Attorney General Maura Healey announced nearly $3 million in funding under a new grant program focused on addressing the social determinants of health, including nutrition, safe housing, violence prevention, and substance use, all of which impact the health of individuals,…
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Encore Boston Harbor Apologizes for Communication Error in Closing Roads
The Encore Boston Harbor team appeared before the City Council on Monday, and said they apologized for poor communication with neighboring businesses when they abruptly shut down roads on Lower Broadway in November. “We’re not going to blame the administration…
Slain Utah Police Officer Grew Up in Everett
Provo Police officer Joe Shinners, a 29-year-old native of Everett, was shot and killed by a wanted fugitive in Utah on Jan. 5 during an altercation. Shinners, whose father lives in Everett and is a retired fire captain, had stopped…
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City Officials say Talk of Wellness Center Settlement is Fake News
If President Donald Trump were to visit Everett, at least according to City administration officials, he would call the story repeatedly reported in a local newsletter about a $300,000 settlement for a Wellness Center employee fake news. The local newsletter…
School Committee to Reconvene Today, Jan. 2, for Special Meeting
The School Committee suddenly cancelled a special meeting on Dec. 26 that included three hot topics on the sexual harassment saga that has gripped the School Department, and will instead have that meeting today, Jan. 2, at 6:30 p.m. There…
Councilor Rich Dell Isola Lines up Votes To Be Council President
In year that will be monumental for Everett City government, City Councilor Rich Dell Isola has received the votes from his colleagues to be the leader of the City Council in this coming, historic year for the city. Dell Isola…
2018 Year in Review:A Year of Major Changes and Challenges
The year of 2018 in Everett will go down as one that started rather tamely, but progressed and ended with a great deal of turmoil and tension throughout the City. While the face of the city has changed dramatically with…
Council, State Law at Odds with Changes to the Habitability Ordinance
The Everett City Council and state law continue to be at odds in the Council’s quest to reform the habitability inspection ordinance. Once again at the Dec. 26 meeting, the Council tried to find a happy medium with inspection reform…
Income Tax Rate to Drop to 5.05 Percent on Jan. 1
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue confirmed last week that the required revenue metrics have been met to ensure the state’s Part B income tax rate will drop on January 1, 2019 from the current 5.10 percent to 5.05 percent. “A…