EV Vol. 29, No.6 -FREEEVE ER TT AADD 15 YEAR 2.990% RATE 3.096% APR* EVERET T – 419 BROADWAY LYNNFIELD – 7 7 1 SALEM STREET 6 1 7 - 3 8 7 -111 0 www.advocatenews.net CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH PAGES 10-11 CTE CAT AT Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Fixed Rate Mortgages NO POINTS 30 YEAR 3.500% RATE 3.559% APR* For more rates visit our website at EVERETTBANK . COM *Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is effective January 28, 2020 and is subject to change. All rates and APR’s are calculated based on a $250,000 loan for an owner-occupied single family dwelling with a 20% down payment. Rates are also based on Loan to Value and credit scores. The monthly principal and interest payment for a 15 Year fixed rate mortgage is $6.90 per $1,000 borrowed. The monthly principal and interest payment for a 30 Year fixed rate mortgage is $4.49 per $1,000 borrowed. Those payment do not included taxes and insurance. Your payment may be greater if the loan is secured by a first lien. Loans are subject to credit approval. NMLS #443050. By Christopher Roberson I n the days following the City Council’s 9-1 vote to make Anthony Carli the permanent fi re chief, the Everett Firefi ghters Local 143 Union is still waiting to hear from the Division of Labor Relations as to whether or not Carli had an unfair advantage in the promotion process. “He was provisionary chief for three-and-a-half years and all of the sudden they rushed to make him permanent chief,” said union President Craig Hardy. Hardy said that in May 2018, the union received a letter from City Solicitor Colleen Mejia stating that the city was considering using the Civil Service Assessment Center to select a fi re chief. “They knew they had an obMember FDIC Member SIF ligation to communicate with us,” said Hardy. The union replied saying E Friday, February 7, 2020 Union seeks answer to grievance over fire chief’s promotion that Everett had historically made promotions based on the score of the written civil service exam. However, Hardy said the union still off ered to negotiate with the city. “We never heard from them again,” he said. Hardy said that at this point, the union’s objective is to have the promotion process done over again. During the council’s January 27 meeting, Assistant City Solicitor Keith Slattery said Carli did not have an unfair advantage of any sort. “Chief Carli only had an administrative role,” said Slattery. “You have a valid and legal process.” In addition, council President Rosa DiFlorio said the council cannot engage in labor-related confl icts. “We are not here to get involved in labor negotiations,” she said. “We are here to protect the taxpayers.” Eagle Scout thanks Kiwanis At the Everett Kiwanis Club’s Holiday Dinner at Abbondanza Ristorante on Tuesday evening, Club President Rafael Santos accepted a handmade wooden plaque by Eagle Scout Jared Alphen, son of Kiwanian Matthew Alphen, thanking the Club for supporting his efforts. See photo highlights in next week’s edition. (Advocate photo by JD Mitchell)
Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Lift Our Kids Coalition holds shoes-and-socks event to highlight needs of children in deep poverty T he Lift Our Kids Coalition joined State Senator Sal DiDomenico, State Representative Marjorie Decker and other legislators at the State House for an event to highlight the difficulty families receiving cash assistance face in meeting their children’s basic needs. As part of the event, shoes and socks were collected to benefit children in need. After the event, coalition members The Home for Little Wanderers and Cradles to Crayons are distributing donated shoes and socks to children they serve. The Coalition advocates for Massachusetts Bills S.36/H.102, An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty – whose lead sponsors in the Senate and House are DiDomenico and Decker, respectively. This legislation would raise cash assistance grants by 10 percent a year until they reach 50 percent of the federal 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. poverty level approximately four years from now. Families living below 50 percent of the poverty level are considered to be in Deep Poverty. Under the bills, once grant amounts reach half the poverty level, the grant would be adjusted as the poverty level goes up with inflation and would no longer lose their value over time. “It is unconscionable that we have 50,000 children living so far below half of the poverty level in our Commonwealth,” said DiDomenico. “Children go to school without socks, wearing worn out shoes, because their families have to pay other bills. We can – and must – do better.” Sal DiDomenico State Senator Massachusetts Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits are a maximum of $593 a month for a family of three, leaving thousands of Massachusetts children below the level of Deep Poverty, currently $905 a month for three. Costs have gone up, but grant levels have been frozen. As a result, the grant buys only half as much as it did 30 years ago. “Repealing the family cap made children equal regardless of when they were born, but they are still in Deep Poverty. Passing the bill this year would be the first step to bringing them halfway to the federal poverty level,” said Decker. “Toilet paper and soap should not be luxury items people can’t buy,” she added, LIFT OUR KIDS | SEE PAGE 17 La Hacienda opens on Broadway Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Lucy Pineda, Ward 2 Councillor Stephanie Martins, Police Chief Steven Mazzie and the Mayoral Chief of Staff Kevin O’Donnell recently attended the grand opening of Everett's newest restaurant, La Hacienda, with owner Jose Callejas and his wife. (Photo Courtesy of the City of Everett) Everett's Newest Real Estate Office Commercial Sales and Leasing Residential Home Sales Real Estate Consulting Apartment Rentals Real Estate Auctions Business Brokerage Personal Property Appraisals Mass Licensed Auctioneer 560 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 | 617-512-5712 | sam@broadwayRE.com ADRIANA RESNICK DOMENICA RIGGIO SAM RESNICK
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 3 Markey pushes for Haitians’ permanent resident status By Tara Vocino K icking off Black History Month with a push for Democratic policies, United States Senator Edward Markey addressed more than 300 Haitians on Sunday afternoon at the Haitian Church of God of Unity. “Let’s begin Black History Month by declaring that rights won’t be dictated by the color of your skin,” Markey said at the podium. “You can’t make America great again by making America hate again.” Markey still owns the same Malden house that he grew porch. “While their accent was diff erent, their aspirations are the same,” Markey said. “I’d like to ban assault weapons, ensure background checks for gun owners and turn our society into something that God wants.” Markey emphasized the importance of hard work — growing up, he drove a Hood ice cream truck and went on to attend Immaculate Conception School, Malden Catholic High School, Boston College and Boston College Law School. Citing the Greco-Christian term agape, or love – he was boarding a plane to Washington, D.C., later Sunday in an effort to remove Donald Trump from offi ce. “It’s a pivotal year, as Republicans will CHURCH | SEE PAGE 16 Lead Pastor Guival Mercedat, U.S. Senator Edward Markey and Everett Councillor-at-Large Gerly Adrien pray during service. Whittier eighth-grader wins Science Fair up in at 7 Townsend St., across from two Haitian families; he traveled to Haiti days after Hurricane Matthew hit in 2016. Markey resides in a $1 million home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, full-time. “We need more resources to ensure that Haitians here have permanent protected status and that America is the pathway to help immigrants succeed,” Markey said. “No one thought that I could become a United States Senator growing up in Malden, but the children here today crying in their mother’s arms in church could one day become president, senator or fi nd a cure for disease.” Markey said his mother told Eighth grade student Ilias Benmokrane of the Whittier School was recently named the overall winner of this year’s Middle School Science Fair for creating a Solar-Visor 2. He is shown with Whittier School Science Teacher Joseph Lento. (Photo Courtesy of the Everett Public Schools) him that he could be anything that he wanted to be, and that he’d like to give every American child the right to maximize their God-given potential. In Lawrence six years ago – after he fi rst announced that he was running for Senate – he knocked on a door and a brown family came out on the 505 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Tel: 617-387-1120 www.gkdental.com • Family Dentistry • Crowns • Bridges • Veneers/Lumineers • Dental Implants • All on 4 Dental Implants • Emergency Dentist • Kid Friendly Dentist • Root Canals • Dentures • Invisalign Braces • Snap On Smile • Teeth Whitening We are the smile care experts for your entire family Welcome Lash Expert Now at MEGA HAIR ELITE 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 www.eight10barandgrille.com Kitchen Hours: Mon-Thurs: 12-10pm Fri-Sat: 12-11pm Sunday: 1pm-10pm Come in & Enjoy our Famous... $12 LUNCH Menu! Choose from 16 Items! Served Monday thru Thursday until 3:30 PM / Dine-in Only Grilled Rib Eye Steak! includes Two Sides Every Friday In House Dental Plan for $399 (Cleanings, X-Rays, Exams twice a year and 20% OFF Dental work) Schedule your FREE Consultations today FRESH HADDOCK DINNER Prepared Your Way! Includes two sides Reserve Now for Valentine’s Day!
