Analysis I want to make one thing perfectly clear. Much like Alderman Joseph McGonagle, I was not present on the evening of May 29 in the City Hall parking lot, when members of the School Committee allegedly verbally accosted Aldermen…
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School Security Measures Highlight of Summer Maintenance Work
It was a minor note on the School Committee agenda on Monday night. However, the net result may be one of the more significant decisions made about the Everett Schools for the coming school year and beyond. As part of…
School Committee Refutes Aldermen’s Allegations: Letter to Police Chief Tells a Different Story
Everett School Committee members responded this week to allegations made against several of their members by Alderman Joseph McGonagle and Aldermen President Sal Sachetta during last week’s Aldermen’s meeting. In short, the School Committee members deny the incident took place…
Devens School Lease Signed
Superintendent Frederick Foresteire told the School Committee Monday night that the Devens School renovation is essentially completed and the district is now awaiting the final certificate of occupancy and inspection permits from city and state officials with authority over the…
City of Everett Gathers to Honor Firefighters
This past Sunday, June 9th, the City of Everett gathered at the Firefighters Memorial Monument on the corner of Elm and Ferry Streets in memorial of firefighters Richard Colarusso, Joseph O’Hearn, and Angelo Giangregorio. Members of the community, Fire Department…
Aldermen Allege Harassment by School Committee Members: School Committee Salary Vote at Heart of Disagreement
It is never comfortable to discuss an individual rate of pay or group salary in a public setting. When that discussion includes the merits of a pay increase for an individual or small group of individuals it can be even…
Raise for Council Clerk Denied: Clerk of Committees Salary Increase Laid over to Next Meeting
On a night that saw the Everett Board of Aldermen vote to approve a combined $161 million in city spending for FY 2014, the Board voted against two motions to increase salaries and tabled another. The combined impact of the…
Aldermen Protest, then Approve $146 Million City Budget: $14.5 Million for Water/Sewer Funds Also Approved
The Board of Aldermen Monday night approved a $146 million city budget for fiscal year 2014, and another $14.5 million in expenditures for the water and sewer enterprise funds. However, the vote to approve the city budget was not without…
Everett Public Schools Memorial Day Program
Students from the Madeline English School joined with hundreds of members of the Everett community to honor America’s servicemen and women at the “Our American Heroes” Memorial Day Show held at the Frederick F. Foresteire Center for the Performing Arts…
A Glorious Finish: Shawn Thornton Named MIAA State Coach and Athletic Director of the Year
Shawn Thornton will leave Pope John XXIII High School with great memories and a number of individual awards. Thornton, who is stepping down as director of athletics at the end of the school year, received two major awards this year:…