Independent local coverage for the City of Everett, Massachusetts.https://everettmassnews.com/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-05-10th-annual-haitian-flag-raising-ceremony-honors-everetts-ha/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-05-10th-annual-haitian-flag-raising-ceremony-honors-everetts-ha/City Hall put out the usual polished account of this year’s Haitian Flag Raising, but behind the ceremonial language is a simple fact worth stating plainly: Everett’s Haitian population is not a side note.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-05-city-of-everett-to-hold-candlelight-vigil-and-community-foru/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-05-city-of-everett-to-hold-candlelight-vigil-and-community-foru/The City of Everett says it will hold a candlelight vigil and forum on Wednesday, May 27, at Zion Church Ministries, 757 Broadway, to mark Violence Prevention Month and focus on domestic violence and sexual assault.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-05-city-of-everett-to-host-opportunity-fair-connecting-local-bu/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-05-city-of-everett-to-host-opportunity-fair-connecting-local-bu/The City of Everett says it will host an “Opportunity Fair” on Thursday, May 28, 2026, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-05-mayor-van-campen-unveils-fy27-budget-proposal-focused-on-fis/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-05-mayor-van-campen-unveils-fy27-budget-proposal-focused-on-fis/Mayor Robert Van Campen rolled out a $312.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-a-hero-recognized/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-a-hero-recognized/Everett Police Detective Dan Wall was awarded the Medal of Valor this week for an act that does not need much polishing.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-city-of-everett-honors-fallen-heroes-at-annual-memorial-day/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-city-of-everett-honors-fallen-heroes-at-annual-memorial-day/Everett held its annual Memorial Day ceremony at Glenwood Cemetery on May 25, in steady rain, and to the city’s credit people still showed up.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-city-to-host-brazil-vs-morocco-watch-party-at-rivergreen-par/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-city-to-host-brazil-vs-morocco-watch-party-at-rivergreen-par/The City of Everett says it will host a free World Cup watch party at Rivergreen Park on Saturday, June 13, from 4 to 8 p.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-eps-worcester-state-partner-to-offer-direct-admission-to-ehs/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-eps-worcester-state-partner-to-offer-direct-admission-to-ehs/Everett High School seniors with a weighted GPA of 2.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-everett-high-schools-dr-seiders-is-stem-teacher-of-the-year/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-everett-high-schools-dr-seiders-is-stem-teacher-of-the-year/Everett High School math and engineering teacher Dr.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-everett-police-detective-dan-wall-awarded-highest-honor-for/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-everett-police-detective-dan-wall-awarded-highest-honor-for/At a time when plenty of public meetings are clogged with self-congratulation and not much substance, this one was straightforward.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-matewsky-stuns-colleagues-with-announcement-of-resignation/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-matewsky-stuns-colleagues-with-announcement-of-resignation/Wayne Matewsky is out.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-mso-youth-public-safety-academy-registration-now-open/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-mso-youth-public-safety-academy-registration-now-open/Registration is open for the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Youth Public Safety Academy, a summer program for kids ages 8 to 12 and counselors-in-training ages 13 to 15.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-news-in-brief/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-news-in-brief/If you wanted proof that not every item on the Everett calendar has to turn into a zoning war, here you go.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-upcoming-events-at-everett-public-libraries/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-06-03-upcoming-events-at-everett-public-libraries/If you want a snapshot of what Everett’s public libraries are actually doing day to day, it’s this: games, story hours, crafts, a book group, and a World Cup watch party.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-06-01-everett-school-committee-monday-june-1-2026/https://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-06-01-everett-school-committee-monday-june-1-2026/The Everett School Committee’s June 1 meeting was really two events stitched together: a long Everett High School showcase and scholarship night up front, then a short stretch of actual committee business before the body disappeared into executive session for litigation talk.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeeting RecapSchool Committeehttps://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-27-everett-city-council-budget-hearing-admin-and-finance-wednes/https://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-27-everett-city-council-budget-hearing-admin-and-finance-wednes/The most useful thing said at Wednesday’s budget hearing came early, and it did not come wrapped in the usual miracle-talk.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeeting RecapCity Councilhttps://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-26-everett-city-council-tuesday-may-26-2026/https://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-26-everett-city-council-tuesday-may-26-2026/The Everett City Council spent much of Tuesday night doing Everett government in miniature: a nice recognition up front, a clean fire promotion, a stack of unanimous reappointments, a couple million here and a couple million there in borrowing, an Encore license discussion full of requests for better follow-through, an Everett Square presentation built around grant deadlines, and then — because apparently this city cannot help itself — another round of fighting over a hypothetical data center nobody has proposed.