The 13 city employees who have opted to take an early retirement offered by the city and backed by the state is a money saver for the city. For the employees who chose to exercise the option it worked out…
Category: Editorials
Block Grants Being Wiped Out?
The president’s plans to trim the national budget include drastically reducing the money set aside generally for block grants. This would be a disaster for many cities and especially for Everett. Monday evening February 22, the Mayor’s Office of Community…
Recalling the Blizzard of 1978 After 33 Years
During this winter that does not seem to want to end, take a moment to recall the Blizzard of 1978, which took place this week, 33 years ago. Not withstanding everything that has come after, there was no storm, no…
The 1959 Championship – Everett Basketball Team
The only EHS Basketball Team to ever win the Tech Tourney when the Tech Tourney was the place where championships were made was the 1959 team, which was honored last week. After winning the Tourney, this talented team got into…
The Weather and Our Lives in New England
The winter of 2011 is turning out to be the mother of all winters. We have had more snow this year already than during any year since the Great Blizzard of 1978 – and although the weather people have called…
The Patriots
The Patriots stunning loss to the Jets Sunday has sent Everett football fans into a state of despair and wonder. The despair is about losing a game so many believed would be won convincingly. The wonder is that the Jets…
More Bad Weather
The city has once again been put under heavy pressure by the inclement weather. First it was the huge snowfall last week and now it is the snow and freezing rain making an incredible mess out of our roads and…
The Snow Mess
We urge homeowners and business owners to make certain that your pathways and sidewalks are clear of snow in the aftermath of the recent storm Massachusetts law has been changed, as we wrote about recently, and the liability for costs…
The Mayor’s Cutting Orders
Like any other household facing a cut in income, the mayor has ordered that all the city’s various departments cut five percent from their budgets to meet the possibility of less money coming to the city from the state next…
The Tragedy in Arizona
The horrific shooting of 19 innocents in Arizona by a lunatic over the weekend with 6 deaths resulting, including that of a 9 year-old girl and a Federal judge proves again that this is a violent society where the availability…