Endicott College Announces Local Dean’s List Students Endicott College, the first college in the U.S. to require internships of its students, is pleased to announce its Fall 2021 Dean’s List students. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a…
News Briefs
Everett Arts Association Moves to Connolly Center Please join Mayor Carlo DeMaria and The Council on Aging in welcoming “The Everett Arts Association” to The Connolly Center. The Everett Arts Association, a community-based organization for over 50 years, teaches and…
MSO Earns Re-Accreditation from the ACA
The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) has earned re-accreditation from the American Correctional Association (ACA) for the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction with perfect compliance on all mandatory standards, Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian announced last week. “Each day, the men…
Harbor House Collective Up and Running in Chelsea Grand Opening Events Scheduled for Friday Through Sunday
Harbor House Collective, Chelsea’s new adult-use cannabis dispensary and cultivation facility, is up and running and will hold a series of special grand opening events this weekend. Owned by the Londono family, who ran a successful wholesale flower business from…
The 1887 Electoral Count Act Must Be Amended
Americans always have taken for granted the sanctity and integrity of our electoral system. For decades, we routinely have sent observers to countries where democracy is a new thing to ensure that those nations conducted their elections on the up-and-up,…
A Silver Lining to Inflation
We saw a report on the news the other night about the effect that inflation is having on food prices thanks to supply chain issues that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlighted that inflation is taking a…
Guest Op-Ed: You Can at Least Say Howdy
By Dr. Glenn Mollette “Howdy,” was a common everyday word where I grew up. Raised on old Stidham, now known as Milo road in rural Appalachia, I spent a lot of time at my Grandpa and Grandma Hinkle’s store. People…
EHS Roundup
EHS Girls Track edges Chelsea, The Everett High girls indoor track and field team turned in an outstanding team effort to earn a close 44-41 victory over Greater Boston League rival Chelsea last week. The Lady Crimson Tide swept two…
Obituaries 02-09-2022
Theresa O’Brien Her Memory and Values Will Live on in All the Lives She Touched On Saturday, January 29, Theresa ‘Terri’ (Freelove) O’Brien, loving mother, aunt and grandmother “(Mimi”) passed away peacefully at the age of 69, beside her cherished…
Having Fun In the Snow
The blizzard last weekend dumped more than 22 inches onto local streets and sidewalks. For the children, Everett was tuned into a winter playground with sledding, snowball fights and just having fun. For the adults, the snow was an added…
City Council Votes for New Longevity Payment Schedule for Mayor
The Everett City Council’s Committee on the Whole met Monday night, and voted by a 6-4 margin to implement a new longevity payment schedule that would pay Mayor Carlo DeMaria $1,700 per year. The matter now proceeds to a vote…
TND Paves the Way for Memorial Bricks for St. Therese Pocket Park
Special to the Independent The Neighborhood Developers (TND) and the Everett Historical Commission are excited to offer the community of Everett a unique opportunity to be part of the St. Therese construction project one brick at a time. The pocket…