The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) unanimously denied a variance request that would have allowed for the conversion of a dilapidated single-story home to an eight-unit apartment building at 126 Ferry St. The new building would have sat next to…
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Student Opportunity Act Gives Major Boost to School Funding
In a presentation to Council on Monday, Oct. 28, Sen. Sal DiDomenico announced a potential massive investment in Everett schools in the form of the Student Opportunity Act, which recently passed unanimously in the Massachusetts House and Senate. The new…
Exelon, City Court Hearing Postponed, But Core Issues Still Persist
A court hearing in Boston’s Suffolk Superior Court was postponed until December on Tuesday morning, but the issues at the core of the civil suit between the City and Exelon still persist as the case begins its hearings. The case…
New Ordinance Would Tighten Restrictions on Short-Term Rentals
City Council is in the process of drafting a new ordinance that would impose more regulations on short-term rentals managed through booking sites, such as Airbnb, in the City of Everett. Council will vote whether or not to enroll the…
Everett Police Are Among More than 120 Participating in Home Base No Shave Campaign
As November hits the calendar, don’t be surprised if local first responders look like they haven’t shaved in weeks. For the privilege of growing out their facial hair, officers from the Everett Police Department are paying up and participating in…
Everett Public Libraries Events
Email or Resume Assistance Shute Memorial Library Monday, November 18. Want to create your first email, but don’t know how? Or do you need help sprucing up an old resume? Sign up for a thirty minute appointment at the Shute…
New Research Reveals Demand for Bike Share in Greater Boston Communities
New research by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) analyzing over 300,000 bike share trips reveals demand for bike share in Greater Boston communities, as well as opportunities for improvements to suburban cycling infrastructure within communities and between cities and…
A Conservationist Before Conservation Was Cool
Everett’s Jon Norton cut a conservationists edge long before it was cool to be resilient, progressive or any other term associated with climate change and environmental causes. The life-long Everett resident stood proud of that record on Monday, stating clearing…
Rain Garden Goes from Paper to Purpose on Wyllis Avenue
What was a neglected entry point to the Northern Strand Community Path – a stretch of pavement desecrated by National Grid for their back-door entrance during the lockout of 2018 – has gone from the drawing boards of about a…
Encore Partners With Goldman Global Arts to Create Large-Scale art Installation in Boston
Encore Boston Harbor announced this week its partnership with Goldman Global Arts (GGA), the curators of the Wynnwood Walls in Miami, to develop two murals located on Alford Street near the Charlestown/Everett line. Together, Encore and GGA have commissioned world-renowned artists…