In a stunning development late Wednesday, Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Chairman Steve Crosby announced he was resigning from the commission and his post as chair. It’s a post he has held since day one of the commission, and comes just…
Author: Seth Daniel
Graham Readies Another Great Walk for Living on Admiral’s Hill
The ALS Walk for Living on Admiral’s Hill in Chelsea, run by the Leonard Florence Center for Living (LFCFL), will host its 10th annual walk this coming Sept. 30, and new Director Maura Graham said she is ready for another…
Costly Homecoming Parade Was a Casualty of Budget Cuts
Budget cuts from last spring in the School Department, as well as the City’s inability to pay for an expensive parade, resulted in what was a more modest – but well-attended – Friday homecoming celebration this year. It was the…
Transportation Revolution: Getting Around Everett to Radically Change Over the Next Six Months Mayor, City Set New Policy Favoring Development with Little to No Parking
City officials this week are pointing to last Monday, Sept. 17, at the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) as a watershed moment in Everett. It’s a moment, they say, when Everett’s administration officially turned from what has been traditional thinking…
Encore Shuttles to Lead the Way For a New Everett Transit Service
It has often been said that many in Everett don’t even yet know the gifts that the Encore Boston Harbor development will deliver. That is exactly the case with the community shuttle that was required for them to institute and…
The Lights Are On: Work Moves Inside on the Hotel Tower, Lobby Areas
The last of the cranes on the Encore Boston Harbor site have been taken down, and now the focus of the work has moved inside to the finishes in the rooms and lobby areas. Greg John, of Encore, said they…
Council Approves 20-Year Solar Agreement with Syncarphia in Contested Vote
In a contested 5-3 vote, the City Council approved a 20-year contract with Syncarphia Solar and Renewable Energy Massachusetts (REM) under a new state program that should save the City more than $250,000 annually on energy bills. Though the matter…
High Hand:Encore,Cambridge College Open Door on New Dealer School with 167 Students in First Class
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox was on hand Monday with Cambridge College President Deborah Jackson and a handful of members of the first Dealer School casino training program to open the doors on the area’s inaugural class of prospective dealers…
Council Approves Encore Parking Plan, Holds up on Solar and Capital Improvements
The Everett City Council met in a special session on Monday night to review three matters, most prominently the Encore Boston Harbor temporary parking plan on Lower Broadway – which hit a snag last week when the votes weren’t there…
More than 10,000 Come Out to See Headliner Perform at Village Fest
Sugar Ray’s lead singer Mark McGrath told the Everett Independent on the eve of his performance at Village Fest that he loves to perform and relishes opportunities to play the band’s best songs in front of crowds like at Village…