By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The Everett Planning Board returned to work last week, one day after the Preliminary Election Day with a pair of major proposals on their agenda. However, at the end of the night both projects had been…
Plainridge Casino Numbers Hold Strong in Second Month of Operation
The August numbers for the state’s first casino, Plainridge Park Casino, arrived last week and showed a steady haul of revenues – just slightly down from the first month of operations. In August, Plainridge generated $15.228 million in gross gaming…
Letters to the Editor
McLaughlin congratulates Mayor DeMaria on an outstanding first Annual Village Fest Thanks to sponsors like Wynn Everett, Home Depot, and others, the City was able to host a fun-filled day this past Saturday. It was great to see several hundred…
Sports 09-23-2015
Everett football shuts down New Bedford, 23-0 Gulla, McAfee power Tide to victory By Cary Shuman The Everett High football team rebounded from its opening night setback with an impressive 23-0 victory over New Bedford Friday night on the Whalers’…
The Psychology of Police as Targets
In Indiana, it was a 31-year-old rookie officer shot on the side of the road after a traffic stop. In Las Vegas, two officers were ambushed at a traffic light. In Texas, a sheriff’s deputy was gunned down while gassing…
Top Mayoral Staff Member Moving on Rodrigues Departing for New Role in Sudbury
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. After more than six years as the Mayoral Chief of Staff in Everett and nearly eight years as an Everett employee overall, Melissa (Murphy) Rodrigues is taking the next step in her career and moving on…
Wynn Sponsors Inaugural Everett Village Fest
Mayor Carlo DeMaria has announced that Wynn Resorts will be sponsoring the first-ever Everett Village Fest on Saturday, September 19th. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature Bob Marley’s former band, The Wailers. The festival…
Everett Falls to Xaverian in Season Opener
The Everett High football team is looking ahead to New Bedford after losing to Xaverian, 29-7, in the season opener Friday night at Everett Memorial Stadium. The Crimson Tide led the Hawks, 7-0, after a touchdown run by quarterback Jordan…
Wynn Everett Starts Its Cleanup of the Old Chemical Company Headquarters
Good jobs in Everett’s City Line and Village neighborhoods used to mean putting up with burning eyes and a higher possibility of developing leukemia. It was just what people put up with to get a paycheck. It was how they…
Preliminary Election Today:Tuesday, Sept 15 Will Decide Ward 2 Field
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr Incumbent Ward 2 City Councilor Stephen Simonelli faced four challengers to his seat in the city’s only preliminary election of this campaign season. The two candidates with the most votes will appear on the November ballot,…
Police Briefs 09-16-2015
Wed., 9/2 Lorraine Coleman, 37, 199 Pearl St., Somerville, was arrested for larceny of property over $250. Mannix Resto, 36, 90 Pleasant St., Woburn, was arrested for trafficking cocaine and illegal possession of a Class A drug. Nicholas Vasquez, 28,…
Rodrigues’ Departure the Latest in Recent String of Administration Team Losses
The news this week that Mayoral Chief of Staff Melissa Murphy Rodrigues is leaving to take over as Town Manager in Sudbury is just the latest of five losses among key administration officials this year alone. In the past 12…