Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce the City of Everett Youth Development and Enrichment Department, in collaboration with the Everett Youth Commission, will host the Spring Bash Youth Dance on Friday, May 10, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.,…
McGonagle, Mass. House Passes Bill To Remove Outdated and Offensive Terms in General Laws, Changes Mass. Rehabilitation Commission’s Name to ‘Massability’
Special to the Independent Rep. Joe McGonagle, along with his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed two bills that update the Massachusetts General Laws by removing out-of-date and offensive terms related to persons with disabilities, and by renaming…
Chelsea Council Meeting Addresses Temporary Shelter at Former Soldiers’ Home
Chelsea City Councilors raised questions and concerns about the use of the former Chelsea Soldiers’ Home as a temporary shelter for migrants at a special meeting with state officials last Thursday. The use of the vacant Quigley Building was announced…
House Leadership To Propose $555 Million in Record Investment for the MBTA
Special to the Independent As part of its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), the House Committee on Ways and Means will propose a record investment of $555 million for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), as well as…
Third Annual G.I.R.L.S. Day Set for April 27
Special to the Independent Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce the City of Everett has partnered with Alliance Security, Everett Fire Department, Everett Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, State Police Association for Massachusetts, and Tufts University Department of Public…
Council Postpones Vote on EHS Roof Repairs to Its April 22 Meeting
The City Council voted by an 8-3 margin to postpone the key vote on an $11.4 million appropriation for roof repairs at the old Everett High School building to its April 22 meeting. Councilors Guerline Alcy Jabouin, Peter Pietrantonio and…
MBTA Announces Service Information for the 2024 Boston Marathon
Special to the Journal The MBTA today announced service information on Monday, April 15, the day of the 2024 Boston Marathon. Every year, the MBTA prepares for the Boston Marathon across all departments in many ways. It supports the annual…
A Freaky Friday…
Did you feel the earthquake Friday morning? We were sitting in our recliner in our home when the whole house started shaking and the chair started moving rapidly back and forth. We live on the coast, so at first we…
…And a Manic Monday
We had not intended to view the eclipse, so despite the hype, we had not purchased special eclipse eyewear. We figured we’d focus on what was happening around us — the birds and other animals, the shadows, the suddenly-cooler air…
State Budget Woes: Here We Go Again
With state revenue falling off a cliff and almost $1 billion being spent (on an annualized basis) to house, feed, and care for immigrants who have made their way to Massachusetts from the southern border (and with no end in…
EHS Roundup
EHS Softball Team Overwhelms Chelsea The Everett High softball team opened its season with a runaway 29-0 victory at Greater Boston League (GBL) foe Chelsea last Wednesday. Lady Crimson Tide hurler Peyton Warren tossed a no-hitter over the five-inning span…
DiDomenico Champions Food Security on NBC10
Special to the Independent This past week, Senator Sal DiDomenico was invited onto NBC10 Boston with Catherine D’Amato, CEO of The Greater Boston Food Bank, to talk about what we can do as a state to fully address food insecurity.…