Repeated visits lately to the new Everett High School (EHS) reveal a structure of almost unsurpassable beauty and utility. If, for instance, you sit in the upstairs library, you have one of the finest views of the Boston skyline anywhere,…
Obituaries – 9/23/09
Emidio Danieli Everett resident Emidio Danieli of Everett died on September 18. He was the beloved husband of Jean (D’Angelo); loving father of Stephen Danieli and his wife, Joan, of Mansfield, Jeanne Sutherby and her husband, John, of Burlington and…
A no-brainer
By Stephen Quigley The bleak economy can have some positive effects. Members of the Board of Aldermen voted at their Monday night meeting to pay off two school bonds and refinance them at a lower interest rate, saving the Everett…
Everett beats Leominster 14-6 in season opener
Independent Staff Report The game wasn’t going to be pretty anyway, with rain pelting down on the grass at Everett Memorial Stadium Friday night for the season opener. But the 1-0 record certainly looks great on paper for the Everett…
Office Park for River’s Edge?
Berkeley Investments, which owns a 40-acre parcel on the long vacant River’s Edge property, is apparently hoping to build a $65 million office park on the sprawling parcel. If the news proves to be true, it will be the biggest…
The mayor’s winning ways
By all accounts, Mayor Carlo DeMaria has been able to reduce the perpetual Everett political riddle into something of strength and coherence. His leadership has established him as the least controversial of Everett’s previous five mayors. The divided city is…
Sports Round-up
Boys soccer team wins opening contests The Everett High (EHS) boys soccer team served notice that they intend to present a strong defense of their GBL championship, winning both games in their season opening week against non-league rivals in convincing fashion.…
Obituaries – 9/17/09
Joseph S. Covalucci Jr., 58 Everett Firefighter Joseph S. Cavalucci Jr., a lifelong Everett resident, died on September 12 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 58 years old. Born in Everett and a graduate of Malden Catholic High School,…
Clean and smooth school opening
“Sparkling clean schools and a smooth opening described the start of school last week,” said Superintendent of Schools Frederick F. Foresteire. “With four new schools going on line, we have never been better prepared to start the school year,” he…
Everett man found not guilty of all charges
A Middlesex County jury has found former Everett custodian Robert Shea not guilty of all charges lodged against him, following a nine-day trial in Woburn Superior Court. Shea, a longtime Everett School Department employee who worked as a foreman- custodian,…
Second annual Cultural Festival adds one hour
Due to the growing positive feedback from organizations, businesses and restaurants, the second annual Cultural Festival will be extended for an additional hour, Saturday September 12, from 11a.m. to 5p.m. “In large part,” said Matt Laidlaw, director of communications, “I…
Labor Day 2009
Labor Day has come and gone, finishing off the half-summer during this, the fall of our discontent. The government estimates that 14 million Americans are out of work. The unemployment rate is 9.7 percent and rising, although the numbers of…