The Everett City Council elected Councilor-at-Large Wayne Matewsky as the 2021 City Council President during their annual Organizational Meeting on Monday, January 4 – with some attending in person and some attending via Zoom. “Honesty, respect, and fairness has always…
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Everett Residential Parking Sticker Program
Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the 2021 Residential Parking Sticker Program is now underway. Vehicle owners must submit an online application in order to obtain their parking sticker for 2021. After a resident has successfully submitted an…
Bread of Life Receives $25,000 Grant from Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Bread of Life, a Malden-based based non-profit food distribution organization, is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation. This grant is to assist Bread of Life with on-going COVID-19 relief efforts. “We are so thankful…
City of Everett Joins Nextdoor
Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett has joined a new social media network, Nextdoor. Nextdoor is a trusted and secured social networking service tailored to the needs of local neighborhoods. “I am excited that…
News Briefs
Cases of COVID-19 continue to stay in double digits day over day The numbers of COVID-19 cases in Everett continued in a steady upward trend this week, reporting two days of nearly 100 cases per day. The City reported 404…
Assistant City Clerk Attracts Lots of Resumes, Decision Starts Saturday
There are reportedly about 25 applications for the Assistant City Clerk job that became vacant when former Mayor David Ragucci retired from the position and will leave the job this month. The decision comes down to the City Council, and…
Everett’ Historical Properties
The Green House: Oldest home in Everett remains standing strong (The following is a weekly feature in the Independent based on the City’s 2018 Historic Property Survey done to note the many little-known historically significant properties within the city.) Architectural…
Everett Car Service, Inc. And Other Area Companies Receive State Grants
Special to the Independent MassDevelopment has awarded 85 grants totaling $4,465,619 from the Taxi and Livery Business Support Grant Program to support 104 small businesses operating in the taxi and livery industries and two taxi and livery industry associations including five…
Emissions Bill Is a Big Step for the Environment
The approval on Monday by both houses of the Massachusetts legislature of a bill that requires the state to reduce its carbon emissions by at least 85% below 1990 levels by 2050 represents a huge step toward the goal of…
It Was a Great Run, Pats’ Fans
The 2020 season for the New England Patriots came to a merciful close this past weekend. The woeful Pats finished with a 7-9 record, their first losing season since 2000, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008.…