With Council President Wayne Matewsky still recovering from health challenges, the City Council took the cautionary step to vote Councilor Anthony DiPierro in as President Pro Tempore – with DiPierro getting eight votes from his colleagues to lead the body…
Author: Seth Daniel
SkyZone Everett Ready for Fun and Exciting Spring Break
Spring Break from school is always a time to look for a little local fun, and with the re-opening of SkyZone Everett last month, there isn’t need for families to look far next week to bounce off some steam. “Spring…
Council to Look Into More Than $2 Million in Outside Legal Fees
The City Council has called for a closer look in its Ways & Means Committee on spending for outside legal services, which amounted to more than $2.6 million over the last five fiscal years just on the City side of…
Oil Spill Remediation Money to Clear the View at Rivergreen
More than an acre of Malden River waterfront will be cleared of invasive phragmites and vegetation, and replanted with native plants and trees – while also clearing the site lines for those using the RiverGreen Park. The project is on…
COVID-19 Case Numbers Stay About the Same from Last Week
The numbers of COVID-19 cases in Everett has levelled off per week at between 100 and 130 each week. This week there were 119 new cases reported, which was up slightly from 103 cases last week. Two weeks ago there…
Everett Public Schools Welcome Back K-5 Students Five Days a Week
The buzz is back in school buildings this week as nearly 2,000 students in grades K-5 returned to full-time, in-person school at elementary schools across the city – with another 871 choosing to remain remote at home. It was the…
Everett Residents Take a Stand Against AAPI Hate Crimes
‘I Never Thought I’d Have to Worry About My Mom’ ~ Everett High Principal Erik Naumann When long-time Everett High Principal Erik Naumann walked to the podium at Wehner Park last Thursday, April 1, with his elderly mother – the…
New Normal: Area Hospitals Treat Virus as Routine
Every few months now it seems there is a “surge” of COVID-19 cases, and everyone worries aloud about a repeat of what happened here one year ago. In the community, it’s a constant concern for people as they see case…
Reimagine Broadway Survey Shows Major Backing of One-Seat Ride from Glendale Square to Boston
A new survey unveiled this week by the Reimagine Broadway effort shows that a majority of those surveyed – those that use the bus and those that don’t – approve of the idea of having a one-seat ride from Glendale…
Sky Everett Gets Early Blessing at ZBA, But More Study Needed
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) signaled an overall openness to the 21-story mixed-use residential tower proposed by V10 Development for the center of the Commercial Triangle area, but the Board also wanted more study and to move cautiously on…