By Seth Daniel The slurry wall foundation that supports a majority of the Wynn Boston Harbor building is nearly completed, more than a month ahead of schedule, and work crews are in the process this week of digging out the…
Month: October 2016
Mystic River Park Improvements Launched
On Thursday, October 6, the Mystic River Watershed Association and Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) kicked-off a series of improvements to Torbert Macdonald Park in Medford, just across the Everett line. Revitalization projects include newly paved paths, phragmities…
Slaughterhouse Seeks to Withdraw:Some on Council Hope to Block and Deny
By Seth Daniel An attorney for Saba Poultry – the company that has proposed putting a slaughterhouse on the Parkway – has sent a letter to the City Council asking for withdrawal without prejudice, but prior to Tuesday night’s meeting…
Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Acts of Terrorism
Nicholas Rovinski pleaded guilty on Sept. 22 in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a case that had connections to Everett and Boston. Nicholas Alexander…
Letter to the Editor
QUESTION 2 Dear Editor: The Retired Educators Association of Massachusetts, the oldest organization in the state for retired educators, today announced its opposition to Question 2, the ballot question that would allow unlimited charter school expansion anywhere in the state,…
Opposing Recreational Marijuana,Quesiton 4 on the November Ballot
By Dost Ongur, M.D., Chief, Psychotic Disorders Division at McLean Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School There is ongoing public debate about legalization of marijuana – first for medicinal and more recently for recreational uses.…
Fire Prevention Week
Nothing can be more devastating than a fire in your home. Years of memories can all but vanish as pictures, letters and mementos of a family’s lifetime are lost in the flames. And in some cases, a fire claims a…
Sports 10-12-2016
Everett rolls past Medford in GBL opener By Cary Shuman The Everett High football team began its final run through the Greater Boston League with a solid-from-start-to finish 49-0 victory over Medford Friday night at Hormel Stadium. Senior running back…
Obituaries 10-12-2016
John McKinnon, Sr. One of the 12 Macs John W. McKinnon, Sr. (One of the twelve Macs)-of Everett, passed away at home on October 8. He was 78 years old. He was the beloved husband of Louise (LeBlanc) McKinnon; loving father…
Mayor DeMaria Thanks Ella Diprima for Work on POW/MIA Memorial Stone
Mayor Carlo DeMaria wishes to thank Ella DiPrima for her work on making the POW/ MIA Memorial Stone, located at the Everett Stadium, a reality. The Memorial Stone was recently unveiled on homecoming day. In conjunction, with Superintendent Foresteire, the…