News that a high end beer brewery may very well be locating on Beacham Street and investing millions in the plant and adding dozens of employees comes as good news and reveals as well that City Hall is doing its…
Category: Editorials
Representative Smith in court
Representative Steve Smith had his day in Chelsea District Court last week. Smith appeared before a magistrate and was admonished for his failure to correct issues that exist in two properties he owns in Revere. Revere officials took him to…
Aldermen Hand Themselves a Hefty Pay Raise
The Board of Aldermen voted themselves a rather substantial pay raise at Monday evening’s meeting. Aldermen will now receive $25,000 a year and a $5000 expense account which brings total compensation to $30,000 a year. Considering the frequency of meetings…
The Summer of 2012
The tragedy in Colorado has touched Americans in different ways everywhere during this otherwise lovely summer of 2012. At the Showcase Cinema complex in Revere Monday evening the theaters were evacuated during a showing of Batman. Some theater goers were…
Release of Religious Everett Woman in Egyptian Kidnapping Good News
The US State Department, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown are to be praised for their good work which led to the release of Everett mother of two Lissa Alphonse and the pastor she…
The Mayor and the Moment
Everything is fluid in politics. Politics is a bit like the ever-changing tides – the waves roll in and then they roll out. The only thing we know for sure is that the waves are always rolling in the ocean.…
The Future is at Hand
The recent visioning session held by Mayor Carlo DeMaria and James Errickson, the city’s Director of Planning and Development attracted a nice crowd of concerned and interested Everett businessmen and women, residents and public officials. The session was intended to…
July 8, 1944 – 68 Years Ago
First Lt. Alexander Santilli, born and brought up in Everett and who played in the Sugar Bowl for Fordham University in 1942 (playing right tackle and blocking a punt in the game), died on Saipan this week 68 years ago.…
Guest Op-ed Budgeting for the Future
The City’s recently concluded budget process should serve as symbolic on many fronts. It should signal the need for a greater understanding – by elected officials and citizens alike – as to the underlying reasons for our exploding City budget. …
Guest Op-ed What Type of Jobs Could Be Created at the Casino
Since the casino debate began there has been a lot of talk about just what kind of jobs may be created by a resort-style casino at Suffolk Downs. At community meetings and on websites the opposition to a casino in…