City Clerk Michael Marchese has certified the final list of candidates for office in the fall elections and based on the number of certified candidates, there will be only one preliminary election on the September ballot and that will be…
Wynn Traffic Plan Includes Truck Route, Left-Turn Lanes:Whole Parkway Corridor to Be Improved All at Once
Wynn officials reported this week that traffic plans for Lower Broadway would transform the area from an industrial highway to a smoother-moving, beautified Boulevard. “Lower Broadway will have a median strip installed with landscaping throughout and sidewalks and improved lighting,”…
Police Briefs 08-05-2015
SHOT IN THE LEG At approximately 2 a.m., July 22, a male was shot in the leg in the vicinity of 61 Lawrence St. in Everett. The injury was considered non-life threatening. The victim was transported to Beth Israel Hospital…
EHS Student Recognized by TD Bank
Everett High School student Lyndeker Batista was a special guest of the TD Bank branch in Chelsea as part of its annual effort to support Special Olympics. Customers and employees at all TD Bank branches have raised millions of dollars over the…
Wynn Resorts Completes 2,000th Boring Soil Test at Everett Site
Wynn Resorts announced that it has completed its 2,000th test of soil and water from borings on the 33-acre former Monsanto chemical plant site where the $1.7 billion Wynn Resort in Everett will be located. The boring tests analyzed bedrock,…
Wynn Resorts First Ever to Subsidize MBTA Operations
Wynn Resorts has announced that it will pay the MBTA approximately $7.36 million over 15 years for Orange Line improvements that will be in place when the $1.7 billion Wynn Resort in Everett opens its doors. The agreement marks the…
5th Annual Multicultural Festival
Mario Morales gives shares a piece of mango with his son, Isaac, who maybe wasn’t so interested sharing that piece of his culture with his dad.
…Had a Great Fall
This car went back, not forward, on Foster Street last Sunday evening. The car crashed through the fence, knocked off a huge slab of granite and then perched itself precariously on the edge. Fire crews rushed to the scene and…
City Announces Award of $825,000 in Community Development Block Grant
The city of Everett has received confirmation that some $825,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds have been awarded to the Everett Department of Planning and Development to assist with five community growth projects in the coming year. According to…
Wynn Files Newest Environmental Report:Addresses Sullivan Square Impasse with Boston
Just when everyone thought there couldn’t be any more paperwork filed in association with the Wynn casino project, last week they added another 1,000 pages. Wynn Everett filed its much-anticipated supplemental environmental report late last week (also known as the…
List of Candidates Dips for Upcoming Election:All Council Seats Will Be Contested, No School Committee Members Will Face Tests
With the closing of the nomination period and the certification of nominating signatures underway, the final list of candidates for the fall election season is finally taking shape. Though there will still be races for every city council seat, the…
MGC Commissioner McHugh to Step Down on Sept. 30
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) had a bit of a re-shuffling this week with the announcement that Commissioner James McHugh – a Charlestown resident and retired state judge – plans to resign his post on Sept. 30. That announcement was…