City workers and contractors are working diligently on construction of a new, more inviting entrance to Everett City Hall at the ground level entrance closest to the intersection of Broadway and Church Street. The new pathway and enclosed sitting area…
Author: Joseph Domelowicz Jr.
Selection Committee, Mayor to Reconvene on Former EHS Proposals
According to the city’s Planning and Development Director, James Errickson, Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the Everett High School Selection Committee recently completed interviews with two of the respondents to the city’s request for proposals on re-use of the old Everett…
Boston Raises Possibility of Host Community Status on Wynn Project: Municipal Boundary Line Could at Least Give Boston Surrounding Community Status
The City of Boston last week raised the possibility that it could be considered a host community, along with the City of Everett, on the $1.2 billion Wynn Casino Resort being proposed for the former Monsanto property on Everett’s waterfront.…
Former City Receiver Pleads Guilty to Stealing: Roccia Gets Probation, Community Service and $16k Restitution Bill
Former city receiver William Roccia, 42, of Hollywood, Florida and formerly of Everett, pleaded guilty on June 27 in Middlesex Superior Court to a charge of larceny over $250, and has been sentenced to two years probation, 40 hours of…
Shute Library Will Close Next Week for Construction: New Temporary Library Location to Open Aug. 5
With renovation construction of Shute Library scheduled to begin in August, the city has its transition plans to accommodate the library’s faithful customers beginning on August 5, 2013, with the opening of a temporary location at 21 Whittier Drive. The…
Aldermen Approve Transfers from Free Cash for the Budget
The Board of Aldermen voted 6-0 on two recommendations by City Auditor Richard Viscay Monday night to appropriate a total of $1,028,219 from the budgetary fund balance, also known as Free Cash, so that the city could use the money…
Few Primary Races Shaping Up in City Elections; Candidates Nominating Papers Due Back Today
Everett City Clerk Michael Matarazzo said on Monday that despite the fact that the city council will be shrinking on January 1, 2014, the city may only have five primary contests for the reduced number of council seats, because not…
Everett Sued Seven Times Since 2007 by Employees
In an issue that was first raised by Alderman and Mayoral candidate Robert Van Campen last month, City Solicitor Colleen Mejia reported this week to the Board of Aldermen that the city has been forced to defend itself against a…
Schools Summer Programs Schedule Approved
Assistant Superintendent of Schools Charles Obremski outlined the schedule of summer programs in the Everett Public Schools during the June 17 School Committee at Everett High School, which was the final School Committee for the summer. According to Obremski, most…
Everett Voters Approve Casino Proposal: First-in-the-state Vote Gives Wynn Momentum
More than 86 percent of the 6,153 voters who went to the polls last Saturday gave their approval to the Wynn Resorts proposal to turn a section of contaminated, blighted Everett waterfront into the first resort casino in Massachusetts history.…