Page 10 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, DECEmbER 30, 2022 REVIEW | FROM PAGE 9 the Leader Herald Defendants fabricated defamatory articles about Mayor DeMaria accusing him of criminal conduct, knowing that they had no basis in fact and were, indeed, “fiction” and “BS.” State Representative Joe McGonagle is out and about campaigning for reelection ahead of primary day, which is Tuesday, September 6. “It’s great to be out here seeing our community and letting them know I want to continue to fight for them on Beacon Hill,” said McGonagle. The Everett Public Schools (EPS) will open its doors to students for the first day of 20222023 on Wednesday, August 31, as administrators and educators look forward to an academic calendar free from the restrictions, apprehension and caution that have characterized much of the past two school years. “Anticipation for the start of any school year is sky high,” said Superintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani. State Senator Sal DiDomenico joined his colleagues and community leaders for the signing of The CROWN Act by Governor Charlie Baker in his State House office. Special guests included Mya and Deanna Cook – the sisters who were the inspiration for this legislation that prohibits the denial of employment and educational opportunities in places of work, schools and school-related organizations because of hair texture or protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists, used by people by color. MBTA officials on Wednesday announced a dramatic move that they said would lead to improved “service, safety and reliability” on one of its most heavily used transit lines. Riders are being encouraged to work from home during this historic, unprecedented 30-day total shutdown of the MBTA’s Orange Line as the agency moves to address long overdue maintenance. The MBTA announced the shutdown beginning at approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, August 19 through September 18, with service resuming on Monday, September 19. On Monday, August 1, Rep. Joe McGonagle, along with his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature, passed An Act regulating sports wagering – authorizing and regulating sports betting in the Commonwealth. The legislation authorizes the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to grant in-person licenses at gaming establishments, including casinos, racetracks and simulcast facilities, as well as mobile licenses through mobile applications or digital platforms. Dennis Lynch, former Albert Parlin School principal, will lead Everett High School this academic year. He previously served as a probation officer for several years. State Rep. Joseph McGonagle celebrated his State Primary victory at his home on Tuesday night. He defeated challenger Guerline Alcy by 636 votes and will now face Councillor-at-Large Michael Marchese, an Independent, in the November election. During Wednesday’s School Committee meeting at Everett High School, the School Committee voted 5-4 to send a letter to the City Council recommending that the former Pope John XXIII High School be converted into a space for the Everett Public Schools. Superintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani said she views this property as ideal; however, she added that it must be a collaborative decision. During Monday’s meeting at City Hall, City Councillors recommended favorable action EXPERIENCED SNOW PLOW DRIVER FOR DRIVEWAYS $40. PER HOUR PLEASE CALL: 781-521-9927 for the administration to provide an update on the disposition on the former Pope John HS site and suggested councillors take a walk through the former school. October On September 28, State Senator Sal DiDomenico was invited to the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in over 50 years. During the summit, President Joe Biden announced an ambitious goal of eliminating hunger and tackling diet-related and preventable diseases in the United States by 2030. Senator DiDomenico has prioritized expanding access to nutritious food and combatting food insecurity for the entirety of his Senate career and has helped create food and nutrition programs in Massachusetts that are now being pointed to as ideas the rest of the country should adopt. “I was honored to be invited to join leaders from across the country for this historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health,” said Senator DiDomenico, who is Assistant Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate. Two architects who asked to appear before the City Council and school administrators appeared before Tuesday’s City Council meeting at City Hall. Architect Frank Tedesco, principal of Mount Vernon Group Architects, estimated rehabilitation costs would be $76 million, including inflation and soft costs, according to a feasibility study. On Saturday, October 8, Mass Badge hosted a Black-Tie Gala at the Seaport Hotel in Boston to commemorate the organization’s 25th Anniversary. State Representative Joseph McGonagle presented the organization with a special citation