Editorials

EHS art rocks

Saturday, June 5, 2010
By Independent Staff

Those of us who love art, who follow artists, who enjoy the nuances of different styles of art were very impressed with the works of art produced by Everett High School students and displayed at the recent Senior Art Show held at the High School. Art is about the ineffable, and the ineffable is about... »

The city budget

Saturday, June 5, 2010
By Independent Staff

The city appears to have very reasonably arrived at a balanced budget for the coming year. However, if the city does not work out an agreement with its municipal employees on personal health insurance, there will be no way for the city to make up the difference between the money it has and the money... »

Dennis Hopper

Saturday, June 5, 2010
By Independent Staff

Who among us who are over 50 did not come to know Dennis Hopper as an actor and a real life, real time character of the first order? And who among us did not come to really enjoy Hopper’s later work, the great movie roles that came after Easy Rider? He was a rebel and a... »

Peter J. Dolan

Friday, June 4, 2010
By Independent Staff

The death of Peter Dolan at 63 is a great loss for this city. Although he moved away to Melrose to raise his family there, his professional life in its entirety was spent here and this city was the love of his life in as much as a city can come to dominate so great... »

The fire on Bow Street

Friday, June 4, 2010
By Independent Staff

The Everett Fire Department deserves great credit for battling the wild fire that led to the total destruction of a structure on Bow Street Monday night. Without a quick and sure response, without leadership and understanding of the task at hand, this fire could have been a much bigger problem. Two firefighters were injured in the... »

The Celtics

Friday, June 4, 2010
By Independent Staff

The Celtics lost a close one which they could have won but it simply wasn’t in the cards. However, the Celtics showed themselves to be a team of destiny, capable of defeating the Orlando Magic and moving on to the Los Angeles Lakers in all likelihood. No one can win every game. Not even the re-invigorated championship... »

Peter J. Dolan

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
By Independent Staff

The death of Peter Dolan at 63 is a great loss for this city. Although he moved away to Melrose to raise his family there, his professional life in its entirety was spent here and this city was the love of his life in as much as a city can come to dominate so great... »

The fire on Bow Street

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
By Independent Staff

The Everett Fire Department deserves great credit for battling the wild fire that led to the total destruction of a structure on Bow Street Monday night. Without a quick and sure response, without leadership and understanding of the task at hand, this fire could have been a much bigger problem. Two firefighters were injured in the... »

The Celtics

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
By Independent Staff

The Celtics lost a close one which they could have won but it simply wasn’t in the cards. However, the Celtics showed themselves to be a team of destiny, capable of defeating the Orlando Magic and moving on to the Los Angeles Lakers in all likelihood. No one can win every game. Not even the re-invigorated championship... »

Sending a message about doing what is right

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
By Independent Staff

About to be sworn State Senator-elect Sal DiDomenico resigned his council seat on Monday night. In doing so he set an example and sent a message at the same time to Representative Stat Smith, who refuses to resign his seat on the School Committee. What is right and just for Senator DiDomenico should be right and... »