Page 4 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Mayor hires new Communications Specialist M ayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce the addition of Michelle Fenelon to the Communications Department at Everett City Hall. Fenelon will take on the role of Communications Specialist, working closely alongside Director of Communications Tom Philbin and or DeMaria has given me to serve the residents of the wonderful City of Everett,” Fenelon said. Fenelon was raised in Ever781-321-7700 DISCOUNT FURNITURE COMPLETE LINE OF QUALITY FURNITURE AT LOW PRICES *BEDROOM SETS *DINING ROOM SETS *KITCHEN SETS ASHLEY SOFA *SOFA / LOVE SEATS *TABLES & CHAIRS *COMPUTER DESKS $399.00 ASHLEY BEDROOM SETS 895.95 $ LAYAWAY PLANS AVAILABLE 42 Willow St., Malden, Ma. Michelle Fenelon Deputy Director of Communications Deanna Deveney. “It is an honor and privilege to work for the city that I was raised in. I’m grateful for the opportunity Mayett, where she attended the Keverian Elementary School and graduated from Everett High School in 2010. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston and a master’s degree from Syracuse University. Fenelon will assist in managing Mayor DeMaria’s social media pages, produce press releases and media advisories and assist in ECTV amongst other duties. Pickup truck careens into Hancock Street market By Christopher Roberson S hortly before 1 p.m. on January 31, emergency personnel responded to a report that a Ford F-150 pickup truck had crashed into Posada Food Market at the intersection of Hancock and Walnut Streets. on Hancock Street, said he a green light and that Spina drove through the red light as she was coming off Walnut Street. Resident Arthur Moore was out walking his dog at the time and said the light on Hancock Street was green. Using the store’s video Mayor Carlo DeMaria, the City of Everett, and Zion Church Ministries invite you to celebrate A pickup truck crashed through the storefront of Posada Food Market on the afternoon of January 31. (Advocate Photos by Mike Layhe) Everett firefighters survey the damage at Posada Food Market after a pickup truck crashed through the front of the store. Upon arrival, crews found that a white Pontiac Bonneville was also at the scene with damage to the front end. The driver of the Pontiac, Darlene Spina, said Michael Alterio, the driver of the pickup truck, struck her vehicle before barreling through the storefront at 69 Hancock St. According to police, Alterio, who was traveling west surveillance, police reportedly saw that Spina hit Alterio, which caused him to drive through the front of the market. Although Spina said she was not at fault, police still cited her failing to stop for a red light. Neither driver was injured in the crash. No further information was available and the cause remains under investigation. STARTING AT
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 5 Restorative Justice program taking shape for middle school students By Christopher Roberson W ith the success of the Restorative Justice program at Everett High School, eff orts are now underway to implement the program at the middle school level. During the February 3 School Committee meeting, Paolo Lambresa, assistant principal of the Lafayette School, said the goals of Restorative Justice include facilitating peer relationships, respecting cultural diff erences and providing students with a sense of belonging. “Our students deal with a lot of trauma outside of school,” said Lambresa. He said the fi rst phase of implementing the program for middle school students began during the 2018-2019 academic year. “It’s a culture shift, you really have to change the building,” said Lambresa. Therefore, the program would not be rolled out until 2021. “It takes multiple years to do it right,” said Lambresa, adding that he was part of the fouryear implementation process at the high school. “We can’t just put a curriculum there without any training.” Lambresa said the district is being assisted by Estelle Archibald of the Institute for Restorative Initiatives at Suffolk University. Archibald also helped launch the program at the high school. Since Restorative Justice began at Everett High four years ago, Lambresa said, in-school suspensions have decreased by 65 percent, offi ce referrals have decreased by 42 percent and out-of-school suspensions have decreased by 44 percent. “We focused on creating a positive school culture,” said Lambresa. “It might sound little, but saying ‘good morning’ to someone can really make their day.” He also said that an out-ofschool suspension should only be used as a last resort. “No one wins when a student is externally suspended,” he said. “You JUSTICE | SEE PAGE 17 Easy Financing Available! AUTOTECH 1989 SINCE Get Your Vehicle Winter Ready! OIL CHANGE SPECIAL Up to 5 Quarts of Oil (Most Vehicles) Includes FREE Brake Inspection & Safety Check Only $24.95 DRIVE IT - PUSH IT - TOW IT! CASH FOR YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV! 2009 FORD F-150 CREW CAB 4X4, One Owner, Most Power Options, Only 118K Miles, Just Serviced, Trades Welcome! PRICED RIGHT! $9,500 2010 FORD FUSION SE 4 Cyl., Auto., 1 Previous Owner, Most Pwr. Options incl. Keyless Entry, & Pwr. Sunroof. Only 70K Miles! ALL TRADES WELCOME! ALL TRADES WELCOME! $5,995 781-321-8841 1236 Eastern Ave • Malden EddiesAutotech.com We Pay Cash For Your Vehicle! dine drink gather enjo Friday, February 7 at 8 PM to the 90's y Saturday, February 8 at 9 PM A Musical Tribute THIRD MAN IN with RUN FOR COVER First Breakaway Appearance! Friday, February 14 at 9 PM WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE Saturday, February 15 at 9 PM Celebrate Valentine's Day with WILDFIRE The Guns & Roses Experience! Dance the Night Away! Friday, February 21 at 9 PM BRANDY Nation's #1 Jason Aldean Tribute Friday, February 28 at 9 PM VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE Saturday, February 22 at 9 PM ULTIMATE ALDEAN EXPERIENCE with Danny McCarthy Trio 221 Newbury Street, Danvers For Tickets call (978) 774-7270 or www.breakawaydanvers.com
Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Celebrate Carnivale/Mardi Gras at the Connolly Center J oin Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the Council on Aging (COA) in celebrating Carnivale at the Connolly Center on Tuesday, February 25. This traditional celebration – in places like Venice and New Orleans – allows us to let our hair down as we prepare for the Lenten season. Our special event limited to 25 seniors will feature a mask making class with our own Margaret Cornelio. Following the class, you will enjoy special treats that are synonymous with Carnivale and Mardi Gras. There is a nominal fee to participate in this event. Please sign up with Margaret or Dale in the COA Offi ce or call them at 617-394-2323. We Now Offer For Your Eating Pleasure “UBER EATS” Convenient Delivery Service Bianchi’s Pizza and Renzo’s Full Menu To Go ~ Renzo’s Entertainment Schedule ~ Wednesday: DJ George * Thursday: Smokin Joe * Friday: Smokin Joe Saturday: Joe Canzano * Sunday, 3:30 p.m. : DJ George Entertainment Wed. Thru Sat. 7:30 p.m. 381 Revere Beach Blvd., Revere 781-284-5600 ATM on site Sunday SKATING CENTER www.Roller-World.com | 781-231-1111 Located Adjacent to Rite Aid Pharmacy in Saugus Plaza, South Bound Route 1 MBTA Bus Route 429 FREE WI-FI - 2 WIDE SCREEN TV’S FULLY AIR CONDITIONED WINTER SKATING SCHEDULE ATTENTION! 12-8 p.m. $7.50 Monday Private Parties Tuesday School & PTO GROUPS 7:30-10:30 p.m. Adult Night 18+ only $8.50 Wednesday Private Parties Thursday Private Parties 3-11 p.m. $7.50 Friday Saturday Admission after 6 p.m. $8.50 12-11 p.m. $7.50 Admission after 6 p.m. $8.50 Skates included in price/Blades $3 Bowling Alleys, 2 snack bars, video games. Ice cream shop, 2 skating floors (group rates call ahead) Private parties every day. School Vacation Weeks 12-8 p.m. Admission $7.50 Win a trip for 2 to Las Vegas Bellagio Hotel Jet Blue Air 5 days / 4 nights Your school PTO can raffle the trip to make substantial money for your group. Call for details. BIRTHDAY PARTIES $11.50/Person, min. of 10 kids. Price includes Adm. + Roller Skates. Cake, soda, paper goods, 20 tokens for birthday person plus 100 Redemption Tickets and a gift from Roller World in one of our private BP Rooms. LEADERS: Everett High girls’ basketball captains Carolann Cardinale (left) and Maddy Duraes. Everett High Crimson Tide girls’ basketball seniors, from left to right, are Gianna Martin, Carolann Cardinale, Maddy Duraes, Stephanie Suavita and Veronica Bento. nic e
