Page 4 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JunE 12, 2026 MSO Youth Public Safety Academy registration now open R egistration for the 2026 Youth Public Safety Academy (YPSA) opened on June 1, 2026, according to Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian. YPSA is open to children ages eight to 12 living in any of Middlesex County’s 54 cities and towns. Individuals ages 13-15 may register as a Counselor in Training. Registration will close on Monday, June 15 at noon. As a result, the sheriff’s office encourages interested families to register early to secure their spots. “I am so excited to once again STRICT LIMITS | FROM PAGE 2 to a high standard. That means protecting residents from impacts related to electricity demand, water use, noise, traffic, offer this exceptional and lowcost summer program,” said Sheriff Koutoujian. “Generations of Middlesex County youth have enjoyed the opportunity to learn directly from the public safety professionals that serve their communities every day.” Hosted at the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) Training Academy in Chelmsford, the program consists of five oneweek sessions where youngsters engage in hands-on activities alongside YPSA staff and emissions and quality of life in the neighborhoods. Our goal is not to shut down the door on opportunity, but to make sure development is done the right way, with clear rules, real safearea first responders. The academy focuses on public safety lessons, teamwork and leadership. Registration is $125 per child for each week and includes transportation to and from designated bus stops, and daily breakfast, lunch and snacks, as well as a graduation ceremony each Friday. Cadets from Billerica and Chelmsford must be dropped off and picked up at the MSO’s Training Academy. This year the MSO is utilizing a new online system designed to guards and benefits that support long term economic and environmental goals.” An Environmental Justice Community is one that has been overburdened with industrial uses and hazards and serves communities around it and has related negative health effects. The new regulations limit the 50 size of data centers, but not any quantity. Right now, the EDID is one zone, but Lamboy pointed out, “The Davis Companies is proposing a road network,” which could create more zones. The Davis Companies has not made a specific proposal but has been pursuing zoning to allow them. “We have no streamline registration. In order to complete the process, families will need to set up accounts, and payment will be required at the time of registration. Those applying for a limited number of scholarships may also do so as part of registration. To register, please visit www.middlesexsheriff.org. This year’s YPSA bus stops will be in the following communities for the designated weeks. Participants are not required to reside in communities with a designated bus stop, but they current plans for a data center in Everett and no potential tenants or sub-developers have reached out to us to request the construction of a data center,” The Davis Companies’ Chief Development Officer, Mike Cantalupa, wrote to the City Council and Mayor in an April 8 letter. “Our efforts to date have been focused on the theoretical idea of a data center as a significant economic and tax contributor to the Docklands Innovation District and Everett.” Representatives of the company showed up at the 5:30 p.m. subcommittee meeting but were told they would only be allowed to speak in Public Participation at the full 7 p.m. will be picked up and dropped off at these locations: • July 6-10 – Chelmsford, Lowell, Tewksbury & Wilmington • July 13-17 – Lexington, Stoneham/Wakefield, Tyngsborough & Woburn • July 20-24 – Bedford, Belmont/Watertown, Billerica & Newton/Waltham • July 27- 31 – Acton/Boxborough/Maynard, Framingham/Natick, Hudson & Marlborough • Aug. 3-7 – Arlington, Burlington, Malden & Medford City Council meeting. When told by Rogers that the approval of the changes was imminent, they left and never returned. The new regulations dovetail with a recent statement by Governor Maura Healey about her administration’s guiding principles as data centers proliferate across the country, drawing bright lines around energy independence and environmental impacts while a more detailed set of guidelines is under development. She said she has “directed my team to develop a framework and guidelines for Massachusetts on this” and she expects “to be announcing more on this,” in a statement released June 3. She also acknowledged, “But those are the things they can’t — you know, you can’t suck energy off the grid and hurt other ratepayers, and you can’t do harm to our environment, especially when it comes to water.” Nevertheless, the vote of approval was 9-3, with Councillors-at-Large Guerline Alcy Jabouin, Michael Marchese and, although she worked on the new regulations, Stephanie Smith opposed. “I still don’t know if data centers are the right thing for Everett,” Smith said. Although she voted in favor of the new regulations, Ward 4 Councillor Holly Garcia said, “I’d like to make them smaller. I don’t see an issue in holding this over.” “Something is better than nothing,” Ward 5 Councillor Anthony DiPierro countered. “This puts some cap on it, and it can be tweaked.”
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