We all know that the pandemic has not been great for either our physical or mental health. One of the strongest indicators of this is that overall alcohol consumption increased by 14 percent among Americans in 2020 and 23 percent…
Guest Op-Ed: Vision and Experience Bringing Positive Change to Everett
By Mayor Carlo DeMaria There is growing excitement in Everett about all the positive changes that we will be able to realize with new, clean development in critical business areas in our City. The changes are the result of the…
Guest Op-Ed: Mayoral Longevity Pay – No Way!
By Fred Capone Longevity pay, an annual bonus given to employees for lengthy service, isn’t new. Typically, in a municipal government setting, it is a modest amount – $600.00, $1,000.00 per annum. This appreciation payment is made in recognition that…
Guest Op-Ed: Celebrating Italian-American Heritage Month
By Mayor Carlo DeMaria My parents are first-generation Italian- Americans. My mother Rosa came to this country in 1966 from the Province of Avellino with her father and brother for a better life, although as my mother would tell you,…
Letter to the Editor
‘Can Do’ Approach Dear Editor: I am writing to you about the very important choice we have to make in the upcoming election on November 2. This is the first time I have written a letter to the editor in…
Guest Op-Ed: Looking at the Death of Menhaden “Pogies” in the Mystic River
By Dr. Rob Moir Last Saturday, September 24, 2021, thousands of menhaden fish, locally known as pogie, were found dead in the Mystic River, resting up against the Amelia Earhart Dam between Somerville’s Draw Seven State Park next to Assembly…
EHS Roundup
EHS Boys Soccer Edges Revere, 1-0 The Everett High boys soccer team made the most of their lone game this past week, earning a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Revere, the defending Greater Boston League champion. Senior Dan Cadet reached the…
Obituaries 10-06-2021
Andrea Scarinci Late member of the Sons of Osogna, Everett Andrea Scarinci of Wakefield, formerly of Everett, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday morning, September 28 in the Advinia Care in Wilmington after being in failing health. He was 88 years…
Crimson Tide Storms Past Lynn English 42-0
Continuing its long reign over the Greater Boston League, the Everett High football team raced to a 42-0 victory over Lynn English Friday at Manning Bowl in Lynn. Quarterback Kamarri Ellerbe threw touchdown passes to Cam Mohammed for 11 yards…
Everett, Chelsea Officials Seek Flood Prevention Grant
Special to the Independent Chelsea and Everett officials are in the process of filing a federal grant to fund projects that would mitigate flooding in the area around the Island End River. The officials are seeking the maximum grant of…
Everett Sq. Building on Council’s Radar
Calling the Bouvier Building on Broadway a “black eye for Everett Square for 40 years,” City Council President Wayne Matewsky asked his colleagues “to take a stand” and vote to have the owner either “fix up the building or tear…
After School Program Shows Increase in Students
Special to the Independent The Everett School Committee heard good news at its meeting last Monday night regarding the increase in the number of students enrolled in the After School program. In addition, there are 360 students who are participating…