A measure proposed by Councilor Richard Dell Isola Jr. to amend the City’s administrative code would effectively abolish the Everett Libraries Board of Trustees. The measure wasn’t an open and shut decision, though, as it invited significant pushback from the…
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School Funding Discussiontabled at Committee Meeting
Ward 6 Councilor Michael McLaughlin hoped to address the mayor on Monday, March 25, at the meeting of the Committee on Government Operations, Public Safety, and Public Service of the City Council, but the mayor did not attend the committee…
City to Run 600-plus Space Parking Lot on Lower Broadway
The City has put out an RFP looking for a company that will run a turn-key parking lot operation across Lower Broadway from the Encore Boston Harbor casino – with an eye to using revenues from the temporary lot for…
Appreciation: Former Mayor George McCarthy Passes at 91
George R. McCarthy of Hamilton, formerly of Everett, passed away peacefully on March 22 on the eve of his 92nd birthday at the Kaplan Housein Danvers. George was a long time resident and business owner in Everett. He owned and…
Council to Hear Presentation on Abolishing Library Board of Trustees
A measure proposed by Councilor Richard Dell Isola Jr. to amend the City’s administrative code would effectively abolish the Everett Libraries Board of Trustees. The measure wasn’t an open and shut decision, though, as it invited significant pushback from the…
Everett Nursing Home Part of AG Healey’s Settlement
Attorney General Maura Healey announced last week a series of settlements with seven different nursing homes to resolve allegations of systemic failures at their facilities that endangered nursing home residents – with one of those homes being in Everett. The…
Rep. McGonagle Meets Housing
Authority officials at State House As the Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Housing, State Rep. Joe McGonagle advocated for increased state support of public Housing at the 37th Annual Legislative Information Day sponsored by the Massachusetts Chapter of…
Tobin Bridge and Route 1 Lane Closures Start April 1
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is reminding members of the public that the Department will be rehabilitating the surface of the Tobin Bridge and performing maintenance on the viaduct in Chelsea which carries traffic on Route 1 northbound and…
Everett High Student Addresses Legislators During Leadership Forum at the State House
On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, the MassHire Metro North Workforce Board and the MassHire Metro North Career Center hosted a Workforce Development Leadership Forum and Discussion at the State House for legislators and city leaders from the 20-city Metro North…
Soundtrack to Saturday: WROL ‘Irish Saturday’ a fixture for Boston’s Irish Community for Decades
Over kitchen table discussions, while doing the dishes, or quiet moments over tea – the ‘Irish Saturday’ soundtrack on WROL radio has reigned supreme in most Irish American households in Everett and beyond. Older residents remember a lifetime of putting…