John J. Foresteire is being remembered by family, friends and colleagues as a beloved Everett educator and administrator who enjoyed helping students and interacting with people, not only during his distinguished career in education, but in his years in retirement.…
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Housing Families Awarded $100,000 Cummings Grant
Housing Families is one of 100 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s “$100k for 100” program. The Malden-based organization was chosen from a total of 597 applicants, during a competitive review process. Funding will help…
SHSB Releases Annual Beach Quality Report Card
The environmental advocacy organization Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (SHSB) released their annual Beach Water Quality Report Card on the Metropolitan Region’s public beaches on Sunday, May 27, 2018 – just in time for summer. The report card is based…
Everett’s Bus-Only Lane Hailed as a Model
In early December 2016, the City of Everett launched a bus-only lane pilot program on Broadway, which has become permanent and a national model for other cities and towns. In a recent Boston Globe article, Shirley Leung highlights the bus-only…
State Rep Candidate Gerly Adrien Puts Out Ways to Decrease Homelessness
Gerly Adrien, candidate for state representative, has been discussing homelessness on the campaign trail. Homelessness is affecting families and individuals in Everett. In Massachusetts, the number of homeless families has more than doubled in nine years, an increase that’s among the…
Class of 2018 Graduation Ceremony
Everett Firefighter Pursuing State Organizational Office
When Everett Fire Union President Craig Hardy isn’t on duty these days, he often can be found in Worcester, Falmouth, or any of several other outposts throughout the state. That’s because the popular firefighter (and hockey phenom) is running for…
Still Running:Exelon Files with Fed’s Plan to Keep Some Generators Operating
After working through a process with ISO New England over the last two months, Exelon Generation and ISO filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that would keep two Mystic Station generators going after 2022 – for…
School Committee Approves $76 Million Educational Budget for FY ’19
A new school budget approved by the School Committee will likely result in the cutting of 98 positions unless additional funding becomes available – despite the fact that the City has given over and above by more than $6 million…
Encore’s Off-Site Construction on Speedy Timetable, to Finish This Fall
One can’t help but marvel at the 20-plus story casino tower and resort coming to life on Lower Broadway while passing by, but it will likely be the massive amounts of road construction that they will see this summer as…