Page 8 Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ 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 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, January 3, 2020 TIME FLIES | FROM PAGE 5 Hanlon said 223 votes were all that separated the top five candidates in the at-large race. “It was a tight election,” he said. Hanlon said he was also surprised that there were nearly 10,000 blank votes. “I don’t know why we got that many blanks, that’s pretty strange,” he said. Hanlon finished with 1,885 votes to secure another term. Hanlon said he expects the City Council will remain solid going forward. “We should didate Stephanie Martins garnered 2,271 votes and held off candidate Jason Marcus by 519 votes. In Ward 5, DiFlorio defeated challenger Vivian Thuc Nguyen by 566 votes. Ward 6 had the greatest delta in the City Council race as McLaughlin easily defeated candidate Al Lattanzi by 872 votes. In the School Committee race, Member-at-Large Millie Cardello topped the ticket in the At-Large race with 1,956 votes. She was closely followed by former City Councillor Cynthia Sarnie, who garnered 1,915 change in Ward 4, as candidate Dana Murray received 2,064 votes to defeat incumbent Member David Ela by a 710-vote margin. The final results showed that every vote really does count as candidate Adrien topped the ticket in the councillor-at-large race with 1,976 votes – sneaking by Matewsky by just one vote. Plans for Commuter Rail station Days later, DeMaria announced that state officials Start Your Weekend at the Marina Dance Party! Friday, January 3 at 9 PM Dance to the Hits with DJ BIG RICK Saturday, January 4 at 9 PM Singer & Musician BILLY PEZZULO 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 Stop & Shop employees, who are also members of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, are shown on strike outside of the company’s Everett location on Revere Beach Parkway. (Advocate Photo by Christopher Roberson) have a good council; I don’t think there will be any uprisings,” he said. Councillor-at-Large Peter Napolitano was also reelected, finishing with 1,750 votes. He said Everett is no longer the Irish-Italian city that it was in years past. Rather, he said, there has been a significant push to improve the representation of Everett’s diverse immigrant population. The results of that effort were clearly apparent in this year’s election results. “It’s not reasonable to assume that a newcomer would double their vote count, and yet that happened,” said Napolitano. Councillor-at-Large Michael Marchese received 1,900 votes and will return to the City Council. In the Ward 2 race, canvotes. Candidate Samantha Lambert will also join the committee after finishing in third place with 1,262 votes. The greatest margin of victory came out of Ward 2 as incumbent Member Joseph LaMonica sailed past candidate Thomas Messina by 904 votes. In Ward 6, committee Chairman Thomas Abruzzese cruised to victory with 2,198 votes compared to 1,373 votes for challenger John Mavilio. Incumbent Ward 1 Member Allen Panarese also did well, defeating candidate Edgar Ruiz by 804 votes. In Ward 3, incumbent Member Frank Parker withstood a months-long barrage from challenger Robert Santacroce to win reelection by 596 votes. However, there will be a had included $10 million in the new Transportation Bond Bill to design a Commuter Rail station in Everett. “This is happening, this is huge,” DeMaria said during the November 12 City Council meeting. “We’re going to get this stop; we’ll be able to take thousands and thousands of cars off the road.” DeMaria said the new station will be located near The Batch Yard at the junction of Revere Beach Parkway and Broadway, which will allow city officials to rebuild the Commercial Triangle. The station will also allow for more low-density housing to be constructed without having to worry about parking. “The viTIME FLIES | SEE PAGE 13
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