EV Vol. 33, No.15 -FREEEVE ER TT Your Local News & Sports Online – Scan & Subscribe Now! ADDOCCO TEAT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday City Welcomes 12 New Firefi ghters 617-387-2200 Friday, April 12, 2024 City Council votes to delay borrowing $11M for old EHS improvements Sen. DiDomenico addresses false statements over proposed soccer stadium By Neil Zolot A ny action on a proposal to borrow $11,400,000 for improvements to the old Everett High School was delayed at the City Council meeting on Monday, April 8, based on a lack of information available to some members. In a letter to the Council, Mayor Carlo DeMaria requested the matter be taken up at the April 22 meeting “until the body has all the information they requested because City Councillor’s requests to tour the building have not had the opportunity to do so.” “Why are we dragging this out?” Councillor-at-Large Guerline Alcy Jabouin asked in reference to her and others not being able to see the top fl oors of the building. “We asked to see it and were told we couldn’t. I want to know what the real isFirefi ghter Mario Rivera with Provisional Fire Chief Joseph Hickey and Mayor Carlo DeMaria during the swearing-in ceremony for 12 new fi refi ghters at city hall on Monday. The new fi refi ghters were administered their oaths as family members gathered in attendance. See pages 12-13 for photo highlights. sue is.” “Let’s vote on this tonight,” Ward 6 Councillor Peter Pietrantonio whined out loud to no avail. “We did our due diligence. The City Council has been pushed around. We wanted to get to the third fl oor and they wouldn’t let us.” Councillor-at-Large Stephanie Smith and Ward 4 Councillor Holly Garcia said they had seen the entire building. “Reach out to Facilities Maintenance,” Smith advised her colleagues. “If you want to go, call them up. They will make time for you to see any building.” Jabouin, Pietrantonio and Councillor-at-Large Michael Marchese voted against the delay. Ward 3 Councillor Anthony DiPierro said he wanted to delay a vote until the members learned about tax-relatVOTES | SEE PAGE 6 City offi ces closed Monday, April 15 as Everett observes Patriots’ Day Trash will not be picked up on Monday and will be delayed for the rest of the week C 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 ity offi ces will be closed to the public on Monday, April 15, as Everett observes the Patriots’ Day holiday. City offi ces will reopen on Tuesday, April 16, and City Hall will have extended hours of operation (8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.). Observed on the third Monday in April, Patriots’ Day is a holiday that is observed in six states, including Massachusetts. The day commemorates the Battles of Concord, Lexington and Menotomy (now Arlington), which were some of the fi rst battles of the Revolutionary War. Monday’s observance will delay trash and recycling pickup by one day. Please place your trash and recycling bins neatly on the sidewalk on the day after your regularly scheduled pickup for this week only. If you have any questions, please call the Constituent Services Department at 311 or 617-394-2270.
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