Wynn Resorts is hoping that games in Greater Boston will be game-changing for their Everett resort. In a conference call last week with investors, both Wynn CEO Matt Maddox and Wynn Chief Financial Officer Craig Billings said they have great…
Month: November 2019
Superintendent Finalists to be Announced Tonight, Nov. 13
At least three finalists for superintendent of schools are expected to be announced tonight, Nov. 13, at a Special Emergency Meeting of the School Committee. The meeting will take place at the high school library at 6:30 p.m. Chair Tom…
National Developer Eyes Apartment Community on Norman Street
A top national residential developer out of Florida has filed with the City and state environmental officials to build approximately 400 units of apartment housing with 600 parking spaces in one building at the corner of Norman and Air Force…
Gerly Adrien Reflects on Win, Plans for Future
Thirty-year-old Gerly Adrien clinched one of the five Councilor At-Large seats in last Tuesday’s election. In an unexpected twist, she took home more votes than the other four winners, incumbent Councilors John Hanlon, Michael Marchese, Wayne Matewsky and Peter Napolitano.…
Adrien and Matewsky Still Vying For Top of the Ticket in Council Race
The City Clerk’s office is still in the midst of determining the final ticket-topper in the at-large City Council race, which showed Councilor-elect Gerly Adrien at the top by two votes by the end of last Tuesday night. However, in…
New Stream: City Goes from Zero To Multi-Millions in Room Taxes
As far back as one can search, zero is always the answer for how much hotel room excise tax comes to the City of Everett. Every year in the state spreadsheets from the Department of Revenue for cities and towns…
Encore Boston Harbor Casino Outperforms Las Vegas Properties, Hotel Is Sluggish
The casino revenues at Encore Boston Harbor eclipsed casino operations at Wynn Resorts’ Las Vegas operations by more than 10 million according to third quarter numbers released for the company last week – followed by a conference call that gave…
Mclaughlin: The People Showed They Want an Independent Voice
Most experts had the Ward 6 Council race between Councilor Michael McLaughlin and challenger Al Lattanzi as too close to call – a nail-biter than some said could elicit a recount. None of that panned out, though, as McLaughlin prevailed…
Everett High School Biology Teacher Aims to Bring Cutting Edge, Hands-On Science Labs into the Classroom
Local science teachers, including Everett High School’s Jeff Ahern, learned how to edit genes using CRISPR during a free professional development workshops by Acera Education Innovation (AceraEI). The goal is for participants to bring this curriculum to their own public…
Exelon Donates Eight Robotics Kits to Everett High School
For students in the Everett High STEM Academy, working on robotics projects often equaled sitting and waiting – sometimes actually never getting to take a turn on engineering the robots. That was because the school district was only able to…