Joseph Donahue, Jr. Former Chemist for Clean Harbors Joseph H. “Joey”, Donahue, Jr. of Everett, entered into eternal rest, unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 15 at home. He was 61 years old. Born in Everett, Joey had been a lifelong resident.…
Everett’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Celebrating 100 Years
Planning Board Reviews Complex on Broadway
Calling the proposed Wynn Entertainment complex planned for lower Broadway “iconic” and declaring the City of Everett to be an entertainment district, members of the Wynn team went over the renderings of the proposal with the Planning Board at its…
Council Addresses Longevity Pay Issue for Office of Mayor
The question of whether Mayor Carlo DeMaria or any future mayor of the City of Everett should receive longevity pay, as many other city employees have and continue to do, dominated the City Council meeting on Monday night. Every councilor…
Exelon Generation Donates Winter Coats and Gift Cards to Public School Students
In renewing an annual tradition that supports our students, Exelon Generation has made a significant donation to the Everett Public Schools in time for winter and in advance of the holiday season. Through its partnership with Operation Warm, Exelon Donation…
Boston Logan Airport Officials Celebrate Opening of New Terminal C Canopy and Upper Deck
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), airline partners, and other stakeholders celebrated the completion of the new Terminal C Canopy and Upper Deck at Boston Logan International Airport. The two-year project increased the efficiency of the space by adding travel lanes…
News Briefs
City of Everett Earns Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to City of Everett for its…
Justice Department Awards Over $17.5 Million to Support Local Project Safe Neighborhoods
The Department of Justice has awarded $314,273 to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) to administer Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) grant funds in the District of Massachusetts. Since the program began in 2001, nearly $7 million…
‘Tis the Season for Giving — and Never Has the Need Been More Urgent
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas fast approaching, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls or on-line…
GOP’s Opposition to Rachael Rollins
The unprecedented opposition, accompanied by unprecedented vitriol, by the Republican members of the U.S. Senate to the nomination of Suffolk County District Atty. Rachael Rollins for the position of U.S. Attorney for the Massachusetts district has laid bare their driven…
Guest Op-Ed: Somehow, Some Way, May This Be a Christmas Worth Remembering
Dr. Glenn Mollette We had difficulties when we were growing up in Martin county, Kentucky but overall, we thought we were doing okay. President Lyndon Johnson came to Inez, Kentucky in 1964 to let us know we weren’t doing very…