After a long process, Sen. Sal DiDomenico fell a few votes short of gaining the Senate Presidency, a process that completed last week when State Sen. Karen Spilka corralled the 21 votes needed to secure the presidency. It was announced…
Author: Seth Daniel
Wynn Sells Full Stake in Company, New Investors Greeted Enthusiastically
When Wynn Resorts decided to come to Everett, it was Steve Wynn who emerged from Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s office to make the announcement and drive the process forward with memorable charisma. When Wynn Resorts cuts the ribbon on the Wynn…
McGonagle Hosts Budget Meeting
There’s one way to showcase a community and its high school, and State Rep. Joe McGonagle did just that last week when he co-chaired a budget hearing of the Ways and Means Committee in the Everett High School library. The…
Wynn Boston Harbor Continues to Buy Land on Lower Broadway
The Wynn Boston Harbor team has continued to purchase properties on Lower Broadway off their building site over the past month, amounting to five properties for a total purchase of $7.84 million. The purchases came from late January to mid-March…
City Said Early Indications Are School Department Will Need $8 Million Next Year
City officials told the Council’s Ways and Means Committee last week that the School Department budget will likely need an $8 million boost in the next budget, a number that will likely be funded by the upcoming $12.5 million Wynn…
DeMaria:Wynn Resort Will Get Built, but Fears are Real
Mayor Carlo DeMaria shared his first real thoughts about the misconduct controversy surrounding the Wynn Resorts company, and former CEO Steve Wynn, during a meeting of the Council Ways and Means Committee Monday night. While the mayor said he is…
Mayor,Superintendent Spar Over Letter, Council Committee Approves Request
The tense relationship recently between Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Supt. Fred Foresteire got a little more heated on Monday when Foresteire filed a letter with the City Council saying the schools never requested an additional $500,000 – a request that…
Boston Design Week Brings Opening Event to Everett
The Village neighborhood of Everett has hosted a remarkable resurgence, and along with breweries, rock climbing, and axe throwing (maybe), Cumar Marble & Granite will host one of the five kick-off events for the 5th annual Boston Design Week. Boston…
City to Renovate Connolly Center, Add Movie Theatre and Bowling Alley
The Connolly Center is certainly showing its age these days, and the old Armory is in line this summer and fall to get a complete upgrade and expansion to include the addition of a movie theatre and a two-lane bowling…
Stadium Project Takes First Step in Long Journey with Project Manager
The City reported on Monday that six bidders have put in proposals to be the owner’s project manager (known in the construction world as an OPM) for the proposed new Stadium and playing field project at the old GE and…