Amy Spalenza was dressed as a pirate, complete with eye patch, during Monday night’s 2nd Annual Trunk-or-Treat festivities in the Gateway Center. The event had a huge turnout and was primarily sponsored by the Texas Roadhouse, as well as the…
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Superintendent Honors EHS Seniors For Their Academic Excellence: Nguyen and Imsirovic Honored at School Committee Meeting
The two highest ranked students in the Everett High School (EHS) Class of 2015 each received a Superintendent’s Certificate of Academic Excellence at last week’s School Committee meeting. Superintendent of Schools Frederick F. Foresteire honored Vanessa Nguyen and Vesna Imsirovic…
Two Everett Firefighters Honored at Firefighter of the Year Awards
It was a cold January night, and one woman at the high-rise on School Street in Everett was despondent, sad and ready to end her life. Firefighters Joseph Quinn and Rocco Andreotti weren’t about to let that happen. As the…
Vote Tuesday: Clerk Says Voter Turnout in Everett Driven by Casino Ballot Question
City Clerk Michael Matarazzo this week predicted that next week’s statewide election for Governor and other state offices will likely draw close to 50-percent of registered voters in the city, though he believes the interest in this year’s election is…
City Wins $400K PARC Grant for Sacramone Park: Planning and Development Expects a Total Project of More than $700,000
Planning and Development Director Jamie Errickson told the City Council on Monday night that the city has been awarded a $400,000 PARC grant award from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, which will be used to rebuild…
Wynn to Hold Informational Forums for Employment/Vendor Questions
As soon as Wynn Resorts received the Greater Boston casino license, the calls began pouring in from potential employees and vendors. All of them had questions. Now, through a series of six information sessions, Wynn Resorts hopes to provide some…
Council Ways and Means Committee Takes Up Three Transfer Requests
The Everett City Council Committee on Ways and Means met on Monday night to consider, among other things, three requests from Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s administration to earmark approximately 50-percent of the city’s recently certified “free cash,” or unexpended fund balance,…
Revere Market Basket to Open Doors on Oct. 26: Company Ready to Take Care of Customers Who Took Care of Them
In the parking lot of the new Revere Market Basket at Northgate Monday morning, workers outside were spiffying up the outside and moving carriages inside – but they weren’t getting much done in between having to answer numerous questions from…
Revere, Track Union Files Lawsuit Against MGC for Wynn Decision
The City of Revere and a union representing some Suffolk Downs employees filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) last Thursday, with the MGC quickly firing back in saying the suit was simply the result of “sorely disappointed”…
Water/Sewer Enterprise Fund in the Black: Nearly $2 Million Turnaround in One Year
One year ago, after moving the city’s water and sewer system to a Water and Sewer Enterprise Account, Mayor Carlo DeMaria and his financial team assured the City Council and taxpayers, that making the system self-sufficient would result in a…