By Seth Daniel City, state and Wynn Boston Harbor officials are preparing this week to decide on a firm to study and design a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge that would cross the Mystic River near the casino property. The…
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Wynn Boston Harbor Coming into View, Jobs Numbers Explained
By Katy Rogers The Council Committee of the Whole held a special meeting on Thursday evening, April 20, to invite representatives from Wynn Boston Harbor to give an update on the overall progress of the construction and jobs John Tocco,…
City, Bouvier Seeking to Work Out Agreement for Troubled Building
By Seth Daniel The City’s Law Department and the owners of the Bouvier Building – a key property in the City’s plans to re-imagine Everett Square – are working towards an agreement this week in a long-standing square off concerning…
Bouvier Building, A Structure Known by Many Names in the Past
While the Bouvier Building in modern times has been known mostly as a jewelry store in Everett Square, in the past it has had any number of names and uses, and is listed on the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) as…
Chess Tournament Highlights Everett’s Tradition in Intellectual Game
By Seth Daniel Few aren’t aware of Everett’s dominance on the sporting field, but many might not be aware of the 20-year-old tradition of outstanding chess players and instruction in the city as well. Started more than 20 years ago,…
Police Briefs 04-26-2017
Monday, April 10 Nicholas Huntsman, 19, 100L Russell St., Everett, was arrested for a minor transporting liquor in car. Tuesday, April 11 Galen Spriggs, 39, 250 Broadway, Revere, was arrested for disorderly person, resisting arrest and threat to commit…
Repeal of Obamacare is Back, and Seniors Risk Being the Biggest Losers
By Kenneth E. Thorpe As Congressional leaders and the White House restart negotiations on the American Health Care Act and look for other ways to curb federal healthcare expenditures, one program critical to America’s seniors stands to lose the most:…
Earth Day Clean-Up
By: Mayor Carlo DeMaria I was proud to join almost two hundred residents and friends this past Saturday for the 2017 Earth Day volunteer cleanup of the Northern Strand Community Trail bike path. I remain truly humbled and excited by the…
No Place for Hate
This editorial is not about politics. It is not about an issue that mark us as Democrats vs. Repubilicans, liberals vs. conservatives, pro-life vs. pro-choice, higher vs. lower taxes, amnesty for immigrants vs. big, beautiful border walls, diplomacy vs. bombing…
Sports 04-26-2017
EHS Roundup EHS softball team defeats Malden, 11-3 The Everett High softball team got back to the .500 mark with a resounding 11-3 triumph over Malden this past Monday. Malden grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second frame and made…