The senior class of 2021 had any number of reactions to being able to walk across the stage for a traditional graduation last week, on June 9, as it has been one of the most disrupted senior years on record…
Author: Seth Daniel
Council President Matewsky makes Grand Re-entrance Back
Council President Wayne Matewsky visited death’s door for certain after having a critical heart attack three months ago while on vacation in Florida, but it was a door he did not pass through and now has recovered and was on…
Council does not Override Term-limit Legislation Veto
The City Council failed to get the eight votes necessary to override a rare mayoral veto of new Term Limit legislation that had passed the Council two weeks ago, but was vetoed by Mayor Carlo DeMaria last week. Councilor Anthony…
Holaday to take over as president of Encore Boston Harbor
Council President Matewsky calls for better relationship than with current president Encore Boston Harbor President Brian Gullbrants will move on from his role as president of the Everett resort casino at the end of July, and current Encore Executive Vice…
GreyStar acquires Everett residential site at 85 Boston St., groundbreaking next week
Greystar announced last week the long-awaited acquisition of 85 Boston St., the former Wood Waste facility, which is a 5.9-acre site slated for a 650-unit multifamily development that will begin construction this summer.Greystar’s development includes two six-story buildings and 33…
Fact-finding meeting focuses on Karma Lounge operations
The City and the License Board were scheduled to hold a fact-finding meeting on the operations of the Karma Lounge Boston on Ferry Street in Glendale Square.The License Board has had frequent hearings over issues at the Karma Lounge, and…
Headed to Harvard: EHS Valedictorian Hopes for Career in Health
When Everett High School (EHS) Senior Karen Portillo was checking all of her acceptance letters last April while on a Zoom call with her friends, most of the dream schools and Ivy League schools she applied to weren’t panning out.…
Berberian to Build First Bike Trail Facing Business
The old Coleman Manufacturing building might have an address of Waters Avenue, but a new vision for the old property faces the other direction – not towards the street like most business, but rather towards the Northern Strand Bike Path.…
After Continued Fight, Federal Money Finally Comes to Everett
The federal American Rescue Plan was supposed to be a piece of very welcome good news earlier this year, but ended up being a sharp stick in the eye for Everett and Chelsea when the two hard-hit COVID communities were…
Area Breweries Have Steady Re-Opening After COVID
The once-booming brewery scene in Everett – some of the hardest hit businesses in the City – are slowly gathering their former momentum this week since Gov. Charlie Baker lifted COVID-19 restrictions a week ago and bar service started again…