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeeting RecapCity Councilhttps://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-26-everett-committee-on-ways-and-means-tuesday-may-26-2026/https://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-26-everett-committee-on-ways-and-means-tuesday-may-26-2026/Ways and Means got more useful in 16 minutes Tuesday than it did in some longer meetings, mostly because Peter Pietrantonio kept asking the question nobody in government ever seems eager to answer once the word “borrowing” shows up: what exactly are we borrowing for.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeeting RecapWays and Meanshttps://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-26-everett-medal-of-valor-ceremony-for-epd-detective-dan-wall-t/https://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-26-everett-medal-of-valor-ceremony-for-epd-detective-dan-wall-t/This was not a policy meeting, not a zoning fight, and not one of those “we’ll circle back” specials where everybody talks for an hour and says nothing.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeeting RecapCity Meetinghttps://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-20-everett-city-council-budget-hearing-small-departments-wednes/https://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-20-everett-city-council-budget-hearing-small-departments-wednes/The small-departments budget hearing on May 20 had a little of everything Everett budget season usually hides in the weeds: useful program details, a few honest admissions about old messes, and one more round of council drama over staffing that should have been sorted out cleanly weeks ago.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeeting RecapCity Councilhttps://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-19-everett-city-council-budget-hearing-schools-tuesday-may-19-2/https://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-05-19-everett-city-council-budget-hearing-schools-tuesday-may-19-2/The school budget hearing on May 19 was mostly what these hearings are supposed to be when nobody is trying to turn them into theater: a long, useful walk through staffing, space, salaries, and the basic fact that Everett Public Schools are trying to do too much in too little room.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeeting RecapCity Councilhttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-a-new-season-begins-on-the-greenway-artist-rixy-to-bring-202/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-a-new-season-begins-on-the-greenway-artist-rixy-to-bring-202/Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway is rolling out another Dewey Square mural, this time by Boston-born artist Rixy, with painting scheduled from May 1 through June 5.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-city-intern-pamela-marias-arvalo-awarded-prestigious-thedrea/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-city-intern-pamela-marias-arvalo-awarded-prestigious-thedrea/City Hall put out the kind of announcement nobody needs to sneer at: Pamela Marias Arévalo, an intern with Everett’s DEI Department, has been awarded a TheDream.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-city-looks-at-easements-to-help-move-flood-barrier-project-a/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-city-looks-at-easements-to-help-move-flood-barrier-project-a/Chelsea and Everett lost the $50 million federal grant for the Island End River Flood Barrier.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-didomenico-meets-with-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-constituents/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-didomenico-meets-with-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-constituents/State House photo ops are usually what they look like: a politician, a quote, and a reminder that everyone is “proud” of everyone else.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-everett-recruit-russo-recognized-as-outstanding-student-duri/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-everett-recruit-russo-recognized-as-outstanding-student-duri/One Everett firefighter came home from the state academy with more than a certificate.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-gov-healey-announces-25000-in-interest-free-downpayment-assi/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-gov-healey-announces-25000-in-interest-free-downpayment-assi/The Healey administration is out with another housing affordability announcement, this one offering up to $25,000 in interest-free down payment assistance for more first-time homebuyers through MassHousing.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-mccolaugh-thanks-mayor-van-campen-city-for-successful-clean/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-mccolaugh-thanks-mayor-van-campen-city-for-successful-clean/Stephanie McColaugh is taking a victory lap after the April 25 Clean Up Everett event at Gateway Park, and on the basic facts, fair enough.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-news-in-brief/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-news-in-brief/State House press conferences are easy.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-triangle-inc-honors-everett-public-schools-and-city-of-evere/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-06-triangle-inc-honors-everett-public-schools-and-city-of-evere/Triangle, Inc.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-04-kindergarten-registration-is-open-for-20262027/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-04-kindergarten-registration-is-open-for-20262027/Everett Public Schools has opened kindergarten registration for the 2026–2027 school year, with appointments starting Monday, May 4 through the Parent Information Center inside City Hall.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-03-everett-officials-join-regional-leaders-at-produce-center-to/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-03-everett-officials-join-regional-leaders-at-produce-center-to/Everett officials took a field trip to Chelsea last week to make a point that is hard to argue with: if the New England Produce Center floods badly enough, a lot more than Chelsea gets a headache.