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The resignation came Despite concerns from the day afternoon amidst continu- after a few days of questions City Planner that it does not ing questions about her stated about the legitimacy of Avi- meet the intent of the new qualifications – among them la’s qualifications, and that Commercial Triangle Eco- earning a master’s degree came amidst concerns for nomic Development District, from Tufts University in nu- months about the work cul- the Zoning Board of Appeals trition. ture at the Wellness Center. (ZBA) granted a special per- City officials confirmed mit for a bus and shuttle busi- late on Tuesday afternoon See WELLNESS Page 5 ness at 373 Second St. Although it was listed as a “bus terminal” on the legal Woman alleges sexual notice for Monday night’s public hearing, Attorney Da- vid O’Neil said the location harassment in job interview will be used only as a hub for By Seth Daniel has said she is willing to give DPV Transportation’s fleet. her name later in order to sup- DPV has a three-year con- PHOTOS BY KATY ROGERS One woman has alleged a port other victims in court. tract with Encore Boston With trophy in hand, Patriots detailed a story of sexual ha- She also said she has ap- Harbor to provide free shut- Owner Bob Kraft, along with rassment by former Supt. Fred proached Attorney Tara tle service to the casino for his sons Josh Kraft and Dan Foresteire during what was Swartz to let her know she is employees and customers, Kraft are exuberant in the supposed to be a job interview willing to detail her alleged O’Neil said. The former Gen- Super Bowl LIII victory during Tuesday’s rolling rally in Bos- in 2013, disclosing her alleged story under oath if it would eral Steel site will be used as ton’s Back Bay. Meanwhile, story to School Committee help defendants being repre- offices for DPB dispatchers, Everett resident Mark Mayo members in a pointed e-mail sented by Swartz in sexual as well as for repairs to and joined in the celebration in to all members last December. harassment claims against storage of the fleet’s approxi- Boston as he cheered on the She has exclusively shared Foresteire and the Everett mately 20 full-size buses and Patriots from the throngs of her alleged story with the In- Schools. 20 smaller shuttle buses, he more than a million members dependent on the condition Now out of teaching, the said. of Patriots Nation on the her name not yet be revealed. woman said she works in the “This is not a bus termi- route. More photos on Page 5. Her identity is known to real estate world in a near- nal,” O’Neil said. “People School Committee members will not be going there to get and many in the City and she See HARASSMENT Page 2 on the bus.” With the buses running a Encore Boston Harbor releases 5,000 jobs to be filled by June opening EHS FOOTBALL BANQUET See BUS Page 3 By Seth Daniel hiring local people at three “We’ve rolled out all our major hiring events at the jobs now,” said John Tocco of ZBA grants For years Encore Boston Hynes Convention Center in Encore. “These jobs are going Harbor and the City of Everett Boston this February, March to be filled at three major hir- variance for have been telling people to be and April. It is likely one, if ing events in February, March prepared for the day that they not the, largest hiring event and April at the Hynes Con- “temporary” begin starting to fill the 5,000 for one, single company in the vention Center. They will con- jobs that are going to be need- history of the region. duct interviews on site at these Encore ed to run the massive resort All of the jobs are now events and you could go out casino on Lower Broadway. posted for review by the gen- having made significant prog- parking lot That day has come. eral public at encoreboston- ress in the process to be able Encore rolled out 5,000 jobs.com. to be a finalist candidate. We jobs with more than 500 job The events will be punc- have all kinds of hiring needs, By Adam Swift titles late last week on their tuated by walk-in interviews from cage managers count- website, with their eye on for people seeking any of the Monday night, the Zon- thousands of jobs. See JOBS Page 3 ing Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved a variance allow- Exelon has had discussions about sale of old power plant ing for a 625-space outdoor PHOTO BY KATY ROGERS community parking lot on Air Bill Perkins was presented with a sweatshirt from Coach Thelux- Force Road in the Village. By Seth Daniel is no official sales process in active use,” he said. “We’ve on Pierre at the annual Everett High football banquet on Sun- The lot was initially intro- in place, they have been ap- had talks.” day, Feb. 3, in Anthony’s of Malden. Football players, cheerlead- duced as an employee park- Officials at Exelon said this proached about selling off the Rodgers said there is no ers and community supporters were honored at the banquet, ing lot late last year by Wynn week they have had conver- old, decommissioned part of broker in place, and the prop- with first-year Head Coach Theluxon Pierre thanking everyone officials at Encore Boston sations in the recent past with the power plant – what was erty hasn’t been put on the for their effort in the 2018 season. See Page 7 for more photos. Harbor. But at a ZBA meet- developers expressing interest once known as Mystic gener- market, but he said there has ing in January, Wynn officials in purchasing the old power ators 1 through 6. been interest from outside. switched the plan to the com- plant site on Lower Broad- “There is no official sales The property in question munity parking lot, which way abutting the Alford Street process, but there have been was once the Boston Edison Messinger Insurance would be open to commuters Bridge. interested developers that plant, and features several Mark Rodgers, a spokes- have talked to us about por- Agency, Inc. 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See Page 9 for more Check out our NEW website! photos. www.messingerinsurance.com Quote your policy online! Page 2 The Everett Independent • Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Phone: 617-387-9600 Fax: 781-485-1403 School Committee moves to begin Harassment // CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 by city. Her 2013 Everett ered by the Independent via and her nerves. She decided job interview – the very first a public information request to remove her cardigan and Superintendent Search process teaching interview she ever of e-mails to and from the wear just her modest teacher’s had – was the first of many School Committee over the dress into the interview. She By Seth Daniel this school year. public interviews of the can- “Hopefully the process is didates by the School Com- reasons she left the teaching past several months. In that said she still doesn’t know if The Everett School Com- more streamlined and quick- mittee. A final decision would world, a world she dreamed trove of e-mails was one sent that sparked the alleged con- mittee has voted to engage the er than we anticipate,” he come after those interview. she would work in for the rest to all members from the wom- versation or not. Massachusetts Association of said. “I’m keeping my fingers Parker said one aspect that of her life so she could make a an detailed above. The Inde- “It wasn’t a sun dress or a School Committees (MASC) crossed for having some- could be introduced is the difference in the lives of small pendent then reached out to nightclub dress and I wasn’t to help in beginning the search one by the beginning of next idea of forming Focus Groups children.