Special to the Independent Since 2013, Metro Housing|Boston has documented the effectiveness of Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT), a homelessness prevention program for households with low incomes that are experiencing a housing crisis. However, the pandemic has changed…
DiDomenico, Colleagues Pass Mental Health Act
On November 17, Sen. Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in Massachusetts Senate passed the Mental Health ABC Act 2.0: Addressing Barriers to Care (ABC), comprehensive legislation to continue the process of reforming the way mental health care is delivered in Massachusetts. This legislation comes…
News In Brief
Free Parking In an effort to increase patronage in local businesses, all parking meters in the City of Everett will be free for the month of December! All other parking violations will be enforced as normal. Audubon Applauds Agreement to…
Meet the Team: Caitlin Norden
Caitlin Norden is an employee of the Department of Health and has worked for the City of Everett for 5 years. What do you do in the City? Administrative assistant in the Health Department, I work on tobacco, dumpster and…
U.S. Postal Service Introduces Pen Pal Project
The U.S. Postal Service is working with WeAreTeachers to introduce The USPS Pen Pal Project, a free educational program for students in grades three to five, this 2021-2022 school year. The USPS Pen Pal Project will provide 25,000 classrooms across…
North Shore Philharmonic Makes a Musical Return to Revere
Hundreds of concert-goers poured into St. Anthony’s Church Sunday for the annual Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” Concert, bringing with them two truckloads of food for the associated Food Drive and resuming a 45-year tradition that was wiped…
Charlie Baker Will Be Missed
There has been a lot of speculation by the pundits as to the reasons behind Governor Charlie Baker’s decision not to run for re-election in 2022, but we think it comes down simply to this: Gov. Baker is burned-out, similar…
Charlie Baker Will Be Missed
There has been a lot of speculation by the pundits as to the reasons behind Governor Charlie Baker’s decision not to run for re-election in 2022, but we think it comes down simply to this: Gov. Baker is burned-out, similar…
Throw the Book at Them
Another news cycle — and yet another mass shooting incident in America. The horrific murder last week of at least four students at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit and the wounding of several others by 15-year-old fellow student Ethan…
Guest Op-Ed: What About the Other Ethan Crumbleys?
Dr. Glenn Mollette We are unfortunately informed once again of another horrific, senseless school shooting. They don’t stop. When will the next one be? Who will be the next shooter and who will be the next unsuspecting victims? Once again,…
Letter to the Editor
Thank You to all To the Editor: The E Club of Everett its Officers, Board of Governors and Membership would like to thank the individuals, business, and friends who sponsored a table at our Kickoff Banquet held at Spinelli’s on…
John DiBiaso, Catholic Memorial Are State Champions: Legendary Everett Coach Leads Knights to Title
When all was said and done, John DiBiaso and the Catholic Memorial High School football team were No. 1 in 2021. Coach DiBiaso’s Knights finished off a perfect season with a 42-18 victory over King Phillip Regional in the Division…