One hundred and fifty-two tenured Everett schoolteachers will be receiving pink slips as a result of a lack of funding from the city and the state in the creation of the coming year’s school budget. The proposed school budget for…
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It has to be one or the other
Two weeks ago, when the School Committee was having an important discussion about the bullying issue and the school budget for the coming year, everyone’s attention was rapt and keen, and there was a full round of debate going on…
Senator elected; new race underway
No sooner had Everett City Councilor Sal DiDomenico defeated his main rival Cambridge Attorney Tim Flaherty to win the special senate primary election to fill the seat left vacant by former Senator Anthony Galluccio, Flaherty announced that he would be…
Citywide spring cleanup set for May 15
Special to the Independent With April showers putting the halt to the Citywide clean-up last weekend, Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr., the Everett Beautification Committee, Everett Kiwanis, and Recylebank have rescheduled Cleanup Day to Saturday May 15, from 8:00 a.m. to…
DiDomenico wins squeaker
Everett City Councillor Sal DiDomenico will now be Senator Sal DiDomenico following a razor-thin victory in a hotly contested special election which ended Tuesday evening with a 1 percent difference separating him from his chief opponent, Cambridge Attorney Tim Flaherty.…
Eight suspicious fires set in 20 minutes Saturday night
Everett police are working frantically to identify an alleged arsonist who apparently set eight fires within a span of about 90 minutes in locations throughout the city on Saturday night. The series of fires that occurred on Broadway, Foster Street,…
Bank buying back stock; recommended by Wall Street
Meridian Interstate Bankcorp, Inc., owner of the East Boston Savings Bank – which operates a major branch in Everett on Route 16 – has announced that it will be buying back shares that were already distributed. In addition, the company…
Flaherty, DiDomenico neck and neck
Last minute campaigning is being conducted fast and furious in the political camps of Everett City Councilor Sal DiDomenico and Cambridge Attorney Tim Flaherty throughout the sprawling senatorial district reaching from Saugus to Allston-Brighton. With substantial, multiple political mailings, newspaper…
Expanded gambling a done deal
House Speaker Robert DeLeo detailed last week how expanded gambling might take shape and form in the next few months. The release of a detailed bill by the House of Representatives was received warmly by those believing that casino gambling…
Mayor makes final push for Census; hoping to reach the 50,000 resident plateau
Something doesn’t quite gel when it comes to Everett’s official U.S. Census numbers from 2000. While those numbers have Everett at just over 37,000 people, other statistics would suggest that number is way off and this time around Mayor Carlo…