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 7 Law Offices of Terrence W. Everett hockey closing in on postseason bid By Greg Phipps N ot since 2015 has the Everett High School hockey team made a trip to the Division 2 postseason tournament. It appears the Crimson Tide are going to end that drought this season. Entering this week’s action, the Tide stood at 9-4-1 and needed just one more point to claim a playoff berth. Sporting a roster consisting of just one senior and 13 players who are sophomores or younger (seven freshman), this year’s team, which includes fi ve players from Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, has perhaps exceeded the expectations of many. The play of junior goalie Derek Schovanec and the defense has been a big reason for the success so far. And the off ensive production – led by freshKennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law Everett freshman forward David Saia rushes up ice in last Saturday’s tie against Revere. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) man David Saia, sophomores Max Brown and Brendan Currie and junior Brian Delorey – has gotten the job done. The Tide battled neighboring rival Revere to a scoreless tie last Saturday at Allied Veterans Memorial Rink. Everett had its chances to score but couldn’t beat Revere’s goalie, freshman goalie Cam Wickens. Schovanec was just as effective in the Everett net, as he helped keep the visitors off the scoreboard as well. Tide head coach Alex Naumann said a few weeks ago that his young team appeared to be on a mission to reach the playoff s. Everett won fi ve games all last season and has supplanted that total by four with six regular-season contests left. Over their last fi ve games, the Tide have gone 3-1-1, and they hope to clinch a postseason spot this week. They hosted Medford on Crimson Tide forward Max Brown breaks in alone past the reach of a Revere defender. Wednesday and travel north for a 6 p.m. game on Saturday at Rockport. ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 Lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net Start Your Weekend at the Marina Dance Party! Saturday, February 8 at 9 PM Dance to the Hits from House to Techno DJ LOGIK Friday, February 7 at 9 PM MONDAY'S SHUCK! $1.00 Oysters Book your next Function with us! Free Parking • Water Views Call 781-629-3798 SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET Only $19.95 / 11am-2pm Featuring Al Whitney Jazz Band BOOK YOUR NEXT FUNCTION WITH US * GIFT CARDS AMPLE FREE www.marinaatthewharf.com 543 North Shore Rd. Revere 781-629-3798 PARKING AMAZING WATER VIEWS Dance to the Huge Hits with.. DJ BIG RICK
Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE "Over 40 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2019 Regular Unleaded $2.319 Mid Unleaded $2.839 Super $2.899 Diesel Fuel $2.859 KERO $4.759 Diesel $2.659 HEATING OI 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS Tide boys remain unbeaten in league play By Greg Phipps I t was a slow beginning to the season for the Everett High School boys’ basketball team. But the team has been on a roll since late December. The Crimson Tide have not lost a Greater Boston League (GBL) contest yet this year and have notched wins in 10 of their last 11 outings. The Tide celebrated their Senior Night on Tuesday with a convincing 74-32 home victory over league foe Malden. Guard Brandon Johnson was the lone senior honored and he was clearly revved up for the game. Playing pressure defense and making some big steals, Johnson ignited the Tide early, as Everett raced out to a 19-5 lead after one period. Visiting Malden settled down the pace for the early portion of the second quarter and began to inch back into the game, getting within eight at one point. But the Tide turned up the pressure again and built a 31-15 advantage by halftime. Everett would go on to outscore Malden by 20 in the second half and coast to the comfortable win. Head coach Stanley Chamblain said before the game that focus is the key to his team’s success over the remainder of the regular season. “We’re playing some decent basketball of late. We lost to Brookline last week and we didn’t play to our caliber in that game, but that’s going to happen throughout the long season,” he said. “Right now, we’re 11-3 and looking to go 12-3.” The Tide were coming off a 25-point victory over Medford late last week, and Chamblain said it was a strong reEverett’s Brandon Johnson reaches down to make a steal in Tuesday’s home win over Malden. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) bound from the Brookline loss that proceeded it. “I thought we had a good bounce-back game against Medford. We were intense and assertive, and we came out aggressive on defense,” he said. “Where we’re at right now – we know what Everett forward Kevin Ariste boxes out while awaiting a rebound attempt in Tuesday’s Senior Night victory. we’re capable of. But we have a young team, so it’s a matter of maintaining consistency as we move on.” Owning a 12-3 overall mark (7-0 in the GBL) after Tuesday’s win, Everett hosts Brighton on Friday and plays at Somerville on Tuesday. Everett forward Roby Dormevil meets some resistance under the basket on Tuesday. Everett senior Brandon Johnson celebrated Senior Night with members of his family before Tuesday’s game. Prices subject to change Winter Diesel Available FLEET
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 9 Everett honors Black History Month The Art Gallery on display at City Hall showcases local and regional artists to commemorate and celebrate Black History Month. (Photos Courtesy of the City of Everett) M ayor Carlo DeMaria is proud to announce that the City of Everett, Zion Church Ministries and the Everett Public Schools are hosting a series of events to celebrate Black History Month and to recognize the central role of Blacks in American History. To kick off the celebration, Everett City Hall will open an Art Gallery inspired by the poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes. Throughout the month of February, the art gallery will showcase local and regional artists to commemorate and celebrate Black History Month. The gallery will officially open on February 12 at 6 p.m. in the City Hall lobby. “What better way to celebrate black history than through art. The art gallery provides the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the achievements of African-Americans who have led the fight towards equality in our communities,” said DeMaria. “I hope everyone will take time to visit this new addition to city hall and join all the other events that will be happening around our community.” As part of the monthlong celebration, Zion Church Ministries is hosting a Black History Month church service and dinner on February 23. “Black History Month is a time to gather as a community to reflect, recognize, and honor the invaluable contributions of African-Americans. Without their courage and determination in the pursuit of opportunity, we would not have the chance to break bread together at the same table,” said Senior Pastor Bishop Robert G. Brown. Additionally, DeMaria will join the Empowering Young Black Excellence (EYBE) club from Everett High School to honor prominent Black Americans on February 26. EYBE is a newly established club by Everett High School students and Guidance Counselor Sashae Walls that strives to provide academic support, participate in Senior Social planned for February P lease join the Mayor’s Council on Aging (COA) for the monthly Senior Social on Wednesday, February 19, beginning at 11:45 a.m. at the Connolly Center, which is located at 90 Chelsea St. This month the COA has chosen a catered meal: garden salad, pasta, Chicken Noelle, roasted potatoes, broccoli, dessert and coffee, You will once again enjoy the song stylings of the incomparable Ray Cavicchio. Tickets are available for purchase on Monday, February 3 in the Council on Aging Office. For more information please don’t hesitate to call 617.394.2323. Seniors on the road in 2020 M ayor Carlo DeMaria’s Council on Aging has been working diligently to choose and offer trips and outings for seniors to enjoy in 2020. Our first trip offered through the Council on Aging is a trip to Foxwoods Resort Casino on Tuesday, March 10. Our luxury Silver Fox Motor Coach will meet us for a 7:30 a.m. departure at the Spring Street parking lot, where there is ample parking. En route SENIORS | SEE PAGE 14 community service projects, facilitate open discussions about ongoing social injustice, develop leadership skills and promote self-esteem, confidence, teamwork and respect, especially for young students of color. “We want to celebrate African-Americans who have shown dedication and success in the Everett Public Schools and are always giving back to the Everett community. Every year we hope to honor a member of the Everett Public Schools during the month of February,” Walls said.
