We don’t pretend to be big soccer fans, but even we were caught up in the excitement and the drama of the World Cup, which reached its climax this past Sunday with the exciting and exhilarating victory by Argentina in…
EHS Sports Roundup
EHS Boys Basketball Wins Opening Two Games The Everett High boys basketball team opened the defense of its Greater Boston League (GBL) title with a pair of victories last week against GBL rivals Revere and Medford. In the season-opener at Revere…
Obituaries 12-21-2022
Attorney Jon Kennedy So Glad To Have Lived Attorney Jon L. Kennedy of Everett, born on May 6, 1954 to the late State Representative and Mrs. John P. Kennedy departed this life on December 13 at the young age of…
Everett Takes the Plunge for Special Olympics
Special to the Independent The City of Everett recently held its first-ever Polar Plunge event at the Recreation Center and raised over $16,000 to help support Special Olympics Massachusetts. The Polar Plunge is a fund-raising initiative put forth by the…
A Kiwanis Holiday Tradition
Glendale Towers Annual Tree Lighting
Council Approves Rezoning of Property for Encore Boston Harbor Expansion
The City Council voted by an 8-1 margin to allow for the rezoning of a site on Broadway across from Encore Boston Harbor that will be used for expansion purposes while bringing millions of dollars in additional tax revenue to…
DeMaria Speaks to Council on Pope John HS Property
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria appeared at the City Council meeting Monday to address the issue of the future use of the former Pope John XXIII High School property located at 880 Broadway. DeMaria began his appearance with a prepared statement…
DiDomenico Secures $150,00 for Everett Public Schools
Special to the Independent Senator DiDomenico successfully included $150,000 for the Everett Public Schools in the wide-ranging Economic Development bill that passed last month. This funding will help Everett schools offer the Student and Parent Internship program and the Reality…
Greystar Celebrates the Start of Development at 1690 Revere Beach Parkway With Demolition Event
Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar “), a global leader in the investment, development, and management of high-quality rental housing and commercial properties throughout the world, and locally in Greater Boston, yesterday held a ceremonial demolition event to mark the…
News in Brief
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Hiring Correction Officers, Medical Personnel The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) is actively recruiting correction officers and medical personnel to join one of the nation’s leading correctional agencies. In addition to offering free, weekly written exams for potential…
Senator Warren and Senator-Elect Welch Raise Concerns Over Reports of Pfizer’s Planned COVID-19 Vaccine Price Hike
United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator-elect Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sent a letter to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourlas, criticizing Pfizer plans to dramatically increase prices for its COVID-19 vaccine in the new year, which would make it more difficult…