Everett awarded the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Award for 3rd consecutive year Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that for the third year in a row the City of Everett has been awarded the Government Finance Officers…
Month: April 2019
Plastic Bag Ban Makes Sense
There presently are 90 communities across the state that have banned the use of those ubiquitous single-use plastic bags that typically are found at check-out counters in all kinds of stores — and which then typically end up strewn by…
Tiger’s Magical Weekend of Redemption
We wish to state upfront that we are not golf fans. But every now and then, there are moments in the realm of sports that transcend what is achieved on the playing field, ice, links, or court. For example, the…
Guest Op-ed: France’s Faith, France’s Loss
By Dr. Paul Kengor Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. The image of the Cathedral of Notre Dame engulfed in flames will remain seared in memories. I was made aware of it when a student burst…
EHS Roundup
EHS softball team wins season-opener The Everett High softball team opened its season with a 17-8 triumph over Melrose last Tuesday. Junior Ariana Garay pitched all seven innings, allowing four earned runs and six hits, while striking out eight enemy…
Obituaries 04-17-2019
Pasquale “Uncle Pat” Leone Of Everett Pasquale “Uncle Pat” Leone of Everett passed away peacefully on April 12 surrounded by his family saying the Rosary. He was 90 years old. He was the beloved husband of Angelyn (Tranfaglia); loving father of Anne-Carol Malone…
Spring Training
Tough Week Wynn Resorts Files Brief Contending Maddox Should Not Be Disqualified
Wynn Resorts filed a legal brief with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Tuesday morning arguing at length that Wynn CEO Matt Maddox not be disqualified from the gaming license, and that the Commission overstepped its boundaries in tough questioning of…
Councilors Unanimously Demand Better Communication from City in Wake of Stabbings
A resolution was proposed jointly by all 11 city councilors at Monday’s meeting demanding that the Mayor’s office and Chief of Police “notify the Council of any significant issues affecting the City of Everett or its residents in an expedited…
Elaine Wynn Says She Believed an Investigation Should Have Been Conducted after 2009 E-mail
Elaine Wynn cut a dynamic course across the South Boston Convention Center last week during the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) hearings – dressing stylishly and being present all week as a concerned member of the company she helped found and…