Those filing new unemployment claims with the state Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) are facing great inconsistencies with their regular payment and the extra $600 promised from the federal government as part of the CARES Act – and getting through…
Author: Seth Daniel
In Tight Credit Markets, City Gets Glowing Review, Ready for Short-Term Bond Sale This Week
After getting a glowing financial review in the midst of most having a financial meltdown, the City of Everett is preparing to go out and sell Capital Improvement Project (CIP) short-term bonds at a very favorable rate this week. “The…
Encore Boston Harbor to Make Missed Payment by June 30
Encore Boston Harbor has not made its quarterly Host Community Agreement (HCA) payment on March 31 to the City, but it has assured City leaders it would make two quarterly payments of $12.5 million by at least June 30. Mayor…
Encore Employees Volunteer Time Away from Work to Check on Everett Senior Citizens
Most employees at Encore Boston Harbor have been out of work since March, and though they are still getting paid, they have a lot of free time on their hands. Instead of killing that time in an unproductive manner, many…
Cases Continue to be on the Upswing, But City Hopes to See Decrease Next Week
The City’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases hasn’t slowed down as public health officials had hoped early last week, growing by 122 cases between Friday, April 17 and Tuesday morning. The total numbers of cases now sits at 617 as…
Market Forge Owners Acquire Colonial Marble Property for Parking
The owners of the Market Forge property on the Parkway appeared in an online Planning Board meeting last Tuesday, April 14, to discuss several new pieces of the large residential project – including the acquisition of the abutting Colonial Marble…
Tobin Bridge Traffic Plummets, Toll Revenues Down in March
Trips across the Mystic/Tobin Bridge have plummeted over the last month, reducing toll revenues and creating much less congestion over the Bridge that drivers have become used to over the years. For the most recent data available, which is the…
Everett Firefighters Give 6-Year-Old ‘Best Birthday Ever’
Having a 6th birthday party during the COVID-19 pandemic has some pretty extreme limits. There’s no BBQs in the park, or friends coming over for a big party, but mostly it’s a quiet celebration at home with only a few…
#StayHomeEverett Students Take to Social Media, Video to Spread the Message
A new effort between young people in Everett, Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Supt. Priya Tahiliani is pointed at stressing the message to young people in Everett of staying home to keep others healthy – and no one brought home the…
Hot Meals: City Workers Pivot to Help Feed the Community, Senior Citizens
Mike DiPietro usually oversees custodial work across all the City buildings, and George Lane typically builds out City construction projects, but the two of them found themselves driving into Boston on Monday to pick up nearly three tons of food…