EV Vol. 33, No.22 -FREEEVE ER TT Your Local News & Sports Online – Scan & Subscribe Now! ADDOCCO TEAT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday City of Everett hosts solemn Memorial Day Service Everett community gathered at Glenwood Cemetery 617-387-2200 Friday, May 31, 2024 Sen. DiDomenico secures millions in the fi nal Senate 2025 Budget Benefi ts cities, programs and residents in Cambridge, Charlestown, Chelsea and Everett Shown from left to right: State Rep. Joe McGonagle, Sergeant Major Tom Ardita, Director of Veterans’ Aff airs Antoine Coleman and Mayor Carlo DeMaria. (Photos courtesy of the City of Everett) Special to Th e Advocate T he City of Everett gathered alongside residents, veterans, elected officials and City staff at Gold Star Pavilion at Glenwood Cemetery, on Monday, May 27, to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifi ce in service to the United States. Patriotic songs like “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “God Bless America” and “America the Beautiful” were played throughout the Memorial Day Service. The Everett Fire Department Honor Guard was present. Antoine Coleman, the City of Everett’s Director of Veterans’ Aff airs, was pleased to welcome this year’s keynote speaker, Air Force veteran Millie Cardello. In addition to Cardello, speakers at the service included Coleman, Mayor Carlo DeMaria and State Representative Joe McGonagle. The invocation and benediction were delivered MEMORIAL DAY | SEE PAGE 7 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 Senator Sal DiDomenico spoke in favor of his amendments in the Senate Chamber during budget debate. O n May 23, 2024, Assistant Majority Leader Senator Sal DiDomenico and his Massachusetts Senate colleagues unanimously approved a $57,999 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). Following robust and spirited debate, BUDGET | SEE PAGE 10 Planning & Development Dept. address outdated zoning regulations By Neil Zolot T he City’s Planning Department is undertaking an extensive recodifi cation of zoning regulations, according to Director of Planning and Development Matt Lattanzi. “We’re making the language into something that makes sense,” stated Lattanzi to City Councillors on Tuesday, May 28. “It’s derived from major inconsistencies in the zoning map. We are heavily outdated.” An example he gave about inconsistencies was the need for a special license for businesses in business districts. Current uses will be “grandfathered in” to maintain current uses, but new zoning would become applicable with a change of use. Change to a type of business related to the original use would be handled on a case-byPLANNING | SEE PAGE 8
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