Everett Celebrates Pride Month Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett will be raising the Pride Flag on Tuesday, June 1 to celebrate Pride Month. The ceremony will be held at 11am outside of City…
DiDomenico Testifies in Support of His Healthy Youth Act Legislation
Last week, Senator DiDomenico testified before the Joint Committee on Education in support of legislation he has long championed in the Massachusetts Senate, An Act relative to healthy youth, also known as the Healthy Youth Act. S.318 would ensure that…
A Memorial Day To Look Back and Ahead
If Memorial Day of 2020 was unlike any other, Memorial Day of 2021 will represent almost a 180 degree turnabout from the dark days of a year ago. Thanks to the miraculous production of vaccines and plummeting infection and hospitalizations…
Guest Op-Ed: Reflecting on the Anniversary of the Death of George Floyd and the Work That Still Needs to Be Done to Achieve Racial Equity
By Gerly Adrien One year later, as we reflect on the murder of George Floyd, let us remember that he should be home with his family today. We need to fight for real changes at every level of government. We…
Letters to the Editor
MIRA Applauds DHS Move to End Detention Agreements To the Editor, The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) issued the following statement in response to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s decision to order the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end its…
EHS Roundup
EHS Spring Sports Season Gets Underway Everett High athletes jumped into the spring sports season this past week, barely a few days after the Fall II season came to an end. The pandemic-shortened season essentially will take place over the next three weeks, with…
Obituaries 05-26-2021
Anthony Ruggiero Member of Local 3 Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Union Anthony Ruggiero of Revere passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 22 at the age of 43. Born in Boston on May 30, 1977 to Egidia (Preziosi)…
Preparation For Memorial Day
Our Lady of Grace Church Vandalized
A stained glass window was vandalized and broken out earlier this month when neighborhood youths allegedly threw rocks at the church and its windows – busting an irreplaceable, old stained glass window. On Saturday, May 8, Our Lady of Grace…
Undefeated Season
School Committee Votes Unanimously for a New High School
Supt. Priya Tahiliani and the School Committee agreed on Monday night to start the long process of trying to build a new high school in the Rivergreen area, hoping to potentially transform Everett High into a middle school and relieve…
Gov. Baker Announces All COVID Restrictions to Be Lifted May 29
Governor Charlie Baker announced updates to the state’s reopening plan and mask mandate on May 17, days after the CDC announced that masks are no longer required in most situations for those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Massachusetts…