Page 16 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, FEbRuARy 13, 2026 BEACON | FROM PAGE 14 er branch of government auditing the Legislature raises constitutional concerns and said DiZoglio “has offered no legal analysis or evidence to the contrary.” DiZoglio responded, “Mr. Speaker believes the Constitution serves to protect the politicians. I’m here to say that our Constitution exists instead to protect the people from tyrannical politicians. It’s called checks and balances. And 72 percent of voters agreed with me on that front. This debate is over, and the speaker and Senate president lost to the people by popular vote on this issue. Their vehement opposition to, and disrespect for, their own constituents’ decision on this matter doesn’t change the law.” Paul Craney, executive director of the Mass Fiscal Alliance commented, “Speaker Ron Mariano is refusing to accept the results of an election, He is in violation of the voter-approved law. The attorney general needs to enforce the voter-approved law. This level of disregard is completely unacceptable and harms our democratic process. The Massachusetts Statehouse has a broken legislative process and a legislature that refuses to follow the law.” “Readers should look at the re- LEGAL NOTICE - Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court 10-U Commerce Way Woburn MA, 01801 In the matter of: JAMES SMITH Of: EVERETT, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L.c. 190B, §5-304 To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Mass Dept of Mental Health of Westborough, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that James Smith is in need of a Guardian and requesting that (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 03/05/2026. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. if the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Terri L. Klug Cafazzo, First Justice of this Court. Date: February 05, 2026 TARA E. DeCRISTOFARO REGISTER OF PROBATE February 13, 2026 CITY OF EVERETT - LEGAL NOTICE - ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 484 BROADWAY, ROOM 24 EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS 02149 To Whom It May Concern: This notice is to inform you that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday February 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM, Everett City Hall, 3rd Floor George Keverian Hearing Room. All interested parties may attend and opinions will be heard regarding the following petition. Whereas a petition has been presented by: Property Address: Map/Parcel: Building Permit Property Owner: Proposal: The applicant seeks to construct an addition on an existing non-conforming open rear deck at the rear of the existing non-conforming structure. Violations: The existing rear deck is nonconforming, in that it is only 14 feet from the property line, where a 15-foot setback is required under Section 4.B.7.a of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposal to construct an addition within the nonconforming setback will increase the nonconforming nature of the structure. A special permit from the Zoning Board of Appealsis therefore required under Sections 3.C and 3.F of the Zoning Ordinance. Rebecca Edmondson Korom - Chairman Roberta Suppa - Clerk of Board of Appeals February 06, 13, 2026 36 Thurman PK Everett, MA 02149 N0-05-000105 B-25-1050 Mr. Samuel Martinez 36 Thurman Pk Everett, MA 02149 port Speaker Mariano touts,” said Aaron Singer, the producer and director of the documentary “Shadows on the Hill.” “The most recent document is for fiscal year 2023, and it’s eight lines of financial totals. What company would give its shareholders eight lines explaining how it spent $50 million?” “We appreciate the speaker’s attention to financial transparency, but the people of Massachusetts didn’t vote for a private firm contracted by the speaker’s office to perform a surface-level audit of the Legislature,” said Scotia Hille, executive director of Act on Mass. “Ironically, that contract itself is another taxpayer-funded invoice we’ll never see, chosen by criteria we’ll never know. The people voted for a full, comprehensive audit by our independently-elected state auditor, who is responsible to the public.” DiZoglio did indeed conduct an audit of the Legislature in October 2024 before the ballot question was approved. See the audit at: https://www.mass.gov/audit/audit-of-the-massachusetts-general-court-october-21-2024 The audit covered the period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. In a letter to Mariano and Spilka that accompanied the audit, DiZoglio wrote, “While this audit was conducted according to the professional standards of the government auditing profession, I wanted to share with you my deep concern about your unwillingness to cooperate with our office to help promote governmental transparency and identify ways to improve service to the people of the commonwealth via an audit of the State Legislature. Transparency and accountability are cornerstones of our democracy and enable the people to participate in government as intended in our Constitution. It is my hope that we can return to the historical practice of this office auditing the Legislature, as has been the case for the vast majority of the history of this office.” In the letter, DiZoglio’s office highlighted some of the results: “Among the audit’s findings was that the Senate and House BEACON | SEE PAGE 17
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