The Neighborhood Developers (TND) has begun the demolition on the old St. Therese’s Catholic Church campus on Broadway, with the church building likely to begin coming down later this week. The demolition clears the way for a new 77-unit senior…
Author: Seth Daniel
Public Chimes in with Support for Mayor-School Committee Charter Change: Councilor Martins Calls Poor Internet Service a Public Health Crisis
In a Council meeting that churned beyond midnight, the highlight was supposed to be the hotly-contested charter change vote regarding the mayor getting a vote on the School Committee. Though that vote was postponed due to a death in the…
Everett Voters Goes Big for Biden
Former Vice President Joe Biden cleaned up in Everett on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the extended General Election cycle for 2020, getting 10,343 votes to President Donald Trump’s 4,022 votes. While there were still legal challenges mounted nationwide to the…
Wynn CEO Maddox Says Encore ‘Hit its Stride’ in 3rd Quarter
Despite a pandemic, limited gaming activities and a hard-sell to get people into the resort, Encore Boston Harbor had one of its best quarters from July through September – drawing rave reviews from CEO Matt Maddox during an investor call…
Missed: City Leaders, Family Remember the Late Lorrie Bruno With Memorial Bench
On her first birthday, Abby (Bruno) Picano expected to get ice cream and bubble gum, but what she got was a sister – her sister Lorraine ‘Lorrie’ Bruno – and it was the best gift she would get in her…
Encore Casino Analyzing Changes Under New State Regulations
The impact to the workforce at the Encore Boston Harbor casino is still being analyzed after the major rollback of hours by Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday due to escalating case numbers statewide – a rollback that will take effect…
Superintendent Offers Rebuke of Mayor’s Change to School Committee
After nearly two hours of discussion between Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the members of the School Committee about a change to the Charter that nearly went through last week without any notice to the Committee – the frank discussion seemed…
Diversity Commission Takes Different Approach to Forums
The intent of the new Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Equal Employment Commission was to get public input and testimony about their true experiences with the Everett Police Department – testimony that was to come from young and old, no holds…
Everett, Equity, and the 2020 Election: Translating the Polls
When voters came to the polls on Tuesday, there were to be no misinterpretations. That’s because for the first time ever, the City and the Election Department stationed language translators – speaking Spanish, Haitian Creole and Portuguese – at every…
Investigation is on as Controversial Council Meeting is Hacked
In a case of the weird getting weirder, the only remaining video from ECTV of the controversial City Council meeting on Oct. 26 was hacked from the station’s servers and deleted – prompting a police investigation into the matter. City…