Happy Fourth of July, Everett! EV Vol. 32, No.27 -FREEEVE ER TT News in 7 Languages: Subscribe to Advocate Online! DVOCD www.advocatenews.net The Everett City Council hosted the Doll Carriage, Bicycle and Wagon Decorating Contest. Shown with the winners are Antoine Coleman, Director of Veterans Services and honorary judge, and City Councillor Stephanie Smith. 5.0 %APY* INSURED 9 Month CD Your nest egg just got an upgrade. A GREAT RATE AND INSURANCE? NO WAY. YES WAY! Here’s your chance to reach your savings goal faster than ever. Everett Bank’s 9 Month CD with an amazing 5.0% APY* gets you closer to those financial goals much faster. Easily calculate better earnings with Everett Bank’s 9 Month CD. Go to everettbank.com to easily open your account on-line in just minutes. he City of Everett hosted its annual Independence Day Celebration on Friday, T ATTE Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, July 7, 2023 City of Everett hosts Independence Day Celebration in style Hundreds gathered at Glendale Park to celebrate independence Day with food, live entertainment, fi reworks and much more June 30, 2023, at Glendale Park with hundreds attending the evening festivities. The event kicked off with the Doll Carriage, Bicycle and Wagon Decorating Contest hosted by the Everett City Council. This age-old Everett tradition allowed contestants to use their imagination and decorate their choice of carriage, bicycle, stroller or wagon in whichever manner they chose and have their entry paraded in front of the stage at the event. There were many incredible and creative entries that made it diffi cult for Antoine Coleman – the City of Everett’s Director of Veterans Services and honorary judge for the contest – to pick the winners. Throughout the event, those who attended were able to enjoy live musical performances by The Fenway Brats, Whiskey 6 and Angelena & the Unit. There were also many free offerings at the event like face painting, balloon creations, photos with props and characters, infl atable attractions, arcade games with prizes for all, CELEBRATION | SEE PAGE 6 Judge issues preliminary injunction freezing Philbin’s and Resnek’s assets By James Mitchell I *Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate as of the date posted and is subject to change without notice. APY assumes that interest remains on deposit until maturity. A withdrawal will reduce earnings. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. Offer may be withdrawn at any time. Minimum of $500 is required to open a Certificate of Deposit and earn the advertised APY. Member FDIC | Member DIF All Deposits Are Insured In Full. 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 n a recent development in the ongoing defamation lawsuit fi led by Mayor Carlo DeMaria in 2021 against the Everett Leader Herald, strong evidence has emerged that Matthew Philbin and his brother, Andrew Philbin, Jr., attempted to place various properties into Limited Liability Corporations in order to evade satisfying any judgments against them and in favor of DeMaria. A June 16, 2023, affi davit fi led by Matthew Philbin states that if he wanted to fraudulently transfer properties, he would simply have transferred them to LLCs and encumbered them through mortgages. However, in a reply by the mayor’s attorney, Jeff rey Robbins, the attorney pointed out that this was precisely what Philbin did – admitting to fraudulently transferring properties. Philbin’s affi davit stated that he says that he simply transferred and mortgaged millions of dollars of property in October 2022 in what Philbin describes as “the ordinary course of business.” But in contradiction to his affidavit, Philbin testified under oath in his April deposition that he didn’t know why he was moving property over to LLC. “What I’m showing you, second page, looks to be a Quitclaim Deed signed by you and your brother Andrew on October 4, 2022 deeding over 59 Chelsea Street to something called The 59 Chelsea Street LLC, correct?” asked Atty. Robbins. “This on the fi rst page?” replied Philbin. “Yes. On the page entitled “Quitclaim Deed,” asked the attorney. “Okay,” said Philbin. “Is that right?” again, asked the attorney. “Okay,” replied Philbin. “And your signature and that JUDGE | SEE PAGE 4
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