Martin Luther King would have celebrated his 83rd birthday last Saturday had he not been cut down in the prime of his life by an assassin’s bullet in 1968. Our nation has moved forward with giant steps to bridge the racial divide since King first began his non-violent protest against man’s inhumanity to man....
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The Mayor Must Act; the Council, Too
The Tuesday evening meeting of the Everett School Committee was one of the most important in recent years. The School Committee is asking for a substantial amount of money to defray rapidly rising costs connected with the extraordinary rise in the school population and the need to remain in compliance with all state and...
The Patriots
Now that Tim Tebow and the Broncos have been retired for this season, it is on to the collision with Baltimore on Saturday. It appears and feels like the Patriots are a team of destiny this year. Everything good about this team coalesced on Saturday. We should expect the same outcome this coming Saturday....
Eagles a Team Wins Eastern Mass. Championship
The Everett Eagles Pop Warner ‘A’ team concluded its inaugural Patriot Division season with the Eastern Massachusetts championship. The Patriot Division is a no-weight limit division of Pop Warner for 12, 13, and 14-year-old football players. After finishing the regular season with a 7-1 record, it was on to the playoffs. Taking the field...
Police Briefs 01-18-2012
January 10, 2012 Jean Francisque, 28, 32 Everett St., Everett, was arrested for unarmed robbery, carrying a knife. Shelly Robinson, 51, 48 Glenville Ave., Allston, was arrested for prostitution. January 11, 2012 Moises Rodriguez, 17, 380 Ferry St., Malden, was arrested for possession Class B drug with intent to distribute, possession with intent to...
Obituaries 01-18-2012
Frank Papa Mass. Department of Public Health Retiree, Recognized by State Blood Donor Program Frank A. Papa, a lifelong resident of Everett, died at home on January 13. He was 89 years old. A US Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the Belle Isle Marsh and the DAV Chapter...
Service is Second Nature to Lafayette Student
When Lafayette Middle schooler Samantha Rivera takes her place this Saturday alongside more than 250 other eighth graders from across the state, she’ll be doing what come natural to her. Helping others. Rivera will take part in the state’s Second Annual Day of Service this coming Saturday, Jan. 14th, to honor and celebrate the...
Investigation Widens into Jessica Cormier Murder
Monday’s funeral for Everett’s Jessica Cormier was quiet and dignified and it was extremely well attended. The court proceeding two hours after she was buried, where her assailant Clarence Earl Berry, 59, of Chelsea, was arraigned for stabbing her to death, was mobbed with friends, relatives and many grieving members of Cormier’s distraught family....
Everett Resident Receives France’s Highest Decoration, the Legion D’honneur: Joseph Cataldo Recognized for His Heroic Service During World War Ii
A lifelong Everett resident has received France’s highest decoration, one that dates to Napoleon Bonaparte. Joseph A. Cataldo was presented with the Legion d’Honneur (Chevalier) for his exemplary service in World War II during a special ceremony on December 21 at the Chelsea Soldiers Home. Cataldo was among the brave American soldiers who landed...
Shock, Anger, Despair
The senseless murder of 20 year-old Jessica Cormier, a beautiful, young Everett girl with her life stretching before her like an endless dream has galvanized the good people of this city who knew her. Her wake from the Smith Funeral Home in Chelsea earlier this week was mobbed with hundreds of her Everett friends,...
Three Terms and No One in Sight
Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s third term is beginning with a lot of good will he has acquired over time. The mayor has kept the city’s politics quiet and he has been reasonable and the city has weathered the economic downturn better than many others in this state. He needs to do one thing and one...
Faia Scores Two Goals in 4-2 Win for Boys Hockey
Stephen Faia potted two goals in a two minute span at the start of the third period to break open a tight 2-1 contest and power the Everett High boys hockey team to a 4-2 victory over Cambridge Saturday evening. Faia’s first goal came just 10 seconds into the frame. He netted his second...
