THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JAnuARy 3, 2025 Page 19 TOP STORIES | FROM PAGE 18 ulations the seat was offered to Cynthia Sarnie, who got the greatest number of votes of candidates not elected in the at-Large race. She declined and the next highest vote-getter, Kristin Bairos, accepted. In August, Member-at-Large Samantha Hurley was chosen to be the new Vice Chairperson. In a detail worthy of Everett’s characteristics, Lambert was renting from former School Committee Member Thomas Abruzzese. He ran for the Ward 6 seat in 2023, but lost to Joseph D’Onofrio. The School Committee also took legal action to ban resident Paula Sterite from speaking in Public Comment, as she did at virtually every meeting (and City Council meetings, too), or attending meetings at all because she directed a student to take a picture of another student and publish it on social media. Everett also got new police and fire chiefs in 2024. In June, Paul Strong was appointed police chief to succeed Steve Mazzie; in November, Joseph Hickey was elevated from Acting Chief to Chief in the Fire Department. In November, the community lost a friend and advocate with the death of Jon E. Norton. Mr. Norton was a tireless supporter of the community and its residents, as well as a beloved friend to many. He volunteered his time in many other ways, including the River’s Edge Advisory Board and the MWRA Advisory Board. He was also a member and frequent Chairman of Everett’s Conservation Commission. In December, the city mourned the loss of Louis Charles “Chuck” DiPerri, a City Councilman for 14 years, who served as President in 1996 and 2000. The election for city offices will be a big issue in the New Year. The issue of renovating the old High School will, hopefully, be resolved before costs go up again and plans to open it up for classes in late 2026 or early 2027 slip away. Perhaps something may be done in Ev~ Legal Notice ~ ADVERTISEMENT TO BID The EVERETT HOUSING AUTHORITY, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Ceiling Removal and Replacement at State Aided Development: North Everett (667-1A) in Everett, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by REVERSE ARCHITECTURE. The Project consists of but not limited to: Complete replacement of plaster ceilings in 56 units with new gypsum board ceilings. Roof replacement at 18 buildings including shingle roofs and mod bit roofs. New roof and attic insulation, flashing, and fascia. Repointing of 16 chimneys. Painting of ceilings and select walls in 56 units. Minor wood framing work including infill of skylights. Removal and reinstallation of ceiling electrical devices and addition of a smoke detector in 56 units. Mold remediation as a unit price. Asbestos remediation. Roofing, Masonry, Painting, and Electrical work are filed sub bids. Phased construction sequence required. The work is estimated to cost $3,100,000.00. All bidding Requests for Information (RFIs) shall be submitted online by 01/17/2025 at 5:00PM EST for filed sub-bids and by 01/31/2025 at 5:00PM EST for general bids. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.149 §§26 to 27H inclusive. THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. All Bids shall be submitted online at biddocs.com and received no later than the date and time specified. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 24 SM 004372 ORDER OF NOTICE To: Kimberly A. Auger and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: 50 U.S.C. c. 50 § 3901 (et seq): Citizens Bank, N.A. claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Everett, numbered 40 Woodward Street, given by Kimberly A. Auger to Citizens Bank, N.A., dated March 31, 2021, and registered at Middlesex County (Southern District) Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 1878141 and noted on Certificate of Title No. 211376, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before February 3, 2025 or you may lose the opportunity to challenge the foreclosure on the grounds of noncompliance with the Act. Witness, GORDON H. PIPER, Chief Justice of said Court on December 18, 2024. Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder January 3, 2025 General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category of work, General Building Construction, and must submit a current DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility and signed DCAMM Prime/General Contractor Update Statement. General Bids will be received until 06 February 2025 at 3:00PM EST and publicly opened online, forthwith. Filed Sub-bids for the trades listed below will be received until 23 January 2025 at 2:00PM EST and publicly opened online, forthwith. Filed sub-bidders must be DCAMM certified for the trades listed below and bidders must include a current DCAMM Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility and a signed DCAMM Sub-Bidder’s Update Statement. TRADES: Masonry, Roofing and Flashing, Painting and Electrical Work General bids and sub-bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (including all alternates) and made payable to the EVERETT HOUSING AUTHORITY. Note: A bid deposit is not required for Projects advertised under $50,000. Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for review at biddocs.com (may be viewed and downloaded electronically at no cost). General bidders must agree to contract with minority and women business enterprises as certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), formerly known as SOMWBA. The combined participation benchmark reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than 13% of the final contract price including accepted alternates. Request for waivers must be sent to EOHLC (shanyan.li@mass.gov) 5 calendar days prior to the General Bid date. NO WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED AFTER THE GENERAL BIDS ARE OPENED. PRE-BID CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT: Scheduled Date and Time: 01/16/2025 at 10:00AM EST Address: 21 Whittier St, Everett, MA 02149 Meet at Community Building The hard copy Contract Documents may be seen at: Nashoba Blue Inc. 433 Main Street Hudson, MA 01749 978-568-1167 January 03, 2025 erett Square in time for summer to enhance its appeal, starting with the rundown Bouvier Building. Enjoy the issues as they come up. Progress in Everett may proceed slowly, but the process is never dull.
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