The “Florence Street Community Garden”, located at Scharf Park, is a symbolic milestone for not only the City of Everett, but specifically to a coalition of Everett community residents and organizations, Everyone Eats Healthy in Everett (EEHE). EEHE is a…
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Distrigas Makes Major Donation to Summer Jobs Program
Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. has been working Everett’s friendly, corporate neighbor Distrigas, to raise funds for the City’s Youth Summer Job Program in place. Carol Churchill, the Communications Manager for Distrigas Suez worked with Mayor DeMaria Jr. to help keep…
Smith Should Be Held to a Higher Standard
News reports indicating Representative Stat Smith owns two apartment houses filled with code violations in neighboring Revere are, frankly, a disappointment. Voters in this city expect their elected public representatives to not only follow the law but to be pristine…
High School Accreditation
Everett High School has received a ten year accreditation following a thorough review by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. This comes as great news as accreditation tends to be a confirmation of just about everything that is…
Marie Howe
Everett School Crossing Guard Marie Howe’s tragic and untimely death has caused great sadness throughout the community. She died trying to keep school children safe while crossing streets filled with speeding traffic. She loved what she did. She was a…
Police Briefs 05-30-2012
5/21 Carl Paul Conway, 48, of 55 Staples Avenue, Everett, was arrested for being a fugitive from justice. Michael R. Sanchez, 21, of 28 Bowdoin Avenue, Boston, was arrested for disturbing the peace. Juan Anto Santana-Ruiz, 38, of 134 Chelsea…
Baseball Team Tops Masco, Awaits Tourney
The Everett High baseball team concluded its season on a winning note with a 5-2 victory over Masconomet Sunday in the consolation round of the Tanner Invitational baseball tournament. The triumph improved the Crimson Tide’s record to 12-8 to close…
Obituaries 05-30-2012
Lorraine Bowman Of Stoneham, formerly of Revere Lorraine M. (Fallon) Bowman of Stoneham, formerly of Revere and Chelsea, died on May 23, following a long illness. She was 84 years old. A longtime member and devotee of the Immaculate Conception…
Memorial Day 2012
The long weekend for those of us living safely throughout the nation is much more than that for all of us. Whether we recognize and feel the intensity of the Memorial Day holiday or not, whether we understand what sacrifice…
EHS Baseball Team Claims GBL Crown: Dinapoli Hurls Three-hitter in Title-clincher
Coach Joe Marchese’s Everett High baseball team earned its second straight outright Greater Boston League title with a pair of hard fought victories this past week over GBL rivals Malden and Medford. “This team has really come together this season,”…