By Patrick Herron I can attest to the Malden River being a great place to spend an afternoon. Just this past week, I kayaked up the river, spotted an osprey and several great blue herons, bumped into the committed volunteers…
Month: August 2020
Guest Op-Ed: Setting the Record Straight
By Michael McLaughlin I would like to set the matter straight on my voting record on the following issues: On Affordable Housing at Pope John Site I voted against the taking of a “Friendly Eminent Domain..” I voted against “the…
W’ISH LIST: Zamor’s College Suitors Start With Michigan
Everett High football fans will have to wait until the spring to see the No. 1-ranked player in Massachusetts. The MIAA Board of Directors voted to move the high school football season to the spring of 2021, which means that…
Obituaries 08-26-2020
Vanda “Vera” Pescara Great Cook and Skilled Seamstress Vanda “Vera” (DiFelice) Pescara of Wakefield, formerly of Everett, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 19 in the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere after a brief illness. She was 89…
Appreciation
Island End River Work by Everett, Chelsea Gets Glowing Reviews on Mystic Report Card
The Mystic River Report Card was good news for Everett, being highlighted this year in an online unveiling with the progress made on the Island End River bacteria counts. For the first time, ever the problem-prone Island End received a…
Movie Night in Everett
Everett Native Trains, Drives New Route to Save Good Food
Estimates show that in Greater Boston, some 40 percent of the food produced is wasted, but not if Vinny Vasallo can help it. Vasallo is the lead trainer and coordinator for the Lovin’ Spoonfuls’ newest, and eighth overall, food rescue…
Ambassador Walter Carrington Everett Native Passes at 90
Former U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington often described growing up in Everett during the 1930s and 1940s not as an oppressive environment for a young black boy like himself – which would have been the norm in America at the time…
Everett State Rep. Race Shows Slow Fundraising, Spending
While the race for state representative in Everett this summer has had a good deal of interest and debate – at a social distance of course – it hasn’t generated a lot of fundraising or spending compared to other nearby…