The Broadway Boxing Club, under the direction of Dennis Willcox and Joe Ricciardi, is prepping two of its top amateur boxers for their next bouts to be held July 31 in Dedham. Nineteen-year-old fighters Shea Willcox and Tommy Shen have…
Month: July 2021
Obituaries 07-15-2021
Elena Pantano Retired waitress A Funeral Mass was celebrated in the Immaculate Conception Church in Everett on July 12 for Elena M. (Mogavero) Pantano, 90, who died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 6 at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere.…
A New Beginning: Blessed Mother of the Morning Star Parish
DiPierro Running for Re-Election
Property Owners Say ‘No’ To Land Taking on Lower Broadway
The City Council voted to postpone a vote on the Urban Renewal Plan (URP) amendment for Lower Broadway that would include the power to take some private properties on Mystic Street, with most councilors signaling they would not support taking…
Everett Council Votes Unanimously to Support Sports Wagering Bill
With debate raging in the State Legislature on whether or not to implement sports wagering in Massachusetts, the Everett City Council had a unanimous call for the state to pass the bill currently being contemplated. There was no hesitation from…
New School Committee Student Rep Says She Was Put in Her Position, But Didn’t Choose It
Most members of the School Committee set out for their seat, but for Student Representative Dyna Louis, the decision was a divine placement rather than a major decision that the Everett High rising junior made. Louis is the first student…
MGC Awards $4.8 Million in Grants From Community Mitigation Fund
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) recently approved the award of approximately $4.8 million in Community Mitigation Fund grants, including five grants totaling nearly $600,000 for Everett. Everett received grants from the Fund for things like the Northern Strand Path, the Mystic…
News In Brief
Annual Independence Day Celebration Now on July 9 Due bad weather, the City of Everett made the tough decision to postpone the July 2 Independence Day celebration. The new date for the celebration is Friday, July 9, at 6 p.m.…
Happy Valley to Become Eastie’s Second Adult-Use Cannabis Shop
After years of red tape, permitting, city and state approvals and construction, East Boston’s second adult-use cannabis dispensary will open at 220 McClellan Highway–the former site of Enterprise Rental Car facility. Newton-based Happy Valley Ventures LLC, which was originally approved…