An Everett man, the victim of a brutal baseball bat beating earlier this month in Chelsea, has died of his injuries and his alleged assailant was apprehended in Ohio on murder charges Feb. 15. Melvin Cortes, 32, of Everett, was…
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Honored for 50 Years of Service
City Councilor John Hanlon accepts a key to the City on Monday afternoon, Feb. 13, at a surprise celebration in City Hall that commemorated his 50 years of service to the City in various capacities. He has served as everything…
Everett Native’s 100th Birthday
When Mona Jean Whittier Somerville of Everett was born, women could not vote. 100 years later, she proudly cast her ballot in one of the most contentious presidential elections of her lifetime. She also spent her 100th year going through…
Working Together:Lower Mystic Working Group Seeking Community Input on Plans
By Seth Daniel For the past year, members of the Lower Mystic Regional Working Group have been meeting to discuss ideas, brainstorm solutions and consider possibilities for making transportation work in the quickly growing nexus at the city lines of…
Everett High Billiards Team Shows Up Right on Cue:Draws Interest Immediately
By Seth Daniel It was purely by coincidence that Everett High teacher Shawn Waterman stumbled into the idea of staring a billiards team for the high school. An avid pool player in his spare time, he was playing at a…
S & P Global Raises Everett’s Long-Term Bond Rating to One of its Highest Levels
On Monday, February 13th Mayor Carlo DeMaria announced that Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings raised the City’s long-term rating on the City of Everett general obligation (GO) bonds to ‘AA+’ from ‘AA’ based on a draft report citing the city’s…
Council Votes to Ban Balloon Releases in the City Limits
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. Citing the need to “raise public awareness” Monday night, the Everett City Council voted unanimously to adopt a new ordinance that makes it illegal to release balloons into the skies above Everett because of the harmful…
Planning Board to Weigh New Parking Plans on March 27
By Seth Daniel The Everett Planning Board decided on Monday night to schedule an entire evening to wade through the proposal to change the numbers of parking spaces required during development. The zoning change amendment has been before the Planning…
Welcome Home
Cory Kidd greeted his mother, Ann Marie, at the front door of his home on Liberty Street last Thursday, Feb. 2, after being honorably discharged from the Army after four years of service, including a nine-month stint in Afghanistan. The…
Revoked:Council,Mayor Look to Strip Exelon Of Its 20-Year TIF Agreement
By Seth Daniel The Everett City Council, at the request of Mayor Carlo DeMaria, has voted unanimously to decertify and strip Exelon Generation plant of its 20-year Tax Increment Financing (TIF) agreement that has been in place since 2000. Mayor…