Who among us has not been riveted by all the hype surrounding the capture and return to Boston of Whitey Bulger? He is at once the alleged former leader of the Irish mob in Boston and the longtime favorite rat…
Obituaries 06-29-2011
Robert ‘Booba’ Lake US Postal employee Robert M.”Booba” Lake of Lynn died at Tampa General Hospital in Florida on June 25 after a long illness. He was 51 years old. A long time US Postal employee, he was the beloved…
Lt. Governor Joins the City of Everett to Break Ground on Air Force Road
Special to the Independent Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray joined Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr., and state and local officials last Thursday to break ground on the $2 million Air Force Road improvement and expansion project, which will advance the larger…
2011 Independence Day Celebration July 2
Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. is happy to announce a full day of activities for the City’s Annual Independence Day Celebration. This year’s celebration will take place on Saturday, July 2 at Glendale Park from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and…
Common Council Approves Mayor’s 2012 Budget
In their last regular meeting before the start of the new fiscal year on July 1, The Common Council approved $100,000 in cuts for the 2012 city budget by the Board of Aldermen and so voted 14-3 to enact Mayor…
The City Budget
The final city budget has been approved. It is a solid document considering the trials and tribulations Everett is facing. The Everett city budget for Fiscal Year 2012 is $145.1 million, which includes the new enterprise fund for water and…
The Graduation Architect
The high school graduation, as usual, was a tremendous success. It was, as usual, highly orchestrated by the School Department. And it was, as usual, an event that touched the hearts of all the parents of the graduating seniors as…
Football Historians Honored at EHS
Everett High School welcomed two of its most knowledgeable and passionate football fans to the Crimson Café last week in a show of appreciation for their enduring efforts to document the rich and successful tradition of Crimson Tide football. Al…
Obituaries 06-22-2011
Cheryl Peach Of Reading, formerly of Everett Cheryl A. (Stilwell) Peach of Reading, formerly of Everett, died on June 17. She was 54 years old. A longtime cafeteria manager for the Reading School Department and a member of Camp Hedding…
Graphic Boomer Tell All Memoir – The Evening News with Walter Cronkite
The Evening News with Walter Cronkite evokes a time, the years 1967-1971, and the shift in ideals and experience through the closely observed eyes of Jack Krivitsky. He goes off to college in 1967 straddling two worlds: the upper middle…
Lord Stanley, Meet Captain Chara
One of our photographers grabbed this historic shot Thursday morning of Boston Bruins Captain Zdeno Chara exiting the charter plane at Logan Airport while hoisting the Stanley Cup into the air. A small group of fans were there to cheer…
Everett Students Help Raise Money for Cancer Research
On Saturday May 21 and Sunday May 22 at Arlington High School, Everett students and their families walked to help raise money for the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life.” All of the girls helped in the effort to give…