With just a little over a week to go before the deadlines to pull nomination papers (Thu., July 16) and submit them for certification (Mon., July 20), a large slate of candidates is emerging, as every incumbent Councilor is facing…
Author: Joseph Domelowicz Jr.
Grand Jury Returns Rape Indictment
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced last week that a Middlesex County Grand Jury has indicted Sami Sherif,19, of Everett on one count of rape. An arraignment date for Sherif is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, July 8, in…
Council Votes to Pass Nearly $163 Million Budget
Following more than two weeks of scrutiny, which included three open public hearings and hours of questions by the City Council and answers provided by city department heads, the City Council voted 11-0 on Monday night to approve a $162,563,399…
City Moving Ahead with Major Park Renovations
According to Tony Sousa, the Acting Director of Planning and Development for the City of Everett and Al Borgonzi of the Planning Department, the city’s planned $1.3 million renovation of Jacob Scharf – also known as Florence Street Playground –…
Honored for Hard Work School Committee Recognizes 22 Gold Apple Winners
The Everett School Committee joined Superintendent Frederick Foresteire, school administrators and the friends and family of 21 of Everett’s best teachers and one parent in recognizing the dedication and hard work of the 2014-15 Gold Apple Winner for the Everett…
EHS to Partner with BHCC:School Committee Votes to Approve Collaboration Agreement
An agreement between Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) and Everett High School (EHS) is being hailed as “mutually beneficial to both institutions,” and will aim to give EHS students college credit through Bunker Hill Community College for a variety of…
Councilors Absences Puts Most Important Business Off:Three Absences and a Late Arrival Force Major Agenda Items to Be Delayed
The Everett City Council, with three members absent Monday night and a fourth not arriving until nearly an hour late, chose to put off debate and decision on several major agenda items, including several requests for funding and the much…
Council Effort to Delay City Hall Proposal Fails
I thought the city’s move to a new charter and a single-unified legislative body was supposed to make it easier for the city to make progress and remain flexible in a modern environment. Instead, it almost seems like a concerted…
Everett Man Wanted in Chelsea Stabbing
A 41-year old Everett man, Juan Santana-Ruiz, was arrested in Connecticut last week and brought back to Massachusetts in connection with the brutal stabbing of a teenager in Chelsea last month. According to Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes, State Police…
Mayor Proposes Moving City Hall and Police into Old Everett HS
The big news out of Monday night’s Council meeting, at which the council took four hours to consider the Mayor’s proposed Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for FY 2016, was the Mayor’s bold proposal to spend up to $88 million over…