Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced that Massachusetts will receive a record $307.5 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the 2022 fiscal year. The Biden administration reported that in addition…
Author: Independent Staff
News Briefs
Sign-Up Now for Futsal Soccer Program Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the Everett Recreation Department, in association with Everett Youth Soccer, are pleased to announce the new indoor futsal soccer program. The program is open to both girls and boys ages…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students Named to Holy Cross’ Fall 2021 Dean’s List A total of 1,375 students were named to College of the Holy Cross’ Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2021-22 academic year. The following…
Baker-Polito Administration Launches First-in-the-Nation Commission on Clean Heat
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that the members of Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation Commission on Clean Heat were sworn in, helping to advance the Commonwealth’s ambitious goals to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in the buildings sector. The Commission, which was created via Executive…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Additional Measures to Protect Acute Care Hospital Capacity
In response to continuing staffing shortages across the healthcare industry, the Baker-Polito Administration announced several measures intended to ensure acute hospitals can serve those in need of acute care. The Commonwealth’s healthcare system has been facing a critical staffing shortage which has…
Mayor Michelle Wu: Grace Under Pressure
The job of mayor of a large American city never has been easy, but these days the challenges facing our public officials who lead our major metropolitan areas are greater than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a confluence of…
Something Else to Worry About
We were driving on the Expressway the other day and we heard on the radio that the Florida orange crop will be at its lowest output since the 1940s. “What? The 1940s?!?” we thought to ourselves. The point of the…
EHS Roundup
EHS Boys and Girls Track Teams Top Classical The Everett High boys and girls indoor track and field teams handily outran Greater Boston League (GBL) rival Lynn Classical last week. First-place finishers for the Crimson Tide boys, who triumphed by…
Obituaries 01-19-2022
Marie Lentini Longtime Seamstress at Yolanda’s Bridal Salon in Everett Family and friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours on Friday, January 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rt. 107)…