On the second night of Hanukkah, community members and elected officials gathered alongside Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Rabbi Sruli Baron to light the Everett menorah in front of City Hall. Hanukkah, which is the Jewish eight-day “festival of lights” is…
Month: December 2022
Merry Christmas
This is the most wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the popular song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories of Christmases-past. We choose just the right tree, decorate…
A Great World Cup
We don’t pretend to be big soccer fans, but even we were caught up in the excitement and the drama of the World Cup, which reached its climax this past Sunday with the exciting and exhilarating victory by Argentina in…
EHS Sports Roundup
EHS Boys Basketball Wins Opening Two Games The Everett High boys basketball team opened the defense of its Greater Boston League (GBL) title with a pair of victories last week against GBL rivals Revere and Medford. In the season-opener at Revere…
Obituaries 12-21-2022
Attorney Jon Kennedy So Glad To Have Lived Attorney Jon L. Kennedy of Everett, born on May 6, 1954 to the late State Representative and Mrs. John P. Kennedy departed this life on December 13 at the young age of…
Everett Takes the Plunge for Special Olympics
Special to the Independent The City of Everett recently held its first-ever Polar Plunge event at the Recreation Center and raised over $16,000 to help support Special Olympics Massachusetts. The Polar Plunge is a fund-raising initiative put forth by the…
A Kiwanis Holiday Tradition
Glendale Towers Annual Tree Lighting
Council Approves Rezoning of Property for Encore Boston Harbor Expansion
The City Council voted by an 8-1 margin to allow for the rezoning of a site on Broadway across from Encore Boston Harbor that will be used for expansion purposes while bringing millions of dollars in additional tax revenue to…
DeMaria Speaks to Council on Pope John HS Property
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria appeared at the City Council meeting Monday to address the issue of the future use of the former Pope John XXIII High School property located at 880 Broadway. DeMaria began his appearance with a prepared statement…