Joseph Pendleton bravely let Harold the tarantula sit upon his head during The Creature Teacher summer program at the Shute Library last Thursday, July 14. Children at the program got to interact with snakes, frogs lizards and birds, and learn…
Author: Independent Staff
Hot Real Estate:Wynn Boston Harbor Buys Properties on Lower Broadway
By Seth Daniel The Wynn Boston Harbor team has been on a spending spree over the last month – and even stretching back to January – buying out properties along Lower Broadway for millions of dollars. The Independent identified seven…
Hearing Officer Sides with Wynn, DEP on Granting of License
By Seth Daniel The hearing officer handling the Wynn Boston Harbor Chapter 91 appeal released a recommendation late on Friday that gave Somerville standing, but recommended allowing the Wynn license to be approved. It is a decision widely seen as…
Freightliner Approved by Appeals for Wynn Relocation to GE Site
By Seth Daniel In a quick decision that riled one city councilor and some neighbors, the Everett Board of Appeals on Monday night approved a plan by Wynn Boston Harbor to move the Boston Freightliner semi-truck business from Lower Broadway…
Second Post Road Development Passes Major Test at Appeals
By Seth Daniel When Andy Montelli wanted to build a second project in Everett, he rounded up his architect and development team at Post Road Residential and went to Portland, Oregon. The Batch Yard developer told the Board of Appeals…
Pokémon Go Brings Strange,but Respectful,Gatherings in Everett
By Katy Rogers Pokémon Go, a new free-to-play mobile app, has quickly become an overnight sensation and is making an impact in greater Boston communities such as Everett. While Pokémon may be an unfamiliar concept to some, the pocket sized monsters have…
Massachusetts Glaucoma Patients Suffer Because Of Outdated Eye Care Rules
By Dr. Matthew Forgues Glaucoma patients across the United States can receive treatment from their optometrists. In Massachusetts, however, more than 60,000 glaucoma patients are barred by state law from seeing an optometrist, which means they must wait longer for…
EPA’s Emissions Report Trades Science for Politics
By Jeff Stier The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest report on greenhouse gas emissions demonstrates shrewd political strategy — and a wanton disregard for objective science. Using a questionable methodology, the EPA found that the nation’s methane emissions have been dramatically…
Our Summer of Discontent
Tragic events seem to be cascading upon us from throughout the world almost on a daily basis. Whereas for the past 15 years (since 9/11), a terrorist-inspired event might happen sporadically, now when we go on-line each morning to look…
Obituaries 07-20-2016
Fred Mandracchia Late proprietor of New Bridge Café Chelsea Fred J. Mandracchia of Everett passed away on July 11. He was 88 years old. The late proprietor of New Bridge Café Chelsea, he was a US Navy veteran of World…