Everett High School (EHS) has produced any number of college football players over the years despite Massachusetts not necessarily being a hot-bed nationally for college football talent. That said, the hidden gem of a high school program has gained great…
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Serious Concerns: School Committee Inundated With Letters from Educators on Move to Hybrid
Scores of educators in the Everett Public Schools sent letters with serious concerns to the Everett School Committee on Tuesday in anticipation of the vote Tuesday night to potentially approve a plan to move towards a hybrid in-person education model.…
Matewsky Makes Committee Assignments
Council President Wayne Matewsky doled out Committee assignments last week, with most everyone finding a place on a Committee. Matewsky has said under his leadership this year there will be fewer Committees of the Whole and more Committee meetings. He…
Schools Lay off Houseworkers, One Councilor Cries Foul
The Everett Public Schools (EPS) laid off five houseworkers across the district on Jan. 15 to better address teaching and learning in the district, but one City Councilor believes the layoffs were retribution for a controversial vote. The EPS said…
Eviction Filings Soar in Other Parts Of the State, Stay Fairly Low in Everett
A key concern in Everett and surrounding communities since last November has been the lifting of the eviction moratorium and how that might affect thousands of residents and their housing situations, but initial statistics through Jan. 1 from the state…
Former Councilor Napolitano Chosen as New Assistant City Clerk
The City Council voted former Councilor Peter Napolitano as the new assistant city clerk last week in a solid 10-0 vote that one councilor said was just another back room deal. “I’ve been involved in the City all my life,”…
Baker Signs Home Rule Petition
The Home Rule petition to make the mayor a voting member of the School Committee was signed on Weds. by Gov. Charlie Baker, and Mayor Carlo DeMaria said he looked forward to cohesively working with the Committee going forward. The…
Cases of COVID-19 Continue to Stay in Double Digits Day Over Day
The numbers of COVID-19 cases in Everett backed off last week from a major surge coming after the holidays, going down from the 600 range to the 400 range. There had been more than 600 cases last week, but this…
News Briefs
Mayor DeMaria Announces Sunday ‘Coffee With the Mayor’ Video Series The City of Everett launched a new video series hosted by Mayor Carlo DeMaria and distributed on the City’s social media channels and on ECTV called “Sunday Coffee with the Mayor,” which began…