Special to the Independent Last week, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means released a $57.9 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) that reflects the Senate’s vision of creating a more affordable, equitable, and competitive Massachusetts by investing in…
Month: May 2024
Local Haitian Organization To Receive Grant From Boston
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) announced that the City is awarding $650,000 in grants to 13 nonprofits including the Everett Haitian Community to increase the capacity of immigrant-serving organizations to provide immigration-related legal…
RMV Reminds Residents They Will Need a REAL ID or Current Passport To Board a Plane Starting in May 2025
Special to the Independent The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is reminding residents that beginning May 7, 2025, anyone traveling by plane domestically or entering certain federal building areas will need a Registry-issued REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or ID,…
DeMaria: No Update on Encore Expansion Project
Mayor Carlo DeMaria said “there are no further updates with Wynn regarding the proposed East of Broadway expansion project.” DeMaria, who is still hopeful about the project, made the statement following a published story in The Boston Globe that Wynn…
City Council Approves Four Appointments to City Leadership Positions
The Everett City Council unanimously confirmed the appointments of four individuals to key positions in city government at Monday night’s meeting. City Solicitor Colleen Mejia and Director of Information Technology Kevin Dorgan were reappointed to their respective positions through Jan.…
Upcoming Events at Everett Public Libraries
Parlin Adult and Teens Parlin Book Group, Parlin Meeting Room, and Zoom. Monday, May 20th at 6:00 pm.In Elin Hilderbrand’s Summer People, Arch Newton, dies on his way home from a business trip. His widow can barely keep things together.…
McCourty Gives Priceless Advice To EHS Students Patriots Great Takes Part in 2024 Financial Literacy Fair
Former New England Patriots great Devin McCourty proved as adept at delivering an important message to students as he was intercepting errant passes when he served as the featured speaker at Everett High School’s Financial Literacy Fair. “I could not…
EPS Receives National Recognition For Music Education District Honored by NAMM for the Third Time
The Everett Public Schools (EPS) has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 25th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is…
20 Years of Marriage Equality In Massachusetts
It was 20 years ago this week (on May 17, 2004, to be exact), that the first marriage licenses were issued by cities and towns across Massachusetts for same-sex couples. The marriage licenses were precipitated by the decision by the…
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
In the classic 1967 movie, the Graduate, Dustin Hoffman’s character, Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate, is taken aside by a family friend at his graduation party, who says to him, “Ben, I just have one word of advice for…