Election Day, November 8 is less than a week away and while many consider this a quiet election for Everett, there is a very active Mayor’s race between Councilor Peter Napolitano and current Mayor Carlo DeMaria as well as the…
Get out and Vote
There is much at stake in Everett this year as voters prepare to go to the polls. Perhaps the single most important question awaiting the final verdict of the voters of this city in the election next Tuesday is whether…
For Mayor
We do not endorse candidates in the Independent. Rather, we let the voters make their decision based on their own understanding of the issues confronting the city and who exactly they want to lead the city as the mayor of…
Hats off to Jonathan Dibiaso
During the game with Medford last week, Crimson Tide quarterback Jonathan DiBiaso re-wrote the record books and continued adding to his reputation as the highest scoring quarterback in Massachusetts football history by throwing 6 touchdown passes on the way to…
Dibiaso Passes Them All Everett Quarterback Sets State’s All-time TD Record
They came to watch Everett High quarterback Jonathan DiBiaso make history and true to form the 6-foot-1-inch senior made it happen in spectacular fashion. DiBiaso became the Massachusetts all-time career leader in touchdown passes after throwing for six scores in…
Obituaries 11-02-2011
Marie Anne Nelson Chelsea resident Marie Anne (Moreau) Nelson of Chelsea died at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett on October 24 following a brief illness. She was 80 years old. Born and raised in Haiti, she attended schools there.…
Police Briefs 11-02-2011
Monday, October 24 Travis Beck, 20, 40 King St., Littleton, MA, was arrested for shoplifting, assault and battery. Ashlee Gagliardi, 28, 184 Main St., Everett, was arrested on a warrant and shoplifting. Osagie Ihegie, 19, 66B Malden St., Everett, was…
Who You Gonna Call? Local Group Takes Scientific Approach to Seeking out and Solving Ghost Stories, Paranormal Experiences
Scott Trainito doesn’t necessarily believe in ghosts – or more appropriately, the paranormal – but that hasn’t stopped him from looking for them time and again over the past five years. As the founder of Para-Boston Investigators, based in East…
The Race for Mayor: DeMaria and Napolitano Answer Questions from Everett’s Immigrant Community in Forum
With less than two weeks to go before election day, both mayoral candidates, Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Councilor Peter Napolitano can be likened to sprinters in a hundred yard dash as they seek to get their message out to as…
Looking Ahead to Heating Costs
We have come to the moment in time every year when we finally turn on the heat to beat the cold that becomes pervasive inside our homes. The weather has changed. You better have oil in your tank or gas…
Everett Shows Up in Showdown: Crimson Tide Top BC High in Marquee Non-league Matchup
The Boston College High School student rooting section had reason to be on its feet: its football team was challenging No. 1-ranked Everett in a game that was shaping up as a classic. But in one dramatic play, Everett High…
Police Briefs 10-26-2011
Monday, October 17 Eddy Guillaume, 18, 12 Glendale Tr., Everett, was arrested for receiving/buying stolen property, possessing Class D with intent to distribute, and carrying a knife. Uzoma Harris, 19, 11 Fenwood Rd., Roxbury, was arrested for receiving/buying stolen property.…