Born on April 4th, 1820 in Charlestown, Charles Devens Jr. was an attorney, politician, judge, and renowned military leader during the American Civil War. Charles Devens attended Boston Latin School, Harvard College, and Harvard Law School, successfully admitted to the…
Month: November 2020
East Boston Savings Bank Named 2021 Best Small Bank in MA by Newsweek
Newsweek recognizes East Boston Savings Bank as Massachusetts’ 2021 Best Small Bank in their first ever ranking of the financial institutions that are working to meet the needs of customers during this unprecedented time. The criteria for this award was…
Keverian School Gets Closeout from State on $1.5 Million Upgrades
The Keverian School received final approval on Wednesday, Oct. 28, for $1.5 million in funding for their Core Program and repairs to the building. Stat e T r e a s u r e r D e b o r a h B . G o l d b e r g , C h a i r o f t h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s S c h o o l B u i l d i n g A u t h o r i t y ( “M S B A ”) , a n d J o h n K . …
Cases of COVID-19 Continue to Stay in Double Digits
The numbers of COVID-19 cases in Everett continues to stay in the double digits every day with the last week (Tuesday to Tuesday) registering 148 new cases in the city. That is an increase from the prior week when there…
Everett Housing Authority Awarded Self Sufficiency Program Funds
The Everett Housing Authority (EHA) in a joint application with the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) was recently awarded $70,000 in funding to run the state-aided Self Sufficiency Program (SSP) for one (1) year. The grant has an opportunity to extend…
News in Brief
City Will Not Ticket or Tow in November for Street Sweeping As November approaches, the City’s policy of NOT ticketing and towing for street sweeping will continue. Because this is the last month of sweeping, Mayor Carlo DeMaria humbly requests…
Everett, Equity, and the 2020 Election: Translating the Polls
When voters came to the polls on Tuesday, there were to be no misinterpretations. That’s because for the first time ever, the City and the Election Department stationed language translators – speaking Spanish, Haitian Creole and Portuguese – at every…
Investigation is on as Controversial Council Meeting is Hacked
In a case of the weird getting weirder, the only remaining video from ECTV of the controversial City Council meeting on Oct. 26 was hacked from the station’s servers and deleted – prompting a police investigation into the matter. City…
NASCAR, Wynn Resorts Announce National Multi-Year Sports Betting Partnership
NASCAR and WynnBET, the digital gaming division of Wynn Resorts Ltd. that is responsible for Wynn’s mobile sportsbook and casino app, announced last week a multi-year national sports betting partnership. As an Authorized Gaming Operator of NASCAR , WynnBET will collaborate with NASCAR to create and…
Stonepeak Announces Agreement to Acquire Astound Broadband from TPG for $8.1 billion
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners (Stonepeak), a private equity firm specializing in infrastructure investing, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Astound Broadband (Astound), the sixth largest U.S. cable operator in the United States that operates leading regional providers…