GerlyAdrien, candidate for State Representative, has received support from local, state and national organizations. The common theme is that Everett needs an advocate who will fight for everyone, starting with fixing education to fighting for good jobs to ensuring an…
Month: September 2018
Workers at Triangle, Inc.Vote to Form Union for Better Pay, Lower Turnover, a Voice and Respect at Work
Direct care support workers at human service agency Triangle, Inc. have voted overwhelmingly to form a union with SEIU Local 509, calling for better pay, lower turnover, and a voice and respect at work. The 100+ employees work at employment…
City Seeks Proposals for a Major Mixed-Use Development in Downtown
With Everett Square on the move, empty parking lots could be headed for extinction – at least if the City has its way. The City announced this week it is seeking proposals from qualified master developers for a mixed-use project…
Everett Hosts Mobile-App Summer Camp
More than a dozen middle-school students from Everett Public Schools attended a weeklong summer camp designed to introduce them to coding and basic computer science concepts in a fun and engaging way. The camp, funded by a National Science Foundation…
Massport CEO Thomas Glynn Announces Intention to Step Down
After six years as head of Massport, CEO Thomas Glynn announced last week that he would step down from the post in November, a year earlier than his contract. Glynn said his last days at Massportwill be in November even…
Everett’s Dancing Football Star:Junior Crimson Tide’s Aaron Connor is a National Champion
If Pop Warner football allowed elaborate touchdown celebrations, it would be hard to beat anything performed by the Everett Junior Crimson Tide’s Aaron Connor in the end zone. Aaron, son of Everett Police officer Rick Connor and Phunk Phenomenon Dance…
Don’t Gamble the Planet’s Future on Unproven Technology
A group of senators recently introduced a bill that aims to combat climate change by funding research into “negative emission technologies,” which take greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and store them underground. But these technologies aren’t very effective —…
Letter to the Editor
The DA can make a real difference Dear Editor, I have been so lucky to speak to many of you on the campaign trail. When I tell people I’m running for district attorney, a lot of people ask me: why…
Summer: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
For those of us who live for the triple-H weather of summer — hazy, hot, and humid — the six-week period we enjoyed from July 4th week through this past Saturday was our proverbial cup of tea. Temperatures in the…
Sports 08-22-2018
Everett Football is Back Theluxon Pierre steps in as new head coach By Cary Shuman More than 120 football players took the field at Everett Memorial Stadium Friday for the first preseason practice of the 2018 season. Theluxon Pierre made…