EV Vol. 33, No.17 -FREEEVE ER TT Your Local News & Sports Online – Scan & Subscribe Now! ADDOCCO TEAT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Everett plants thousands of trees at Gateway Park in celebration of Earth Day Volunteers joined together for the City of Everett’s annual event 617-387-2200 Friday, April 26, 2024 Council votes down $11.5M roof renovations for former EHS By Neil Zolot I n a close 6-5 vote, the City Council rejected a proposal from Mayor Carlo DeMaria to appropriate $11.5 million for a new roof for the old Everett High School (548 Broadway) at their meeting Monday, April 22. “I can’t support this,” Councillor-at-Large Katy Rogers said before voting no along with Councillors-at-Large John Hanlon, Guerline Alcy Jabouin, Michael Marchese and Stephanie Smith, Ward 6 Councillor Peter Pietrantonio and City Council President Robert Van Campen – “I’d need a commitment to the second fl oor,” a reference to estimates of the $2.5 million plus costs for that renovation that was not part of the question. “I can’t vote for $11.5 million Mayor Carlo DeMaria alongside volunteers at the City of Everett’s annual Earth Day celebration. Special to Th e Advocate O n Sunday, April 21, volunteers planted trees at Gateway Park for the City of Everett’s annual Earth Day celebration. In celebration of Earth Day, which is recognized every year on April 22 to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement, the City joined with community members and local organizations to plant thousands of trees. Volunteers mulched and planted trees that will help improve the environment and the public park’s EARTH DAY | 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 DUST UP: Tide catcher Derek Soper attempts to tagout a Patriot runner during last Wednesday’s action against Revere. See pages 12-14 for story and photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Emily Harney) today and more tomorrow,” Smith added. “I’m against spending $11.5 million without knowing what’s next.” “We need more detail,” stated Van Campen. “Once we do the roof, we can look at the rest of the building,” DeMaria reacted. “I tried to surplus the building and was told I couldn’t get rid of it, so we’ve been fi lling it up. I found uses for the building, and for the last 10 years we’ve been maintaining it. I was told by the City Council to keep it, so we’ve kept it. If you want me to get rid of the building, tell me tonight. A lot of developers would like to see us put up the building for Requests for Proposals; I want to continue the uses we have there. If you don’t do the roof, those will go away” – referring to the Everett Community Health & Wellness Center, the 250 student Webster School Extension preschool program, the Eliot Family Resource Center VOTES DOWN | SEE PAGE 17 A PLAY AT THE PLATE
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