EV Vol. 31, No.19 -FREEEVE ER TT A household word in Everett for 30 years! ADDOCCO TEAT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, May 13, 2022 Celebrating 70 Years! “Bob’s always a phone call away.” — C.J. DOHERTY, VP, C.J. DOHERTY, INC. TALK TO BOB ABOUT OUR COMMERCIAL AND CONSTRUCTION LOANS. WE’RE READY TO HELP YOU GET STARTED. BOB KAMINER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BKAMINER@EVERETTBANK . COM 61 7-381-3610 C 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 WWW.EVERETTBANK .COM/GETSTARTED Member FDIC Member DIF CHAMPS: Mayor Carlo DeMaria, State Rep. Joseph McGonagle, League President George Castiello and Head Coach Joseph Young are shown with the Champions White Sox – pictured from left to right – players Christian Miranda, Ryan Tiberii, MJ Guida, Nicholas Young, Caden Foley, Thai Spencer and Alex Bobocca with Assistant Coach Christian Foley. The League celebrated 70 years of Little League baseball recently. See Opening Day photo highlights on pages 14 & 15. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Mayor’s longevity pay stems from former city charter By Tara Vocino ouncillor-at-Large Michael Marchese once again questioned Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s $180,000 longevity pay during the City Council meeting at City Hall on Monday evening. “How did it go up to $40,000 a year?” Marchese asked. “Someone interpreted it – I’m not blaming anyone.” Marchese said he wasn’t in 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 office then, but because it’s coming out of taxpayers’ money, he feels a right to become involved. Chief Financial Offi cer Eric Demas said internal and external counsel reviewed the ordinance as it was explained – which he felt was ambiguous at best. “The person receiving the benefi t gets the benefi t of the doubt,” Demas said. Longevity is defi ned as an annual payment. Demas said there were two diff erent ordinances proposed, one of which was referred to Ways and Means. He added that it was included in previous budgets, including as a note and as a line item. “I realize everyone was trying to be nice and give him a bump,” Marchese said. “I didn’t realize they were going to give him a mountain.” Ward 2 Councillor Stephanie Martins, who said it’s a shame they only found out now, asked Demas if the council can demand the money to be returned. Demas replied that they’d have to seek legal opinion since he isn’t an attorney. “The night it was passed there wasn’t any discussion,” Demas said. MAYOR’S | SEE PAGE 17
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