Last week, the city received a $25,000 check from Distrigas – which, by the way, is the city’s largest taxpayer. The check was given to the city to support Mayor Carlo DiMaria’s effort to employ as many Everett kids as…
Category: Editorials
Congrats to EHS Graduating Seniors
Wednesday is graduation day for seniors finishing up their careers at Everett High School. The ceremony will be held at Everett Veterans Memorial Stadium beginning at 6:00 p.m. In the life and times of our children, graduating high school is…
A Great Weekend and Now, Much to Look Forward To
It was an America at peace with itself this long Memorial Day weekend. The kick-off to the Summer of 2011 went smoothly in New England and here in the Greater Boston area where the weather finally, fully, wonderfully cooperated, sending…
Memorial Day 2011
For those who have lost a son or a daughter, a father or a mother, a dear friend or even a neighbor to the ravages of war, Memorial Day is a time to remember and to celebrate the lives of…
The Budget and School Financing Everett is in an Enviable Position.
It has a successful, working, almost visionary public school system, a handful of brand new schools and an exploding school population. It also has a school department and schools superintendent who bring big energy and ambition into the daily quotient…
The Old High School
The mayor has once again placed the old high school up for sale. We wish him the best as the city benefits if the building is sold. However in today’s real estate market, that enormous brick building built so long…
A Day to Remember
For most Everett residents who tend to think about their lives, Sunday wasn’t just another day. It sure enough began like just another day. It was a bit cool in the morning but very sunny with a prevailing sea breeze…
Good News
The Everett School Department has been notified that it will be receiving an additional $5 million in Chapter 70 school aid which means the city will not be forced to find an added $1 million it was going to need…
Gasoline Prices are Climbing Higher Every Day
All of us with automobiles or trucks are dealing with gasoline prices that are rising higher everyday. Businesspeople among us with larger fleets of vehicles and organizations like the city of Everett, which has dozens of vehicles, are going to…
Tragedy Strikes
The deaths of two young Everett High School sophomores with their lives stretching before them like an endless dream, is a wake-up call for the parents of teenagers. Both girls were 16 and apparently hanging out with young men much…