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-03-mayor-robert-j-van-campen-responds-to-state-ethics-commissio/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-05-03-mayor-robert-j-van-campen-responds-to-state-ethics-commissio/Mayor Robert J.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-city-of-everett-earth-day-clean-up-draws-over-200-volunteers/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-city-of-everett-earth-day-clean-up-draws-over-200-volunteers/More than 200 volunteers showed up Saturday at Gateway Park for the city’s annual Earth Day cleanup, according to the Everett Independent, and they got some visible work done.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-didomenico-discusses-public-health-policy-at-boston-universi/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-didomenico-discusses-public-health-policy-at-boston-universi/State Sen.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-didomenico-secures-10-million-investment-to-bolster-local-co/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-didomenico-secures-10-million-investment-to-bolster-local-co/Sen.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-ehs-students-awarded-for-their-perspectives-on-immigration/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-ehs-students-awarded-for-their-perspectives-on-immigration/Everett students took first place in both categories at this year’s Teen Perspectives Art & Essay Contest, hosted by The Immigrant Learning Center in Malden.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-eps-and-city-to-receive-inclusion-community-award/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-eps-and-city-to-receive-inclusion-community-award/The City of Everett and Everett Public Schools are set to receive an “Inclusion Community Award” from Triangle, a disability-services nonprofit, for a group employment program that puts Triangle participants to work cleaning school buildings.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-local-leaders-visitcenter-to-learn-about-severe-flooding-thr/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-local-leaders-visitcenter-to-learn-about-severe-flooding-thr/State legislators toured the New England Produce Center in Chelsea last Friday to get a look at a problem that is not theoretical, not distant, and not fixable with a nice statement and a photo op.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-sansone-continues-family-legacy-with-boston-marathon-debut-r/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-sansone-continues-family-legacy-with-boston-marathon-debut-r/Not every local story has to be a zoning knife fight.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-senator-didomenico-hosts-community-safety-grants-event/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-senator-didomenico-hosts-community-safety-grants-event/Senator Sal DiDomenico held an event last week with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council to highlight his support for the Shannon Community Safety Initiative, a state grant program aimed at gang and youth violence prevention.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-upcoming-events-at-everett-public-libraries/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-29-upcoming-events-at-everett-public-libraries/Everett’s public libraries are doing what libraries are supposed to do: putting on programs people can actually use, without a consultant, a slogan, or a dramatic public comment period.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-04-28-everett-school-committee-tuesday-april-28-2026/https://everettmassnews.com/meetings/2026-04-28-everett-school-committee-tuesday-april-28-2026/The Everett School Committee’s special meeting Tuesday night was short, orderly, and almost aggressively non-dramatic.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMeeting RecapSchool Committeehttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-building-everetts-future-the-first-60-days/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-building-everetts-future-the-first-60-days/Sixty days in, Mayor Robert Van Campen’s administration has put out its own progress report.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-earth-day-clean-up-draws-over-200-volunteers-to-gateway-park/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-earth-day-clean-up-draws-over-200-volunteers-to-gateway-park/More than 200 volunteers showed up Saturday at Gateway Park for Everett’s annual Earth Day cleanup, according to the city, hauling out more than 25 bags of litter and planting more than 300 native trees, shrubs, and groundcover plants along the Malden River.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-eps-preschool-pre-kindergarten-registration-now-open/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-eps-preschool-pre-kindergarten-registration-now-open/Everett Public Schools has opened registration for its 2026–2027 preschool and pre-kindergarten programs.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-everett-awarded-10000-for-fifa-world-cup-watch-party/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-everett-awarded-10000-for-fifa-world-cup-watch-party/Everett got $10,000 from the state to host a 2026 FIFA World Cup watch party at Everett Stadium, according to an announcement from City Hall.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-final-tank-demolition-marks-major-milestone-in-everett-devel/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-final-tank-demolition-marks-major-milestone-in-everett-devel/The last oil tank is down at the former ExxonMobil tank farm in South Everett.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-join-an-everett-board-or-commission/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-join-an-everett-board-or-commission/City Hall is looking for people to fill seats on several Everett boards and commissions.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-mbta-holding-meeting-for-lower-broadway-alford-street-update/https://everettmassnews.com/articles/2026-04-27-mbta-holding-meeting-for-lower-broadway-alford-street-update/If you use Lower Broadway or Alford Street for anything other than admiring traffic, the MBTA has a meeting for you on Thursday, March 19.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNews