Starting this week, and going through the rest of the month, the country will largely be enraptured in NCAA college basketball “March Madness,” and no other time during the year is betting on sports more active. Yet, according to the…
Author: Seth Daniel
Earhart Dam Draws Attention During Flooding Events This Year
Rarely has anyone thought about a dam in Everett, but with huge, historic coastal surges as were seen this year on March 2 and Jan. 4, some are drawing attention to the Amelia Earhart Dam on the Mystic River –…
Facilities Maintenance Team Moving Fast on Repairs to Gentile Rec Center
There was a time that Everett High School didn’t have a home gym to play in, and so they played all their home basketball contests at the Gentile Rec Center on Elm Street, and some of the facilities in that…
Bids Out for Project Manager on New Stadium
The City has taken the first step towards building a brand new sports-stadium complex on the old GE site at 7-acre Park, putting out bids for a project manager this month. Bids for an Owner’s Project Manager went out late…
New Wynn CEO Maddox Ready to Lead Wynn Organization, Wynn Boston Harbor
Matt Maddox has been no stranger to Everett, and above anyone else, the new CEO of Wynn Resorts – which includes Everett’s Wynn Boston Harbor – is probably the one person most responsible for bringing the $2.4 billion resort casino…
Short Work for ZBA, Approves McKinnon Sign
The Everett Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) made short work of their short agenda on Monday night, March 5, approving one billboard-type sign above McKinnon’s Meat Market on Broadway. The meeting lasted but 20 minutes on Monday, with the lone…
Demolition on Broadway:The First in a Forgotten Area
Last week, a small crowd gathered in the 600th block of Broadway as heavy machinery moved in to take down the dilapidated old house that once housed a dentist. Not much has happened on this part of Broadway, where one-story…
Stolen Dog Reunited with Owner After Harrowing Ordeal on Parkway
Tedge’s home is on the road. But the road in Everett was nearly the little dog’s end. However, due to some good Samaritans who spotted the little dog hurt and cowering in the middle of the Parkway late last month,…
Council Votes Down Request to Bring School Department in for Discussion
One week after Superintendent Fred Foresteire said he would not be coming back to the Council to discuss the additional $2 million deficit, the City Council voted not to invite him anyhow. The City Council voted on Monday night by…
Cooperation Begins on a Bridge:Relations Between Everett/Somerville Have Cooled Recently
While battle lines have been drawn across the Mystic River for Everett and Somerville, those harsh lines have eased lately and have been brought together with a bridge – a proposed $22.6 million pedestrian/cycling bridge between the two communities. Now,…