It was only a matter of time before the coronavirus, or COVID-19, that spread across China landed in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission announced that as of Monday there was one confirmed case of coronavirus in Boston and eight…
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Residents, Council Push Back Against Verizon Antennas
Small cell technology is taking cities by storm as cellular providers scramble to ready their networks for the long-awaited 5G rollout that is expected to enhance cell phone performance exponentially. But some Everett residents and City Councilors are speaking out…
DiDomenico Receives National Breakfast Hero Award
Last week, the national anti-hunger campaign No Kid Hungry announced Sen. Sal DiDomenico as a recipient of its 2020 Breakfast Hero contest. DiDomenico was one of only six recipients throughout the United States. DiDomenico was awarded alongside his House colleagues…
Fire Union Calls for Revamped Detail Assignments at Encore
When Everett firefighters work details at the Encore Boston Harbor resort from Thursdays to Sundays, they said they often feel like they’re alone on an island, and this week their union is calling for revamped detail operations at the casino.…
Salvadoran National Recently Sentenced for Money Laundering Conspiracy and Unlawful Reentry
A Salvadoran man who was a member of the violent gang known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was sentenced Monday in Boston federal court for unlawfully reentering the United States and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jose Audelino Valle…
Everett Resident Running Boston Marathon for Cancer Research
On April 20, Kara Pilotte of Everett, is running to conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team in the 124th Boston Marathon. The Everett resident along with more than 500 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across…
Homeland Security Implements Public Charge Final Rules
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday implemented the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule, a new rule looking at the likelihood of new immigrants not being self-sufficient and having to seek government benefits. Under the final…
Mystic Valley Elder Services’ Theater Event Set for April 4
Mystic Valley Elder Services’ Spring For Independence theater event for 2020 will be a special performance of The Cast of Beatlemania, to be held Saturday April 4 at 6:30 pm at the Greater Boston Stage Company in Stoneham. Experience The…
Artists from Several Communities to Organize in Chelsea This Month
When Karyn Alzayer of Integral Arts Everett and Mimi Graney of Chelsea Prospers began reaching out to their artist communities in Everett and Chelsea – they soon found that there was a need in the region to connect artists in…