Month: August 2024
City of Everett Hosts Final Summer Concert at the Connolly Center
City Council Set for Key Vote on EHS building Renovations at Special Meeting Monday
By Cary Shuman The Everett City faces a very impactful vote at a special meeting Monday (Aug. 19) when it considers a funding order for $72 million for interior renovations to the old Everett High School building and an additional…
Everett High Football Team Opens Practice Friday
By Cary Shuman The Everett High football team, looking to reestablish itself as a state superpower, will begin pre-season workouts Friday for the 2024 season. Justin Flores, beginning his second season as head coach, expects close to 70 players –…
Hazardous Waste Day announced for August 24
Special to the Independent Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce the City of Everett will host Hazardous Waste Day for residents to dispose of hazardous materials on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Rivergreen…
Legendary Coach Peter Forte Set for Everett Crimson Tide Pop Warner’s 2024 Season
By Cary Shuman Peter Forte is back for another season of coaching Pop Warner football in Everett and that means two things: the Crimson Tide 13-U team will be well-schooled in the fundamentals and a likely contender for a state…
News Briefs
Sharing Space exhibition Art Lab Everett Youth Employees, Martha Chason-Sokol & Mariana Paz will be participating in Sharing Space, An exhibition, a performance, and a collaboration on August 15, from 4-7p.m. The exhibition will be at Gallery RAG, 37 Rocky…
ABCD Receives $700,000 Grant from the Healey-Driscoll Administration
ABCD is excited to announce that it has been awarded nearly $700,000 from the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Emergenging Adult Reentry Initiative to expand and support its BRIDGES Returning Citizens Center (BRCC) — a specialized career center which offers employment and training…
MVES Awarded Grant to Ease Behavioral Health Crisis
The aging population in Massachusetts is increasing, while at the same time, the number of older adults with behavioral health problems is also rising. Massachusetts is not alone – U.S. officials have described older Americans as facing a behavioral health…
An Olympics to Remember
From the glorious opening ceremonies along the Seine River more than two weeks ago to Sunday’s closing and traditional pass-off of the Olympic flag to Los Angeles, the site of the 2028 Summer Olympics, the Paris Olympics were spectacular in…