The Advocate–A household word for 30 years! Vol. 30, No.17 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, April 30, 2021 Play Ball! “Bob’s always a phone call away.” VP, C.J. DOHERTY, INC. School budget vote voided due to lack of quorum By Christopher Roberson T 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 Member FDIC Member DIF 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 recently voted 3-2 to approve the district’s budget request for fi scal year 2022. However, the vote was later voided as it was determined that the committee did not have a quorum. Therefore, the budget hearing has been rescheduled for May 11. The operating budget totals $98.8 million, an increase of $10.6 million over last year. Some of the larger individual school budgets include $18.5 million for Everett High School, $9.7 million for the Lafayette School, $7.7 million for the Parlin School and $5.4 million for the Whittier School. During the April 27 budget hearing, Ward 4 Member Dana Murray said the city’s contribution of $36.4 million is insuffi - cient. “We looked at our children and said, ‘Sorry, but you just don’t rank high enough,’” she said. “I don’t know how we can say yes to this budget.” Murray maintained that the city’s contribution has remained mostly stagnant in recent years and was not aff ected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Before COVID even happened we weren’t budgeting enough,” she said. In addition, Murray said the SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 21 Mayor Carlo DeMaria threw out the fi rst pitch as the Everett Girls’ Major League Softball teams opened their season last Sunday at Glendale Park. See pages 8 & 9 for story and photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino)
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