The issue over Ethanol deliveries by rail to Revere coming through Everett and Chelsea has caused our three cities to come together to oppose it. Meetings in all three places strongly opposing such a scenario have brought out hundreds of…
Category: Editorials
Mitigation the Way to Go in Overlay District
We wish to correct the impression given in last week’s editorial that mitigation payments from companies wishing to build and to move their businesses into the overlay district created by the mayor and his planners at city hall is not…
Beacham Street Needs Repair
Once again, we refer to our editorial last week urging the mayor to get Beacham Street paved as it is a public safety hazard of the first order. The deplorable condition of Beacham Street is an embarrassment to this city…
Parkway Planning Takes Skill
Mayor Carlo DeMaria is right now in the midst of planning a zoning measure aimed directly at giving a new shape and form to future development along the length of Route 16. The Revere Beach Parkway, as it is known…
Beacham Street
If the mayor and his development people want to do something useful, they’d get Beacham Street paved and they’d do it tomorrow before there is a disaster. The roadway leading from Route 99 through the oil and fuel storage area…
Due Process is Being Done
Allegations that an Everett custodian may have committed a sexual assault against a first grader at the Keverian School remains a hot topic for discussion in this city where so many parents of Keverian students have been left to wonder…
Finally We Know
The huge wind turbine located on the Everett-Charlestown line has not been operating since the end of October and now we know why. The base of the great structure has been sinking into the earth at a much faster rate…
Shocking Allegations
Weekend news reports on radio and television sent out the word about a shocking allegation that a custodian has abused a youngster at the Keverian School. Two custodians were immediately removed from their positions by Superintendent of Schools Fred Foresteire…
Football Injuries
The Boston Globe printed an interesting story over the weekend about high school football injuries and their impact on local athletes in the affected cities and towns. Everett, the Globe indicated, was at the top of the list for football…
Nothing is Hidden, the Problem is Apparent
We agree it’s good for an elected city official to ask questions regarding city expenditures on behalf of his or her constituents. Unfortunately Councillor Rosemary Miller in her Letter to the Editor (Independent Forum, 02/08/12) only complains about events that…