Month: December 2019
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Unanimous Decision: School Committee Selects New Superintendent
A unanimous vote most of the time signals that everyone is on board with the decision. That might be the case with the School Committee in their 7-0 vote on Thursday, Dec. 19, for Priya Tahiliani, but it doesn’t mean…
Tahiliani Chosen As New EPS Superintendent in Unanimous Vote
On Thursday, Dec. 19, the School Committee held a vote to select a new superintendent of the Everett Public Schools (EPS), choosing candidate Priya Tahiliani in a unanimous vote on the first round of voting. Tahiliani required only a simple…
Tahiliani Says Lawsuit will Help Strengthen her Going into Everett
New Supt. Priya Tahiliani had found herself on the pages of the newspapers long before being spotlighted for landing the job as the new Everett superintendent – a job that hasn’t been open for 30 years or more. In fact,…
Wynn-ter At Encore First Holiday Season A Learning Experience for Resort
The desert isn’t exactly prime territory for pine trees, snowy winters and mistletoe, but the Encore Boston Harbor team and Wynn Resorts folks in Las Vegas have teamed up to learn a new palate of plantings in time for their…
New Superintendent Understands Learning English as a Second Language
It was at the end of first grade, and thought new Supt. Priya Tahiliani had been born in Memphis, she didn’t speak much English. Her parents spoke Sindi – a dialect of Hindi that is closely related to Punjabi –…
Rift Between Auger and Parker Not Related to Superintendent
Immediately following the vote for superintendent on Thursday night, a confrontation between Everett Teacher’s Union President Kim Auger and School Committeeman Frank Parker unfolded for everyone to see. It got pretty heated, but according to both, it was not about the choice…
East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to MVES
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) recently received a $2,500 grant from the East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation for MVES’ Elder Independence Fund, a significant resource that offers grants to low-income older adults or adults living with disabilities to pay…
MVES Receives Grant from Boston Foundation
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) recently received a $25,000 grant from the Boston Foundation to support MVES’ unfunded and underfunded programs and services through the Foundation’s Open Door Grants program. “This grant will support necessary services including transportation services, Meals…