Councilor Lorrie Bruno has once again asked the city’s Planning and Development Department and the administration to have soil testing completed on the topsoil at Seven-Acre Park, which sits atop a brownfield site where General Electric used to run a…
Author: Joseph Domelowicz Jr.
Question of the Week What Are the Priorities for the School?: Demaria, Van Campen Share Their Approaches for Providing for the Schools
As a lead up to the upcoming Mayoral election, the first in Everett’s history that will give the Mayor a four-year term, The Everett Independent has engaged the two candidates for Mayor – Incumbent Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Alderman Robert…
Joint Convention of Bi-cameral Government Convened Monday: More than 60 Former, Present Members of the Body on Hand to Record History
With just a little over three months remaining in Everett’s first form of municipal government, members of the Boards of Aldermen and Common Council – past and present – convened in the Council Chambers Monday night to witness the final…
What to Do with City’s Share of Casino Haul?: DeMaria, Van Campen Share Their Ideas on Potential Casino Revenue
With six weeks to go before Everett voters head to the polls to choose a mayor and elect a new city government, The Everett Independent has engaged the two candidates for Mayor – Incumbent Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Alderman Robert…
Ballot Lottery to Be Held Monday at City Hall: Campaigns for New City Council to Kick into High Gear
If you thought the lead up to last week’s Primary Election was interesting brace yourself, because the next five weeks do not represent simply the build up to another city election. The next five weeks represent the main campaign season…
Glendale Park Nearly Complete: ‘Soft Opening’ Anticipated Next Week
The Board of Aldermen approved a request for the city to authorize an easement underneath the new Glendale Park to National Grid, so that the new park’s power supply can be run underground and allow the long-running renovation to be…
DeMaria Tops Field with 3,130 Votes in Mayor’s Race: Van Campen Garners 1,624 and Cardello Finishes Distant Third with 607 Votes
Mayor Carlo DeMaria was the top vote getter on Primary Day Tuesday, grabbing an impressive 3,130 out of a possible 5,400 votes and sending a message that he will be tough to beat on November 5. Alderman Robert Van Campen…
4th Annual ‘Taste of the Towns’ October 10: Local “Champions for Children” to Be Honored at Gala Event
The Joint Committee for Children’s Health Care in Everett (JCCHCE) has announced its plans for the Fourth Annual Taste of the Towns fundraiser event this year and its Champions of Children honorees. The popular Taste of the Towns event will…
Suspected Everett Shooter Arrested After Standoff with Police
An 18-year old Everett man, Shadane Richards, was arrested on multiple charges last Friday, September 6, after a report of daytime gunfire on Calhoun Avenue resulted in a response from Everett Police, the North Metro SWAT team and the temporary…
Primary Preview: Clerk Predicts 5,500 Voters in Turnout, Four Races on the Ballot
With a Mayor’s race at the top of the ticket and three Ward Council seats also before voters, City Clerk Michael Matarazzo predicted this week that about 20-percent of Everett’s registered voters will turnout for next week’s September 17 Primary…