U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jason D. Kopp of Everett, a member of Bravo Company, 1-182 Infantry Battalion, Southbridge, Mass., gives thumbs up after zeroing his M-240 Bravo during mobilization training for Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost at Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 12, 2011. The battalion is scheduled to deploy to provide security and...
-By Seth Daniel For the Independent Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. is very skilled at working political crowds and helping residents with concerns in Everett, but over the past week, he used those skills quite well across the city line in Revere. DeMaria has run a successful Honey Dew Donuts on Squire Road in...
-By Cary Shuman For the Independent Kathleen Rezendes BNY Mellon in Everett, was honored on April 13 at hopeFound, for her exceptional volunteer work HopeFound is a non-profit organization that serves men and women in the Greater Boston area who are homeless. For the past five years, Rezendes, administrative assistant in the assets servicing...
-By Joshua Resnek editor@everettindependent.com Preparations were made for the burial of two 16-year-old Everett High School sophomores who died in a car crash on the McGrath Highway in Somerville on Friday morning. Mayara Alves was waked from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church on Norwood Street Monday evening. Her burial...
All of us with automobiles or trucks are dealing with gasoline prices that are rising higher everyday. Businesspeople among us with larger fleets of vehicles and organizations like the city of Everett, which has dozens of vehicles, are going to need much more for fuel in the coming year than in the year before...
The deaths of two young Everett High School sophomores with their lives stretching before them like an endless dream, is a wake-up call for the parents of teenagers. Both girls were 16 and apparently hanging out with young men much older who were drinking. The drinking led to driving which led to the tragic...
The Everett High girls tennis team played at O’Bryant yesterday (Tuesday) and travel to Somerville Friday, to Malden Wednesday, and to Medford Thursday. The Crimson Tide boys play at O’Bryant today (Wednesday) and go to Malden Tuesday and to Medford next Friday.
The Everett High softball team asserted its dominance over a pair of Greater Boston League rivals, Somerville and Cambridge, with a pair of convincing victories last week. Lady Crimson Tide ace hurler Michelle Zullo was immense in both contests, firing a two hitter against Somerville and then serving up a no hitter against Cambridge....
The Everett High baseball team earned a pair of victories over Greater Boston League rivals Somerville and Cambridge this past week. Coach Joe Marchese’s squad clubbed a young Somerville team by a 19-0 margin last Wednesday in which the Crimson Tide dominated all aspects of the encounter. The pitching duo of Chris DiNapoli (four...
Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. and Jon Norton Recycling Coordinator are pleased to announce the 2011 Yard Waste Pickup Schedule. This year the city is extending the amount of pickup dates, and months for pickup. Residents are asked to strictly follow prescribed rules in order to accommodate pickup. Dates for 2011 Yard Waste Pickup May...