EHS boys hoop tops Medford for key win The Everett High boys basketball team earned a third straight victory with a 65-59 triumph over Greater Boston League (GBL) rival Medford this past Thursday at the EHS gym. The Crimson Tide were…
Month: January 2025
Zion Church, City hold Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast
The Zion Ministries Church, led by Bishop Robert G. Brown, joined with the City of Everett in holding the 19th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Jan. 10 at the Edward G. Connolly Center. Bishop Brown, Senior…
Obituaries 01-22-2025
Jennifer A. Dow Sept. 11, 1974 — Jan. 18, 2025 Jennifer A. Dow passed into eternal peace on January 18, 2025 at Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by her family, where she slipped the surly bonds of earth and touched the…
Invited to White House for Boston Celtics Ceremony
Senator Sal DiDomenico and his son Matthew were recently invited by the Biden Administration to the White House to honor the Boston Celtics on their 18th NBA Championship. President Biden praised the efforts of the Celtics, and star players Jayson…
Council Votes to Allow Limited Animal Testing
Councillors Smith, Rogers clash on issue By Cary Shuman The Everett City Council voted by a 6-4 margin to allow limited animal testing at life science centers or laboratory buildings that could be located in Everett in the future. Before…
DiDomenico’s Energy Siting Bill Signed into Law
Special to the Independent This past fall, the Governor signed a climate omnibus bill into law, S.2967, which includes key language from Senator Sal DiDomenico’s energy facility siting bill, S.2113, that will protect his constituents from hazardous energy projects and…
Pietrantonio shines in City Council discussions
By Cary Shuman Political observers of City Council meetings have consistently lauded Ward 6 Councilor Peter Pietrantonio for his uncanny knack of taking large-scale issues and putting them into basic, people-on-the-street perspectives. Some might call it a refreshing “lunch pail”…
Van Campen Asks for Better Communication and Collaboration Between Administration and Council
By Cary Shuman Ward 5 City Councilor Robert Van Campen has requested the city’s water superintendent, Ernest Lariviere, to appear at the next Council meeting “to clarify the purpose of recent letters to residents regarding lead.” While the Council unanimously…
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office First to Install a Naloxone Vending Machine
Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian announced the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office has become the first sheriff’s office in the Commonwealth to install a naloxone vending machine (Link to B-Roll), making the opioid overdose reversal medication available for free to all visitors and…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Never Gave Up
For those of a certain age, it is hard to imagine that 2025 will mark 57 years since the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel…