By Mayor Carlo DeMaria As we enter the end of the summer season and the beginning of fall I wanted to reach out to my neighbors, my family, and my friends to remind them of several community events occurring in…
Author: Independent Staff
School Will Be Back — Drive with Care
With school bells ringing for the start of the 2017-18 school year next week and the week thereafter, commuters will have to adjust to the prospect of schoolchildren and school buses returning to our streets. All of us who drive…
Another Alcohol-Related Tragedy
Perhaps it is because we have children who are teenagers, but the news Monday morning of the death of a 16-year-old girl on the Merrimack River in a jet-ski accident in which alcohol allegedly was involved hit us particularly hard.…
Obituaries 08-16-2017
Gertrude ‘Gertie’ Green Of Everett Gertrude “Gertie” (Hamor) Green of Everett died on August 10. She was the beloved wife of the late James E. Green; loving mother of Holly Garrity and her husband, Gary, Susan Marchant and her husband,…
National Night Out
National Night Out offered the opportunity for residents to meet Police serving the community,pictured are Nicole LaPenna, Officer Mike Russell, Officer James Mason, and Anita Scannell. Hundreds turned out for the annual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 1 –…
Cornelio Appointed as City Clerk:Former Common Councilor Follows Precedent of Past Elected Officials in Being Named City Clerk
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. One-time Common Councilor Sergio Cornelio, who has served for the past two years as assistant city clerk to the recently retired City Clerk Michael Matarazzo, was unanimously appointed to be the city’s fulltime city clerk last…
DeMaria Brings Back Outdoor Movie Night
On Friday, August 4, Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the City of Everett were pleased to host a family movie night at the Everett Memorial Stadium. The featured movie was ‘The Lego Batman Movie.’ Over 250 attendees enjoyed movie entertainment with…
ZBA Approves Six-Units on Bradford Street
By Seth Daniel The Everett Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) took up several hard-hitting matters on Monday night, Aug. 7, but ended up with several continuances on those matters. That said, the board did approve a six-unit development by Alexander…
New Zoning in Business Districts Proposed
By Seth Daniel Mayor Carlo DeMaria and his Planning Department are in the process of drafting a new mixed-use Overlay District for several business districts throughout Everett, an effort that will eliminate parking regulations and increase building heights and project…
Wynn Hoping to Lease Office Space from MBTA’s Everett Shops
By Seth Daniel The MBTA has put out a public bid for office space in its Everett Shops building – a move that was apparently sparked by Wynn Boston Harbor, which inquired about using the newly vacant space during construction.…