Within just a few hours of writing our editorial last Tuesday (August 9) extolling the virtues of the heat and humidity of the summer season, Mother Nature turned the tables on us. We were sitting in our hot house —…
Letter to the Editor
Thank You for a Successful Story Share and Arts Festival To the Editor, This letter is to thank our wonderful community of volunteers, city youth employees, and everyone who braved the heat to attend Everett’s First Annual Story Share and Arts…
Obituaries 08-17-2022
Mark Gallant Of Hyannis, formerly of Revere On Sunday, August 14, Mark Gallant of Hyannis, formerly of Revere, passed away peacefully at home after a long battle with Cancer. Mark was born on September 10, 1960 in Revere to Constance…
City of Everett Celebrates National Night Out
FUN-damental Basketball Camp Completes Its 20th Season
Tony Ferullo of Revere is the only boys basketball head coach in the history of the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School. Ferullo began coaching the MVRCS boys’ varsity team upon its inception 19 years ago and he’s still going strong,…
Fire on Lawrence Street
Council Hears of Plans for Former Exxon Mobil Site
Representatives from the Davis Company appeared before the City Council at Monday night’s meeting to give a preliminary outline for their plans for the former Exxon Mobil property on lower Broadway. The 97-acre site would include a mixture of residential…
MGC Awards $10.6 Million in Grants From Community Mitigation Fund
Special to the Independent The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) recently approved the award of over $10.6 million in Community Mitigation Fund grants to numerous municipalities and other eligible entities across Massachusetts including more than $2.3M for Everett Projects. Since 2015,…
EBNHC Hosts Health Resources and Services Administration Representatives
Monday kicked off National Health Center Week and to mark the occasion the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) had the privilege of hosting Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Region 1 Intergovernmental and External Affairs Regional Administrator Jeffrey Beard…
DiDomenico’s Bill To Extend Universal School Meals Included in State Budget
On July 28, the Governor signed this year’s state budget into law, which included one of Senator Sal DiDomenico’s top priorities – funding for universal school meals throughout the upcoming school year. This $110 million investment will provide free breakfast…
Celebrating Farmers Market Week
In recognition of the important role that farmers markets play in expanding access to fresh, healthy, and local food in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker has declared to August 13, 2022, as Massachusetts Farmers Market Week. In celebration of Governor Baker’s…
Local Students in the News
Amorin Graduates from Tufts University Approximately 3,275 students across all schools graduated from Tufts University on May 22 during a university-wide commencement ceremony that featured the awarding of honorary degrees to a number of academic, business and civic leaders making…