Page 10 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Everett Advocate Celebrates Black History Month MATTHEW BULLOCK “Coaching pioneer and distinguished public servant” J esse and Amanda (Sneed) Bullock were parents on a mission. Born into slavery in North Carolina, both Jesse and Amanda were determined to claim their piece of the American dream and prepare their children to do the same. Shortly after the birth of their second son, Matthew on September 11, 1881, the Bullocks moved to Boston. Jesse worked as a day laborer wherever and for as long as his body would hold up. Through hard work and sacrifice, Mr. And Mrs. Bullock saved enough to buy a home and in 1895, the family moved to Everett and bought a home on Winter Street. Matthew, now 14 years old, began attending the Everett Public Schools where Matt was recognized for his academic and athletic ability, as well as his affable personality. Matt entered Everett High School in 1896 and made an immediate impression; especially on the football field where he started at left tackle as freshman. The 1896 and 1897 Everett High School football teams won Everett’s first two state championships with the legendary James “Hub” Hart running behind a stellar offensive line that included the young Matt Bullock. The 1898 season, however, would see the Everett team fall victim to infighting and discontent. Prior to 1902, the football team was coached by whoever was elected captain. The 1898 team was coached by team captain Chester Lothrop who resigned and was succeeded by future Everett mayor William Weeks. The situation got so bad that the team disbanded on November 16th thereby forfeiting three games. When the team gathered in 1899 to choose a new coach/ captain, it was important that they chose someone who could pull the fractured team together and regenerate team spirit and pride. The person they chose was senior left tackle and four-year starter Matthew Bullock; perhaps the first African-American to coach a predominately white high school. Under Bullock’s leadership and outstanding ability to open holes for his freshman running back and brother Henry Bullock (who would coach the team in 1901), the 1899 team would bring a third state championship to Everett. The local media praised Bullock not only for his play on the field but for his game prepawas blessed with a marvelous baritone singing voice…and sang professionally as a Dartmouth student and after he graduated.” (Worcester Telegram, Spring 1988 in Dartmouth Alumni Files). sible. The injury ended Matt’s season and college career; a season in which Walter Camp stated that, until the injury, he was sure to name the tackle as an All-American. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1904 and headed to Harvard Law School from which he graduated in 1907. To pay for law school, Bullock coached football; starting at Massachusetts Agricultural College (now UMass-Amherst) in 1904; which made him the first African-American to coach a predominately white college football team. He had a very successful first year as the team went 5-2-1 but for the next two years athletic department had trouble raising the $251.03 for a coach’s salary and Matt went to coach at Malden High School for the 1905 and 1906 seasons. In 1907, Massachusetts Agricultural hired Bullock back and he coach there for the next two seasons. He left there with a reputation for impeccable game preparation, an insistence on proper conditioning for his players and a record of 13-8-5. By 1909, Jesse Bullock’s MATTHEW BULLOCK ration and for the leadership that he brought to team and touted him as “good timber for a college tackle.” An outstanding student, Matthew entered Dartmouth College in 1900. The young man arrived at Hanover, NH carrying only one suitcase but with $50 dollars given to him by his hard-working father and equal to $1,428.57 in today’s dollars. While the relationship between Dartmouth and Matthew may have been originally based on his status as a star athlete, he quickly showed his diversity academically as a member of Paleopitas, the senior honors society, athletically in track where he specialized in broad jump and high jump for four years, in football where he was one of the college's top football players for three years and musically singing in the Church and Chapel Choirs and several glee clubs. According to one article from the Worcester Telegram, “he An incident in 1903, however, marred Matthew’s senior year at Dartmouth. Bullock and the Dartmouth team were scheduled to play Princeton in New Jersey and to stay at the Princeton Inn on campus. The Inn, however, would not provide accommodations for Bullock because he was black, so the team, unwilling to be separated from their teammate, stayed in New York City and made the fifty-mile trip to Princeton on gameday. On the first play of the game, a number of Princeton players piled on Bullock breaking his collarbone. Considering that Matt was a tackle and did not carry the call, the Dartmouth players were incensed and accused Princeton of purposely hurting Bullock because of his color. While the Princeton players did not deny purposely hurting Matthew, they claimed that it is their intention in every game to take out the best player as early as posyears of hard work began to catch up with him and on May 17th, he died from symptoms caused by diabetes and complicated by what doctors termed exhaustion. He was only 60 years old. Shortly after his father died, Matt accepted a position at Atlanta Baptist College (now Morehouse College) coaching football and teaching economics, Latin, history and sociology and eventually, he would Director of Athletics to his resume as well. With all that was going on in his life, Matt still had time for love and in 1910 he married Katherine Wright of Boston. Katherine, the daughter of Peter and Julia (Heatherlee) Wright was a fashionable dressmaker and milliner. The couple returned to Atlanta and Atlanta Baptist, but 1912, Matt was ready to practice law full-time and did so until 1915. He returned to academia as the Dean of the Alabama State Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes, now Alabama A&M, and also coached football there, as well. With the outbreak of World War I, Matthew attempted to enlist but was rejected because of what was called athletic heart, a condition commonly found in athletes who routinely exercise more than an hour a day, in which the human heart is enlarged, and the resting heart rate is lower than normal. Unable to serve in uniform, Matthew went to Camp Meade as an educational secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association organization which served the military forces. He was sent to France with the 3 69th Infantry, becoming a part of the American Expeditionary Forces. He served fifteen months in France and at the end of the war he chosen to represent the “Y” at the Burial of the Unknown Soldier. However, while in France, he was recommended for the Croix de Guerre for his leadership and bravery during his frontline service but the colonel of the regiment refused to approve it for reasons of bias. After the war, and with two children at home Matthew Jr., born in 1920 and Julia Amanda, born in 1921, he returned to Boston where he practiced law, served as executive secretary of the Boston Urban League and in 1925 received his first public appointment when Republican Attorney General Jay R. Benton appointed him as a Special Assistant Attorney General. Bullock served in that capacity until 1927 when Republican Governor Alvan Fuller appointed him to the State Board of Parole and the Advisory Board of Pardons. While Matt’s legal training and commitment to the safety and welfare of the public served him well on the Parole Board, on one occasion so did his time on the gridiron. After denying him parole, a convict charge angrily at Bullock but Matthew quickly wrestled him to the ground rendering him helpless until guards could take him into custody. He was not reappointed to the Parole Board by Democratic Governor James Michael Curley, serving instead as an assistant to the commissioner of corrections, for six years when Republican GovMATTHEW | SEE PAGE 11
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 11 Everett Advocate Celebrates Black History Month Walter Carrington “U.S. Ambassador” By Michael Matarazzo T here is no way one can capture the spirit of Walter Carrington by the written word. His resume, while certainly impressive, does not tell the full story. His own words better express this man’s heart, and most of the quotes are from his essay, “Remembrance of an Atypical Black American Boyhood” published by the Harvard Book Store in “Paige Leaves: Essays Inspired by New England.” Walter Charles Carrington was born July 24, 1930, in New York City, N.Y., to Marjorie Irene Hayes Carrington and Walter Randolph Carrington, an immigrant from Barbados. His mother and father divorced, and Walter and his sister came to live with his father’s family on Cedar Terrace. At the time Everett was a predominantly Italian-Irish community. In his essay, “Remembrance of an Atypical Black American Boyhood,” he recalled, “My younger sister, Marilyn, and I were the only black kids on the block in a town that was a sociological anomaly. I would learn many years later, while a Commissioner on the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, that an Urban League study had found my Everett to have been the least segregated city of its size in the country. So assimilated did I, as a youngster, become to my heavily Italian neighborhood that I could curse in Italian, with a Sicilian accent, almost before I could in English.” Walter was very popular throughout his public school years – being elected vice president of his class at both Parlin Junior High and Everett High School. This puzzled Walter; as he quipped in that same essay, “I was a popular kid in a sports obsessed town who was not an athlete. Our high school football teams were legendMATTHEW | FROM PAGE 10 ernor Leverett Saltonstall convinced him to serve on the Parole Board again. Bullock continued in that position until his retirement. Matthew Bullock’s reputation soon expanded beyond academia and Massachusetts state government when, in 1945 as WWII was coming to an end, he was asked by Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal, to serve on a commisAmbassador Walter Carrington as Grand Marshal of the City of Everett’s 125th Anniversary Parade (Photo by Katy Rogers) ary. They won more state and national championships than any other. They were memorialized in Look Magazine. The