Eversource is proposing to the Planning Board to remove the old chain link fence that has dominated the entrance to the City for decades and replace it with a new, color fence to greet visitors to Everett and the Encore…
Author: Seth Daniel
After 30 Years, Oliver St Holds Final Block Party
No street in Everett has done Independence Day quite as spectacularly as Oliver Street. The two-block enclave between Cottage and High Streets has blocked off the street and had a large neighborly gathering for the past 30 years. This year,…
State DEP Orders Gateway Mall to Build Bike Path
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) ordered the owners of the Gateway Mall, DDR Corp. of Ohio, to end its resistance and build a bike path within eight months connecting Encore Boston Harbor to the end of its property…
Everett Ready to Celebrate the 4th on the 7th
After last year’s City Independence Day celebration – the first one with fireworks in a generation or more – this year’s celebration on July 7 in Glendale Park promises to be even bigger and better in several ways. First off,…
Everett Natives to Lead Rebound Band into Glendale Pk
For Geo Politis, the Village has never been far from his heart, and he and Everett natives Bill D’Eon and Jay Dell Isola will bring their popular band Rebound back home on July 7 to entertain the City they grew…
Adrien and Smith Agree to Participate in State Rep Forums
State representative candidates Gerly Adrien and Steve ‘Stat’ Smith have agreed to participate in at least two public forums/debates in the coming months prior to the Sept. 4 Democratic primary, which will decide the winner of the seat. Incumbent State…
Short-Term Rentals Could Take Everett by Storm as Boston Pushes Them Out
As Boston and Cambridge enact tough ordinances to push out investor-owned short-term rentals (Airbnb) from their cities – and with the Encore Boston Harbor casino opening in one year – there is some pause in the City that Everett might…
Encore Boston Harbor Opens City Hall Office
In one year’s time, the City of Everett will get a large check that reads “$25.3 million,” which will signal the opening of the doors to the new Encore Boston Harbor resort casino. Until that time, the City will have…
Encore Boston Harbor Buys Up More Off-Site Properties on Lower Broadway
The Wynn Resorts company has purchased two more properties off-site on Lower Broadway, and lowered the boom on the old Freightliner building that abutted Bow Street for many years. The most recent acquisitions off site came on Robin Street and…
Firefighter Craig Hardy Wins Legislative Agent Seat in Statewide PFFM
Everett Firefighter and Fire Union President Craig Hardy cruised to victory this month in his quest for the Legislative Agent seat in the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts (PFFM) organization. “The local here in Everett is pretty proud and happy with…