Louise McKinnon Loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother Louise M. (LeBlanc) McKinnon passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on December 28th, 2024. She was 84 years old. The beloved wife of the late John W. McKinnon, Sr.,…
Month: January 2025
Everett’s No. 1 Newsmaker in 2024
Staff Report As the leader of a city with more than 50,000 residents and growing, Mayor Carlo DeMaria has a challenging job each day. Now in his sixth term as leader of his own hometown’s government, DeMaria showed no signs…
Honoring Everett’s first female councilor: Council votes to display portrait of Rosie LeCours in Council Chambers
By Cary Shuman The City Council approved a resolution at its Dec. 23 meeting to display a portrait of former Common Councilor Rosie LeCours inside the City Council Chambers. LeCours, who lived on Fuller Street in Ward 3, became the…
Rogers’ motion would expand Council TV coverage to YouTube
By Cary Shuman City Council meetings could soon be available on YouTube as the result of a well-received motion by Councilor-at-Large Katy Rogers. The twice-monthly meetings are currently televised live by municipal station ECTV. Rogers asked her colleagues to consider…
DeMaria thanks contributors to the City’s Holiday Assistance Program and Toy Drive
Special to the Independent Mayor Carlo DeMaria would like to recognize and thank donors for taking part in the City of Everett’s annual Toy Drive and Holiday Assistance Program. For the past 17 years, the City has accepted donations of…
Council honors Council President Van Campen at last meeting of the year
By Cary Shuman The Everett City Council honored outgoing Council President Robert Van Campen at the final meeting of the year Dec. 23 in the Council Chambers. Councilor-at-Large John Hanlon and Ward 1 Council Wayne Matewsky presented a plaque on…
2025 Everett Resident Parking Sticker program has begun
Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce the official start date for the 2025 Resident Parking Sticker program. Starting Thursday, January 2, vehicle owners must submit an online application in order to obtain their parking sticker for 2025. Additionally, payments…
Wu, Cox Highlight Reduction in Murders, Shootings in City in ‘24
Special to the Independent Boston Mayor Michele Wu and Police Commissioner Michael Cox, along with Isaac Yablo, a senior city advisor for public safety in the mayor’s office, held a press conference at Boston Police Dept. (BPD) headquarters this past Friday to…
NeighborHealth brings holiday cheer through food distribution
Volunteers and staff prepare 900 bags of food On Thursday, December 19, NeighborHealth’s Community Resource and Wellness Center buzzed with activity as staff and volunteers prepared 900 bags of food for holiday distribution to families and residents in the community.…
Eveillard finishes sixth in Holiday Challenge; second at Speed Classic
Everett High junior track star Kayshaun Eveillard turned in a superb performance this past Saturday in the Boston Holiday Challenge, which featured competitors from across the country at the TRACK at New Balance in Brighton. Kayshaun took home a sixth-place…