An Everett man pleaded guilty yesterday to hitting a woman in the head with a Louisville Slugger baseball bat on Halloween in the North End two years ago. Carmen Picardi, 41, of Everett, pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated…
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Aldermen Pass New Rules for Public Participation
The Board of Aldermen last week passed new rules for the public participation period, in an effort to allow the body to have guidelines for public speakers. The new rules were offered by Alderman Charles DiPerri, who said that he…
L. Knife Distributing Coming to Beecham Street: Mayor’s Office Says They Expect to Be Operating by March’
The much anticipated opening of an L. Knife & Sons Distribution center on Beecham Street in Everett, appears to finally be taking shape, as Mayoral Chief of Staff Melissa Murphy told the Board of Aldermen last week that the company…
Former Salem Finance Director Coming to Everett
Longtime Salem Finance Director Richard Viscay has been lured to Everett to work for Mayor Carlo DeMaria in a newly created Chief Financial Officer position. Viscay, who resigned from his post in Salem the week before Christmas, will complete his…
Mayor, Human Services Accept AED Defribillator
At the Senior Social this past week Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Carolyn Lightburn, Director of Human Services, and Dale Palma, Director of the Council on Aging graciously accepted the donation of a new AED defibrillator from The Rotary Club. The Rotary,…
Smith to Resign House Seat on January 1
Everett State Representative Stephen “Stat” Smith has agreed to plead guilty to civil rights violation, after the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed charges of voter fraud against Smith last week. As part of the plea agreement with prosecutors, Smith has already…
Firefighters Hail Victory in Ruling from DLR
Leaders of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 143, Everett’s firefighters union, last week pointed to a recent finding by the Department of Labor Relations (DLR), that the city admitted that it had acted improperly during negotiations with the…
Aldermen Set to End Their Year: Medford Council Opposing Everett Casino Development
The Everett Board of Aldermen will take up a fairly brief agenda next Wednesday, the day after Christmas, but there are a couple of items of note that we wouldn’t want to get lost in the holiday bustle. Here’s a…
School Department Hoping to Move into Former Devens School in February
Superintendent of Everett Public Schools Frederick Foresteire said this week that the district is hoping to move back into the former Devens School at the beginning of February, once renovations of the schools are completed. The Devens Schools had been…
Everett Students Decorate City Christmas Trees
Students from the Parlin School pose in front of the Christmas tree they just decorated.