On February 23, a press conference hosted by the Driving Families Forward coalition showed how the Work and Family Mobility Act, which would allow immigrants without status to qualify for a Massachusetts Standard Drivers’ License, is now positioned to pass…
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City to Reveal Preferred Concept for New Roadway at Rivergreen
The City will reveal its preferred concept for a new roadway that will better connect the Riverfront area to Santilli Highway, creating a road network for new and innovative development to building off of. In an online meeting on Wednesday,…
News in Brief
MVES to Hold Free Virtual Workshop Mystic Valley Elder Services will present a free virtual workshop series—A Matter of Balance—on Wednesdays, beginning April 7 to May 26, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. A Matter of Balance is a…
Big Plans: Mayor Carlo DeMaria Announces Re-election bid for 2021
Mayor Carlo DeMaria officially announced this week that he would be seeking re-election as mayor of Everett in 2021. The mayor’s Campaign Committee had indicated previously in the Independent that he was going to run and he has informally said…
EHS Senior Darren Pierre Knows the Business of Art
In front of a two shades of blue and on top of a red floor sits a lonely and isolated young man – empty and seemingly without hope. It is the stark picture of how the pandemic started for Everett…
Back to ‘Normal’ Everett Schools Change Course in Calling for In-person School by April
The Everett Public Schools (EPS) has tossed out the idea of hybrid in-person education and is now proposing to the Everett Teachers Union (ETA) a plan that would bring back students in grades K-5 in-person five days a week in…
Covid Vaccines Help to Quiet Loud, Internal Concerns
Medical professionals have been on the front lines treating COVID-19 patients for nearly one year without the protection of a vaccine, but all that is changing this month and, according to staff members at CHA Everett, it has brought about…
Appreciation: Remembering the Great Michael T. Kearney
Michael T. Kearney built a legendary career in sports across multiple communities including Revere, Malden, Chelsea, and Everett. Mr. Kearney, a popular youth coach in Revere sports, most notably as an assistant on Lou Cicatelli’s RHS staff for more than…
News Briefs
EPS Receives Grant to Assist with Youth Sports and Activities The Everett Public Schools’ sports program gained additional help with a grant of $4,000 from the Reebok Foundation and its nonprofit BOKS. Ward 5 School Committee Member Marcony Almeida-Barros helped…
Teacher E-mails Criticized by Supt. Tahiliani on Race, Residency
Most everyone online or at the School Committee meeting on Monday night knew to brace themselves when Supt. Priya Tahiliani began talking about the barrage of teacher e-mails sent out last weekend against opening schools, and then she gave a…