Raising Funds to Support St. Jude Children’s Hospital The Revere Joseph L. Mottolo VFW Post #4525 strives to raise money for charities. In 2021, their primary charity was a local one, the Chelsea Soldiers Home. This year, they are working to…
From the Mayor’s Office: Meet the Team: Christopher Hannon
Christopher Hannon is a Captain with the Everett Police Department and has worked for the City of Everett for 20 years. What do you do in the City? I am currently a Captain with the Everett Police Department overseeing Investigations.…
Cambridge Health Alliance Names New Chief Development Officer
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north communities, has named Susie Posner-Jones as its new chief development officer. In this role, she will provide leadership for a growing development department and work on…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Desiree Ruiz Ramoz ‘23 Honored Psychology and English double major Desiree Ruiz Ramoz ‘23 of Everett, joins 173 student leaders from across the country who will make up the 2022-2023 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. This program recognizes young adults…
Spring Is in the Air for All the Senses
This past Sunday marked the vernal equinox, also known as the beginning of astrological spring. It’s one of the two days of the year — the other being the fall equinox — when day and night are roughly equal in…
What Will We Do If (When) Putin Uses a Nuclear Weapon?
With the news that Putin’s Russian army at best is facing a stalemate in Ukraine, the odds that Putin might use a so-called tactical nuclear weapon are increasing daily. The thing about autocrats is this: Just when you think they’ve…
Everett’s Strength Lies in the Diversity of Its Population
By EHCC The Everett Haitian Community Center (EHCC) has been made aware of the sharing of memes featuring racial epithets that were shared by a member of the Everett City Council. The news is disappointing and hurtful to the core.…
Letter to the Editor
I am Sorry To the Editor, “I want to begin with saying I am sorry. I have had time to reflect and I recognize that my actions were wrong and I take full responsibility for them. I am sincerely sorry…
Obituaries 03-23-2022
Mary Elizabeth Leahy Retired Nurse Mary Elizabeth “Betty” (Mahoney) Leahy of Everett peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, March 18 in the Katzman Family Center for Living in Chelsea. She was 96 years old. Born in Reading, Betty was a lifelong…
Excellence in the Everett Public Schools: Highlights from Around the District
The following news items are happening at the Everett Public Schools. Next Stop: EHS! 8th Grade Information Night The Everett High School Guidance Department will host an Information Night for parents and guardians of EPS eighth graders on Monday, April…
Running for a Cause
MGC Ponders Whether Lower Broadway Project Should Be Regulated
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) met last Thursday to discuss, but did not formally decide, whether a parking garage, an entertainment center that seats up to 999 people, and a pedestrian bridge that would cross over the present six-lane highway…