The Everett License Commission met on Monday night, Sept. 16, for a lively agenda that included sorting out the details after the unfortunate and untimely passing of Down the Road Brewery Founder Donovan Bailey. Bailey, 46, passed away on July…
Author: Seth Daniel
Five Proposals: Everett Redevelopment Receives Strong Interest in Everett Square Lots
Everett Redevelopment Authority (ERA) members said they were encouraged with the interest in the parking lot parcels at Everett Square through the recent bidding process that has taken place through the summer. After a meeting of the ERA Monday night,…
Encore Gaming Numbers Continue to Grow, Though Slots Remain ‘Soft’
Nearly $400 million was wagered at Encore Boston Harbor in August, with a strong showing on table games once again, but a continuing “soft” performance on the sea of slot machines at the resort. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) released…
School Committee Moves to Look into More Restrictive Student Residency
The time-honored perception in Everett Public Schools has been that many of the students in the classrooms don’t necessary live in the city. It has been a rumor or innuendo for years upon years, and now the School Committee and…
EPS Working to Recruit Students for New Seal of Bi-Literacy
The Everett Public Schools are actively looking for students at the high school to qualify for the state’s new Seal of Bi-Literacy – a program piloted in places like Lynn and Chelsea last year, and one that is now available…
Superintendent Search Going Full-Speed
Applications to be the new superintendent of schools in Everett are due before the end of September, and School Committee Chair Tom Abbruzzese said they have a very strict schedule moving forward in the process. Applications became available last month,…
Encore Boston Harbor Nearing Full Employment for Resort Casino
Story of the Year is Casino Has Not Resulted in Major Traffic Delays While the glitz and glamour of Encore often steal the show, the bottom-line reason for the resort landing in Everett was to create new jobs in a…
City Helps to Secure Housing for Madison Avenue Fire Victims
Standing out on the street Sept. 1, Nisrine Rahhou took stock of her children and thanked God that everyone was safe. Then, looking up at her home that was on fire, she realized that though everyone was safe, they had…
Matewsky tops the ticket in at-large, Lavecchio eliminated
Councilor Wayne Matewsky retained his ticket-topping ways in Tuesday’s Preliminary Election, taking the top spot by more than 30 votes, while candidate James Lavecchio was the lone candidate eliminated from the 11-person field. Ten candidates in the at-large race now…
Growing Careers : Everett’s Enayo Helped to Ramp up Major Hiring Events at Encore
When Encore Boston Harbor was getting ready to ramp up its hiring of local residents, Everett’s Peggy Enayo was excited to steer so many residents in the right direction and into jobs. She never dreamed that she, too, might have…