Wellness Center Director Karen Avila has resigned from her position as of Tuesday afternoon amidst continuing questions about her stated qualifications – among them earning a master’s degree from Tufts University in nutrition. City officials confirmed late on Tuesday afternoon…
Author: Seth Daniel
Wynn Resorts admits fault: Company Fined, but Won’t Lose Licenses
Company fined, but won’t lose licenses The Wynn Resorts company has agreed to a discipline complaint and settlement with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) in regard to its failures to act on matters of alleged sexual misconduct by former…
Council Concerned about Employee Culture at the Wellness Center
Wellness Center, blocking a move to take the concerns to a private, executive session, and instead, bringing them to bear publicly. Two matters were on the agenda at Monday’s Council meeting, including a matter to bring Omar Easy – director…
More than 2k Gallons of Raw Sewage Empty into Woman’s Apartment
It was a flow of raw sewage that couldn’t be stopped, and when it had all settled, more than 2,000 gallons of it was in Rosemarie Payle’s basement. The Duncan Road resident this week said she has grappled with a…
Dell Isola Takes on Council President for 2019 Session
City Councilor Richard Dell Isola was unanimously chosen, 11-0, as the new City Council President during the body’s organizational meeting on Monday, Jan. 7. Dell Isola – who had not been Council President previously – had aligned the votes in…
Surprise! Abruzzese Lands School Committee Chair at Last Minute
Long-time School Committeeman Tom Abruzzese landed the seat of School Committee chair Monday night, Jan. 7, but he was as surprised as anyone else in Everett that the chips fell in his favor. Reason number one: he wasn’t even running…
Wynn Company Suddenly Changes Village Employee Lot to a ‘Community Lot’
Wynn Resorts officials at Encore Boston Harbor have seemingly pulled a fast one in suddenly changing the use of what was to be an employee parking lot on Air Force Road in the Village – opening it up to be…
Tough Budget Year:Schools Paid Superintendent Nearly $200,000 for Unused Vacation Time
Even though it was outside of his contract, and it was an unprecedentedly tough budget year with teacher layoffs, the School Department and School Committee agreed in Fiscal Year 2018 to pay former Supt. Fred Foresteire nearly $200,000 in unused…
Encore Boston Harbor Apologizes for Communication Error in Closing Roads
The Encore Boston Harbor team appeared before the City Council on Monday, and said they apologized for poor communication with neighboring businesses when they abruptly shut down roads on Lower Broadway in November. “We’re not going to blame the administration…
City Officials say Talk of Wellness Center Settlement is Fake News
If President Donald Trump were to visit Everett, at least according to City administration officials, he would call the story repeatedly reported in a local newsletter about a $300,000 settlement for a Wellness Center employee fake news. The local newsletter…