EVE ER TT Ha Saf EV Vol. 31, No.52 -FREET Have H H ve www.advocatenews.net Have a Safe & Happy New Year! Safe & Ha Safe Free Every Friday fe & p p Hap Happ Ne Y r! ! Hap Npy Ne Ye New DVOCAT By Tara Vocino January I n a razor-thin 6-5 vote, Councillor-at-Large John Hanlon was elected to lead the City Council through 2022. Hanlon has more than four decades of experience as a public offi cial. During that time, he served two years as mayor, 18 years as the city clerk and 22 years on the Board of Aldermen. The School Committee vote was much diff erent as Ward 3 Member Jeanne Cristiano was the unanimous choice for chairperson while Ward 6 Member Michael McLaughlin was unanimously voted as vice-chairperson. She urged New Year. High Hopes. Big Plans. 2023 has great things in store. We look forward to celebrating with you all year. We’ll be closed Monday, January 2nd in observance of the holiday.As always, you can access your accounts using our ATMs and Online & Mobile Banking. Thank you! 617-387-2200 Ye!ar! Year! AD OCATE Friday, December 30, 2022 2022 – A Year In Review VICTORIOUS: State Representative Joseph McGonagle won the General Election with 4,629 to 1,946 votes over his opponent, Michael Marchese, in a convincing win. Here he’s pictured with his girlfriend, Margie celebrating his victory with family and friends at Oliveira’s on Election Night. her colleagues to remember the residents who voted to elect them. “They should form our blueprint,” said Cristiano. Mayor Carlo DeMaria outlined the next four years in a State of the City Address. · We will keep increasing the 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 availability of aff ordable housing units so residents will be able to aff ord to continue to call Everett their home. · We will coordinate with all our public and private social and human service partners to make sure that residents have access to the medical, mental health, housing and workforce development opportunities they need to lead healthy, fulfi lling lives. It appears COVID-19 has reared its ugly head once more, as the recent surge in infections statewide prompted Greater Boston League (GBL) offi cials to put a temporary hold on all competition, as of Monday, Jan. 3. The suspension of competition and practices is, for now, set to be in place until Saturday, Jan. 8, when practices can resume. All eight member schools in the GBL, of which Revere, Malden and Everett are included, are subject to the suspension. As a result of the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases, Zion Church Ministries announced that the 17th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship REVIEW | SEE PAGE 6 Darius Noonan of Everett pays it forward to help other foster kids N ine -year-old Darius Noonan has a new adventure. He wants to pay it forward to help other foster children in Massachusetts. Darius was adopted from foster care by Everett’s DPW Operations Manager, Kevin Noonan, and his wife, Maria. Darius received such great comfort from a gift of the Trouble the Dog plush toy and storybook that he decided he wants to help give Trouble the Dog to other children in foster care. “My son said Trouble made him feel betHELP | SEE PAGE 7
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