Encore Boston Harbor is raising its culinary bar with the addition of a new Red 8 Executive Chef and a new Executive Director of Food & Beverage and Culinary Operations. Award-winning chef Richard Chen has joined the team as the…
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Legislature Passes Racial Justice and Maternal Health Equity Resolve
Rep. Joe McGonagle and his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature on Tuesday passed legislation aimed at eliminating racial inequities in maternal health. A Resolve reducing racial inequities in maternal health creates a special legislative commission to make recommendations to address…
Block Properties Among the First to See Future of the Commercial Triangle
To the initiated, the Commercial Triangle remains a conglomeration of somewhat blighted legacy industrial properties, but more and more developers from outside of the city are catching the vision for the area that Mayor Carlo DeMaria and late Building Inspector…
Sheriff Koutoujian Completes Term Leading Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association
Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian has officially completed his tenure as President of the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association (MSA) after leading the organization for the past three years. Elected in October 2017, President Koutoujian’s tenure was originally slated to conclude at…
District, State Leaders Slam Plan to Require 10th Grade MCAS
The MCAS test has been at the back of the line since the pandemic forced schools into different modes of learning, but the state has brought the 10th grade MCAS test front and center with the news it will require…
New Goal: Supt. Tahiliani Says Get Kids to Hybrid Model Sooner Than Later
Supt. Priya Tahiliani said the new goal for having the Everett Public Schools in a full hybrid education model would be by the end of February in what would potentially be a slow rollout by grade level through the month.…
Matewsky Chosen as New Council President for 2021
The Everett City Council elected Councilor-at-Large Wayne Matewsky as the 2021 City Council President during their annual Organizational Meeting on Monday, January 4 – with some attending in person and some attending via Zoom. “Honesty, respect, and fairness has always…
Committee Chair Says Board Will Protect Its Autonomy
School Committeeman Frank Parker received a unanimous vote, 8-0, to become the new chair of the School Committee, and former Chair Tom Abruzzese got a unanimous vote to be the vice chair – with both members essentially switching spots for…
CHA Everett Hit With COVID, Behavioral Health Surge
The stress has returned to the Emergency Department at the CHA Everett Hospital this month, as the crew there struggle to keep up with the double whammy of COVID-19 patient increases and large numbers of behavioral/mental health needs also flooding…
The Taste of Freedom: Independence Day for Haitians in Everett a Time for Peace
For many on the outside looking in, their Haitian neighbors in Everett might appear to be celebrating New Year’s Day like everyone else – with the exception of the large amounts of squash they’ve been hoarding for weeks, or the…