U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano was named Ranking Member on the House Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials–a subcommittee that will oversee any future plans to ship ethanol via train into the area. However, Capuano said he doesn’t…
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Mayor DeMaria Thanks Distrigas: Distrigas Donates $5,000 to the Office of Human Services
Mayor Carlo DeMaria (left) and Carolyn Lightburn (right), Director of Human Services, would like to extend the City’s appreciation to Distrigas for their generous donation to the Mayor’s Office of Human Services. On behalf of Distrigas, Carol Churchill (center), Manager…
Snow- Shoveling Ordinance Now in Effect
The new snow-shoveling ordinance, passed by the City Council and signed by the Mayor, will take affect beginning Wednesday January 28, 2015. The ordinance will apply to residences, businesses and all other properties abutting a paved sidewalk – including, but…
Mayor’s Council on Aging Announces Upcoming Presentation on April 22
Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s Council on Aging, along with Maralin Manning, will host an informative presentation entitled “Agapi Chroma: Color in the World.” The presentation will take place on Wednesday, April 22nd at 11am at the Connolly Center. Attendees will have…
City Set to Begin Annual Senior Work Program
The Office of Mayor Carlo DeMaria, in collaboration with The Council on Aging, has once again arranged for its Senior Work Program for 2015. This is a great program for Seniors, age 62 and over, who are willing to volunteer…
MGC Receives New Exterior Wynn Everett Design Positively, Call it ‘Iconic’
Wynn Everett officials unveiled a first look at the new design of its Lower Broadway casino last Thursday at the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) meeting, showing an outside view of a building that was much more like the curvy, bronze…
Body Painting
Amarilis Diaz of Chelsea did live body painting on Fernando Alcazar, a growing trend in the art world that includes transforming the human body into a living work of art during a live demonstration. Diaz did just such a presentation for a…
Everett Man Arrested in Elmwood Street Murder:Was Second Shooting Incident in 24-hour Period
Everett Police moved quickly to make an arrest of an Everett man charged with murdering a Cape Cod man on Elmwood Street early Saturday morning, Jan. 17. The murder was the second shooting incident to transpire in the area over…
Everett’s Batch Yard Having a Good Leasing Run
If one is developing an old chocolate factory, what better way to promote it than to invoke the name of Willy Wonka. That’s just what the Batch Yard developers on lower Broadway have come up with during the first part…
Wynn Speaks Fruit Baskets, Casinos And Family History at Boston Conference
Steve Wynn was in Boston for the first time since winning the Greater Boston casino license last Thursday evening when he was the surprise keynote speaker at a New England real estate conference in the Seaport District, deciding against revealing…