The Everett High girls basketball team started fast and then fended off a late Saugus surge to earn a 46-42 triumph this past Friday evening on the EHS court. The Lady Crimson Tide led at all of the quarter marks, jumping out to a 17-7 advantage in the opening frame, taking a 26-15 lead...
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Obituaries 01-01-2014
Elvera Petrocelli Homemaker Of Everett Elvera A. (Romano) Petrocelli of Everett died at home on December 28. She was 82 years old. A homemaker born in Boston and a longtime Everett resident, she was the beloved wife of Neil R. Petrocelli for over 58 years; dear and devoted mother of Elaine Nickerson of Hampton,...
Santa Claus Visits Everett Children
Mayor Carlo DeMaria was pleased to welcome Santa Claus to Everett to visit with children and families! Santa visited both the Recreation Center and City Hall this past Monday to speak with the children and collect their Christmas lists. Families also had the opportunity take pictures with Santa. After his visits Santa hitched up...
Oil Boom Likely to Lower Heating Bills in Coming Years, but Not Quite Yet
Just five years ago, America seemed to be at a crisis point when it came to its energy needs, and nowhere was that more apparent around here than in home heating bills – whether for heating oil or natural gas. In fact, during the presidential election of 2008, both candidates preached about the need...
ISD Makes Progress on Blighted Properties
Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Director of Inspectional Services, Jim Soper, are pleased to report that ISD has made substantial progress in identifying and controlling blighted, abandoned, and illegal properties. The Inspectional Services Department recently began the process for receivership for three Everett properties: 28 Central Ave, 181 Nichols Street, and 58 High Street. Each...
It’s Not Too Late: Please Remember Those in Need
The economists may tell us that we finally have turned a corner in the recovery from the debacle of the Great Recession of the Bush years, but statistics only tell part of the story. The cold, harsh reality for many Americans is that economic recovery still is only a dream in a world where...
Hockey Team Wins Opening Two Contests
The Everett High hockey team enjoyed a successful opening week, defeating Mystic Valley, 4-3, Wednesday and East Boston on Saturday, 3-0. The season-opener against Mystic Valley at Allied Veterans Rink saw freshman Marc Faia earn the distinction of lighting the lamp for the first time this season with a goal in the first period,...
Obituaries 12-25-2013
Sondra Barham-Collins Of Everett Sondra Barham-Collins of Everett died on December 19. She was the wife of Douglas Madden Sr.; mother of Ryan Keith Collins and Douglas Madden Jr., both of Everett; daughter of Roger Barham and his wife, Roberta of Everett and Elaine D’Amore and her husband, Richard of Fitchburg; sister of Brenda...
Mayor and City Team Up with Bruins and Wynn Everett to Help Those in Need
Mayor Carlo DeMaria recently welcomed Wynn Everett and the Boston Bruins Organization to City Hall for the Bruins Annual Holiday Toy Shopping and Delivery event. The Bruins Organization and Blades the Bear delivered hundreds of toys to City Hall to be distributed to Everett children for Christmas. The Bruins players previously picked out the...
Progress: Renovation of Council Chambers Underway
Visitors to the Peter J. McCarren Memorial Chamber for Monday night’s Joint Convention had to have noticed the progress that is being made on the renovations that will prepare the Chamber to serve the new City Council, beginning on January 6, 2014. Several rows of the theater style seats that had served as the...
Underhanded Deals: MGC Pins Silent Ownership Claim on Jailhouse Conversations Between Lightbody and Bufalino
Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) members voted to allow the Wynn Resort casino to move forward on its site in Everett, but not before MGC investigators said they believe Revere businessman Charlie Lightbody and Winthrop developer Gary DeCicco (Atlantis Marina in Winthrop and Fowler Marina in Revere) – both convicted felons – have a hidden...
Zoning By-laws Updated to Match New Charter
The Everett Board of Aldermen and Common Council met in Joint Convention and then each met separately on Monday night – 15 minutes apart – to adopt zoning amendments to the Everett Zoning Ordinance, that will allow the zoning code to conform with the new form of government, which takes power the first week...
