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Everett High alum hopes children’s parties will be ‘Tickled Pink’
Pollyanna Soares, a resident of Everett since 2001 and Class of 2002 graduate of Everett High School, has started a children’s party entertainment business, Tickled Pink Children’s Party Entertainment. Soares is a Class of 2006 graduate of Gordon College where she received a degree in Biblical and Theological Studies and Youth Ministries. She was a... »
Licensing Board takes heat over liquor license hearing
The City of Everett License Commission printed a legal notice in the Herald Leader News and Gazette last week about a new license about to be granted at 13 School Street for a place to be known as Backpackers Pub. Because it is a new license, the public disclosure is legally required. However, how are those... »
Trial starts for Everett murder victim
The trial of the East Boston man accused of killing a 27-year-old Everett man inside King Arthur’s Lounge in Chelsea began last week and jurors visited the crime scene Monday. Jesse Camacho, 23, of East Boston, who went by the moniker "Fat Jesse" is charged with first-degree murder for the January 24, 2008, shooting... »
If the oil spill was here
New Englanders, and especially Bostonians, tend to believe that our way of life, our traditions, our geography, our coastline and natural beauty and the changing of the seasons combine to make living one’s life in this area better and more preferable to anywhere else in the nation. New Englanders watching the tragedy unfolding down south... »
Grant applied for to replace Air Force Road
Community Development Director Marzie Galazka needed some help to apply for a $1,000,000 grant for roadwork on Air Force Road. And she got the full support of the Board of Aldermen on Monday night without a question. Galazka appeared before the Aldermen on Monday night to authorize Mayor Carlo DeMaria to apply for and to... »
Everett ban on tobacco sales in drugstores delayed
This week would have marked the beginning of a new era for cigarette sales in this city. The Everett Board of Health voted to ban the sale of cigarettes in drugstores in Everett May 24. That decision was to have taken effect Tuesday. As a result, cigarettes would no longer be sold at Walgreens on Ferry Street;... »
David Rodrigues fills Ward Three seat
The Everett Common Council voted unanimously Monday night to have David Rodrigues fill the Ward Three seat vacated by longtime Councilor Sal DiDomenico who resigned last month after being elected the new State Senator. Rodrigues a 2004 Suffolk University graduate and 2010 Suffolk University Law School Graduate will be the new councillor until the 2011... »
Mayor taking action on water losses
The city can generate an additional $200,000 a year if the commercial water meters are replaced. A report by an outside agency which explored the city’s troubled metering system for commercial outlets has determined that great savings can be accomplished if the city takes immediate action. “We are going to move forward with these recommendations as... »
City will get you if you don’t pay your taxes
During the past 18 months, the city has accelerated its effort to collect unpaid property taxes and to foreclose on properties when its owners have shown no interest or ability to pay the city what they owe. During that time, the city has collected a whopping $2.1 million. In addition, the city has foreclosed on three... »
Budget woes – Aldermen and Councilors tackle 2011 city budget
A joint meeting of the Common Council and the Board of Aldermen held May 19 on the 2011 budget broke the bad news. Everything is going up in the City and the safety net from the state to fund some of these expenses has gaping holes. Whether they were looking at the increasing school enrollment... »