basketball team was a state power house. Jocks were the most popular group in school. Yet I, who excelled, not on the field but on the stage as a debater and orator, was each year elected Vice President of a class of five hundred of whom but five were black.” Walter graduated from Everett High in 1948, and at encouragement of his Everett High guidance counselor took the entrance exam and was admitted to Harvard. “I often read in the national black newspapers tales of horror about white high school guidance counselors steering promising black students away from college careers to vocational ones. I was blessed to have one who insisted that I should settle for nothing but the best. With his encouragement I got into Harvard.” Carrington was one of only four black students at Harvard University at the time. At Harvard, he founded the first Harvard chapter of the NAACP. and, as its Youth Council delegate, he was also vice chair of the Students for Stevenson organization when Adlai Stevension to investigate relations between black and white enlisted men in the Pacific theatre. This assignment, a sense of great pride to Matthew, resulted in a report that began the process of racial integration of the United States Navy. Matthew was unable to relish in his accomplishment however as 1945 was also the year that his beloved Katherine died. Bullock would continue to work for several more years son campaigned in 1952 as the Democratic candidate for President. Carrington graduated from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) degree in 1952. Like many young men at the time, Walter was drafted into the United States Army in 1955, where he served as a clerk typist in Germany, eventually being assigned to the Judge Advocate General Corps. After his discharge, he enrolled in Harvard Law School, earning his J.D. degree in 1958. He practiced law in Boston and served on the three-member Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, becoming, at the age of 27, the youngest person to be appointed a Commissioner in the Commonwealth’s history. At the MCAD, he was in charge of the case which led to the Boston Red Sox, the last remaining all white Major League Baseball Team, hiring their first black player – “Pumpsie” Green. It was the establishment of the Peace Corps in 1961 and Carrington’s appointment as one of its first overseas Country Directors that began the historic relationship between Walter Carrington and the continent of Africa. Walter served 10 years in the Corps that included directing programs in Sierra Leone, Tunisia and Senbut his attention was gradually turning toward his Baha’i Faith that he had accepted in 1940. Starting in 1953, Matthew spent his winters in Curacao, Netherland West Indies as a member of the Baha’i community. Bullock often made public appearances on behalf of the Baha’i Faith and served as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’i Faith in the United States. For his efforts in opening egal and rising to the position of Regional Director for Africa. After serving with distinction in the Peace Corps, the following decade saw Carrington serve as executive vice president of the Africa-America Institute, and as a member of Africare. He also taught at Marquette University in Wisconsin, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Washington College in Maryland and served as a consultant at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. In 1980, Carrington served for a year as President Jimmy Carter’s Ambassador to Senegal. In 1981, he was named director of the Department of International Affairs at Howard University. In 1991 Carrington, along with Edwin Dorn, published “Africa in the Minds and Deeds of Black American Leaders.” In 1993, Carrington, who had served as a senior advisor on Africa to the Clinton Transitional Team, was appointed by the President as Ambassador to Nigeria. The newly appointed Ambassador was to assume his post just as the military was voiding the democratic election recently held in that country. Still, his appointment began on a positive note for it was during the very first diplomatic function that he attended as ambassador that he met Dr. Arese Ukpoma, an intelligent and impressive physician. She would become Mrs. Carrington in 1995, while continuing to add to her already stellar record of service to humanity. During his tenure in Nigeria, Carrington consistently challenged the Nigerian government on the questions of democracy, human rights and drug trafficking. The dictatorship of General Sani Abacha was firmly committed to discrediting Ambassador Carrington and blamed him for every shortcoming in U.S.-Nigenew territories to the Faith during its Ten-Year Crusade from 1953-1963, he was given the title Knight of Bahá’u’lláh and his name was added to the Roll of Honour that stands beneath the entrance door to the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh; the most holy place for Bahá’ís. By 1967, he moved to Detroit where his daughter lived and with his health gradually diminishing he entered a nursing home. In 1970 Harvard University conferred upon him rian relations. However, the attitude of the Nigerian government did not deter the Ambassador from standing firm in defense of the values that he held so dear. The situation was so bad that even a farewell reception held in his honor was interrupted by armed police who threatened to shoot one guest and ordered all foreigners, including the Ambassador, to leave at once. This shocked many in the diplomatic corps, but not Ambassador Carrington, who saw the dictatorship as a self-serving government that was wasting a talented population and vast natural resources for its own gain. After the fall of the dictatorship, the Nigerian government surprised Carrington by naming the diplomatic area of Lagos after him. Today, Water Carrington Crescent is the location of more than 12 diplomatic missions. In 2017, Everett celebrated its 125th Anniversary as a city. Upon learning that he was to be the Grand Marshall of the Anniversary Parade, Carrington with his trademark humility told the Everett Independent newspaper, “I was really overwhelmed when I learned I would be Grand Marshal because I still have a soft spot for Everett, because without Everett, I might not have become the person I became had I grown up in another place that wasn’t so accommodating,” he said. “To be remembered and honored like this is more than I can put to words. It’s a great honor to me.” Accomplished, intelligent, humble, principled, honest and loyal – it is Everett that is honored to call Ambassador Walter C. Carrington a favorite son. —EDITOR’S NOTE: Michael Matarazzo is the former Everett city clerk and the author of "They Came from Everett" available at bookblues.com. an honorary degree and in 1971, Dartmouth College and honored him with the honorary degree Doctor of Laws. Matthew Bullock a true pioneer in so many arenas died in Detroit on December 17, 1972. His life, legacy and accomplishment are just recently being recognized. - EDITOR’S NOTE: Michael Matarazzo is the former Everett city clerk and the author of "They Came from Everett" available at bookblues.com.
Page 12 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 13 2020 Everett High School Senior Athletes T he “E” Club of Everett has been granting scholarships for 48 years! In order to apply for a scholarship, you need to be a member of the E Club. Our Scholarships range in value between $1,000 and $2,500. All that is necessary to apply is our Scholarship Application filled out, a membership form and a $10.00 fee to join the club. Each student will have until February 14, 2020, to return the application and membership. We look forward to your participation and good luck. Everett High School Athletic Director Tammy Turner is the “E” Club Scholarship Chairperson, and EHS Guidance Counselor Stanley Chamblain – a member of the Scholarship Committee – will have the membership applications and the scholarship applications to be picked up. Please return completed forms to them so that the Scholarship Committee may select this year’s winners. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Turner or Chamblain at the high school. We hope to see you as an applicant! THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local senators from the week of January 27-31. There were no roll calls in the House last week. NEXT GENERATION CLIMATE PACKAGE (S 2476, S 2477 and S 2478) Senate 36-2, 36-2 and 36-2 on three separate roll calls, approved three bills known as the “Next Generation Climate Package.” Under the bills, the Baker administration would be free to choose among various market-based forms of pricing carbon—including a revenue-neutral fee or a regional “cap and trade” system similar to the Transportation Climate Initiative. —It would have to do so by Jan. 1, 2022, for transportation; Jan. 1, 2025, for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings; and Jan. 1, 2030, for residential buildings. Any mechanism would be implemented so as to minimize the impact on low-income households, disadvantaged communities, and vulnerable manufacturing sectors. The package includes setting a statewide greenhouse gas limit for the year 2050 of “net zero” emissions; requiring the MBTA to limit bus purchases and leases to zero-emissions vehicles beginning in 2030, and to aim for an all-zero-emissions fl eet by 2040; directing state government to limit purchases and leases of vehicles to zero emissions vehicles only, beginning in 2024; and updating Massachusetts appliance standards to improve energy and water effi ciency standards for common household and commercial appliances. Other provisions establish the Massachusetts Climate Policy Commission as an independent public watchdog to oversee government’s handling of the climate change crisis; jumpstart eff orts to supply lowcost solar electricity to low-income communities; and require the Department of Public Utilities to balance six priorities: reliability of supply, aff ordability, public safety, physical and cyber security, equity, and significantly, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. “We’ve written the strongest climate statute in the nation,” said Sen. Mike Barrett (D-Lexington), Senate Chair of the Utilities and Energy Committee and author of the legislation. “The bills started out strong. Then they got better as the debate went on. More protection for low- and moderate-income families. Special sensitivity to the climate challenges facing small towns and rural areas. Retraining for people who may need to change jobs as we green