The Mystic River Watershed Association recently secured $400,000 in federal funds to enhance urban forests in Greater Boston’s Mystic River Watershed. This funding will help mitigate the dangers of climate-driven extreme heat in vulnerable environmental justice communities including Everett, Chelsea…
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Launch of Firefighter-Based Ambulance Service Merits Further Discussion by City Council
Following an informative presentation by Fire Chief Scott Dalrymple about the future launch of a firefighter-based ambulance, the City Council voted unanimously to support Council President Michael Marchese’s motion to seek an update from the Administration about the costs of…
CHA Opens New Community Behavioral Health Center
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities, has opened a new Community Behavioral Health Center at CHA Cambridge Hospital (1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge). CHA is now one of 25 designated Community Behavioral…
News Briefs
DeMaria Administration Awarded GFOA Certificate of Achievement Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that for the seventh time, the City of Everett has been awarded the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.…
Councilor Matewsky Wants One Parking Space Per Apartment for All Future Developments
Ward 1 City Councilor Wayne Matewsky is requesting that the Planning Department and the Zoning Board of Appeals adopt a policy that will require at least one parking space per apartment for all future developments in Everett. Matewsky spoke in…
Everett Lights Kinara in Celebration of Kwanzaa
New Year, New Heights: DiDomenico Ascends to High Leadership Post in State Senate
Sal DiDomenico was set to be inaugurated as state senator at the State House today for his seventh term representing Everett in a newly realigned district. “I will have a different district than when I started this past session,” reported…
Mayor DeMaria’s Council on Aging New Year’s Party
Upcoming Weekend Service Changes on Orange, Green, Red Lines
Special to the Independent The MBTA announced upcoming service changes this month on the Orange, Green, and Red lines. Because of the continued demolition of the Government Center Garage by private developer HYM Construction, Orange and Green Line service changes…
News in Brief
Dance Party Thursdays at The Connolly Center Mayor Carlo DeMaria and The Council on Aging are pleased to announce the “Dance Party Thursdays” in January. The dances are free of charge for seniors over the age of 60 years and…