A popular elderly crossing guard in Everett sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by an MWRA utility truck early Wednesday morning. Marie Stewart, 71, of Everett, was on duty at her usual corner at the intersection of Ferry and Cherry…

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  Illegal apartments and a host of major safety violations at two Yeamans Street buildings owned by a state legislator stirred Revere’s Fire and Building Departments into action this week. State Rep. Steven ‘Stat’ Smith (D-Everett) owns twelve illegal apartments in…

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Monday evening, Everett High School Principal Louis Baldi, Vice Principal Nicholas Venezia and Classmaster Jennifer Yebba informed the School Committee that Everett High School had been awarded continued accreditation for the next ten years in the New England Association of…

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Mayor Carlo DeMaria has reappointed Police Chief Steven A. Mazzie to a new three-year term as head of the local police department. The board of aldermen voted 6-0 on Monday night at city hall to confirm the appointment, extending Mazzie’s…

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Though nothing is etched in stone yet, it appears that local taxpayers will be paying their elected officials a lot more when the new Everett city government takes over the reins at city hall in January 2014. The committee on…

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Ald. Robert Van Campen earlier this week said he believes that the time has come for city government to take action to limit the number of liquor licenses in the community. The Ward Five alderman noted that in the past…

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The crusade for a temporary moratorium on the issuance of building permits for residential construction continued this week at city hall with aldermanic supporters maintaining that the city is “over-built” and needs time to come up with a long-term plan…

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At the request of the mayor, the aldermen unanimously voted Monday night in favor of creating a “school finance review commission” to address the problems posed by an “exploding” student enrollment in the local school system. The special panel is…

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The city council members are busying themselves this week with reviewing the mayor’s proposed city operating budget for the fiscal year (FY13) that starts in July. The aldermen and Councillors can only reduce a budget item. They cannot add any…

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