By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The Everett City Council in three votes approved a total fiscal year 2018 spending package of $212,885,817 for the city of Everett fiscal year that begins July 1, 2017. The breakdown of the three budget pieces…
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Council Votes 10-1 to Increase Mayor’s Salary in 2018 and Again in 2020:Proponents Noted Increasing Salaries for Department Heads as a Top Reason
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. In a remarkably short, and uncontroversial vote at the end of its meeting Monday night, the Everett City Council voted 10-1 to approve a salary increase for the position of Mayor. Effective in January 2018, the…
Celebrity Bartender Fundraiser
School Committee Chairman Frank Parker raffled off a pair of Red Sox tickets to help support the Devens Elementary School fund during Sunday’s celebrity bartender event at Stewart’s Pub. A number of local officials over the past several months have…
Spring Arts Festival
Janice McPhee stood proudly alongside her painting of Nefertiti at the Everett Arts Association’s 49th Annual Spring Arts Festival at the Connolly Center last weekend. More than 100 works from local artists were on display at the Center.
Gov Baker Visits Wynn Boston Harbor for First Time
By Seth Daniel Gov. Charlie Baker and a full entourage of state officials visited the Wynn Boston Harbor site on Thursday, June 1, joining Wynn officials, Mayor Carlo DeMaria and State Rep. Joe McGonagle for an in-depth tour of the…
Make Way for Wynn:Steel Goes up on the Tower, Gas Station about to Go
By Seth Daniel As the steel bones of the new Lower Broadway begin to climb to the sky at the Wynn Boston Harbor, old stalwarts on the roadway are about to disappear. Wynn Boston Harbor announced this week that it…
On Line:Wynn Boston Harbor Launches Social Media Sites after Long Wait
By Seth Daniel As the Wynn Boston Harbor project in Everett wound its way through the licensing process, the appeals, the permitting and the early construction phases, people often would often scan their phones or computers for a social media…
National Grid Response Deadline Coming Next Week on Malden River
By Seth Daniel The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is still waiting to hear from National Grid regarding a decision to open up the riverfront at its property on the Malden River in Everett and Malden. Spokesman Ed Coletta…
Parlin School Closing June 16 for Expansion
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The Everett School Committee officially voted Monday night to allow the Albert N. Parlin School to officially close for the school year on June 16, so that a planned reconstruction project could begin and be completed…
Join the Elizabeth Stone House 3-Day Wilderness Heals Pledge Hike
Every summer, women from all over New England take part in the Elizabeth Stone House 3-Day Wilderness Heals pledge hike to help increase awareness and raise funds for the important work the organization does every day. The Elizabeth Stone House…