Month: August 2022
Residents Urge Former Pope John Building Be Used for School Purposes
The times they are a changin’, and that could signal the death knell for the proposed affordable housing development for the former Pope John XXIII High School site on Broadway near the Malden line. Since the project was first proposed…
The Future of the Pope John Site: DeMaria Encourages Residents To Attend Community Meeting To Learn More About an Affordable Housing Opportunity
Special to the Independent Mayor Carlo DeMaria is encouraging residents to attend an upcoming community meeting to learn more about the proposal from The Neighborhood Developers to use the land at 888 Broadway that is the site of the former…
Guerline Alcy Announces for State Representative
Special to the Independent Guerline Alcy has announced her candidacy for State Representative for the 28th Middlesex District. The following is her statement: As a State Representative, we have the capacity of bringing funding into the community to help improve…
Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in Everett Area
Special to the Independent Families are urged to add COVID-19 vaccination and boosters to their back-to-school checklist with conveniently located vaccine clinics for all ages. Several locations in Everett will host free, family-friendly COVID-19 vaccine clinics in August. These clinics…
EHS Football Team Begins Pre-Season Practices Sept. 9
Everett Stadium will be the place to be on Sept. 9 as the Everett High football team hosts Xaverian in a dream matchup at Everett Veterans Memorial Stadium. But the Crimson Tide’s 2022 season opener is still three weeks away…
Roberto Jiménez-Rivera Announces His Candidacy for State Representative
Special to the Independent Roberto Jiménez-Rivera, Chelsea School Committee member at-large, is running for State Representative in the newly-created 11th Suffolk district that covers Chelsea and part of Everett. He lives on Eleanor Street with his wife Sarah and their…
20-Day Orange Line Shutdown To Begin August 19
The MBTA recently announced that the entire Orange Line will be shut down for 30 days starting on August 19 to complete repair work and make safety upgrades. “The Orange Line closure will be used to address a maintenance backlog…
Local Students in the News
Simao Earns Dean’s List Honors Gabriel Simao of Everett earned Dean’s List honors for the Spring 2022 semester at Emerson College. The requirement to make Dean’s List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester. Simao is…
Elected Officials, Transit Advocates Call For Suspending Fares for All MBTA Riders
Special to the Independent Elected officials, advocates, and riders are calling for suspending fare collection across the entire MBTA system during the month-long shutdowns of the Orange Line (beginning August 19) and the Green Line north of Government Center (beginning…