The MBTA Service Planning team will provide information about temporary schedule changes that go into effect in March and April of 2021 at a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24.There are few, if any, changes that…
Month: February 2021
Mayor DeMaria, Councilor Adrien spar on TV and radio
Following comments at a Feb. 3 Council Subcommittee meeting by Mayor Carlo DeMaria directed to Councilor Gerly Adrien about her “laughing” on camera being a distraction, Adrien has taken to the airwaves in Boston and to the print media in…
Epicenter of Change: Everett legislative districts shift to majority-minority
A new statewide report done by a Boston University professor for Lawyers for Civil Rights shows that major population shifts have happened in Everett like no other area of the state – likely catapulting both of its state legislatives seats,…
Rep. McGonagle gets first chairmanship appointment
State Rep. Joe McGonagle was appointed to his first chairmanship position late last week by House Speaker Ron Mariano, with McGonagle heading up the Operations, Facilities and Building Security Committee.McGonagle has served for his first few terms on important committees,…
Op-Ed: I do belong here
By Councilor Gerly Adrien Black women are commonly stereotyped as too aggressive, too hostile, too angry. Categorizing us with these labels has caused Black women to question how we can look, dress, or even speak to provide a softer image…
OP-ED: MAYOR DEMARIA SAYS “VACCINES DO NOT REPLACE TESTING”
While the City of Everett has begun to vaccinate the community in accordance with guidelines detailed by the Commonwealth, I’d like to remind everyone that vaccinations are not a replacement for being tested. We have vaccinated our first responders and…
School Committee’s Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Subcommittee hears testimony from parents
Last week, Ward 5 School Committeeman Marcony Almeida-Barros called for a meeting of the Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Subcommittee to listen to parent feedback on the Everett Public Schools plan to return to the classroom in a hybrid model.The meeting…
DiDomenico, state legislators shocked by unprepared vaccine rollout
A number of state legislators, including Sen. Sal DiDomenico, are voicing shock over the lack of preparedness for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to the public.DiDomenico said at first only about 50 percent of the vaccine sent was being…
Planning Board approves Transportation mitigation ‘menu’ plan
After more than a year of discussion about Transportation Demand Management (TDM) within the City’s development process, and several months of presentations to the Planning Board, the Board approved a recommendation to adopt a TDM plan – sending the matter…
Planning Board ok’s changes at Wood Waste, Second Street progressing
The Planning Board on Feb. 8 approved a minor modification to the newer plan for the old Wood Waste site, a 600-plus unit residential community build on the construction waste yard, and paved the way for the project to start…