EV Vol. 31, No.14 -FREEEVE ER TT A household word in Everett for 30 years! ADDOCCO TEAT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, April 8, 2022 Courageous Resident Saves Neighboring Home From Fire Banking with a hometown touch. Open a free checking account with no monthly fees, and get access to Mobile Banking, Bill Pay and other features. Because no matter where you go, we’re right by you. Call or visit us to sign up. 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 7 7 1 SALEM ST, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 781-7 76- 4444 WWW.EVERET TBANK . COM Michael Burzyk of Bradford Street recently sprang into action after discovering a fi re on the back porch of a neighboring home. Using a garden hose, Burzyk extinguished the fi re before it could spread to the rest of the house, thus preventing what could have been a major incident. Burzyk is shown with his son Logan and his fi ancé Julie. (Photo Courtesy of the City of Everett) Right by you. School Committee authorizes SOI for new high school Member FDIC Member DIF By Christopher Roberson T 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 he School Committee voted unanimously to allow Superintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani to submit a Statement of Interest (SOI) to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for a new high school. Although the district submitted an SOI for a new school last year, complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the process from moving forward. During the committee’s April 5 meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Operations Charles Obremski said the current Everett High School is exceeding its capacity by 387 students. “Our enrollment is increasing drastically,” he said. Obremski also said the district is planning to expand the Career and Technical Education program at the high school. “We want to add three major programs – electrical, HVAC and plumbing,” said Obremski. “We just don’t have the space to do it.” Although it would take approximately fi ve years to build a new high school, Obremski said time is of the essence to SOI | SEE PAGE 9
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