EV R Vol. 30, No.18 -FREEEVE ETT www.advocatenews.net net Have a Safe & Happy Mother's Day! AADDV CO Free Every Friday You created a business. And a community. HAPPY SMALL BUSINESS WEEK TO ALL OUR OWNERS WHO GIVE OUR COMMUNITY ITS SPECIAL IDENTITY AND CULTURE. WE’RE PROUD TO CALL YOU OUR NEIGHBORS. IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO JOIN THE EVERETT BANK SMALL BUSINESS FAMILY, CALL OR VISIT US TODAY. 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 7 7 1 SALEM ST, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 Right by you. 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 781-7 76- 4444 WWW.EVERETTBANK .COM/MYSMALLBUSINESS Member FDIC Member DIF Mayor Carlo DeMaria shared his remarks during the vigil held on May 2 at Glendale Park in memory of Kristin Fulton, who passed way on April 23 at the age of 38. See page 8 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Superintendent scorns school offi cials over budget hearing By Christopher Roberson S 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 uperintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani recently took issue with the fi ve School Committee members who were not present at the April 27 budget hearing. Although the hearing was held and a vote was taken, the committee did not have a quorum and the hearing has now been rescheduled for May 11. “It’s a little bit unthinkable to me that we would have only 50 percent attendance at a meeting of such importance,” Tahiliani said during the May 3 meeting, adding that members who were absent could have participated remotely. “Hopefully, we will do better CAT 617-387-2200 CATET Friday, May 7, 2021 Hundreds gather to remember Kristin Fulton next Tuesday night.” Tahiliani also said an enormous amount of time and energy was put into crafting this year’s budget. “During my 14-month tenure here, there has been tireless enthusiasm for the finances,” she said. “I was surprised that we didn’t have enough members to vote on the budget.” In response, Mayor Carlo DeMaria said he was not notifi ed about the hearing until the morning of April 27, which was also his daughter’s birthday. In addition, he said Tahiliani was embellishing the situation. “I don’t appreciate the exaggeration,” said DeMaria. SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 17
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