Following a Massachusetts Gaming Commission hearing last Wednesday, at which the city of Boston was directed by the Gaming Commission to “work out” its issues with Steve Wynn’s casino proposal for Everett, or face the likelihood that the Gaming Commission…
Author: Joseph Domelowicz Jr.
Gaming Commission Set to Mediate the Wynn-Boston Dispute: City Officials Plan to Attend Sept. 4th Meeting
The persistent, public bickering that has evolved over the summer as Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has traded barbs and challenges with representatives of Wynn Resorts about their proposed Everett resort casino has finally got the attention of the Massachusetts Gaming…
Aldermen Question Charter School Lease at Old High School: Verizon Declines Invitation to Offer Cable Service in Town
Mayoral Chief of Staff Melissa Rodrigues handled a bevy of questions from the Board of Aldermen Monday night pertaining to the city’s decision to lease space inside the old high school on Broadway to the Pioneer Charter School this fall.…
Bold Request: DeMaria Proposes Redevelopment Authority, Urban Renewal Plan
Mayor Carlo DeMaria and his administrative team made a bold request Monday night before a Joint Convention of the Common Council and Board of Aldermen, to establish a new Everett Redevelopment Authority and an accompanying Urban Renewal Plan for the…
Bullying Everett: Demaria Affirms Everett as Sole Host Community in Proposed Casino Project
Mayor Carlo DeMaria called on the mayors of Boston and Somerville to stop their attempts to block or slow down the proposed Everett casino development last Friday morning, saying their actions are hypocritical and obstructionist. “It is no secret that…
DeMaria Camp Says Debate Being Delayed by Van Campen
Campaign consultant Jim Spencer, who has been hired by Mayor Carlo DeMaria to help with the Mayor’s re-election campaign, said this past week that as far as he is concerned the only reason that a debate has not been scheduled…
Matewsky Says He Will Not Resign Council Seat: Former Campaign Worker Says New State Rep is ‘double-dipping’
State Representative Wayne Matewsky said this week that he has changed his mind and decided against resigning from his city council seat, and said that he will continue to serve in both capacities between now and the end of the…
Mayoral Debates Still Not Scheduled: with Five Weeks to Go Before the Mayoral Primary, No Debates Have Been Scheduled
More than two months have passed since all of the candidates in the Mayor’s race have emerged. However, there still has been no announcement of a single debate between the three candidates for mayor, including any announcement from incumbent Mayor…
Boston Pols Continue to Eye Wynn Proposal Suspiciously
The subject of a proposed resort casino development in Everett has evolved quite dramatically in the past nine months. In November, nearly any politico who was paying attention to casino development in Massachusetts had determined that the lone resort casino…
Sprucing Up Everett Square and Norwood Street
The passage of the city’s 2014 Capital Improvement Plan earlier this month outlined a large number of capital expenditures and purchases that are expected to have an immediate impact on the quality of life and conduct of business in the…