The issue of longevity pay for Mayor Carlo DeMaria came up again at the City Council meeting on Monday night in a resolution by Ward 1 Councilor Fred Capone. At the council’s December 13 meeting, this motion, which called upon…
Month: December 2021
Annual Haitian Flag-Raising Ceremony
Class of 2021 Will Be Known for Extreme Pandemic Perseverance
2021 Year in Review
The old expression, “The more things change, the more they remain the same,” certainly seemed to sum up the year 2021 in Everett. The news at the beginning of the year was that COVID was devastating the Everett community with…
Yes, Let’s Ring Out the Old and Ring in the New
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. But after reading the poem in its entirety, we are printing the whole thing, because it sums up —…
Sports Roundup
Boys Basketball Wins Opener in Hoop Tourney The Everett High boys basketball team won its fourth game in a row to improve to 4-1 on the season with a 54-50 victory over Belmont in the Slade’s Bar and Grill Holiday…
Obituaries 12-29-2021
Marianna Buccieri July 29, 1931 – December 23, 2021 Marianna (Cardello) Buccieri of Revere, born in Mineo, Sicily on July 29, 1931 to the late Giovanni and Giuseppa Cardello, died December 23, 2021. Marianna’s family immigrated through Ellis Island, New…
COVID Test Kits Now Available for Residents
Special to the Independent With COVID-19 cases rising in Everett and across the country thanks to the arrival of the Omicron variant, which has proven to be exponentially-more contagious than the original strain of the virus, the need for rapid…
DiDomenico Foundation Toy Drive
As Is: Superintendent’s Contract End Date Remains Unchanged by Committee
Superintendent Priya Tahiliani made it very clear in her remarks at the School Committee meeting on Monday night that she “has no intention of leaving this district.” Tahiliani’s comments came before the committee took a vote on whether to extend…