EV R Vol. 30, No. 2 -FREEEVE ER TT AADD www.advocatenews.net Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Legacy Honorin CATET CAT Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, January 15, 2021 Baker signs Home Rule petition giving mayor voting power on School Committee O n January 13, Governor Charlie Baker signed the Home Rule petition amending Everett’s City Charter and allowing Mayor Carlo DeMaria to become a voting member of the School Committee. DeMaria looks “ The time is always right to do the right thing. ” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. WE’LL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 18TH TO HONOR DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN ACCESS OUR ONLINE BANKING AND ATMS ANYTIME. 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 Right by you. 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 7 7 1 SALEM ST, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 7 8 1 - 7 7 6 - 4444 WWW.EVERETTBANK .COM Member FDIC Member DIF Public Health Nurse Sabrina Firicano administers Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to Private Rocco Andreotti of the Everett Fire Department on January 12 at City Hall. Andreotti was the fi rst person in the city to receive the vaccine. See page 4 for story and photo highlights. Napolitano chosen as SINCE 1921 Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Phone: 617-387-2700 Fax: 617-387-7753 NEW COMPETITIVE AUTO RATES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS DISAPPEARING COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING POLICY 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT AND GREEN DISCOUNT 10% GOOD STUDENT DISCOUNT Celebrating 100 years of excellence! Monday thru Friday: 8am to 6pm Saturdays 9am to 1pm! Check out our NEW website! www.messingerinsurance.com new assistant city clerk By Christopher Roberson T he City Council, during its special meeting on January 13, voted unanimously to hire Peter Napolitano as Everett’s new assistant city clerk. Napolitano will take over for David Ragucci, who will be stepping down at the end of the month. From a pool of 31 applicants, 19 of them came forward for interviews with four fi nalists being sent before the council. From the four fi nalists, two of them withdrew, leaving Napolitano and Colleen O’Neil. An Everett resident, O’Neil said she worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and most recently for the Sky Zone Trampoline Park, where she has held numerous positions. In addition to serving 20 years as a councillor-at-large, Napolitano said, he served in the U.S. Navy for eight years. After being honorably discharged, he went on to work in the insurance and banking industries. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Everett Chamber of Commerce. Napolitano said his years on the council are what qualifi ed him to be the next assistant city clerk. “My time on the City Council gives me the experience to hit the ground running,” he said. Ward 1 Councillor Fred Capone said that although the interview process went smoothly overall, he would have liked to have seen more than four finalists. “I feel the process should’ve been a little bit more thorough and a little bit more involved,” he said. forward to cohesively working with the other members of the School Committee while developing a record of accountability and allowing residents to know where he stands on important school-related matters. First responders get COVID vaccine (Photo Courtesy of the City of Everett)
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