Mayor Carlo DeMaria appeared on GBH radio last week, Feb. 17, to defend his criticism of Councilor Gerly Adrien and his comments at a Council Committee meeting last month indicating he would like to turn off Adrien’s video for “laughing”…
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School Committee votes to authorize move to Hybrid education starting March 15
The Everett School Committee voted 7-2 to move forward with negotiations with the Everett Teachers Association (ETA) and form a plan that would bring willing families back to school throughout the month of March.Any new plan will only be in…
Major damage, impressive save at Monday fire on Lewis Street
Firefighters from Engine 4 made a quick stop of a scary fire at 40 Lewis St. on Monday night, and in the process were able to save a woman pleading for help from a smoky, second-story window.Fire Chief Tony Carli…
Spring 2021 MBTA Service Changes Virtual Public Meeting
The MBTA Service Planning team will provide information about temporary schedule changes that go into effect in March and April of 2021 at a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24.There are few, if any, changes that…
Mayor DeMaria, Councilor Adrien spar on TV and radio
Following comments at a Feb. 3 Council Subcommittee meeting by Mayor Carlo DeMaria directed to Councilor Gerly Adrien about her “laughing” on camera being a distraction, Adrien has taken to the airwaves in Boston and to the print media in…
Epicenter of Change: Everett legislative districts shift to majority-minority
A new statewide report done by a Boston University professor for Lawyers for Civil Rights shows that major population shifts have happened in Everett like no other area of the state – likely catapulting both of its state legislatives seats,…
Rep. McGonagle gets first chairmanship appointment
State Rep. Joe McGonagle was appointed to his first chairmanship position late last week by House Speaker Ron Mariano, with McGonagle heading up the Operations, Facilities and Building Security Committee.McGonagle has served for his first few terms on important committees,…
Op-Ed: I do belong here
By Councilor Gerly Adrien Black women are commonly stereotyped as too aggressive, too hostile, too angry. Categorizing us with these labels has caused Black women to question how we can look, dress, or even speak to provide a softer image…
OP-ED: MAYOR DEMARIA SAYS “VACCINES DO NOT REPLACE TESTING”
While the City of Everett has begun to vaccinate the community in accordance with guidelines detailed by the Commonwealth, I’d like to remind everyone that vaccinations are not a replacement for being tested. We have vaccinated our first responders and…
School Committee’s Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Subcommittee hears testimony from parents
Last week, Ward 5 School Committeeman Marcony Almeida-Barros called for a meeting of the Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Subcommittee to listen to parent feedback on the Everett Public Schools plan to return to the classroom in a hybrid model.The meeting…