With the international economy in a very shaky position, and the national economy in intensive care, Mayor Carlo DeMaria is undaunted by all the bad news and has vowed to keep Everett moving forward. With the national debt at a…
Napolitano Seeks to Change the Way Mayor’s Office Operates with Voters
Councilor Peter Napolitano has been knocking on doors, greeting voters at house parties and getting his message of change out to the voters every morning and night and weekend since June when he announced his candidacy for mayor. Running against…
Mayor: “State Confirms $3.5 Million in Free Cash”
Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. was very pleased to hear from the Department of Revenue and their certification of the city’s $3.5 Million in Free Cash. With the good news from the State, the Mayor is continuing to face the challenge…
Will the Proposed City Charter Fly?
Does Everett need to change its form of government? That is the question before the voters on Tuesday. In the last municipal election, voters overwhelmingly supported the creation of a charter commission to re-draft a new city charter. One major…
Election 2011
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…