Rep. Joseph McGonagle along with his colleagues in the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to create a registry of care providers who harmed a person or persons with an intellectual or developmental disability. The bill seeks to prevent those…
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Rep. McGonagle Testifies on Behalf of Low-income Tenants
Rep. Joseph McGonagle testified before the Housing Committee about his bill H. 1306, An Act to further protect low-income tenants following termination of affordability restrictions. Rep. McGonagle’s bill pertains to Section 7 of Chapter 40T of the Massachusetts General laws.…
Mayor DeMaria Praises Cataldo Ambulance for Their Donation to Help Brandon Conde
Mayor Carlo DeMaria thanks Dennis Cataldo and the entire Cataldo organization for their willingness to go above and beyond to help a member of the community. In Monday’s Martin Luther King, Jr. speech, Mayor DeMaria highlighted Everett’s willingness to come…
Winter: So Far, So Good (and Not So Good)
The winter season thus far has been fairly easy to take for those of us who have lived in New England for all of our lives. The warmer-than-normal temperatures, highlighted by the record-breaking highs in the 70s two weekends ago, have been…
Guest Op-ed: Live up to the Values of Doctor King
(Remarks as delivered by Mayor Carlo DeMaria on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020) “Leader of Tomorrow” Scholarship Good Morning .. again It is my pleasure to present the first annual Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship to two outstanding Everett High School students,…
Letters to the Editor
Looking at the way Councilors are elected Dear Editor: In regards to the changing the way the Ward City, Councillors are elected as proposed By City Councillor Matewsky, I disagree with him ( and he is a good friend of…
Ferullo Wins 200th Game at MVRCS
Charter School to career win 200 on January 16 against Innovation Charter, boys basketball coach Tony Ferullo has made an indelible mark on the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School community. The lives touched, the lessons learned, the guidance given: the…
EHS Sports Roundup
EHS girls basketball improves to 9-1 Although the Everett High girls basketball team fell from the unbeaten ranks this past week, coach Tammy Turner’s crew solidified its hold on first place in the Greater Boston League and moved within one…
Obituaries 01-22-2020
Alan Sawyer Retired EMT Alan G. Sawyer of Everett entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Jan. 18 in the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. He was 69 years old. Born in Brookline, Alan lived in Everett for many years. He…