State Senator Sal DiDomenico officially endorsed Treasurer Steve Grossman’s candidacy for governor today at an event at the Webster School in Everett highlighting Grossman’s educational platform and commitment to universal pre-k. “I’m supporting Steve Grossman for Governor because I know…
Service to His Country: EHS Graduate Derek Bankus Enlists in U.S. Marine Corps
Derek S. Bankus says the United States of America has the finest military in the world. Bankus, a 2013 graduate of Everett High School, has been accepted for enlistment in the United States Marine Corps. He has begun strength and…
Planning Board to Review Medical Marijuana Zoning: Will Make Recommendation to City Council for Passage
The Everett City Council sent a new Medical Marijuana zoning by-law to the Planning Board Monday night which, if adopted, will establish where medical marijuana dispensaries and growing facilities could locate in the city. Ever since the state’s medical marijuana…
City Council Establishes New Six-percent Hotel Tax
The Everett City Council voted overwhelmingly Monday night to accept the recommendation of its subcommittee on Community and Business Development and adopt a six-percent room occupancy excise, or hotel tax, on all hotel and lodging rooms in the city. City…
So, This Is Spring?
Although the calendar told us that spring officially arrived last Thursday, Mother Nature, as usual, has decided on her own time frame for when she will allow spring to be sprung. As we are writing this editorial at the beginning of the week, the weatherman…
Spring Cleaning Time
Clean up, clean up, Everybody everywhere Clean, clean up, Everybody do your share. For our readers with children, the above phrases will be recognized as coming from a song by Barney, the Purple Dinosaur. But they are as apropos as anything else we can think of…
EHS Baseball Team Preparing for 2014 Campaign
Although the Everett High baseball team, which compiled a superb 15-5 record last season and captured the Greater Boston League championship, lost many of its starters to graduation, EHS head coach Joe Lento is looking forward to the coming 2014 campaign. “We graduated many of…
Obituaries 03-26-2014
Barbara Hofhaug Clerical Worker Who Enjoyed Life to the Fullest, retired at age 80 Barbara G. (MacDonald) Hofhaug died early Sunday morning, March 23, in her Gloucester home. She was 92 years old. She was born in Everett on May…
EHS Allied Health Academy Members Visit Body World Exhibit
Sophomore and junior members of Everett High School’s Allied Health Academy (AHA) visited the Body World Vital Exhibit at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston for an educational field trip that directly relates to the AHA’s curriculum and mission. The exhibit…
‘Friendly Son’s’ Honor Superintendent Foresteire Proceeds Benefit the Everett High School Music Department
Everett renewed a proud and longtime tradition when elected officials, civic leaders, and residents gathered for a fun-filled night of reminiscing, Irish cheer, light barbs, and community spirit at the 54th “Friendly Son’s of St. Patrick Dinner.” An overflow crowd…
Overcrowding: City, School Department to Take First Step on New School Project
The Everett City Council and the Everett School Department have agreed to take the first step in the process to request state building funds for school construction, following a vote of the Council last week that authorized the school department…
Council Receives FY 2015 Capital Improvement Plan
Mayor Carlo DeMaria submitted his FY 2015 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to the City Council at its March 10, 2014 meeting. The FY 2015 CIP proposes a $15,028,818 capital spending plan that would seek to fix streets and sidewalks, update…