The Archdiocese of Boston has been invited to join with other dioceses in ringing Church bells to remember and honor the more than 330,000 lives lost to COVID-19 this year in the United States. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts more…
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Council votes in favor of Charter change on ward-only voting Ending more than a year of discussion, the City Council voted 9-2 to make a Charter Change that would change how Ward councilors and School Committee Ward representatives are voted…
Councilor Challenge on Remarks
Brazilian American Councilor Stephanie Martins is challenging Haitian American Councilor Gerly Adrien for comments deemed offensive by Martins and that questioned her authenticity as a Latina – calling her a “quote-unquote Latina” during Monday’s Council meeting. The situation began when,…
CHA Everett Vaccinates First Employees on Saturday
The CHA Everett hospital in Everett received the first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine on Thursday, Dec. 17, and began vaccinating workers at the hospital on Saturday. The CHA Everett has been one of the major front-line hospitals in…
Mayor DeMaria announces $3.1 million in unexpected CARES Act Funds
Commonwealth recognizes serious, significant needs of Everett residents Just around Thanksgiving, Gov. Charlie Baker and his administration sent notice to the City that it was not going to be qualified for a final round of CARES Act federal funding before…
Encore receives second Notice of Non-Compliance from MGC
Mystique Restaurant closes down until January after “crowding” incident The Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s Investigation and Enforcement Bureau (IEB) issued a Notice of Non-Compliance to Encore Boston Harbor for overserving patrons alcohol on three different occasions in August and September.It was…
UMass Amherst reports Encore construction spending stayed local
Everett firms received $32m in contracts; diverse workforce from city A new study presented to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) by UMass Amherst on Dec. 17 regarding the economic impacts of the construction of Encore Boston Harbor showed more than…
Council votes in favor of Charter change on ward-only voting
Ending more than a year of discussion, the City Council voted 9-2 to make a Charter Change that would change how Ward councilors and School Committee Ward representatives are voted into office – making their seats be a vote of…
Showdown on 11th School Committee seat diverted to joint committee
An intense showdown between City Hall and the School Committee over the past week cooled off substantially Monday night when the City Council voted unanimously to put off voting on a Charter Change adding an 11th member to the School…
Councilor Martins challenges Councilor Adrien on ‘quote-unquote’ remark
Brazilian American Councilor Stephanie Martins is challenging Haitian American Councilor Gerly Adrien for comments deemed offensive by Martins and that questioned her authenticity as a Latina – calling her a “quote-unquote Latina” during Monday’s Council meeting.The situation began when, three…