Federal agents descended upon Everett, Malden and other locales April 25 to arrest 14 members of a violent Brazilian street gang – with one member being apprehended in the garage of Councilor Wayne Matewsky. Members and associates of Primeiro Comando…
Author: Seth Daniel
Roll On: MGC Clears Wynn Resorts
Despite fines, troubling behavior identified, MGC allows casino, Maddox to move forward for opening The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), despite finding a troubling pattern in the Wynn Resorts leadership in the past and present, agreed to let the casino operators…
Former Supt. Fred Foresteire Pleads Not Guilty on Seven Counts
Former Supt. Fred Forestiere pleaded not guilty to seven counts of assault on teachers in the Everett Public Schools in Malden District Court on Friday, April 26. With his attorney, Gerard Malone, and an entourage that included his wife, Dorothy,…
License Commission Revokes Winners Bar & Grill Liquor License
Winners was a big loser Monday night at City Hall. The recently-renovated bar and grill on Ferry Street was found by the License Commission to have violated its last-chance agreement with the Board – and the result was a 2-1…
Encore Breaks $100 Million in Wages, Benefits to Local Trade Workers
Encore Boston Harbor has exceeded $100 million in wages and benefits paid to trade workers in communities surrounding the casino site, including $15 million to Everett residents alone. The news came as Encore reviewed its local hiring commitments in April…
Encore Boston Harbor Files for Permits to Build Critical Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge
The Encore Boston Harbor team has filed with state environmental regulators (known as MEPA) in order to begin permitting of the $32 million pedestrian/cycle bridge over the Mystic River – a bridge that is a key connection to Boston for…
Everett Couple Fulfills Dream, Challenge in Walk for Hunger
Both Michael McLaughlin and Patty Frati would never have considered they could walk the 20-mile Walk for Hunger only a few years ago, but this Sunday, May 5, they will begin the walk on Boston Common, and hopefully, finish 20…
Contract Matters Administrators’ Pacts have Vacation, Sick Time Accumulation
Two recent contracts for Everett Public School administrators have similar unprecedented, unlimited vacation and sick time accumulation that were contained in former Supt. Fred Foresteire’s contract – stipulations that several School Committee members condemned only a few weeks ago. Contracts…
Beautify, Restore and Create Maddie English Students Spend Break Designing Rain Garden
For the school spring break last week, some students went to Florida, while others traveled to destinations inside the state. However, one group of dedicated eighth graders from the Madeleine English School went to Wyllis Avenue – a dead-end street…
School Committee Approves Final Payment to Foresteire
The School Committee has approved a final payment to former Supt. Fred Foresteire for unused vacation days, estimated at around $250,000, and the City is in the process of making that payment to him this week. The payment is the…