the economy. In the fi ght against climate change, this lifts Massachusetts to the next level.” “We applaud Senate President Spilka and the Massachusetts Senate for this signifi cant step forward in addressing the climate crisis,” said Jacob Stern, Deputy Director of the Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter. “By setting a much-needed 2030 emissions target, rolling out zero-emission building standard and creating new opportunities for low-income residents to access solar, today’s legislation will help reduce the state’s carbon pollution. However, we are disappointed that despite broad support from the advocacy community, there wasn’t a commitment to transition the state to 100 percent clean, renewable electricity in the fi nal legislation. The responsibility to act now falls to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. We look forward to working with House leadership to pass critical climate policies into law before the end of the 2019-2020 legislative session in July.” “Climate change is a real problem with humans adding to the issue through carbon emission,” said Sen. Dean Tran (R-Fitchburg), one of only two opponents of the package. “We need to implement changes that would reduce human carbon footprint responsibly. Bills that do not have cost and impact analysis will have devastating fi nancial consequences on people who are on fi xed and low incomes, and the working class. These bills will create burdens on small businesses and will negatively impact the economy and stifl e growth." “I am proud of the Senate for acting quickly on this legislation which takes a historic step in our fi ght to reduce harmful emissions that hurt our planet and our residents,” said Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland). “I commend Sen. Barrett for his diligence in crafting a thorough legislative package that takes concrete steps to combat climate change by providing a plan to create a greener, healthier and more sustainable future.” “Residents of the commonwealth can’t aff ord this legislation. Massachusetts continually ranks as one of the most expensive states in which to live where the median price for a single-family home is almost double the national average,” said Sen. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton), the other opponent of the legislation. “This bill will only make housing prices more expensive by requiring solar panels on all new construction, which will increase development costs for new homes by $30,000 to $70,000. Nearly all new homes will also require electric based heating systems and appliances, placing upward pressure on utility rates across the state because wood, natural gas and oil-based appliances would be out of compliance with a net-zero stretch energy code. Fattman continued, “Another major concern is that there is no price tag on the total costs of the mandates, taxes, and fees associated with this legislation … We are currently facing an unprecedented aff ordable housing and transportation crisis and this legislation will only make it more unaff ordable to live and work in Massachusetts.” (The vote below represents the vote on each of the three separate bills. A “Yes” vote is for the package. A “No” vote is against it.) Sen. Sal DiDomenico Yes PILOT PROGRAM FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY (S 2477) Senate 37-0, approved an amendment making it clear that the Department of Public Utilities should approve gas company pilot programs to deliver renewable thermal energy. The amendment also ensures evaluation by independent third parties to determine the effi cacy of the new systems. “My amendment gives gas companies an opportunity to move away from delivering a greenhouse gas containing over 90 percent methane and toward providing renewable thermal energy for heating and cooling,” said Sen. Cynthia Creem (D-Newton), the sponsor of the amendment. “Natural gas is not healthy for us or the planet, while geothermal energy is a path to keeping good jobs, protecting ratepayers and giving customers a choice for heating.” (A “Yes” vote is for the amendment.) Sen. Sal DiDomenico Yes REGIONAL EQUITY (S 2477) Senate 37-0, approved an amendment that would require that when the Secretary of Energy and the Environment submits his 5-year plan for how the state will comply with the emissions limits established in the climate bill, the plans must “address the distinguishing characteristics and vulnerabilities of rural, suburban and urban households.” “The two words that go best together are “regional equity,” said amendment sponsor Sen. Jo Comerford (D-Northampton). “What we are here saying today is yes to carbon pricing, but we cannot do that if we disproportionately burden rural communities where we drive more and where we do not have adequate access to public transportation. So yes to carbon pricing, but through a regional equity lens.” (A “Yes” vote is for the amendment.) Sen. Sal DiDomenico Yes HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK'S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature's job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been fi led. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of January 27-31, the House met for a total of 16 minutes while the Senate met for a total of ten hours and eleven minutes. Mon. January 27 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:07 a.m. Senate 11:10 a.m. to 11:14 a.m. Tues. January 28 No House session Wed. January 29 No House session Fri. January 31 No House session No Senate session No Senate session Thurs. January 30 House 10:59 a.m. to 11:09 a.m. Senate 11:21 a.m. to 9:28 p.m. No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com
Page 14 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 SENIORS | FROM PAGE 9 you will enjoy a game of bingo. When we arrive at our destination, you will be greeted by a friendly staff member who will present you with a Foxwoods “Casino Comp” Package worth over $25. Reservations with checks made payable to the City of Everett are being accepted in the Council on Aging Office at the Connolly Center. For additional information please call Dale at 617-394-2323. LAW OFFICES OF JOSEPH D. CATALDO, P.C. “ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW” • ESTATE/MEDICAID PLANNING • WEALTH MANAGEMENT • WILLS/TRUSTS/ESTATES • RETIREMENT PLANNING • INCOME TAX PREPARATION • ELDER LAW 369 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 (617)-381-9600 JOSEPH D. CATALDO, CPA, MST, PFS, ESQUIRE. AICPA Personal Financial Specialist Designee
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 15 Everett Fire Dept. to receive $8K from SAFE and Senior SAFE Grants By Christopher Roberson T he Everett Fire Department was one of 248 municipal fire departments chosen to receive funding once again from the state’s Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) and Senior SAFE Grants. The Fire Department is slated to receive $5,663 in SAFE funding and $2,730 in Senior SAFE funding for a total of $8,393. Fire Chief Anthony Carli said he intends to use part of the SAFE Grant money to launch a Junior Fire Academy for middle school students, adding that the GRANTS | SEE PAGE 22
Page 16 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 CHURCH | FROM PAGE 3 be replaced with Democrats,” Markey said. After Markey’s address, Lead Pastor Rev. Guival Mercedat told The Everett Advocate that it was a good representation of Haitians’ needs – for the fi rst time that Markey visited the evangelical Church of God church. Everett Councillor-at-Large Gerly Adrien stood with Markey in the fi ght to make Temporary Protected Status permanent and secure a pathway to citizenship for all. Markey is facing U.S. Representative Joseph Kennedy III for his seat in the U.S. Senate. —Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournalist1@ gmail.com. The Church of God of Unity choir sings during Sunday afternoon’s service. Councillor-at-Large Gerly Adrien was proud to kick off Everett’s Black History Month’s fi rst public event. U.S. Senator Edward Markey spoke about making Temporary Protected Status permanent and securing a pathway to citizenship for all. Everett Haitian Community Center Director Reverend Myrlande DesRosiers, Lead Pastor Rev. Guival Mercedat, Councillor-at-Large Gerly Adrien and U.S. Senator Edward Markey during the service
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 17 JUSTICE | FROM PAGE 5 don’t know where the kids are when they’re home.” Healthy Youth Act In other news, Health Coordinator Julie Ann Whitson spoke about the district’s sex education curriculum as it relates to the state’s Healthy Youth Act, which is currently being considered by the House of Representatives. Whitson assured the committee that Everett’s curriculum is delivered in a meticulous manner depending on the age of the students. “In our program, these topics, which are highly sensitive to some, are presented age-appropriately and with less detailed information on the middle school level,” she said. In addition, Whitson said the central part of the curriculum is presented to all students using HealthSmart. “It is comprehensive based on research and best practice,” she said. Whitson said the district also uses Get Real for students in grades 6-12 and Botvin LifeSkills Training for students in grades 5-12. She said sex education classes meet once every six to seven days on the middle school level and every other day for high school students. Whitson said letters are sent to middle and high school parents 30 days before the start of the sex education unit. She also said parents can elect to have their child excused from certain parts of the curriculum. Whitson said the district’s Parental Notification Policy appears to comply with the Healthy Youth Act. However, Interim Superintendent of Schools Janice Gauthier asked the committee members to review the letters and make any revisions they deem necessary. LIFT OUR KIDS | FROM PAGE 2 “certainly not people in Massachusetts.” The Lift Our Kids Coalition, which is comprised of 127 organizations, is led by the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and Greater Boston Legal Services. The Coalition organized in late 2016 to advocate for repeal of the welfare family cap, the law that barred benefits for children conceived while the family received assistance. The Legislature repealed the family cap in 2019 by an almost unanimous vote. About 11,000 previously excluded children are now receiving benefits, but the benefits are so low that families still struggle to pay for necessities like children’s shoes and socks.
