Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in the Massachusetts State Senate passed a $17 billion transportation bond bill that will fund major transportation infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth in an effort to modernize, expand, and maintain our transportation…
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Hotel Excise, Meals Taxes Tank in Fourth Quarter, as Expected
It was no big surprise that hotel excise payments and meals taxes for Everett would tank in April, May and June, but the gory details of just how much became available from the state Department of Revenue (DOR) on Monday.…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces New Housing Choice Communities
On July 16, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the inclusion of eight new communities in the Housing Choice Communities program and the re-designation of 56 Housing Choice Communities. Included in the designation were Everett, Chelsea and Boston. This brings the total number of current…
Strike Over: Veterans Transportation Workers Approve New Contract
Members of Teamsters Local 25 employed at Veterans Transportation providing paratransit for the MBTA THE RIDE voted by more than 90 percent to approve the company’s revised contract, ending an eight-day strike. A total of 350 essential drivers who have…
Full-service Salon Opens on Broadway
A new full-service salon officially opened its doors in Everett on Wednesday, July 8. The Mirage Salon – located at 572 Broadway in Everett, features a contemporary atmosphere where patrons can receive blowouts, hair coloring, waxing, nail services and other…
Al Borgonzi Retires from City Hall
Monday morning, Mayor Carlo DeMaria presented Al Borgonzi with a citation after he officially retired from serving the City of Everett. Borgonzi personally contacted Mayor DeMaria in the midst of the health pandemic, and volunteered to retire in order to…
Officials Establish Mobile Testing Site with Help of State
A new mobile COVID-19 testing program has been rolled out in Everett and will provide free testing through the summer Monday through Friday in an initiative from Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Carlo DeMaria. In collaboration with Fenway Health, residents…
News in Brief
MBTA to Resume Fare Collection on Buses, Trolleys, and Commuter Rail The MBTA has resumed fare collection on buses, on trolleys at street-level stops on the Green Line and Mattapan Line, and on the Commuter Rail beginning Monday, July 20.…
Everett Resident Jim Henderson Named to CHA Board of Trustee
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north region, has named Everett resident Jim Henderson to its Board of Trustees. Henderson, appointed by Louis DePasquale, City Manager of Cambridge, will help CHA fulfill…
State Extends Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures to Oct. 17
Gov. Charlie Baker extended the pause on evictions and foreclosures for 60 days, until October 17, through the authority granted to the governor by Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during…