By Cary Shuman One big step remains in what could be an historic season for the Everett High School football team in its first season as a Division 1 independent. Coach John DiBiaso’s unbeaten and top-ranked 2017 contingent will play…
Month: December 2017
Mayor, Immigration Leaders Call on Congress for Permanent Solution to TPS and DACA
By Seth Daniel Perhaps the most powerful moment in the press conference outside City Hall on Tuesday morning was near the end when Mayor Carlo DeMaria went off script. Embracing Arisellas Flores, a seventh-grader from the Madeleine English School whose…
Local Immigrants Seek for Council Support on TPS and DACA
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the second time in less than a month, local immigrant support organizations and the families they serve filled the Everett Council Chamber on Monday night to ask the Council to help protect local immigrant residents…
Council Votes for Residential Tax Exemption
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The Everett City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to adopt a tax rate shift for fiscal year (FY) 2018 to tax commercial properties at a higher rate, and to also grant a 25-percent residential exemption,…
Rule 18 Comes Under Scrutiny after TPS/DACA Resolution
By Seth Daniel Who ever heard of Council Rule 18? Not many people, but certainly a lot of people know about it after Monday night’s meeting, where the rule was invoked despite a large crowd looking to pass a resolution…
City Ready to Expand Ornamental Lighting
By Seth Daniel The City is preparing to put out to bid a $550,000 program to bring ornamental, enhanced street lighting up Broadway from Sweetser Circle to the Parlin School. Mayor Carlo DeMaria said he and his team are ready…
Immigration Sentiments aren’t One Size Fits All, Haitian Leaders Say
By Seth Daniel While many in the Everett immigrant community are upset about the rulings and upcoming rulings on the Temporary Protective Status (TPS), Haitian leaders a the Everett Haitian Community Center (EHCC) said they feel victorious in their situation.…
Mystic Valley Celebrates All-Stars and Seniors
The Mystic Valley boys’ soccer team had a great season finishing the year with a 13-3-2 overall record, and a first-ever undefeated Commonwealth Athletic Conference regular-season record of 12-0-1. At the end of the year, the team also had many…
Medford Youth Hockey and Medford Figure Skating Programs
Another exciting season of Medford Youth Hockey and Medford Figure Skating Fall-Winter Programs for Boys & Girl’s ages 4-15 from Medford and surrounding communities continues at the City of Medford managed LoConte Rink off Route #16 in Medford. Signups have…
Police Briefs 11-29-2017
Police Log Wednesday, November 1 Bryan Exume, 26, 40 Irving St., Everett, was arrested on warrants. Christopher Voltaire, 21, 29 Waters Ave., Everett, was arrested for unlicensed operation of motor vehicle and a warrant. Thursday, November 2 Slader Montina, 20,…