Page 18 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 OBITUARIES Olympia M. (Cataldo) Sampson Of Saugus, formerly of Everett, age 89, January 28. Loving wife of John J. Sampson with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Beloved mother of Gregory Sampson and his wife Carol of Topsfield, Kathy DeSantis and her husband Paul of Saugus. Cherished grandmother of 4 grandchildren. Dear sister of Rosemarie Sola of Saugus and the late Salvatore, Ernest, George & Frank Cataldo and Kathleen Lamattina. U.S. Navy Vet of the Korean Conflict. Theodore Cocca tended family, nieces, nephews and many friends. Mr. Cocca was a proud Korean War Army Veteran. David P. Crosscup cle to many nieces and nephews, and loving Puppi to his great-nieces and nephews. Forty-year employee of Eversource. Lover of the outdoors, kayaking and hiking. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in David's memory to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215. Russell E. Doherty On Jan. 31, 2020, age 91. Beloved husband of the late Rose (Vivilecchia). Father of Carmen and his wife Paula of Wilmington, Maryann Cocca-Leffler and her husband Eric of Portland, ME, Diane Cocca-Spofford and her Michael of Merrimac, Ted, Jr. and his wife Karen of Tewksbury and Stephen and his wife Susan of Hull. Brother of the late Alfred, Henry and Francis. Also survived by twelve grandchildren, exOf Topsfield, formerly of Malden and Everett, February 3, 2020 at the age of 58. Beloved husband of Lucille (Vitale) Crosscup with whom he shared 38 years of marriage. Devoted father of Ariana of Topsfield. Loving grandfather to Mila and Jayson. Son to Donald P. Crosscup and his wife Bette of Brookline, son of the late Barbara (Baron). Brother of Donna Coveney and her husband David of Woburn, and Roberta Frati of Malden. Brother-in-law of Joseph Vitale and his wife Susan (Fisher) of Georgetown, Lillian (Vitale) Berardino and her husband Arthur of Middleton. Cherished unPassed following a lengthy illness at his winter residence, in Inverness, Florida on Thursday, January 30, 2020. Born in Winthrop, he lived his early years in Everett & Peabody. He was a 1971 alumnus of the Northeast Regional Vocational School of Wakefield. In June of 1972, he entered the U.S. Navy, during the Vietnam Era & served until February of 1973, with the rank of Ensign 2nd Class. Early on in his working career, he worked for the Revere School System as a custodian. Later, he would begin a 25year service as a Mail Handler in the U.S. Postal Service, dividing his time between the South Postal Annex & the former Postal Annex at Logan Airport. Russell, along with his late brother, Michael “Bowl” Doherty, were active members of the former Revere 27- Lancers Drum & Bugle Corps. & also the Revere Reveries. Russell was most proud & content to reflect upon his time in the drum corps & the many friendships that were brought about by that very happy time in his life. He is the beloved husband of 39 years to M. Linda (Moschella) Doherty. He is the cherished father of Brian R. & Jason M. Doherty of Revere. He is the devoted brother of William E. Doherty of South Florida, Susan J. Rothwell & her husband, Stephen of Hanson, MA & the late Michael “Bowl” Doherty. He is the proud brother-in-law of Judith F. “Judi” (Dodge) Doherty of Peabody, Dr. William A. Moschella, D.M.D. & his wife, Eileen of Lynn and the late Robert S.”Robbie” Moschella. He is also lovingly survived by many nieces & nephews. He was the dear son of the late, William F. & Pauline (Elliott) Doherty & the respected son-in-law to the late Revere Deputy Fire Chief Angelo S. Moschella & the late Antoinetta “Netta” (Casella) Moschella. OBITUARIES | SEE PAGE 19
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 19 OBITUARIES | FROM PAGE 18 Leona B. "Lee" Ferent tion or All Care Hospice. John F. “Uncle Carol A. (Wild) McCarthy Bryson. Treasured friend of Angela Dugan. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service in the JF Ward Funeral Home, 772 Broadway, Everett on Tuesday, February 11 at 12 noon. A visitation will be held on Tuesday (same day) from 11-12 noon. In lieu of fl owers donations in Carol’s name may be made to: Suncoast Hospice, 6770 102nd Ave North, Pinellas Park, Fl 33702. Jack” Branchi Age 72, of Everett, on January 29. Beloved daughter of the late Alexander and Wilhelmina (Collins) Ferent. Loving sister of Geraldine Kaslauskas and the late Wilhelmina Lilley and Alexander Ferent. She is survived by her best friend and loving caregiver, Carmel Natale and many loving nieces and nephews. Please omit fl owers. Donations in Leona's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's AssociaOf Florida formerly of Derry, NH and Everett. Beloved wife of William F. McCarthy Jr. Loving daughter of John and Norma (Leitiger) Wild. Devoted step-mother of Kelly A. McCarthy. Dear sister of Jack Wild, Norma J. Manning and her husband Tom, Paul Wild and his wife Kelley and the late Jayne Kennedy and Billy Wild. Cherished step-grandmother of Olivia Of Everett on February 2. Beloved son of the late Mario and Florence Branchi. Loving brother of Patricia Connors and the late John “Butch” Connors, the late Donna Schroth and her late husband Ronald and the late Teresa DiGiovanni who is survived by her husband Scott. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Donations in John’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Peter A. Escott Lawn and Yard Care SNOW PLOWING *REASONABLE RATES * PROMPT SERVICE * PARKING LOTS Of Everett, entered into eternal rest on Monday February 3, 2020 in the Melrose-Wakefi eld Hospital after a USA 781-521-9927 379 Broadway Everett 617-381-9090 All occasions florist Wedding ~ Sympathy Tributes Plants ~ Dish Gardens Customized Design Work GIFT BASKETS Fruit Baskets www.EverettFlorist.net very brief illness. He was 72 years old. Born in Somerville, Peter lived in Everett for all of his married life. Peter was a retired elementary school teacher in Somerville for over 35 years. After retirement Peter would volunteer at the Medford Historical Society and he also volunteered teaching the Medford school children about the Civil War, a fi eld that Peter could tell you about without blinking an eye. He just enjoyed the Civil War having read almost every book that was written. He also served in the Army National Guard. Son of the late Francis and Henrietta Escott. Beloved husband of Janet M. (Cafasso) for over 47 years. Dear and devoted father of Michael P. and his fi ancé Susan Clark of Chelsea and Peter F. of Everett. Devoted brother of Francis Escott and his wife, Antoinette of CT, Ann Escott of NH and the late Patricia Escott. Loving Papa of Duke P. Escott. Dear brother-in-law of Frederick and Louise Cafasso of Everett. Peter is also survived by several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Contributions in Peter’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 would be sincerely appreciated. Late member of the Somerville Teachers’ Union and Knights of Columbus. Call Driveways from $25
Page 20 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 1. What do Monkey Puzzle, Hens and Chicks and Skullcap have in common? 2. What bank is also known as the Institute for the Works of Religion? 3. On Feb. 7, 1812, what author of the unfi nished work “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” was born? 4. In 1934 at the Chicago World’s Fair, what was called the “hit food of the Century of Progress”? (Hint: starts with D.) 5. What government building has an address in Washington, D.C., although it is on the side of the Potomac River in Virginia? (Hint: starts with P.) 6. On Feb. 8, 1910, what American organization for boys was formed? 7. What do “Hullabaloo” and “Shindig!” have in common? 8. In the 1950s what federal agency started the Ten Most Wanted list? 9. On Feb. 9, 2020, the Academy Awards show will be held; what is it also called? 10. Saudi Arabia has no rivers but has wadis, which are what? 11. On Feb. 10, 1840, Queen Victoria married what cousin? 12. How many U.S. presidents have previously been lawyers: 5, 12 or 26? 13. On Feb. 11, 1970, what Asian country became the fourth country with an orbiting satellite? 14. What group of birds has been called a fl amboyance? 15. Where was the sequoia tree called Wawona, which had a tunnel you could drive through? 16. What U.S. university has a dress code that discourages growing beards? (Hint: a religious leader.) 17. In 1931, Nevada dropped the residency requirement for divorces to how many weeks: one, six or 12? 18. On Feb. 12, 1931, what horror fi lm starring Bela Lugosi debuted in theaters? 19. What is the world’s largest nonpolar desert? 20. On Feb. 13, 1913, the 13th Dalai Lama proclaimed the independence of what country? ANSWERS pride contracting inc. excavation and construction pedro maldonado 781-241-3543 president and contractor saugus, massachusetts sales@pridecontractinginc.com general contracting construction, landscaping snow plowing, paving Cheverus Catholic All Class Reunion March 5 The Cheverus Catholic School will be hosting an all class reunion Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 6:30 PM at the Monsignor Foley Hall Entrance, 30 Irving St., Malden. Wine and Hor D’oevres will be served. To RSVP, call Diana at (781) 324-6584 by Feb. 14, 2020. Frank Berardino MA License 31811 • 24 - Hour Service • Emergency Repairs BERARDINO Plumbing & Heating Residential & Commercial Service Gas Fitting • Drain Service 617.699.9383 Senior Citizen Discount 1. They are names of plants. 2. The Vatican Bank 3. Charles Dickens 4. Doughnuts 5. The Pentagon 6. The Boy Scouts of America 7. They were TV musical variety shows in the mid-60s. 8. The FBI 9. The Oscars 10. Dry riverbeds that rarely fl ow with rainfall 11. Prince Albert of Germany 12. 26 13. Japan (Osumi 5) 14. Flamingoes 15. Yellowstone Park ’s Mariposa Grove 16. Brigham Young University 17. Six (to help the divorce trade/state economy during the Great Depression) 18. “Dracula” 19. The Sahara 20. Tibet
