With Poker games seemingly in no position to return to Massachusetts casinos any time soon, many former Poker dealers at Encore Boston Harbor have begun to train for other permitted games like Blackjack. Encore Spokesman Eric Kraus said that 70…
Author: Seth Daniel
Councilors Debating Whether to Give up Cell Antennae Permitting
Nothing has taken up more hours of debate on the Everett City Council during the Technology Age than the placement of cell towers and cell antennae. Debates for hours at a time have raged for the last 10 years at…
MBTA Increases Bus Service for Most Everett Routes on August 30
The MBTA announced a new, COVID-19 informed fall bus schedule, and it means more service than current levels on virtually every route in Everett while cutting back on suburban and downtown Boston routes that are seeing sharp declines in ridership.…
Rock Star for Doing Good: Remembering Dorothy Martin-Long
If one could achieve legendary status in Everett simply by being kind, straight-forward, and graceful, then life-long resident Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Martin-Long achieved celebrity status for the cause. Martin-Long, 80, passed away after a short illness on Aug. 5 in Mass…
DeMaria Issues Executive Order Calling For Mandatory Face Mask Wearin
With cases of COVID-19 moving up a bit this week, and Gov. Charlie Baker declaring Everett a high-risk community, Mayor Carlo DeMaria issued an Executive Order taking effect Monday requiring masks to be worn in all public places for anyone…
School Committee Approves Phased Re-Opening Plan
The Everett School Committee voted 7-0 during an Emergency Meeting on Aug. 6 to approve a school re-opening plan that starts the year mostly remote, but will offer e-Learning Centers for the most needy students and to families that need…
Everett Tagged ‘High-Risk’ Community
Everett health officials said they are watching closely as cases are going up slightly over the past few weeks, with an average of about six cases per day after having it down as low as zero cases around July 4.…
School Budget Gets Breath of Fresh Air, May Bring Back Those Laid Off
Supt. Priya Tahiliani said assurances from state government two weeks ago have led them to be confident the Everett Public Schools do not have to lay off any more workers, and in fact, they might be able to bring some…
Everett’s Omar Easy Being Considered for Quincy Superintendent Post
Everett educator Dr. Omar Easy has interviewed publicly and is being considered as a finalist for the job of superintendent of schools in Quincy – on the South Shore. Easy is currently the assistant principal for the Academies at Everett…
City Clerk Sounds the Alarm on U.S. Census After Date Change
City Clerk Sergio Cornelio said getting responses to the US Census has become of utmost importance as the federal government moved back the end date one month last week to Sept. 30 – threatening to put the City in a…