EV Vol. 29, No.40 -FREEEVE ER TT AADD 15 YEAR 30 YEAR The Advocate - A Household Word In Everett! CTE CAT AT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Looking for a home loan? WE ’RE HERE TO DO RIGHT BY YOU . FIXED RATE MORT G AGES— NO POINTS . 2.625% R ATE 2.990% R ATE EVERETT – 419 BROADWAY LYNNFIELD – 7 7 1 SALEM STREET 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 2.730% APR* 3.048% APR* Learn more about our rates at EVERETTBANK . COM *Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is effective September 29, 2020 and is subject to change. All rates and APR’s are calculated based on a $250,000 loan for an owner-occupied single family dwelling with a 20% down payment. Rates are also based on Loan to Value and credit scores. The monthly principal and interest payment for a 15 Year fixed rate mortgage is $6.73 per $1,000 borrowed. The monthly principal and interest payment for a 30 Year fixed rate mortgage is $4.21 per $1,000 borrowed. Payments do not include taxes and insurance. Your payment may be greater if the loan is secured by a first lien. Loans are subject to credit approval. NMLS #443050. Member FDIC Member DIF The family of Ersilia Cataldo Matarazzo, from left tor right are Giuseppe Cataldo, Carmine, Giuseppe and Amata Matarazzo and Elvira Cataldo. This year’s memorial ceremony will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 3 at Glendale Park. See page 15 for story and photo highlights. (Photo courtesy of Amy Buscaino) City Council votes in favor of $202.6M budget By Christopher Roberson T he City Council, during its special meeting on September 30, voted 7-2 to pass Everett’s $202.6 million budget for fi scal year 2021. This year’s School Department budget topped out at $88.2 million and represents an increase of $448,145 over last year. Some of the other requests were $15.8 million for the Police Department, $14.4 million for the Department of Public Works (DPW), $11.3 million for the Fire Department and $1.1 million for the Mayor’s Offi ce. The police budget represents a decrease of $128,885 compared to last year’s fi gure. The Fire Department’s budget is $136,076 lower this year, the DPW budget increased by $572,360 and the budget for the Mayor’s Offi ce represents a decrease of $290,182. The council also voted 7-2 to pass the Capital Improvement budget totaling $18.4 million. The Water and Sewer Enterprise Budget, totaling $20.9 million, was passed as well by a vote of 8-1. In addition, the council voted on the budget for Everett Community Television, which topped out at $505,468, a decrease of $123,216 compared to last year’s fi gure. This was the only budget that had a relatively close vote, passing 6-3. Ward 3 Councillor Anthony DiPierro reiterated that the council does not have the authority to increase the budget. “Unfortunately, we can’t add to the budget, we can’t reallocate funds,” he said. How ev er , C ouncillor-at-Large Peter Napolitano assured the viewing public that due diligence had been done as the council’s Budget Committee spent more than six hours combing through the numbers on September 19. “We reviewed each and every line item on the budget,” he said. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma E Friday, October 2, 2020 Annual Walk for Ersilia planned for this Saturday, Oct. 3
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