THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, July 22, 2022 Page 3 Carlo DeMaria, Jr. vs. Everett leader Herald, Sergio Cornelio, Joshua Resnek, Matthew Philbin and Andrew Philbin, Sr. Fact or fiction, Resnek and Philbin never cared; the mission was to destroy the mayor at any cost By James Mitchell No facts – just fiction I n his third week of video testimony, on June 30, Leader Herald writer and manager Josh Resnek continued to provide admissions that he fabricated his stories to suit his boss, Matthew Philbin, the owner of the Everett Leader Herald, for the sole purpose of ruining Mayor Carlo DeMaria and his chances for reelection. At the heart of DeMaria’s lawsuit are two editions printed in Sept. 2021, including editorials and “The Blue Suit” columns, which claimed the mayor was breaking the law deDEMARIA | FROM PAGE 1 clean up outdated dirty industrial sites and bring in new industry that will improve our commercial tax base while creating new job opportunities,” said the mayor. “We’ve had a plan in place that was approved by the City Council that promotes this type of smart new growth.” Citing the development of the Encore Boston casino site, which was repurposed from a former chemical plant, the mayor hopes to use the Alford Street parcel for the benefit of the city and its residents. But standing in the way could be some major red tape from the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office (MEPA) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, which is part of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that solicits public comment before allowing for any development on designated land. According to the Banker & Tradesman article, removal of the port area status for the Alford Street parcel would allow for a wider range of non-marine dependent uses, while exempting it from the state’s regulations for the height and density of waterfront projects. In a recent Boston Globe article, the mayor said that upgrades to public transit will be required to accommodate the Constellation site redevelopment. An economic study commissioned by the City of Everett and completed by Fort Point Associates noted that the area would benefit spite having no evidence to back up their printed allegations. During the deposition, when asked to produce notes or documents as a journalist would, Resnek could only hold up the printed editions of the newspaper as his “notes.” Resnek was asked about his statement made in an article where he claims someone told him that the payment of $86,000 from the Corey Street property deal, a legitimate real estate deal between DeMaria and Sergio Cornelio, could “draw the attention of the US Attorney’s Office and/ or Middlesex County prosecutors.” Resnek admitted that from a stop along the MBTA’s Commuter Rail line which runs through the area. It was also reported that The Davis Companies purchased the 18-acre Boston Market Terminal produce property in December 2019. In June, the firm reportedly reached an agreement to buy the 96-acre ExxonMobil tank farm property and began discussions with city officials about a future mixed-use development that would further enhance the once industrial-owned area. The mayor is confident that the city is properly positioned to proceed with the continued upgrade of south Everett in a way that is consistent with his vision of a living shoreline of walking paths – extending it was a former local attorney, Joseph Marchese, brother of current Councillor-at-Large Michael Marchese, who made the statement. Resnek stated he didn’t have any notes to prove it but agreed that he never disclosed to the readers that Marchese, the person who made the statement, was an “arch enemy” of the mayor. When asked if there was any reason a prosecutor would take issue with the mayor’s involvement in the real estate deal, Resnek replied that one would due to the mayor’s lack of transparency. Yet, when RESNEK | SEE PAGE 15 the Northern Strand Community Trail to connect north of Boston with more restaurants and jobs. He welcomes the interest of developers such as the Kraft family who understand the need to respect the strategic plans of local communities to attract the type of development that brings the best and highest uses to cities and towns. “It’s about time that people start to see Everett for all the possibility that our future holds,” said the mayor. “I am glad for our residents that all the hard work that we have put into bringing new job opportunities, better public transit and a cleaned-up waterfront is creating real positive change.”
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