It’s going to come down to a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, but City Clerk Sergio Cornelio said all signs seem to be pointing to a one-month extension of the Census 2020 effort – making it likely end on…
Month: October 2020
Everett Man Re-Sentenced to 30 Years for Conspiring With ISIS
An Everett man was re-sentenced Sept. 29 in Boston Federal Court to 30 years in prison for conspiring to murder U.S. citizens, including police officers, on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2015. David Daoud Wright, a/k/a Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, a/k/a Dawud Sharif Abdul…
News in Brief
Attention Water User: Hydrant Flushing Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 – Friday, Nov. 13th, 2020 The Water Department will be flushing water mains throughout the City beginning October 6th through November 13th 2020. The purpose of flushing is to remove sediment…
Encore Boston Harbor Workers Join IBEW Local 103 in 95 Percent Approval Vote
Some 127 technical and maintenance workers at Encore Boston Harbor have voted to become members of one of Boston’s notable labor unions, IBEW Local 103. Some of the job titles at the casino that participated in the vote include slot machine technicians,…
DeMaria and Matewsky Join Forces to Support Charter Change
Mayor Carlo DeMaria and City Councilor Wayne Matewsky have teamed up to propose a change of the City Charter that would affect which seats Everett residents could vote for. Presently, for City Council and School Committee elections, the Charter allows…
Contentious Licensing Meeting Focuses Entirely on COVID-19 Violations
Three establishments that violated state COVID-19 protocols over the last few weeks – all after being warned two weeks ago – got one-week suspensions of their licenses and another establishment got a three-day suspension. All will have to provide a…
Cases Continue to Go Upwards, But Still Far from Surge Levels
The increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Everett continues to increase week over week with the City averaging around 12 or so cases per day over the last two weeks, and Public Health Nurse Sabrina Firicano said the message is…
School Committee Votes to Move to In-Person Meetings With Continued Zoom Available
The School Committee voted 8-0 on Monday night to go back to in-person meetings as soon as possible at Everett High, but not without some worry as to losing the large numbers of parents and community members that have been…
Make the Most of the Long Weekend
The arrival of Columbus Day means that the fall season squarely is upon us, the time of year that has special meaning for all of us in New England, even amidst a pandemic. With the weatherman forecasting a beautiful weekend…
TWTWTW X 100
In the 1960s there was a TV show, That Was The Week That Was (also known as TW3), that took a satirical look at that week’s news events. However, this past week’s events have moved from the realm of farce…