Broadway LLC, has announced that the company has filed plans with the City of Everett for a mixed-use development project along Lower Broadway, located across from Encore Boston Harbor. The initial phase…
New School Committee-Electees Object to Present Committee’s Move to Amend Contract for Supt.
Three proposed changes in Superintendent Priya Tahiliani’s current contract brought three newly-elected school committee members to the School Committee meeting on Monday night to object to the changes being made by the current School Committee. Jeanne Cristiano, the Ward 3…
273 Households in Everett Received $2.03 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance
Special to the Independent Since 2013, Metro Housing|Boston has documented the effectiveness of Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT), a homelessness prevention program for households with low incomes that are experiencing a housing crisis. However, the pandemic has changed…
DiDomenico, Colleagues Pass Mental Health Act
On November 17, Sen. Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in Massachusetts Senate passed the Mental Health ABC Act 2.0: Addressing Barriers to Care (ABC), comprehensive legislation to continue the process of reforming the way mental health care is delivered in Massachusetts. This legislation comes…
News In Brief
Free Parking In an effort to increase patronage in local businesses, all parking meters in the City of Everett will be free for the month of December! All other parking violations will be enforced as normal. Audubon Applauds Agreement to…