Attorney General Martha Coakley won the senate battle in Everett but lost the overall war she needed in order to be victorious across the state. Senator-elect Scott Brown showed strength everywhere and ended up the senator elect following balloting last…
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Tears of joy – Rick Thurin’s mother is safe in Haiti
Everett High senior Ricky Thurin said he cried “tears of joy” after learning Monday night that his mother was alive and well in Haiti. It had been an emotionally draining week for Thurin who had been unable to make communications…
Sumner Gage Whittier, at 98; Everett’s man for all seasons
It is one thing to grow up here and to become the mayor, the representative or the senator. It is wholly another thing to come out of the Everett experience almost 100 years ago to become the head of the…
EI Recreation Center Offers Boot Camp
The Everett Recreation Department is offering the city’s residents a way to keep this New Year’s resolution to get in shape for 2010. The winter Boot Camp program starts on Monday nights at 6 p.m. and Wednesday evenings at 5:30…
Candidates lining up for likely special election
One week has passed since former Senator Anthony Galluccio was sent to prison and resigned his senate seat after failing to comply with the stipulations of his probation. With State Senate President Therese Murray apparently on the verge of announcing…
It’s official
With a huge American flag as a backdrop, City Clerk Michael Matarazzo in the Frederick Forestaire Performing Arts Center at Everett High School swore in the 2010 Everett city government of elected officials into their respective offices on Monday night.…
Senator Galluccio jailed
State Senator Anthony Galluccio was jailed Monday afternoon for violating the stipulations of the house arrest placed upon him for his involvement in a hit and run automobile accident in Cambridge in October. In a Medford court room late Monday…
Looking at Politics – Galluccio’s demise is a loss to Everett
There are two Anthony Galluccios. The Anthony Galluccio depicted on television Monday afternoon in court in a suit, with his head down, being led away in handcuffs for violating his probation is not the Anthony Galluccio we know and whom…
Holiday gift giveaway brings cheer to Everett’s older adults
Be a Santa to a Senior, the popular campaign that delivers hundreds of gifts to seniors in Everett and surrounding towns was again a success in 2009. Home Instead Senior Care of Melrose, along with Johnnie’s Foodmaster, partnered with area…
Socket to Ya – Electric rates in Massachusetts are some of the highest in the country
Leaving the porch light on, running an air conditioner at night or using a longer cycle on the clothes dryer are all decisions that, in Massachusetts, will cost more than just about anywhere else in the country. As the cost…