Bike Share Program Public Meeting Mayor DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett in partnership with Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville will be co-hosting a public meeting regarding the Bluebikes bike sharing program throughout all communities on…
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Everett Salvadoran National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
A Salvadoran national, deported three times already and currently on supervised release for a 2018 illegal reentry conviction, was sentenced recently in federal court in Boston for illegal reentry. Salvador Portillo Diaz, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…
MGC Recognizes March 2021 as Problem Gambling Awareness Month
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is pleased to recognize March 2021 as Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). Established 19 years ago by the National Council on Problem Gambling, PGAM is a national outreach campaign designed to educate the public about…
Lovin’ Spoonfuls Marks Milestone With Everett Grace Food Pantry
As Lovin’ Spoonfuls rescued food truck driver Vinny Vassallo backed carefully through a tight opening to the back of the Everett Grace Food Pantry, the Everett native carried a milestone in the back of that truck. With Grace Food Pantry…
Everett Community Turns Out to Support EHS Student Sarai Velez in Her Health Battle
Members of the Everett community, along with educators, students, and athletes, joined together Saturday to show their support to Everett High student Sarai Velez, who is battling cancer. The group gathered at the Madeline English School and traveled to Sarai’s…
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
Council President Matewsky Has Major Heart Attack in Florida
News traveled fast from Florida to Everett this week as Council President Wayne Matewsky reported had a major heart attack on March 18, and has been hospitalized at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale ever since. The news was talked…
Rocky Ending: Former Supt. Gauthier Files Age Discrimination Suit Against City and School Committee
After a rocky ending with former Supt. Janice Gauthier in the Everett Public Schools (EPS) in 2019 and 2020, the long-time former Everett educator has now filed a discrimination suit in Middlesex Superior Court claiming the City and the School…
Several Key City Positions Still Remain Vacant
The City Administration told the City Council on Monday night they are no closer to filling numerous key department head positions than they were last month when the Council brought up the matter. Several vacancies in key posts like Election…
Cases on the Increase Over the Last Week
The numbers of COVID-19 cases jumped pretty significantly over the past week, considering that they had been in an encouraging lull over the past month. The case numbers jumped to 152, after climbing to a total of 122 last week,…