for their momentous occasion. On October 12, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne hosted Senator DiDomenico, Representatives McGonagle and Ryan, along with dozens of elected officials and agency staff, to celebrate collective efforts to protect coastal cities along Greater Boston’s Mystic River from sea level rise and extreme coastal storms. Senator DiDomenico worked with Representatives McGonagle and Ryan, along with other state legislators from the Mystic Watershed communities, to secure millions of dollars in bonding authority to support the development of these critical coastal resilience projects. November The 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 Chairperson Jeanne Cristiano, who represents Ward 3, read a memorandum received from Attorney Robert Galvin, Esq. to the School Committee dated Monday – “I’m offering 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. Like nearly every district across the state, the Everett Public Schools Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment (MCAS) results took a dive between 2019 and last year, 2021, the first testing administered during the pandemic. While some showed some improvement during this past year’s 2022 MCAS, Everett schools did not, and in some grade levels actually declined from 2021 to 2022. The School Committee voted 7-1 to approve a settlement agreement between the Everett Public Schools and the SEIU, a custodian union, during Monday’s School Committee meeting at Everett High School. Ward 2 School Committee Member Jason Marcus suggested that a two percent raise over a three-year term wasn’t enough to live on. Out of 22,564 registered voters, 8,232 ballots were cast, resulting in a 36.48 percent voter turnout during Tuesday’s State General Election. State Representative Joseph McGonagle topped the ticket with an impressive landslide victory with 4,629 to 1,946 votes over his opponent, Michael Marchese, an Everett Councillor-at-Large. Recently, an Everett Youth Commission board member and local pastor received The President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, signed by President Joseph Biden. Pastor Chaplain Myreille Daniel said she was the only Everett resident to receive this prestigious honor in 2022. A public hearing on a free petition, in accordance with Section 8-1 of the Everett City Charter, requesting a five-year moratorium on new housing developments in the city greater than three families and strict enforcement of current city ordinances regarding building and conversation of one-, twoand three-family properties was discussed at length during Tuesday’s Special City Council meeting at City Hall. The city’s Land Use Attorney, Jonathan Silverstein, said he suspects if the five-year moratorium was challenged, it would be successful. December Councillors voted 10-0 to adopt the minimal residential factor in setting the city’s Fiscal 2023 tax rate during Monday’s Special City Council meeting at City Hall. The council set the residential factor at $11.78 for residential and $25.36 for commercial, industrial and personal properties, effective January 1, according to Chief Financial Officer Eric Demas. Everett Leader Herald former photographer and newspaper layout designer James “Jim” Mahoney met with attorneys for Mayor Carlo DeMaria on Dec. 16, 2022, at the Boston law offices of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP to provide testimony in the ongoing lawsuit. Mahoney, who worked for the newspaper under the direction of corrupt editor Joshua Resnek and owner Matthew Philbin, stated under oath that Philbin was truly in charge of the newspaper’s content from cover to cover during the years he worked from February 2020 to July 2022. Approximately 44 people attended Tuesday’s virtual meeting to assess the feasibility, utility and cost of extending the Silver Line into Everett. According to MassDOT Project Manager Doug Johnson, out of 141 panelists, they were least likely to use Alternative 1 to Malden Center by Ferry Street; Alternative 2 – Wellington by Route 16 and Sullivan by Broadway; and most likely to use Alternative 3 from Chelsea to Sullivan. The School Committee approved Superintendent Priya Tahiliani’s evaluation, 9-0 (with Mayor Carlo DeMaria abstaining from voting), during Monday’s School Committee meeting at Everett High School. During public comment, Lynn Street resident Nancy Cianchetta, who doesn’t support an extension of the superintendent’s contract beyond June of next year, said residents have always been unified, but she hasn’t felt that the city has been a community recently. A longtime former top Everett school administrator is now expected to go to trial early in 2023 on a series of charges, following a court action Friday. Three former female employees of the Everett Public Schools delivered impact statements in court on Friday, accusing Fred Foresteire of being involved in inappropriate acts while they were working for the Everett Public Schools, where he was the Superintendent at the time.
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