EV Vol. 33, No.28 -FREEEVE ER TT www.advocatenews.net Your Local News & Sports Online. Scan Here! ADDOCCO TEAT Free Every Friday Everett’s Independence Day Celebration rescheduled to July 14 All are welcome to celebrate independence Day with food, live entertainment, fi reworks and much more 617-387-2200 Friday, July 12, 2024 Hundreds of American fl ags placed at World War II Memorial at Everett Stadium Made possible thanks to a donation from local business lafuente Sign and Awning to Everett’s Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs COMING ATTRACTIONS: The fi reworks show at Glendale Park lights up the sky during last year’s Independence Day Celebration. The fi reworks show is rescheduled for this Sunday. (Photo courtesy of the City of Everett) Special to Th e Advocate T he City of Everett announced recently that due to the forecasted weather conditions not meeting the safety parameters of the fi reworks company and having to postpone their role in the event, the City had to postpone the Independence Day Celebration that was originally planned for Sunday, June 30. The annual event CELEBRATION | 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 Director of Veterans’ Aff airs Antoine Coleman (left) and Veterans’ Agent Gerri Miranda (right) accepted a donation of 600 American fl ags from Lafuente Sign and Awning owner Andrew Lafuente (middle). The donated flags were used to honor those whose names are inscribed on the World War II memorial at Everett Veterans Memorial Stadium. (Photo courtesy of the City of Everett) Special to Th e Advocate T he City of Everett recently placed hundreds of American flags at the World War II memorial located at Everett Veterans Memorial Stadium. The flags were placed by Director of Veterans’ Aff airs Antoine Coleman, along with Assistant Director of Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Eric Mazzeo and youths who are part of Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s Summer Work Program. Previously, Coleman and Veterans’ Agent Gerri Miranda visited Lafuente Sign and Awning to accept a donation of 600 American fl ags from owner Andrew Lafuente. “Everett is a community that appreciates its veterans greatly and that appreciation is something that Andrew also values,” said Mayor DeMaria. “We are grateful for his generous donation and decided one of the best places to put the fl ags to good use was at our World War II memorial at Everett Stadium.” FLAGS | SEE PAGE 11
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