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Page 16 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JAnuARy 20, 2023 BASKETBALL | FROM PAGE 15 The state tournament rankings came out for the first time this season on Tuesday, Jan. 17, and the Everett boys are currently ranked 53rd in the 65team Division 1 field. Teams that end up with at least 10 wins or with a winning record automatically qualify for the postseason. Here are those rankings to date: 1. Lawrence 10-1, 2. Central Catholic 8-1, 3 Franklin 6-0, 4. Catholic Memorial 9-2, 5. Newton North 7-2, 6. North High 10-2, 7 Needham 7-1, 8. Lowell 6-3, 9. Xaverian Brothers 4-3, 10. Lynn English 10-0, 11. Springfield Central 6-3, 12. Taunton 5-3, 13. North Andover 5-4, 14. Wellesley 6-2, 15. GBL ANNOUNCED | FROM PAGE 15 COED FIELD HOCKEY EVERETT: Jessica Colman, Omar Marshall (MVP), Bethy Palacios, Leo Villanueva Figueroa. MALDEN: David Flores, Darryn Ho, Peyton Lightbody. REVERE: Hana Aklog, Isabella Mendieta, Bella Stamatopoulos. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CHELSEA: Guidaysis Castro Santiago, Jasmine Maradiaga Varela. EVERETT: Nicole Brandao. LYNN ENGLISH: DJ Chim. MALDEN: Rachel Lin, Anna Yak. MEDFORD: Sophia Purifory, Isabella Seccareccio. Waltham 7-2, 16. Haverhill 5-4, 17. Methuen 6-4, 18. King Philip Regional 6-3, 19. Andover 4-4, 20. Beverly 5-4, 21. Bishop Feehan 5-4, 22. Marshfield 7-1, 23. Brockton 4-4, 24. Arlington 5-4, 25. Peabody 8-2, 26. New Bedford 7-1, 27. Brookline 5-5, 28. St. John’s 4-6, 29. Cambridge Rindge & Latin 6-3, 30. Attleboro 5-4, 31. Lexington 6-3, 32. St. John’s Prep 2-7, 33. Boston College High 3-6, 34. Winchester 7-2, 35. Doherty Memorial 9-2, 36. Acton-Boxborough 5-5, 37. Natick 4-4, 38. Durfee 5-4, 39. Malden 7-3, 40. Chelmsford 6-4, 41. Weymouth 5-5, 42. Belmont 3-4, 43. Algonquin 4-4, 44. Braintree 3-6, 45. Putnam Vo-Tech 5-4, 46. Hingham 4-6, 47. Hopkinton 5-4, 48. Reading MeREVERE: Tassya DaCosta (MVP), Gabriela De La Rosa, Kelren Fernandes Dias, Arya Vranic. LYNN CLASSICAL: Mekayla Poisson S OME R V I L L E : Emma Benevento. BOYS CROSS COUNTRY CHELSEA: Alex Flores. EVERETT: Sam Desir. LYNN ENGLISH: Eamonn McHale. MEDFORD: TJ Higgins, Colin Lally, Sam Orcutt. SOMERVILLE: Sam Buckley, Zachary Fellinger, Bryce Hopkins, Atticus Kaye. GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY CHELSEA: Gizelle Rodriguez. morial 4-3, 49. Wachusett Regional 2-5, 50. Westford Academy 4-6, 51. Milford 4-5, 52. Bridgewater-Raynham 3-7, 53. Everett 5-4, 54. Framingham 2-6, 55. Newton South 4-5, 56. Boston Latin 3-4, 57. Lincoln-Sudbury 3-8, 58. Medford 3-4, 59. Barnstable 3-6, 60. Concord-Carlisle 6-3, 61. Lynn Classical 4-7, 62. St. Paul Diocesan 1-8, 63. Quincy 1-8, 64. Shrewsbury 2-5, and 65. Woburn 2-8. After closing out the week against Medford and Beverly, the Everett boys will be looking to avenge an earlier loss to Malden Tuesday night, Jan. 24, at home, starting at 7 p.m. The Golden Tornadoes won the first meeting at their place last month, 59-46. LYNN ENGLISH: Madison McHale. MEDFORD: Anna Casey, Iasmin De Sousa-Vieira. REVERE: Olivia Rupp. SOMERVILLE: Annika Bok, Meredith Fellinger, Charlotte Johnson, Margaret O’Sullivan, Manal Zahid. COED GOLF EVERET T: David Saja, Mathew Turilli. LYNN CLASSICAL: Ethan Chevalier, Ryan Dugan, TJ Walsh, Brady Warren (MVP). LYNN ENGLISH: Alex MacMilan, Mateo Rodriguez. MALDEN: Ryan Wilet. MEDFORD: Deven Page, Louis Pucillo. SOMERVILLE: Jared Antonelli, Brady Roche. BBB Scam Alert: How to Spot a Parking Ticket Scam W atch out for this new twist on an old scam. Scammers are using new technology to create fake parking tickets that look surprisingly official. It could be a scam if you receive a parking ticket and are confident that you parked legally. How the scam works You park in a legal parking zone or pay to park on the street or in a garage. While you are away from your car, scammers use high-tech, hand-held printers to make a fake ticket and leave it on your car’s windshield. This phony citation usually asks you to pay online or via PayPal. One recent case used a QR code to direct victims to a fake payment website. If you follow the instructions, you’ll end up paying a fine you don’t owe. Also, your personal information will now be in the hands of scammers. One parker reported the following experience to BBB: “I paid $15 to park in a garage and received a receipt for it, which I displayed on my dashboard. However, I then received a violation notice for $56 for the parking receipt not being visible on the dashboard.” In other versions of this