Aldermen Robert Van Campen publicly called on Mayor Carlo DeMaria for a Joint Convention of the Board of Aldermen and Common Council and an invitation to representatives from the Secretary of State’s Office and City Clerk’s Office to publicly address…
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Panarese and Parker Elected to Lead School Committee
Longtime Everett School Committee Chairman Allen Panarese was unanimously elected by his colleagues Monday night to serve as the 2013 Chairman of the School Committee on a nomination by his friend and colleague David Ela Jr. In his nomination of…
Special Election Set: Field Starts to Take Shape Nomination Papers Due Jan 22
The race to succeed disgraced State Representative Stephen “Stat” Smith as Everett’s next Representative is starting to get clearer this week, after the Secretary of State’s office announced the schedule for a special election to replace Smith, and potential candidates…
Smith May Be Sentenced Friday: Prosecutor Recommending Six-month Sentence for Voter Fraud
According to several city sources who claimed knowledge of the schedule, former State Representative Stephen “Stat” Smith, who pleaded guilty to federal voter fraud charges last month, may be sentenced at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 11 in federal court…
Final Council, Aldermen’s Presidents Elected: McKinnon Elected Council Pres., Sachetta to Serve the Aldermen
The Everett Common Council and Board of Aldermen met in back-to-back meetings Monday night to organize for the coming year and marked the final elections of presidents for those two venerable bodies, as Everett begins its final year with a…
Aldermen Pass New Rules for Public Participation
The Board of Aldermen last week passed new rules for the public participation period, in an effort to allow the body to have guidelines for public speakers. The new rules were offered by Alderman Charles DiPerri, who said that he…
L. Knife Distributing Coming to Beecham Street: Mayor’s Office Says They Expect to Be Operating by March’
The much anticipated opening of an L. Knife & Sons Distribution center on Beecham Street in Everett, appears to finally be taking shape, as Mayoral Chief of Staff Melissa Murphy told the Board of Aldermen last week that the company…
Former Salem Finance Director Coming to Everett
Longtime Salem Finance Director Richard Viscay has been lured to Everett to work for Mayor Carlo DeMaria in a newly created Chief Financial Officer position. Viscay, who resigned from his post in Salem the week before Christmas, will complete his…
Smith to Resign House Seat on January 1
Everett State Representative Stephen “Stat” Smith has agreed to plead guilty to civil rights violation, after the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed charges of voter fraud against Smith last week. As part of the plea agreement with prosecutors, Smith has already…
Firefighters Hail Victory in Ruling from DLR
Leaders of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 143, Everett’s firefighters union, last week pointed to a recent finding by the Department of Labor Relations (DLR), that the city admitted that it had acted improperly during negotiations with the…