A national news headline caught our attention recently: “Five people, including four from the same family, died in a boating collision on Saturday along a river popular with boaters outside Savannah, Ga., the authorities said. Four other people were injured,…
Month: June 2022
Letter to the Editor
Define What We Mean by Healing To the Editor: In the past few weeks a number of elected officials have expressed the need for our community to heal and come together. We should clearly define what we mean by healing.…
Everett High Football Clinic Draws a Huge Turnout
Close to 80 youths, ages 7 to 14, participated in the Everett High School instructional football clinic Monday at Everett Memorial Stadium. Everett head coach Rob DiLoreto was asked about the tremendous turnout for the first of the four daily…
The Everett Fireman’s Relief Association and the Everett Fire Department Memorial Sunday Program
The Everett Fireman’s Relief Association and the Everett Fire Department held their annual Memorial Sunday Ceremony June 12. The impressive program was conducted at the Firefighters Memorial Stone adjacent to the Ferry Street Fire Station . The deceased members of…
Congratulations, Officer Nally
Council Names Costa Ward 3 Councilor
Darren Costa was named the new City Councilor representing Ward 3 following a vote at Monday night’s council meeting. After the vote, Costa was sworn in by City Clerk Sergio Cornelio and congratulated by his fellow councilors. Costa thanked the…
Everett To Host Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Saturdays
Special to the Independent The City of Everett will host free COVID-19 vaccine clinics every Saturday in June at the former Pope John XXIII High School. As part of a special promotion, everyone who gets their first vaccine dose at…
Tahiliani Receives Statewide Honor
Special to the Independent In a resounding display of respect and admiration from her colleagues throughout the Commonwealth, Everett Superintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani has been honored with a 2022 President’s Award by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.).…
Holly Garcia Graduates From Mass. School of Law
When Holly Garcia was 10 years old, she decided she wanted to be a lawyer. “My parents had gotten divorced, and I actually had a guardian ad litem assigned to me,” said Garcia. “Everything my guardian was doing to help…
We Urge Our Legislators To Support Lobster Fishing Bill
Most of us are environmentalists to some extent. We doubt there are few among us who do not find it heartbreaking that there was a record number of deaths of manatees this past year in Florida because excessive algae growth…