By Seth Daniel A controlled explosion at 7-Acre Park last Weds., Jan. 18, of some 43 explosive devices confiscated after the recent arrest of an Everett man has some questioning the decision and City officials saying they will do a…
Council,Mayor Look to Replace Funding Cut by Gov Baker for Police Computers
By Seth Daniel When police officers in most communities make a vehicle stop or an inquiry of a person, they can type in a license plate or identity into computers in their cruisers, which helps them instantly determine whether or…
Downtown Everett Picked as Potential Hottest Neighborhood
A few pioneering local business leaders and numerous City officials have routinely touted the attributes of downtown Everett, but now those from outside the city are taking note of what could be this year’s newest hot-spot for real estate in…
Letters to the Editor
Fact-based policy To the Editor: In a letter entitled “MWRA Advisory Board Raises Concerns over Mountain Biking” (Everett Independent, 1/6/2017), Joseph Favaloro writes that mountain biking threatens the quality of the MWRA’s water, declared the best in the nation in…
Police Safety Should Be A Top Priority
With the state budget revenues running behind budget, one can understand Governor Charles Baker’s veto of an earmark of Sen. Sal DiDomenico’s request for $75,000 to buy laptops to put into Everett police cruisers. Presently, Everett is one of a…
Sports 01-25-2017
EHS Roundup Girls basketball team tops Medford to move into first place in GBL The Everett High girls basketball team moved into sole possession of first place in the Greater Boston League with a pulsating 54-47 victory at Medford Friday…
Obituaries 01-25-2017
Margaret Gesnaldo Retired nurse’s aide Margaret M. (Sousa) Gesnaldo of Everett entered into rest on January 18 in the Eastpointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chelsea. She was 88 years old. Margaret was born in Malden and was a long…
Everett Bonfire
An Everett firefighter keeps close tabs on the towering blaze of Christmas trees in Seven Acre Park at the first-ever Everett Bonfire – a fire made possible by Christmas trees gathered curbside over the last two weeks. The bonfire represented…
Martin Luther King Day Breakfast
Bishop Robert Brown and guest speaker Ron Walker at the annual Martin Luther King Day breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, in the Connolly Center. A large crowd turned out for the annual celebration of the late civil rights leader’s legacy.
MBTA says Everett Shops is Not on the Market
By Seth Daniel One week after Mayor Carlo DeMaria encouraged the Wynn Boston Harbor team to pursue the large Everett Shops MBTA repair facility – and one week after the MBTA outsourced one division housed in the Shops – the…
Cooperation the Key to $1.3 Million Request for School Department
By Seth Daniel The City Council is preparing to take on a request very soon from Mayor Carlo DeMaria on behalf of the Everett Public Schools – a $1.3 million request that will help the schools fill a critical gap…
Workforce Development Will Be the Key to Filling Jobs in 2019
By Seth Daniel Jobs have been the center of the Wynn Boston Harbor movement in Everett since day one, and Mayor Carlo DeMaria won over some of the harshest skeptics in Everett with the promise of long-term, full-time jobs. Those…