This Friday, April 1, will mark the 25th anniversary of the great April Fool’s Day blizzard of 1997. As often is the case when a major storm strikes, the forecasters had not predicted the extreme severity of the storm. We…
Guest Op-Ed: Ukraine Refugees are Coming
Dr. Glenn Mollette America has been good to help people and more are on the way. Refugees from Ukraine are coming to America, up to 100,000 would be welcomed as recently announced by President Biden. The population of some communities will grow…
EHS Roundup
Spring Sports Season Underway for EHS Athletes The 2022 spring sports season, which officially opened for pre-season practice last Monday, is swinging into high gear this coming week. The boys volleyball team was set to get the spring campaign going…
Obituaries 03-30-2022
Wilma Short February 10, 1938 ~ March 26, 2022 Wilma M. (Lantz) Short, 84, of Winthrop, formerly of Everett, passed away on March 26. She was the beloved mother of David and his wife, Patty Short, Lynne (Short) and her husband, Ramon…
Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick Dinner
With Mike Tyson in the House, Kabamba Wins NE Title
Mike Tyson, one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time, was a celebrity guest on the final night of the New England Golden Glove Tournament March 10 at Lowell Auditorium. Everett’s Gilbert Kabamba saw Tyson, but Gilbert knew he…
EHS Athletic Program’s All-Sports Awards Night
Everett to Become Home to Private Transportation Management Association
Special to the Independent Mayor DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett will soon be home to its very own, private, Transportation Management Association (TMA). This committee will be a major driver of our transportation reform. The…
Tahiliani Calls on DiPierro to Step Down
In an unusual action, Superintendent of Everett Public Schools Priya Tahiliani used her allotted time on the School Committee agenda on Monday night to call upon Ward 3 City Councilor Anthony DiPierro “to step down” from office following the recent…
MGC Says New Project Is Not Within Its Purview
The development project opposite the Encore casino on Lower Broadway cleared a major hurdle on March 14 when the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) voted that the new project does not need to be physically regulated by the MGC, but rather…
Massport Announces Goal to be Net Zero by 2031
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) unveiled a new, bold agenda to reduce carbon emissions across all facilities and become Net Zero by 2031, coinciding with the Authority’s 75th anniversary. The Roadmap to Net Zero focuses on 100% of the greenhouse…
Everett Native in Miss Massachusetts, USA Pageant
Victoria A. Fabbo, MPH, RDN, LDN, Everett native and former Everett Huskies cheerleader will compete in this Saturday’s 2022 Miss Massachusetts, USA pageant. Fabbo, a registered dietitian, will represent Middlesex County at the event. “I have wanted to be in…