EV Vol. 33, No.16 -FREEEVE ER TT Your Local News & Sports Online – Scan & Subscribe Now! ADDOCCO TEAT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday On to Ohio! EHS Crimson Tide Percussion Ensemble performs musical send-off before national competition 617-387-2200 Friday, April 19, 2024 Sen. DiDomenico and colleagues authorize $375M for local transportation infrastructure Chapter 90 funding would support cities and towns with road and bridge construction, public transit improvement and EV infrastructure Special to Th e Advocate O SCARY GOOD: The EHS Crimson Tide Percussion Ensemble is shown if full Frankenstein makeup following practice for the national competition in Ohio. By Neil Zolot T he EHS Crimson Tide Percussion Ensemble gave a rousing and theatrical show for an enthusiastic and large crowd in the High School Gym on Saturday evening, April 13. The horror themed show, It’s Alive, with students dressed as Frankenstein’s monster, was their last performance before heading for a national competition in Dayton, Ohio, this week. “It was a good runthrough and what we’re looking to do in Ohio,” Class of 2024 president, student representative to the School Committee and bass drummer Sal DiDomenico, Jr. said. Senior Justin Du, who is in the road crew for the Ensemble, called it “an amazing performance.” He also plays trumpet in the concert and marching bands. “What a great night,” Music Department Director Eugene O’Brien said after the show. “On to Ohio!” Over 40 students will make the trip, including some in Middle School. “It’s a little stressful, but I’d rather go than not go,” senior and drummer Benjamin Braga said. PERFORMS | SEE PAGE 10 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 Rep. Joe McGonagle, Gold Star Mother Robin Abbott and Italian-American War Veterans Post 6 Commander Tom Capobianco. (Courtesy of Rep. McGonagle) Special to Th e Advocate R ecently, Rep. Joe McGonagle, his colleague Rep. Adrian Madaro and representatives from the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation and Boston’s Wounded Vet Run delivered another round of buckets filled with coats and other essential items for veterans. The group made the drop at the Italian American War Veterans Post 6 in East Boston. “My dad being a veteran, I SUPPORT | SEE PAGE 2 n April 11, 2024, Senator Sal DiDomenico joined all Massachusetts Senators in unanimously approving $375 million in bond authorizations for statewide transportation projects, including the state’s Chapter 90 program. The program creates a reliable funding source for local infrastructure investments like roads, bridges, regional transit equipment and infrastructure, bicycle infrastructure and electric vehicle infrastructure, among other things. Projects funded by this legislation improve qualINFRASTRUCTURE | SEE PAGE 8 Rep. Joe McGonagle continues support for veterans
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