EHS Roundup EHS hockey team defeats Brookline, 7-1 Alumni Skate Saturday The Everett High hockey team moved within one game of reaching the .500 mark with a 7-1 victory over Brookline at B.U.’s Walter Brown Arena Saturday. Marc Faia —…
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Obituaries 02-10-2016
Mary Giorgio of East Boston Mary S. (Vitale) Giorgio of East Boston passed away on February 5 surrounded by her loving family. She was 85 years old. The beloved wife of the late Mario Giorgio, she was born in Boston,…
GBL Champions
Everett High girls basketball captain Talia Ricciolo attempts a shot in a game against Medford earlier this season. Riccioli scored 14 points in a win over Malden that clinched Everett’s first Greater Boston League championship.
Major Arrests by Feds:State Hit MS-13 in Everett,Elsewhere
In an unexpected and shocking roundup of El Salvadoran MS-13 gang members in Everett, Chelsea, East Boston, Somerville, Revere, and elsewhere, federal, state and local officials announced Friday morning that they believed they had put a significant dent in the…
EPS Food Service Provider Responds to Health,and Other Concerns
The food service provider for the Everett Public Schools (EPS) is reassuring the mayor and residents that it is fully committed to forwarding the administration’s agenda for a healthy community. From the opening of the Everett Wellness Center to the…
Everett Teens in MS-13 Gang Charged with Jan 3 Murder
Two Everett teens affiliated with the MS-13 gang were arrested and arraigned this week on murder charges for the Jan. 3 murder of Omar Wilfredo Reyes under the Tileston Street Bridge. Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan announced Monday that…
Everett Man Arrested for Masked Armed Bank Robbery
An Everett man appeared in federal court last week in connection with his alleged armed robbery of the TD Bank in Allston in November 2015. Joseph G. Rachal, 64, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Boston and charged with…
Police Briefs 02-03-2016
Tuesday, 1/19 McKerven Lynch, 26, 41 Sturgis St., Medford, was arrested for receiving/buying stolen merchandise. Thursday, 1/21 Robert Maguire, 37, 24 Yeamans St., Revere, was arrested for shoplifting. Earl Montgomery, 53, 256 Summer St., Stoughton, was arrested for operating a…
Letters to the Editor
Ward Six Councilor McLaughlin celebrates the agreement between Wynn Resorts and the City of Boston As the City Councilor of the local area for Wynn Everett, it is a true honor that we as a community can celebrate the agreement…
Sal is the Man
When Councilor Sal LaMattina was named vice chair of the Boston City Council Ways and Means Committee last month, little did we realize then that just maybe his appointment came in the nick of time for Charlestown. The waste transfer…