Month: May 2012

Looking at the City…

Watching the old rusting steel oil tanks lining Marginal Street by the salt pile coming down is absolutely extraordinary. Twenty-five years ago if anyone around here had been asked if those tanks could come down, you would have been laughed…

Memorial Day, Again

Memorial Day has again come and gone and with it, the growing sense, we believe, that the holiday is experiencing a significant rebirth as Americans come to understand more clearly and in deeply personal ways, the sacrifices being made by…

Police Briefs 05-31-2012

May 21 Nelly Coto, 46, of 32 Francis Street, Everett,  was arrested for assault and battery. Jody Lassiter, 49, of 39 Vernal Street, Everett, was arrested for warrant felony default and straight felony warrant. John F. Sullivan, 32, of 28…

Obituaries 05-31-2012

James Zorbas Melrose Resident James M. Zorbas of Melrose died on May 27. He was 64 years old. He was the devoted son of the late Arthur C. and Anne M. (Smole) Zorbas, caring brother of John Zorbas and his…

Memorial Day 2012

The long weekend for those of us living safely throughout the nation is much more than that for all of us. Whether we recognize and feel the intensity of the Memorial Day holiday or not, whether we  understand what sacrifice…