Bishop Robert Brown and guest speaker Ron Walker at the annual Martin Luther King Day breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, in the Connolly Center. A large crowd turned out for the annual celebration of the late civil rights leader’s legacy.
Author: Independent Staff
MBTA says Everett Shops is Not on the Market
By Seth Daniel One week after Mayor Carlo DeMaria encouraged the Wynn Boston Harbor team to pursue the large Everett Shops MBTA repair facility – and one week after the MBTA outsourced one division housed in the Shops – the…
Cooperation the Key to $1.3 Million Request for School Department
By Seth Daniel The City Council is preparing to take on a request very soon from Mayor Carlo DeMaria on behalf of the Everett Public Schools – a $1.3 million request that will help the schools fill a critical gap…
Workforce Development Will Be the Key to Filling Jobs in 2019
By Seth Daniel Jobs have been the center of the Wynn Boston Harbor movement in Everett since day one, and Mayor Carlo DeMaria won over some of the harshest skeptics in Everett with the promise of long-term, full-time jobs. Those…
Police Briefs 01-18-2017
Sunday, Jan. 1 Jeanine Montalbano, 48, 42 Villa Ave., Everett, was arrested for aggravated assault and battery on an elderly person. Monday, Jan. 2 Marcilio Fernandex, 41, 11 Bennett St., Everett, was arrested for trespassing. Kelley Whalen, 41, Mass Ave.…
Attention Democrats:Grow Up
Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated tomorrow (Friday). Certainly, that is a day and an event that no serious person on any side of the political spectrum ever thought might be possible. However, that is the reality that we…
Sports 01-18-2017
Jordan McAfee’s late basket gives Everett 67-66 win over New Mission By Cary Shuman There are the quizzes and then there are the tests. Senior forward Jordan McAfee made a layup with three seconds remaining to lift the Everett High…
Obituaries 01-18-2017
Alfred Capone, Jr. Retired Federal Maintenance Mechanic; member of Winthrop Elks and Jeffries Yacht Club in East Boston Alfred A. Capone, Jr. of Everett and East Boston passed away after a long illness on January 5. A retired Federal Maintenance…
Visiting With Nerlens Noel
Everett native Nerlens Noel warmed up before the game at the TD Garden, making some practice shots with his teammates on the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. Noel grew up in Everett and played for the Crimson Tide football and basketball teams…
Wynn Boston Harbor Installs First Steel Beam
By Seth Daniel At 5 a.m. on Monday, ironworkers stood ready as sky-high cranes began picking up steel columns and putting them into place on the northernmost end of the Wynn Boston Harbor site – the first steel to go…