Police Briefs 01-11-2012
January 2, 2012 Anthony Jeffrey, 36, 525 Mountain Ave., Revere, was arrested on warrants and shoplifting. German Luna-Romero, 24, 118 Vernal St., Everett, was arrested for furnishing police with false name, operating motor vehicle unlicensed, marked lanes violation, falsifying motor vehicle document. Giliardes Cunha Melo, 26, 2 Fairmont St., Woburn, was arrested for operating...
Obituaries 01-11-2012
Lorene Favreau Billerica Resident Lorene M. Favreau died on January 5 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was 55 years old. Born in Everett on September 10, 1956, the daughter of Stephen and Justine (Vetrano) Vuolo, she lived in Malden for many years before moving...
City Government Takes Oath at Festive Ceremony
Mayor Carlo DeMaria asked everyone in city government to work together to leave a proper legacy and to achieve a collective goal in remarks delivered at the inauguration of city leaders held Tuesday night. Speaking before a large crowd of family, friends, political supporters and business associates inside the Frederick Foresteire Center for the...
School Committee Re-elects Carreiro Chairman and Panarese Vice Chairman
It would be hard to find two better-qualified choices for the posts of School Committee Chairman and Vice Chairman than those selected Tuesday night by the members of the Everett School Committee. That was the judgment of veteran School Committee Member At Large, Lester S. MacLaughlin, on the selection of Robert Carreiro as Chairman...
The Inauguration
The annual swearing in of the Everett City government Tuesday evening had significance like no other in the history of the city. After this inauguration, there will likely never again be another 2 year mayor or bicameral government in Everett. When the next inaugural comes around, everything about government will have changed here –...
EHS Boys Hockey Team Wins Christmas Tourney
The Everett High boys hockey team presented their fans with some Christmas cheer over the holiday break with a pair of victories to claim the Lynn Christmas Tournament last week. Both contests were nip and tuck affairs in which the Crimson Tide parlayed stout defense and timely offense to earn the twin triumphs. In...
Police Briefs 01-04-2012
Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 Alex Brickley, 19, 27 Raymond St., Everett, was arrested for domestic assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Rodney Gore Jr., 19, 19 Mansfield St., Everett, was arrested for larceny of property over $250. David Ruiz, 44, 7 Wilbur St., Everett, was arrested for domestic assault and...
Obituaries 01-04-2012
Miriam Peavey Former longtime Stop & Shop Employee Miriam (Dodge) Peavey of Everett died on January 1. She was 81 years old. An avid gardener and reader, she was a former longtime employee for Stop & Shop in Everett. She was the beloved wife of Melvin F. “Bud” Peavey; loving mother of Kenneth F....
Everett High School Gala Christmas Concert: December 20, Frederick F. Foresteire Center for the Performing Arts
Everett High School’s Music Program was the star of the show at the annual performance of their Gala Christmas Concert 2011. Students from all grade levels in the high school performed musical magic in the Frederick F. Foresteire Center for the Performing Arts for a very appreciative audience. Under the direction of Everett Public...
Elks Donate Dictionaries to Everett Public School Third Graders
Following the tradition of several years, the Everett/Saugus Lodge #642 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks recently donated 400 English dictionaries to every third grade student in the public school district. The presentation ceremony was held at the Madeline English School, with students from third grade classes taught by Ms. Golden,...
Program Helps Sick, Disabled Kids and Their Families for the Holidays
Times of celebration are few and far between for families that care for young people with chronic conditions. That goes for Christmas and, basically, any other time of year. And it’s not because they can’t have a good time, but rather because there just isn’t any time for it. It’s something that Dr. Thomas...
Inaugural Ceremonies to Be Held Tuesday, Jan. 3
City Clerk Michael Matarazzo and Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. announced the 2012 Inaugural Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012. The program starts at 5:30 PM at the Frederick F. Foresteire Center for Performing Arts, in Everett High School. The public is invited and welcome to attend the ceremony. The Inauguration will...