Encore Boston Harbor shared some good news and some bad news on Monday afternoon – stating they would look to begin re-opening procedures no sooner than July 6, but also that they would have to furlough up to 3,000 employees…
Author: Seth Daniel
Encore Misses Second HCA Payment Date
City officials confirmed Encore Boston Harbor did not make more than $12 million in Host Community Agreement (HCA) payments by June 30 as it said in April it would do, and City officials are working with the company to get…
Pieces of a Puzzle: School Layoffs, Reorganization Try to Strike A Balance
The School Department has concluded the first of what they hope will be the final round of reorganization and layoffs at all levels of administration and support services in the schools – moving many of the administrative duties into teaching…
City Streamlines Outdoor Dining Process to Help Enliven Community
As restaurants throughout the City have the green light from the state to begin using indoor spaces to serve, the popularity and creativity for outdoor dining spaces has picked up to an even greater degree. It seems counterintuitive, but City…
Total Swish: Carlo DeMaria Jr. Says He will Donate Basketball Hoop
The DeMaria family has had to often live with the criticism and, often, cheap shots that are directed at their father, Carlo DeMaria Sr., being the Mayor of Everett. That has gone on for years since the casino debate more…
City Raises Pride Flag for the First Time in History
School Committeeman Marcony Almeida Barros has taken to the podium at City and School events – and even state events for the Attorney General’s Office – many times, but none were as intensely personal as when he stepped to the…
Police Chief, Union President Tell Council of Initial Policy Changes
The City Council held a four-hour online meeting on Monday – the third meeting in a row to stretch late into the night – and covered scores of topics, addressing police matter, internal conflicts between councilors and new construction guidelines…
Officer Suspensions, Removals Take Time and Progressive Discipline
Few know it to be fact, but it is not the chief of police in many communities – including Everett – that would be able to fire a police officer for misconduct. In fact, Chief Steven Mazzie – and many…
Time Is Ticking for September, November Election Procedures
City Clerk Sergio Cornelio and the City Elections Commission is playing a waiting game at the moment, but has some pretty good ideas of what it’s going to take to run two major COVID-19-style elections this coming September and November.…
Fireworks Driving Neighbors To Madness; Little Police Can Do
Booms and bangs have been a part of life during COVID-19 since late April, and now many in Everett have reached a breaking point when it comes to the endless fireworks shot off day after day – often late into…