Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that Minuteman Technical Institute, Commonwealth Corporation, and MassHire Boards are collaborating with regional partners to provide a free 300-hour training program in Computer Numeric Control (CNC) Machine Operation for unemployed or under-employed adults.…
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Rep. McGonagle Announces Fire Safety Grant Awards
Rep. Joseph McGonagle is pleased to announced the 2021 fire safety grants awarded to the City of Everett. The Everett Fire Department received $6,380 for the S.A.F.E Grant (Student Awareness of Fire Education) and $2,880 for the Senior SAFE Grant.…
Black History in Everett: Arthur E. Jordan: First African American City Councilor
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is part of a month-long series about noteworthy black Americans in Everett, taken from vignettes written by former City Clerk Michael Matarazzo in his book ‘They Came from Everett.’ The histories of many black residents of…
An Unfathomable Number
When COVID-19 first came into our national consciousness more than a year ago, it was just a blip on the news. The prospect that a viral bug originating halfway around the world would alter every aspect of our lives seemed inconceivable. And…
Spring Is in the Air
This winter has not been a particularly difficult one for us in the Northeast, although February has been colder and stormier than January. But with temperatures reaching the 50s by the middle of this week, there is the feeling that spring is…
Letters to the Editor
For Those Who Staff the Vaccine Clinic Dear Editor: On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the vaccine clinic held right here in Everett at the former Pope John High School. I had the opportunity to see firsthand the…
Obituaries 02-25-2021
Stanley Colson A Charitable, Big-Hearted, Munificent Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather Stanley V. Colson, 97, of Everett passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on February 16. The beloved husband for 63 years of the late Elsbeth B. (Horath)…
Spring 2021 MBTA Service Changes Virtual Public Meeting
The MBTA Service Planning team will provide information about temporary schedule changes that go into effect in March and April of 2021 at a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24.There are few, if any, changes that…
School Committee’s Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Subcommittee hears testimony from parents
Last week, Ward 5 School Committeeman Marcony Almeida-Barros called for a meeting of the Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Subcommittee to listen to parent feedback on the Everett Public Schools plan to return to the classroom in a hybrid model.The meeting…
BostonBRT’s “Love Your Neighborhood” Contest Gives Back to Everett Residents
Ten lucky winners will each receive $100 per week for six weeks to spend at their favorite places to eat and drink in Everett; transit passes offer connection to the city Everett connects transit and community to support the economic…