Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – WEDnEsDAy, nOVEmbER 23, 2022 superintendent of her successor agreement School Committee votes 6-4 to notify By Tara Vocino T he School Committee voted 6-4 to notify the superintendent in writing before December 1 whether or not it plans to commence negotiations for a successor agreement with the Superintendent during Monday’s School Committee meeting at Everett High School. School Committee Chairwoman Jeanne Cristiano, who represents Ward 3, read a memorandum received from Attorney Robert Galvin, Esq. to the school committee dated Monday — “I’m off ering this memorandum that the committee has the discussion and that the committee should have written notice that it wishes to have contract negotiations,” Galvin wrote. Superintendent Priya Tahiliani’s contract is from March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2024 with an option to extend it until June 30, 2024. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER FACEBOOK.COM/ADVOCATE.NEWS.MA “The superintendent has the option to ask the committee to extend her contract,” Gavin wrote. “She may have requested it to occur a few months ago, and it was sent to a subcommittee. The failure of a School Committee to give such notice implies they don’t want to renew the contract. Galvin suspects that they’d want to explore considering an extension. Ward 1 School Committee CAPONE | FROM PAGE 1 it’s a lie,” said Capone, claiming that he never had any conversation about providing funding for the newspaper. Capone stated that he did read about money being deMARCHETTI CORP. 59 4.25 4.55 5.57 By Container Only 5.15 DEF SALE! $13.99/ 2.5 gals livered in the newspaper – “some nonsense like that” – yet denied any involvement or conversations with Resnek or conversations Resnek had with anyone relating to funding the newspaper. Resnek also expressed his DIESEL TRUCK STOP excitement about Gerly Adrian’s candidacy, saying to Pergament, “Better yet, I believe the Black woman will be running. I think she can win! With both of them running into a September primary, the mayor gets bounced.” Atty. Robbins then asked Capone if he felt Resnek, as he claims in his email, was the battlefield general leading an eff ort to defeat the mayor. “No,” was his reply. Time to get it together Robbins queried Capone about his lack of emails as part of the subpoena. Capone stated that when he did an email search, it didn’t come up. Robbins replied that this was the second email from his email account that wasn’t produced by him. “Weren’t intentional,” replied Capone. “I’m not saying they were,” said the attorney. Attorney Robbins requested Capone and his counsel to do a re-search of his emails, to which Capone’s attorney requested that the search be limited to Resnek and Capone. Robbins stated for the record that there hasn’t been sufficient compliance and there were no limitations in the discovery process relating to communications. “I’m simply saying that, clearly, there are a bunch of emails that member Millie Cardello said the vote is to discuss a possibility of extending her contract, not voting on her contract on Monday. The committee isn’t committed either way. “I believe this vote means we’ll go into discussions,” Cardello said. “The superintendent would have to agree on a new contract.” Ward 5 School Committee member Marcony Almeida Barros made a motion for fashow up from other searches – from other people – that you haven’t produced, and they’re to and from your email account, and since emails to and from your email account related to this subject matter were called for in the subpoena, you can appreciate that we need to have compliance with that, right?” asked Robbins. “I understand,” replied Capone. The Predator versus Longevity He was then shown a Sept. 13, 2021, email between himself and Resnek, who tells Capone to be ready for a phone call from Boston Globe reporter Andrea Estes. “She is doing a piece already approved by her editors on the Cornelio thing. Andrea is a predator. Her editors told her they want this before the primary. You would be well advised to act accordingly. Please speak with her and say what you can when she questions you,” demands Resnek. Capone stated that he remembers only answering some questions mostly pertaining to the longevity payment issue, which was voted in favor, 8-1, by the City Council in 2016. Capone was the lone vote against. The discussion continued about the longevity pay issue, which Resnek exploited for years. Atty. Robbins asked Capone if, as a member of the City Council, between the council budget committee meeting in 2017 and 2021, did he ever make any inquiry or raise any issue about longevity pay for the mayor. Capone replied, “I don’t think so.” A strategy for failure The newspaper’s distribution returned to the conversation when Robbins read a July 29, 2021, email between vorable action. School Committee member At Large Cynthia Sarnie made a motion if they were to vote in the affirmative that they send a letter of their willingness to negotiate a contract. Mayor Carlo DeMaria asked if there will be a meeting before December 1. Cristiano said Monday was the vote either to begin conversations about a successor agreement, and if they vote no, they are not. Philbin and Resnek where the two discuss the “Strategy” of raising $16,000 from three people in order to finance the newspaper’s printing and distribution for seven weeks leading up to the election. The “strategy” – “that must remain vigorous creating the news windows for Adrian and Capone.” Robbins described Resnek’s strategy, which would be an “atomic attack on Wednesday, September 15th, with an insert of say 8 tab pages including Globe articles, Proff er agreement and explanation, and Revere Police Report will be the guts of the insert.” Capone testifi ed that he was completely unaware that the Leader Herald was deliberately printing stories that were critical of the mayor leading up to the primary and the general election, week after week. “They were printing what they were printing. Whether it was true or not, what they had for information, what their sources were, I had no idea,” stated Capone. Capone then stated in response that he had no idea about the fundraising by Resnek to pay for the “atomic blast” against the mayor. Sticky Fingers strikes again In an April 29, 2021, email from Resnek to pal Pergament, Resnek describes another scenario where “a Capone ally” will give him an extra $1,600 bucks twice a month to distribute the newspapers citywide. “I am picking up the c-notes this morning in Everett,” stated Resnek. Capone denied having any information of an “ally” providing money to Resnek, replying, “No. The campaign could have used those funds.” Next Week: The Misadventure Continues.
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