By Seth Daniel If the new enVision Hotel were anymore Everett, it would be wearing a State Championship football jacket. The owners of Global Vision Hotels unveiled the old rehabilitated, shoe factory on the Parkway in grand fashion Monday morning,…
Unanimous Vote:Council Approves Statement of Interest in Possible High School Addition
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. By a unanimous vote Monday night, the Everett City Council voted to approve the Everett School Department’s Letter of Interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) to study the feasibility of building an addition to…
Everett Council Establishes City Hall Book Store
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The Everett City Council voted Monday night to approve a motion establishing a revolving fund to create a new City Hall Book Store. The impetus for the new endeavor is to provide the City with a…
State Screening for Ride-Share Catches More Drivers
By Seth Daniel Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Everett’s state delegation are applauding the results of expanded state criminal background checks for ride-sharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, with initial results showing a significant amount of drivers should not be…
Fire Dept Promotes Wortman, Imbornone
The City Council approved two promotions within the Everett Fire Department, elevating firefighter Scott Wortman to the rank of Fire Lieutenant and promoting Captain Michael Imbornone to the rank of Deputy Chief. Wortman and Imbornone were each sworn in to…
Legislature Passes Spending Bill with A Focus on Supporting Those Most in Need
State Representative Joseph McGonagle join his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a supplemental budget that makes crucial investments to support the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable residents including the families of those killed in the line of duty. The pending…
Wynn Tells MGC They Are Meeting Diversity Hiring Goals, Contracts
By Seth Daniel In a special meeting of the Access and Opportunity Committee of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) in Everett City Hall on Tuesday morning, April 11, Wynn Boston Harbor told members of the Committee that they are now…
Senator DiDomenico asks Congressional Delegation to Fight for Legal Services Funding
Senate President Stan Rosenberg, Senator Sal DiDomenico and Senator Will Brownsberger have sent a letter to the Massachusetts Congressional delegation urging them to fight against the Trump Administration’s proposed elimination of funding for Legal Services. Last year, 23,000 low-income and…
Spring Has Sprung….
Although our winter season was a mild one, both in terms of cold and snow, giving us hopes for an early arrival of spring, our optimism proved illusory thanks to a near record-setting chilly and wet month of March that…
Happy Easter
It’s hard to believe that another Easter already is upon us. Good Friday and Easter Sunday will be here this week, and those of the Christian faith will begin the observance of the holiest days of their religion upon which…
Happy Passover
We want to wish our friends in the Jewish community a Happy Passover or Happy “Pesach” as this important holiday is known in Hebrew. The holiday begins with a special Passover dinner known as a Seder when the story is…
Sports 04-12-2017
EHS baseball team opens with 6-2 win The Everett High baseball team opened a new season and a new era with a 6-2 victory at Saugus Monday afternoon. The triumph marked the inaugural contest for the Crimson Tide in their…