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 21 FRANK’S Housepainting (781) 289-0698 • Exterior • Ceiling Dr. • Power Wash • Paper Removal • Carpentry FREE ESTIMATES — Fully Insured “Proper prep makes all the difference” – F. Ferrera • Interior Massport Noise Complaint Line: 617-561-3333 Clean-Outs! We take and dispose from cellars, attics, garages, yards, etc. We also do demolition. Best Prices Call: 781-593-5308 781-321-2499 WASTE REMOVAL & BUILDING MAINTENANCE • Landscaping, Lawn Care, Mulching • Yard Waste & Rubbish Removal • Interior & Exterior Demolition (Old Decks, Fences, Pools, Sheds, etc.) • Appliance and Metal Pick-up • Construction and Estate Cleanouts • Pick-up Truck Load of Trash starting at $169 • Carpentry LICENSED & INSURED Call for FREE ESTIMATES! Office: (781) 233-2244 For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@ advocatenews.net
Page 22 GRANTS | FROM PAGE 15 Cambridge Fire Department has a similar program. “We kind of lose touch with kids in that junior high area,” he said. Regarding Senior SAFE, Carli said the objective is to educate seniors about fire and safety hazards that could exist in their own homes. “A burn or a fall can really mean the end,” he said. Carli also plans to use compoTHE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 “Since 1995, the SAFE pronents of the Remember When program, which was created by the National Fire Protection Association to “teach older adults through trivia, humor and nostalgia how to protect themselves from fires and falls.” IS YOUR HOME NEXT? The Revere Real Estate Listings are brought to you by: BUYER2 SELLER1 Mediate, Marissa Bartol, Alexander S Larossa Rose M Est Granados, Andres Assis, Helia Maharjan, Keshari Zheng, Xiaobin Trodella, John A DeOliveira-Pereira, M Kim, Linjung L Marchant, Brenda M Lipsky, Eliana Core Group Realty LLC OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY SELLER2 Bartol, Elyssa gram has brought fire education to hundreds of thousands of students in the Commonwealth,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “This program allows firefighters and teachers to work together to provide fire and life safety education to young people.” As a result, the number of children dying in fires has decreased by 76 percent during the past 25 years. The Senior SAFE program, which began in 2014, offers $600,000 in grant funding statewide. It is funded by tobacco companies, to “ensure their products meet the fire safety requirements to be sold in Massachusetts.” “Home visits, smoke and CO alarm installations and fire safety presentations at senior centers by firefighters with senior agencies help older adults develop strategies to stay safe at home for longer,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. 53 Jackson Street Saugus, MA 01906 781-813-3325 REAL ESTATE TRANSAC TIONS Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. BUYER1 Reid, Robert B Negrelli, Nayara ADDRESS Merenda, Claire F Gallagher, Jennifer F Rosa, Ismair R Maharjan, Buddha Xie, Xiaoxiao Alves-Coelho, Wanderson Trodella, Richard M Kirby, Adele W 43 Charlton St #B309 14-R Bradford St 41 Heath St 14 Winter St 72 Bradford St 59 Lexington St 165-167 Union St #123 27 Carter St #3 CITY Everett Everett Everett Everett Everett Everett Everett Everett DATE 17.01.2020 16.01.2020 16.01.2020 16.01.2020 15.01.2020 15.01.2020 15.01.2020 15.01.2020 PRICE $570 000,00 $425 000,00 $580 000,00 $510 000,00 $405 000,00 $729 800,00 $705 000,00 $570 000,00 OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY 510 REVERE BEACH BLVD, REVERE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2:00 - 3:30 PM: Gorgeous Ocean Views. 1 bedrm., indoor pool, off-street parking & more...$309,900 SAUGUS Darlene Minincleri & Sue Palomba REVERE SAUGUS - Meticulously maint. 4 level townhouse, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, Kitchen w/ granite counters, stainless/ steel appliances,washer/dryer in unit, 2 car parking, pool & and so much more.................................$457,900 ~ APARTMENTS FOR RENT ~ Revere, Wakefield , Winthrop, East Boston from $1600 - $2900 / Some incl. all utilties. Saugus - 1 bdrm Stainless Kitchen. incl. elect. $1650 Revere - 1 bdrm Gorgeous Newly Renovated $1800 Call for details! Call for a FREE Market Analysis Lisa Polignone John Marino Lea Doherty Pat Rescigno Rosa Rescigno Marisa Dinucci Xavier Ortiz Sharon D’Allesandro Kevin O’Toole Maureen Gaeta Kevin Alvorado (Office Assistant) EVERETT - Great location, 2 Family, open floor plan, 2 Car Driveway, near REVERE BEACH - Magnificent Ocean Views from all windows; Stainless & Granite Kitchen, Balcony, Brazilian Cherry Floors throughout...........................................$499,900 Wellington St., Encore Casino & Shopping. $685,000 ~ Meet our Agents ~ LYNN - Hood St. 2nd flr. unit, Meticulous 5rm/2 bed liv/dining E.I.Kit. w/ granite, SS appliances wash/dry. Gleaming hdwd. flrs and more...$274,900 53 Jackson St. Saugus (781) 813-3325 69 FOWLER AVE., REVERE POINT OF PINES SAT., FEB. 8TH FROM 12:00 - 1:30 PM - Gorgeous single 3/2 with gleaming hdwd flrs,fireplace, High end Gourmet kit., SS appliances, 3 car pkng and So Much More.............................................Call for Details! PRICES REDUCED!
THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 23 WONDERING WHAT YOUR HOME IS WORTH? CALL FOR YOUR FREE MARKET ANALYSIS! LITTLEFIELD REAL ESTATE SAUGUS ~ Rehabbed colonial. New windows, siding, new kitchen with quartz counters, stainless appliances, new cabinets. New hardwood flooring throughout house. New heat. Central AC. New maintenance free deck..........$570,000 SAUGUS ~ Desirable 2 family. Each unit has 2 beds, updated kitchens and baths, vinyl siding, in-unit laundry, rear decks .......$499,000 SAUGUS ~ Rehabbed colonial, 4-5 bedroom, 2 full baths, gas heat, central AC, new siding, new roof, hardwood flooring, fresh paint, new kitchen with SS appliances quartz counters ...............$559,900 38 Main Street, Saugus MA WWW.LITTLEFIELDRE.COM 781-233-1401 SAUGUS ~ Raised ranch, 3 bed, 3 bath, gas heat, central AC, garage under, great location, master bedroom with master bath and walk in closet, finished lower level for the extended family......... $579,900 Call Rhonda Combe For all your SAUGUS ~ 4 bed, 3 bath colonial. Spacious kitchen, SS appliances, Oversized one car garage, irrigation, gas heat enclosed porch, centralVac, finished lower level ... $569,900 real estate needs!! 781-706-0842 SAUGUS ~ 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial. Open concept 1st floor, 2 car garage, newer gas heat, roof and HW heater, prof landscaping....$439,900 REVERE ~ 2 family located in the Beachmont area, 3 beds, one bath in top unit, 2 beds, one bath lower unit.....................................$639,000 LAND FOR SALE WILMINGTON ~ Colonial featuring 4 beds and 2 full baths, great dead end location, central AC, hardwood flooring, finished lower level..$534,900 SAUGUS ~ 3 bed ranch, open concept, stainless appliances, private dead end street, newer gas heat, hardwood flooring, 10k lot, garage ..............$435,000 LYNN ~ New construction. 3400 sq feet, 4 bed, 2.5 bath, gas heat, central AC, hardwood flooring, walking closet, great cul de sac location, garage under........... $879,999 SAUGUS Call Rhonda Combe at 781-706-0842 for details!! SOLD SOLD UNDER CONTRACT SOLD
Page 24 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Follow Us On: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SALES & RENTALS The Winter Market is also a good Sales Market! Sandy Juliano Broker/President Let us give you some reasons why you should not wait until spring to list your home! WE KNOW EVERETT!! Call TODAY to sell or buy with the best! OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY FEB. 9, 2020 12:00-1:30 UNDER AGREEMENT! 17 WOODVILLE ST., EVERETT LEGAL TWO FAMILY USED AS A SINGLE $500,000 BACK ON MARKET! 2 SINGLES “SOLD AS A PACKAGE” 30-32 CENTRAL AVE., EVERETT SOLD BY SANDY AS BUYER’S AGENT! 205 RIVER RD., TEWKSBURY UNDER AGREEMENT! SINGLE-FAMILY UNDER AGREEMENT! 67 DARTMOUTH ST., EVERETT NEW PRICE! $484,000 123 CENTRAL AVE., EVERETT SINGLE FAMILY $449,900 NEW RENTAL! IEE 1 BEDROOM WITH PARKING, CALL NORMA FOR DETAILS 617-590-9143 NEW RENTAL! 2 BED, EVERETT APARTMENT $1,850/MO SOLD BY SANDY! 1-BEDROOM CONDO 881 BROADWAY, EVERETT $244,900 UNDER AGREEMENT! SINGLE-FAMILY 141 CHELSEA ST., EVERETT NEW PRICE! $685,000 CALL JOE FOR DETAILS 617-680-7610 Open Daily From 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. 433 Broadway, Suite B, Everett, MA 02149 Open Daily From 10:0 Joe DiNuzzo - Broker Associate :0 00 AM 5:00 PM www.jrs-properties.com Follow Us On: 617.544.6274 Norma Capuano Parziale - Agent Denise Matarazz - Agent Maria Scrima - Agent Rosemarie Ciampi - Agent Kathy Hang Ha -Agent Mark Sachetta - Agent
1 Publizr