Nelson Mandela: A Truly Unique and Wonderful Man
The outpouring of world-wide respect for Nelson Mandela, the former leader of South Africa who passed away December 5 at the age of 95, is unprecedented in the world we live in today. No one reading this editorial can even begin to imagine or comprehend the hardships he encountered during his long life: Here...
Police Briefs 12-18-2013
11/27 Richard Prince, 31, 39 Allston St., Charlestown, MA, was arrested for Operating under the Influence of Drugs and resisting arrest. Jahzelle Wolcott, 19, 201 Chelsea St., Everett, was arrested on a warrant.
Sharing the Marquee: Marquis Holman and His Father, George Enjoy Their Athletic Successes Together
They were a team within a team, senior Marquis Holman, a standout running back for the Everett High football team, and his father, George L. Holman, an aide to the coaching staff in the state’s most successful program. While Marquis was rushing for more than 800 yards and eight touchdowns this season as the...
Obituaries 12-18-2013
Dr. Thomas Montenero Longtime Everett Dentist Dr. Thomas R. Montenero of North Reading, a former longtime Everett resident, passed away at home on December 15. He was 59 years old. A graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Dr. Montenero was a cum laude graduate of Boston College, and a graduate of Tufts Dental School...
Everett Co-operative Bank Hosts Santa Greeting
One of the sweetest elements of Christmas is that expression of sheer delight on a child’s face while he grasps his mother’s hand tightly before meeting Santa Claus. He fidgets in line, looking over the crowd on his tip toes; as a list of things he wants to say to Santa rush through his...
Holiday Trees
City Hall and Everett students make a team that would make Santa Claus and Rudolph proud. For proof, be sure to drive by the grounds of the old Everett High School — especially at night — and enjoy the holiday trees and decorations that adorn the property. The trees and decorations, including gingerbread houses,...
MGC Keeps Proposal at Suffolk Downs Alive: Local Officials Will Prepare for MGC Hearings on Thur., Mon.
A casino at the Suffolk Downs site in Revere is still a possibility as the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) allowed on Tuesday afternoon Mohegan Sun’s proposal to go forward with a commitment that the casino developers and the City of Revere hold a second election for Revere voters early next year. Earlier in the...
Aldermen Vote to Adopt New Tax Rates
Following a short Joint Convention to allow a public hearing and discussion of the proposed tax rates for fiscal year 2014, The Board of Aldermen Monday night took up the matter of setting the tax rate and voted unanimously to approve a residential tax rate $15.04 per thousand of valuation and a commercial tax...
City Well Prepared for Snow Season
With the snow season now upon us, the City is well prepared for both snow removal and emergency measures. The Mayor met recently with his senior staff to ensure that the procedures, staffing, and supplies for snow removal and parking enforcement are effectively in place. City Services has stockpiled over 500 tons of salt...
Santa Claus Is Coming to Everett: Holiday Shows to Put You in the Christmas Spirit
It’s the time of year for shopping, gift giving, singing carols and, of course, pictures with Santa. The chubby old elf with the red suit and white beard will be visiting Everett twice next week, in advance of Christmas Day. On Monday, December 16, Santa will make at least two stops in the city,...
Tax Rate Announced
The adage of the only certainty in life is death and taxes always rings home this time of the year as city officials set the new municipal tax rate. This year, the tax rate will drop for both the residential and commercial payers. We know that our residential tax is low compared to many...
Obituaries 12-11-2013
Philip Francis Iorio, III Of Everett Sept. 9, 1970-Dec. 4, 2013 Philip Francis Iorio, III of Everett, died on December 4. He was the beloved husband of Christine (Demeulle) Iorio and devoted father of Haley Iorio, both of Everett; loving son of Gloria Iorio of Lynn; loving brother of Derek James Iorio and Matthew...