The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Monday night to appoint eight new firefighters to the Everett Fire Department, as the result of a Safer Grant that was awarded to the city. Fire Chief David Butler, in presenting the new firefighters…
Author: Joseph Domelowicz Jr.
Council Approves Long List of Transfers for End of Fiscal Year
The Common Council last week approved a long list of departmental transfers, to help ensure that each of the city’s department budgets ends the fiscal year on June 30, 2013 with a positive balance. Many of the transfers were made…
With Special Election on Saturday, Wynn Unveils New 3-D Model
With the backdrop of a special election on Saturday, representatives of Wynn Resorts, including the President and Chief Operating Officer of Wynn Development Gamal Aziz, were on hand last Thursday, June 13 to unveil a new three dimensional model of…
Aldermen, School Committee Feud a Sideshow: School Committee Rebuttal Should End the Controversy
Analysis I want to make one thing perfectly clear. Much like Alderman Joseph McGonagle, I was not present on the evening of May 29 in the City Hall parking lot, when members of the School Committee allegedly verbally accosted Aldermen…
School Security Measures Highlight of Summer Maintenance Work
It was a minor note on the School Committee agenda on Monday night. However, the net result may be one of the more significant decisions made about the Everett Schools for the coming school year and beyond. As part of…
School Committee Refutes Aldermen’s Allegations: Letter to Police Chief Tells a Different Story
Everett School Committee members responded this week to allegations made against several of their members by Alderman Joseph McGonagle and Aldermen President Sal Sachetta during last week’s Aldermen’s meeting. In short, the School Committee members deny the incident took place…
Devens School Lease Signed
Superintendent Frederick Foresteire told the School Committee Monday night that the Devens School renovation is essentially completed and the district is now awaiting the final certificate of occupancy and inspection permits from city and state officials with authority over the…
Aldermen Allege Harassment by School Committee Members: School Committee Salary Vote at Heart of Disagreement
It is never comfortable to discuss an individual rate of pay or group salary in a public setting. When that discussion includes the merits of a pay increase for an individual or small group of individuals it can be even…
Raise for Council Clerk Denied: Clerk of Committees Salary Increase Laid over to Next Meeting
On a night that saw the Everett Board of Aldermen vote to approve a combined $161 million in city spending for FY 2014, the Board voted against two motions to increase salaries and tabled another. The combined impact of the…
Aldermen Protest, then Approve $146 Million City Budget: $14.5 Million for Water/Sewer Funds Also Approved
The Board of Aldermen Monday night approved a $146 million city budget for fiscal year 2014, and another $14.5 million in expenditures for the water and sewer enterprise funds. However, the vote to approve the city budget was not without…