EV R Vol. 32, No.43 -FREEEVE ER TT Your Local News & Sports Online. Scan Here! ADDOCCO TEAT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Police Chief Mazzie nominated by Portal To Hope for Award of Excellence Special to Th e Advocate E verett Police Chief Steven Mazzie was nominated by Portal To Hope (PTH) for an Award of Excellence from the Providers’ Council in recognition of his law enforcement leadership in the cause to end domestic violence. The Providers’ Council is Massachusetts’ largest human services membership association and named Chief Mazzie “Municipal Offi - cial of the Year.” Congratulations, Chief Mazzie! October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If you or some617-387-2200 Friday, October 27, 2023 The Blue Suit unravels: Leader Herald owner called the shots at press deadline By James Mitchell I n a continuation of a deposition by Everett Leader HerPictured from left to right are PTH Legal Advocate Lori Cecile Laviolette, PTH Victim Advocate Balan Braxton-Lewis, Everett Police Chief Steven Mazzie and PTH Founder Deborah Fallon. one you know needs help from abuse, please call PTH at 781-338-7678. For emergencies, please call 911. 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 Vote Tuesday, November 7 (Paid Pol. Adv.) th ald newspaper owner Matthew Philbin on Oct. 13, 2023 – in the ongoing defamation lawsuit against him, the newspaper, his father Andrew Philbin, Sr., reporter Joshua Resnek and Sergio Cornelio – Philbin was presented exhibits in which he and, on many occasions, James Mahoney, his former newspaper layout person, received emails that showed drafts of Resnek’s Blue Suit columns, which he claimed were satirical. They described the mayor committing various criminal acts. The majority of the drafts were sent each and every week – the day before the newspaper edition went to press for that week. One of the most infl ammatory articles published by the Leader Herald describes the Blue Suit having a conversation with the corrupt reporter/publisher – stemming from a draft of an article in a March 31, 2020, email – which made claims that Carlo DeMaria, while working at his donut shop, was involved in a scenario where a knife was held to a female employee’s throat and that the police were called and a complaint was fi led and reported by the Revere Police. When asked by the mayor’s attorney, Jeff rey Robbins, if Resnek ever presented any evidence that a knife was held to anyone’s throat; or read a police report in connection with the article, or if any charges were fi led due to the police report against the mayor, Philbin replied that he didn’t ask Resnek if he had any evidence nor requested Resnek to prove an ounce of truthfulness of the article. Philbin was asked if he was ever aware that the person who RESNEK | SEE PAGE 16 Re-Elect
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