As Everett’s Robert Pasquariella lay in a hospital bed through September of 2009 in an induced coma, there wasn’t much hope for him. Even his family had become resigned to the worst. Nothing short of a miracle was going to…
Author: Seth Daniel
Wynn Everett Proposes to Revive Mystic River Bike/Footbridge
Consultants for the Wynn Everett project revealed in detail last week that they will contribute $250,000 towards working to build a bicycle and pedestrian bridge across the Mystic River – hopefully one day connecting the new Assembly Row Orange Line…
Study Shows Everett Housing Market One of the Healthiest in the Nation
These days, it’s tough to tell which is hotter – the outdoor temperatures or the Everett housing market. A new nationwide real estate study by the New York-based financial technology company, SmartAsset, showed that Everett and the surrounding areas have…
Wynn Officials Say There Was No Offer of Additional Money for Boston
If one has ever played the children’s game ‘telephone,’ then one knows that there can be two radically different versions of what was said when the game concludes. This week, the casino stalemate between Boston and Wynn Everett has taken…
Wynn Traffic Plan Includes Truck Route, Left-Turn Lanes:Whole Parkway Corridor to Be Improved All at Once
Wynn officials reported this week that traffic plans for Lower Broadway would transform the area from an industrial highway to a smoother-moving, beautified Boulevard. “Lower Broadway will have a median strip installed with landscaping throughout and sidewalks and improved lighting,”…
Wynn Files Newest Environmental Report:Addresses Sullivan Square Impasse with Boston
Just when everyone thought there couldn’t be any more paperwork filed in association with the Wynn casino project, last week they added another 1,000 pages. Wynn Everett filed its much-anticipated supplemental environmental report late last week (also known as the…
MGC Commissioner McHugh to Step Down on Sept. 30
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) had a bit of a re-shuffling this week with the announcement that Commissioner James McHugh – a Charlestown resident and retired state judge – plans to resign his post on Sept. 30. That announcement was…
DeMaria says Holding Back Wynn Permit for Traffic Study Unfair
Mayor Carlo DeMaria has rejected the call by Attorney General Maura Healey that the Wynn Everett casino should be delayed in order to go through a protracted traffic study with state transportation officials. DeMaria said holding up the casino for…
App Camp Helps Kids Create,Learn about Next Wave of Learning
A group of Everett middle schoolers spent last week in an innovative camp. The camp had no tents; nor was there any campfires. In fact, it was located in a computer lab, and instead of s’more’s, the kids were creating…
AG Healy Calls for Delay in Wynn Casino Process
State Attorney General Maura Healy, a Charlestown resident and the top law enforcement official in the state, has called for the state environmental and traffic regulators to delay awarding an environmental certificate to the Wynn Everett casino until an in-depth,…