Dr. Elizabeth Englander of Bridgewater State University’s Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC) visited Everett for the second time in less than a year, to address Everett parent teacher organizations in a joint, city-wide meeting that was focused on reducing the…
Author: Joseph Domelowicz Jr.
Night Shift Brewing Growing in Everett: Charlton Street Microbrewery Plans April Move to Santilli Highway
For two years now Night Shift Brewery has operated in an industrial building on 3 Charlton Street in Everett, adjacent to the Charleston Chew condominium buildings off lower Broadway, as a popular brewery and tasting pub/tap room for small batch…
Marchese Chosen as First President of New City Council
For one night, at least, the new Everett City Council was in complete agreement as they voted unanimously on all three votes that were taken. Veteran Everett Alderman Michael Marchese was unanimously elected as the first President of the new…
New City Government Sworn into Office: Mayor’s Inaugural Address Focuses on the Future
The new government of the city of Everett was sworn into power Monday night, January 6 at 7 p.m. at the Frederick F. Foresteire Center for the Performing Arts at Everett High School, during an hour long ceremony that saw…
City Services Digs out from Major Snowstorm: Costs of Plowing Operations Still Being Determined
City Services Director Jay Marcotte said this week that he was pleased overall with the effort of his department during last week’s New Year’s snowstorm, and noted that the city had crews working for approximately 38 hours straight, to clear…
Casino Proposal, Mayor’s Race Dominated News in 2013
Looking back on the past year, there were really only two news stories that dominated the headlines in 2013 and they were inexorably linked in the minds of many voters. The re-election campaign of Mayor Carlo DeMaria, who faced a…
Progress: Renovation of Council Chambers Underway
Visitors to the Peter J. McCarren Memorial Chamber for Monday night’s Joint Convention had to have noticed the progress that is being made on the renovations that will prepare the Chamber to serve the new City Council, beginning on January…
Zoning By-laws Updated to Match New Charter
The Everett Board of Aldermen and Common Council met in Joint Convention and then each met separately on Monday night – 15 minutes apart – to adopt zoning amendments to the Everett Zoning Ordinance, that will allow the zoning code…
MGC Keeps Proposal at Suffolk Downs Alive: Local Officials Will Prepare for MGC Hearings on Thur., Mon.
A casino at the Suffolk Downs site in Revere is still a possibility as the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) allowed on Tuesday afternoon Mohegan Sun’s proposal to go forward with a commitment that the casino developers and the City of…
Aldermen Vote to Adopt New Tax Rates
Following a short Joint Convention to allow a public hearing and discussion of the proposed tax rates for fiscal year 2014, The Board of Aldermen Monday night took up the matter of setting the tax rate and voted unanimously to…