Month: March 2021
Island End River Unearthed in a Parking Lot
Deep into Everett’s industrial landscape off of Market Street lies a typical, expansive asphalt parking lot, and now, a river runs through it. It’s not often that a river is unearthed from what has been generations of industrial wasteland, but…
Sunset Over Everett
Baker Allocates Extra Money for Everett
After weeks of negotiating with local leaders in Chelsea and Everett after being shorted by the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) and the federal delegation, Gov. Charlie Baker announced his Administration would dedicate a total of $100 million of additional…
Outdoor Dining Applications Will Begin
The Everett License Commission met on March 24 and approved a plan to start outdoor dining in a no-frills process this spring, and also approved a package store license for a drug store inside Encore Boston Harbor. Chair Phil Antonelli…
Supt. Tahiliani, Finance Team Announce Forward-Looking School Budget Plan
Supt. Priya Tahiliani and her finance team announced a School Budget on Monday night to the School Committee that was unlike any that Everett Public Schools (EPS) has seen – one that looked toward long-term investments in a proposed three-year…
COVID-19 Case Numbers Continue to Climb in Everett
The numbers of COVID-19 cases took another jump upward last week, the third week in a row of increases to numbers that seemed to be getting much better in early March. There were 133 cases over the past week, that…
Metro Mayors Mark Five Years of Climate Action
Mayors and Managers from 15 Metro Boston cities, and towns, including Everett, gathered to celebrate the five-year anniversary of their Climate Preparedness Commitment this week, discussing ways the region can be prepared for an equitable, climate-forward recovery from the COVID-19…
News in Brief
Bike Share Program Public Meeting Mayor DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett in partnership with Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville will be co-hosting a public meeting regarding the Bluebikes bike sharing program throughout all communities on…
Everett Salvadoran National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
A Salvadoran national, deported three times already and currently on supervised release for a 2018 illegal reentry conviction, was sentenced recently in federal court in Boston for illegal reentry. Salvador Portillo Diaz, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…