Richard VanCampen Pitney Bowes Office Machines Retiree Richard J. VanCampen of Everett entered into rest unexpectedly on June 9 in the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett. He was 74 years old. Born in Lynn, Dick resided in Everett for many…
Revealing Dangers of Tobacco and Smoking: 2 Everett Students Earn Top Honors in Statewide Anti-tobacco Poster Contest
Two fifth-grade students from the Keverian School in Everett have earned top honors in the 2014 Massachusetts Medical Society and Alliance Anti-Tobacco Poster Contest, an annual educational event to alert schoolchildren to the dangers of tobacco and smoking. Gavin Kane…
Everett Teachers Make the Green Difference
The 6th Annual Green Difference Awards Ceremony was held last week at the Massachusetts State House, in recognition of teachers who provide “Outstanding Environmental Education, Innovation, and Service in our Schools and within Communities.” Among the honorees was Everett High School AP Biology and Environmental Science Educator…
Three Everett Residents Played on NJCAA Division III World Series Team
For the third time in as many years, the Northern Essex Community College Knights baseball team went to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III World Series in Tyler, TX. They finished sixth in the country with an overall…
DeMaria Proposes $182.9 Million Budget for FY 2015: Council to Hold Budget Hearings June 16, 17 & 18
Mayor Carlo DeMaria presented his $182,946,911 fiscal year 2015 budget proposal to a joint meeting of the City Council and Everett School Department last week, on Tuesday, May 27. The Council voted shortly after to refer the FY 2015 budget…
Obed DeChamp Firefighter/inventor
Obed DeChamp was born and raised in Shelburne Nova Scotia on December 27, 1867. The son of George and Mary DeChamp, he migrated south sometime around late 1891 and settled on Ferry Street in Everett. In order to support himself,…
FY ’15: Mayor Looks to Improve Services, Replace Equipment
In his budget presentation to the City Council and Everett School Committee last week, Mayor Carlo DeMaria sought to put city politics on the backburner, as he continued his policy of proposing improvements to city services and modernization and replacement…
City’s Budget to Be Reviewed by National Government Finance Officers Association
Mayor Carlo DeMaria and City Auditor Richard Viscay plan to submit the proposed Fiscal Year 2015 city operating budget to the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), in an effort to have the city’s financial planning peer review by municipal finance…
Congratulations to Our Graduates
Graduation season is upon us, the time of year in which communities all across America celebrate the accomplishments of our young adults who will be receiving their high school diplomas. Graduation is a bittersweet time, marking both an ending and a beginning. For the grads, they will realize…
EHS Softball Team Edges Billerica, 1-0; Then Edged by Concord-carlisle
The Everett High softball team, which had made a strong surge in the final two weeks of the season to qualify for the Division 1 state tournament, played a pair of outstanding, one-run games in tourney play this past week,…
Obituaries 06-04-2014
Carmen Leonforte Of Everett Carmen Leonforte of Everett passed away surrounded by his family on May 27. He was 75 years old. The beloved husband of Raffaela (Feudo), he was the son of the late Antonio and Carmella (Lizio) Leonforte;…
Everett High’s Softball Success Story
Everett High softball alumni and coaches were on hand to help honor and recognize the outstanding contributions to the Everett softball program by head coach Stacy Poste Schiavo.