In most every case, municipal finance officers love surpluses. They don’t happen often. But a surplus coming from the School Department this summer isn’t being greeted with open arms by the City’s Chief Financial Officer Eric Demas. In fact, he’s…
Author: Seth Daniel
City Preliminary Set for Tuesday to Reduce At-Large Field by One
The voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Sept. 17, but City officials don’t expect a large number to turn out for an election that will, essentially, knock off one person from the Councilor at-large field. City Clerk Sergio…
Blue Ribbon Task Force Gets Positive Input in Recommendations
The mayoral-appointed Blue Ribbon Task Force on school finances presented its findings and recommendations to a joint meeting of the City Council and School Committee on Weds., Sept. 4, at City Hall, and it was a moment whereby many bad…
Councilor Matewsky, Simonelli Push Measure for Mayor to Become School Committee Voting Member
One of the more interesting suggestions by the Blue Ribbon Task Force was to potentially make Mayor Carlo DeMaria – and any other mayor succeeding him – a voting member of the School Committee. It was a suggestion by the…
Heavy, Late-Night Fire Claims the Lives of Two Women on Madison Avenue
A fast-moving three-alarm fire with heavy flames greeted firefighters as they arrived at the triple-decker at 87 Madison Ave. just before midnight on Sept. 1, and it was a fire that claimed the lives of two women that lived in…
Blueprint : Commission Suggests Stronger Spending Controls, Mayor Becomes a Voting Member of School Committee
Though it was the City that took the heat, in particular Mayor Carlo DeMaria, for the School Department’s budget meltdown in 2018, a Blue Ribbon Commission that has been looking into Everett’s school finances for the past 18 months determined…
Night Shift Brewery Plans Major Expansion Here and Philadelphia
With most of their brands growing significantly with local beer drinkers this year, Night Shift Brewery announced late last week that they plan a major expansion at their Everett brewery immediately and an even larger expansion into Philadelphia in 2020.…
Blue Bike Program Logged Nearly 4,000 Rides Since June
On the eve of a meeting with a skeptical City Council regarding the new Blue Bike cycle rental program, City leaders are touting a great rollout with 3,800 rides since it began on June 20. City Transportation Planner Jay Monty…
Commission Recommends City Not Use Casino Money For Tax Relief
A key piece of the mitigation plan for Encore casino payments to Everett has been Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s desire to provide tax relief to property owners in the city, but the Blue Ribbon Task Force appointed by the mayor suggested…
Welcome Back : Former City Haller Omar Easy Transitions to School Department
After heading up a special project on school finance and organizational assessment at City Hall for the last two years, Omar Easy has made his way back to the School Department to help get the new Academy pathways program off…