THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JAnuARy 6, 2023 Page 3 Sen. DiDomenico thanks councillor, U-Haul for holiday help State Senator Sal DiDomenico is shown thanking Ward 6 Councillor Al Lattanzi for his help in transporting thousands of toys that were donated to the senator’s annual holiday toy drive. Lattanzi, who is a U-Haul rental dealer, asked U-Haul to donate some trucks to help in transporting the toys. Pictured from left to right are U-Haul GM Chris Francisco, U-Haul Executive Assistant Greg Mendes, U-Haul Boston President Jorge White, Senator DiDomenico, U-Haul Area Field Manager Ken Richardson, Elaine Cordeiro, Dolores Lattanzi and Councillor Lattanzi. Can’t Count on Costa W ell folks, it didn’t take long for appointed Ward 3 Councillor Darren Costa to show his true colors. Mr. Costa was the runner up in the last election for the Ward 3 City Council seat, and last March he become vocal in calling for the resignation of former City Councillor Anthony DiPierro. Calling himself an “anti-prejudice” person, Costa has proven that his platform was nothing but political malarkey. Monday night, Costa had an opportunity to put his money where his mouth is and vote for Ward Councillor Stephanie Martins for City Council President. This would have been an opportunity for the new councillor to prove himself to be true to his words and elevate a woman of color to a position of power. Instead, Costa fell right in line and voted for a bigot, Mike Marchese, to lead the City Council. Marchese, along with his brother, Joseph, have openly shared racist, transphobic, xenophobic and sexist memes on their social media accounts. However, Marchese’s conduct has not seemed to Everett Public Libraries Announce Winter Reading Challenge L earn about the history of emojis, explore the importance of emotions, and discover fun activities to express yourself fully — all while earning badges on a virtual bingo card! From January 1–31, the Everett Public Libraries are participating in “All the Feels,” a winter reading challenge sponsored by Beanstack. We challenge our community to read and log at least 120 minutes during the challenge. Earn fun emoji-themed badges for logging your reading, completing activities, submitting book reviews, and filling out your bingo card. Adults, teens, and children are all invited to participate. Register to get a free book from the library, and win a prize by completing five challenges in a row or diagonally on the virtual bingo card! Visit everett.beanstack. com to get started, or call 617-394-2300 with any questions. Happy reading! Rocco Longo, Owner matter much to the political pundits who hold double standards around here – allowing the lying and corrupt Leader Herald reporter Josh Resnek to spew his lies, painting the entire city racist week after week – all under the approval of Marchese and his followers. Costa was appointed, not elected. He should tread carefully in this new year as actions always speak louder than words. You know the old adage – “do as I say, not as I do.” File under: Disappointed in Darren. Stay Tuned. - JDM OUR OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 519 BROADWAY, EVERETT SABATINO INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM
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