What a week it was for the vaunted Everett High School football program. Two former Crimson Tide standouts, Lewis Cine of the University of Georgia and Isaiah Likely, of Coastal Carolina University, were selected in the National Football League Draft.…
Month: May 2022
Groundbreaking on 35 Garvey Street Development
Special to the Independent 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, and Partners Group, a leading global…
Councilor Accused of Indecent Assault
Ward 4 Councilor Jimmy Tri Le pleaded not guilty at his appearance in Malden District Court last Thursday to a charge of indecent assault and battery on a female member of the City Council. The incident allegedly happened at a…
Student Representative to School Committee Will Now be Able to Take a More-Active Role
At its meeting on Monday night, the Everett School Committee voted to allow Student Representative Dyna Louis to become a more active member of the committee. Louis, who was elected by her high school peers, has been able to comment…
McGonagle Joins Colleagues to Pass FY23 Budget With Targeted Investments to Support Families
Rep. Joe McGonagle, along with his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget. This budget responsibly responds to the needs of residents and makes targeted investments to support families in the Commonwealth. Funded…
News in Brief
Council Unanimously Adopts DiPierro’s 25 MPH City-Wide Speed Limit Ordinance Recently, the Everett City Council unanimously passed an ordinance sponsored by Councilor Anthony DiPierro, lowering the city-wide speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour. DiPierro has long made…
Fred and Michele Capone Continue to Celebrate Community in Everett Square
On Saturday, April 16th, the Sacro Plaza sponsored a visit from the Easter Bunny. Those in attendance had an opportunity to take a photo with the special guest of honor, received candy eggs, and enjoyed a delicious selection of treats…
Red Cross Offering Free Smoke Alarm Installations
The American Red Cross of Massachusetts will be installing hundreds of free smoke alarms to communities in need in a targeted campaign called Sound the Alarm to May 22. “Our goal is to save lives,” said Kelly Isenor, Director of…
Alcohol Is Still #1
Americans have been dying prematurely at unprecedented levels in the past two years from a number of causes. COVID-19 has taken away almost one million of our fellow Americans, with the number still rising daily for the foreseeable future. Fatal…
Is Nuclear War Inevitable in Ukraine — and Beyond?
We don’t want to sound like alarmists, but in our opinion, the escalation both in military weaponry and rhetoric by the Western powers and the Kremlin is bringing us closer and closer to the brink of nuclear warfare in Ukraine.…