Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, January 17, 2020 HOTEL | FROM PAGE 1 tions, will be thoughtfully reimagined to provide a generous streetscape with new glazing and a sidewalk canopy. In the design of the new hotel rooms – designed by Peter Quinn Architects of Somerville – no two rooms are alike. Each room provides a unique view through different historic windows, arches, added skylights or hidden balconies. A cupola-like rooftop lounge and attic penthouses will be added. Guests will enter the hotel through a ground level lobby Law Offices of John Mackey & ASSOCIATES * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * GENERAL PRACTICE * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY 14 Norwood St., Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 John Mackey, Esq. WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM Patricia Ridge, Esq. * Katherine M. Brown, Esq. with gathering areas and concierge services. The intention is that the adjacent restaurant will serve both the hotel’s guests and patrons of the Square at large. “The restaurant, with the City’s greenspace at its front door, can become a real focal point for the community,” said Bouvier. The basement level will provide space for back-of-house functions for the hotel as well as a kitchen area for the restaurant. The post-Civil War building has a storied history. The building was originally designed by George Wallis, who designed many of Everett’s important civic and commercial buildings of the era. In the first few decades it served as a grocery and provision store and the city’s first library, and it was most well known as the Odd Fellows Building. A large meeting hall for the Odd Fellows still exists on the upper levels of the building. As time passed, the building accommodated a multitude of different commercial uses. “We believe that getting out front of the Everett Square redevelopment with an important beautiful building will provide a great centerpiece to the exciting work ahead,” said Bouvier. Keverian students complete stormwater project A s a community surrounded by water, Everett has a unique opportunity to highlight the importance of preventing stormwater pollution from reaching our rivers and streams. “I want to thank the Mystic River Watershed Association, Exelon and the Everett Public Schools for raising awareness of our beautiful waterfront and educating our kids on the importance of our local environment,” said Mayor Carlo DeMaria. “Stormwater is the leading cause of pollution in our rivers and streams, and finding a solution is critical to enhancing our quality of life.” The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) recently completed an interactive science and design program with Keverian School fifth graders, which was led by MyRWA Education Program Manager Marian Miller. Students in Jada Simmons-Ononeme’s class developed ways to catch stormwater pollution. “The greatest benefit of this project was working with the Mystic River Watershed Association and providing my students with a hands-on real life issue that they could work to create a solution for,” said Simmons-Ononeme. “Students were introduced to a career opportunity that they have never thought about before.” “We want to educate and inspire our future stewards,” said Miller. “Far too often when I go into the classroom youth do not know about the local river that sits in their backyard. With our programs we introduce students to the watershed, help them understand it, think critically about issues facing it and explore possible solutions.” The five-day course concluded on Monday as the students showcased their designs to a group of distinguished guests that included MyRWA Stormwater Project Manager Catherine Pedemonti, Exelon Generation Communications Manager Mark Rodgers and Everett’s Executive Director of Public Works and Engineering, Gregory St. Louis. MyRWA’s education programs are funded in part by a substantial grant from Exelon Generation. The Everett Public Schools hope to expand this program to middle school classrooms throughout the district. “I am consistently impressed with the achievements of Everett students in STEM programs and I am pleased that Exelon Generation is supporting the Mystic River Watershed Association to bring their handson, interactive STEM program into classrooms like this one, across the watershed,” said Exelon Generation Northeast Region General Manager Archie Gleason. “This program not only educates students, it provides them with an opportunity to become stewards of the environment right in their own communities.” The Keverian students embraced the coursework, working in teams to design and build devices that will keep pollutants out of the water. They received valuable feedback from Pedemonti and St. Louis, two experts in solutions related to stormwater and drainage. “Ms. Simmons-Ononeme’s students applied the engineering design skills they gained earlier in the year to an authentic local challenge,” said Everett Public Schools Science Director Ann Ritchie. “Being given the time and resources to test their own ideas makes them engineers in their own right.” About the Mystic River Watershed Association MyRWA was founded in 1972 with a mission to protect and restore the Mystic River, its tributaries and watershed lands for the benefit of present and future generations and to celebrate the value, importance and great beauty of these natural resources. The Mystic River Watershed is a network of streams, rivers and lakes, all draining into the Mystic River. The watershed has been an integral part in the development of the 21 Greater Boston communities it connects.
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