scam, you receive an email claiming you have a pending parking ticket. Scammers typically include official-looking logos and argue there will be dire consequences if you don’t pay. Don’t fall for it! If you click on links in the email, you can download malware onto your computer. How to avoid parking ticket scams Know before you park. Before visiting a new place, research available parking and local parking requirements. Tourists with out-of-state plates are often the preferred target for parking scams because they need to familiarize themselves with local parking laws. Examine the citation carefully. Scammers can imitate logos and city office names, but an imitation website is usually where the scam comes to light. Do an internet search for the city’s official parking ticket websites and compare what you find to what’s on the ticket. Keep in mind that government sites should end in a .gov or .ca (in Canada) designation, and if there is a payment page, it should always have a secure connection. Double-check the name checks should be made out to. If the ticket allows for payPLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE TAX CREDIT T he pre-2023 qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle tax credit is $2,500, plus $417 for a vehicle that draws propulsion energy from a battery with not less than five kilowatt hours of capacity, and an additional $417 for each kilowatt hour of battery capacity in excess of five kilowatt hours. The additional amount cannot exceed $5,000, resulting in a maximum tax credit for 2022 in the amount of $7,500. The tax credit begins to be phased out for a manufacturer that sells 200,000 qualified vehicles for use in the United States. A new qualified plug-in electric drive vehicle is a motor vehicle: 1. Made by a manufacturer 2. Acquired for use or lease by the taxpayer and not for resale 3. the taxpayer 4. The original use of which commences with Treated as a motor vehicle for purposes of Title II of the Clean Air Act 5. Has a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 14,000 pounds; and 6. Is propelled to a significant degree by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery with a capacity of not less than four kilowatt hours and is capable of being recharged from an external source. The vehicle must be used primarily in the United States. For purchases after August 16, 2022, the final assembly of the vehicle generally must have taken place in North America. For a qualified vehicle placed in service after 2022 and before 2033, the credit is renamed and is now called the Clean Vehicle Credit. The maximum amount of the credit is still $7,500, but it has two components. A $3,750 credit if the vehicle satisfies domestic content rement by check, take a closer look at the address the check should be sent and how it should be addressed. Checks should generally be made to a specific government organization, not a string of initials or personal names. Pay traffic citations by credit card when possible. It will be easier to contest fraudquirements for critical minerals in the battery, plus a $3,750 credit if the vehicle satisfies domestic content requirements for battery components. This tax credit is not allowed if a taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross income exceeds $300,000 for a married filing joint return, $225,000 if filing as head of household and $150,000 is filing as single or married filing separate, or if the MSRP for the vehicle exceeds $80,000 for a van, SUV or pick-up truck, or $55,000 for any other vehicle. Since electric vehicles are generally more expensive than combustion engine vehicles, this tax credit is essential to help bring down the cost. It is still very difficult to predict over the long run whether or not it will be more costly to operate an electric vehicle versus a combustion engine vehicle. It will simply depend on the cost of electricity versus the cost of gasoline. How long an electric vehicle battery will last and the cost to replace it will be another issue to contend with down the line. Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial Planner, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and holds a master’s degree in taxation. ulent charges if you discover you’ve been scammed down the road. If you’ve been the victim of a parking ticket scam, whether you lost money or not, report it at BBB Scam Tracker; https:// www.bbb.org/ScamTracker. Your report can help others learn about common scam tactics and avoid them.

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