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THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MARCH 17, 2023 Page 13 Birds of a Feather: How the Corrupt Everett Leader Herald Publisher and Boston Globe Reporter Conspired to Destroy Mayor DeMaria By James Mitchell (Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the Everett Advocate March 10, 2023 edition) I n the midst of the ongoing defamation lawsuit filed by Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria against the Everett Leader Herald newspaper and its owner, Matthew Philbin, along with Andrew Philbin, Sr., and corrupt publisher/reporter Joshua Resnek and Everett City Clerk Sergio Cornelio, new information has come to light of the abhorrent relationship between Resnek and Boston Globe reporter Andrea Estes where journalistic integrity and basic honesty was tossed aside in order to destroy the mayor and his family. Resnek, who has had a professional relationship with Estes for years and would attempt to use her as a “confidential source” during his depositions with the mayor’s attorneys, had been communicating through emails and texts, which filled hundreds of pages of evidence from 2021 leading up to the election. The multiple communications proved that Resnek had been pushing Estes and the Boston Globe editors to follow-up on many of his fabricated stories ranging from the mayor’s longevity pay, false accusations of racism, sexual harassment and criminal activity, to the mayor’s real estate deal of 43 Corey St. with controversial Everett City Clerk Sergio Cornelio. It would be proven in sworn testimony by Resnek and Philbin that the two dismissed researching the legitimacy of the mayor’s role in an honest partnership with Cornelio; only publishing Resnek’s fabrications and lies in order to hurt the mayor’s reelection chances in both the 2021 primary and general election. In Oct. 2021, Resnek, writing about the mayor’s longevity pay, which at the time was approved by the City Council, falsely claimed his stories had gained the interest of the FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office. Resnek told Estes that Cornelio’s lawyer would go on record with her about the longevity pay, but Estes replied that her editors were more interested in the Corey Street real estate deal where Resnek, again, had made false accusations and made up quotes in his stories of a shakedown for $96,000 by the mayor. In typical Resnek fashion, his scheme fell apart as Estes balked on the longevity pay story, texting Estes that there is a “nuance” that only Cornelio knows that slipped by the City Council that is “apparently illegal” and that Cornelio’s lawyer would share with her what “went on in the meeting with the US Attorney and the FBI.” The desperate muckraker, once again, attempted to have his lies published in the Boston Globe as the general election neared, telling Estes in an Oct. 29, 2021, text exchange that a story from her would be a “seminal moment.” “The story of the mayor taking $96,000 from him [Cornelio] caused quite a negative wave for the mayor.” When Estes read the lawsuit filed against Resnek and Philbin by the mayor, she asked Resnek if the charges and countercharges would make any difference in the election, and if it was true where the suit claims the mayor never spoke to him. No reply was given by text, but Estes texted to Resnek, “I just don’t [sic] to publish something that is untrue.” In early Oct. 2021, the truth began to catch up with Resnek following the filing of the mayor’s defamation lawsuit. Estes, in a text message to Resnek, advised him to complain to the editor of the Boston Herald, one of many news outlets that reported on the defamation lawsuit story. “You should complain to the editor. Rule 101. Call the subject of your story,” texted Estes, adding that the story was also picked up by Statehouse News Service. “You gonna’ call him?” Resnek replied that he was going to stay silent, but Estes told Resnek not to, as “silence suggests that you’re okay with the story.” Estes told the corrupt reporter that his comments could be used if other reporters pick up the story – “maybe have a lawyer call.” Talk about prophetic. By the end of the month, Estes would suffer a severe case of buyer’s remorse, realizing she bought into a story that was untrue, riddled with fabrications along with an allegation of criminal conduct by Resnek after he admitted to having no factual basis regarding the mayor and the Corey Street real estate deal following a Superior Court judge’s ruling that the deal was legitimate, according to an email by the mayor’s attorney, Jeffrey Robbins, to Boston Globe editor Scott Allen. Estes was named as a confidential source by Resnek following the filing of the lawsuit where he’s named as a defendant. Also named as purported sources, according to the first supplemental answer provided by Resnek, were Sergio Cornelio, Margaret Cornelio, Michael Marchese, Joseph Marchese, Maria Bussell, Greg Antonelli, Matthew Philbin, a defendant in the lawsuit, John Hanlon, Wayne Matewsky, Gerly Adrien, John Mattuchio, Frederick Foresteire and John Egan. Healey-Driscoll Administration Holds Multi-Agency First Responder Training to Enhance Emergency Preparedness and Community Resiliency Police, Fire, EMS, and State 911 Receive integrated Training to Advance the implementation of a Statewide Standard for Active Shooter and Hostile Event Response BOSTON – As part of the Commonwealth’s commitment to emergency preparedness and community resiliency, the Healey-Driscoll Administration will convene two advanced trainings for more than 90 cross-discipline first responders on NFPA 3000: Standard for an Active Shooter / Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program, the adopted statewide framework for hostile incident response. The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), in coordination with the Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) is hosting the weeklong train-the-trainer program to improve integration between police, fire, telecommunications dispatch, and emergency medical services and certify a cohort of qualified instructors to teach the model standard to other first responders and community partners across the Commonwealth. The state’s ability to sponsor these comprehensive training exercises and implement the ASHER standard successfully depends on the funding recommendations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget. The Administration’s proposal, which provides a 5% increase across the Public Safety and Security Secretariat, ensures the MPTC, Department of Fire Services (DFS), Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), and State 911 can support local community partners, procure needed equipment resources, and implement ASHER training. “Massachusetts has a proud history of strong relationships among state and local emergency responders, and our Administration’s first budget reflects our dedication to continue building those partnerships,” said Governor Maura Healey. “Our investment in training will bolster our first responders’ collective ability to prepare for, prevent and respond to emergencies while strengthening public safety in communities across the Commonwealth.” “Our FY24 budget invests in our values and reaffirms our commitment to keeping communities safe,” said Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll. “I commend this collaborative approach to emergency preparedness and know this vital effort will strengthen the remarkable partnership demonstrated consistently by our state and local public safety agencies.” The MPTC will deliver this month’s Active Attack Integrated Response Train-the-Trainer Course in partnership with the ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) Center at Texas State University, recognized in 2013 by the FBI as the national standard in active shooter response training. Participants will train over five days on location at colleges in northeastern and western Massachusetts to learn about the NFPA 3000 standard, conduct full-scale exercises, and practice teaching techniques to deliver the curriculum. At the conclusion of the two training sessions, the Commonwealth will have 90 certified instructors representing state and local police, fire, emergency medical services and 911 telecommunicators. “Recent national events provide a tragic and urgent reminder that no community is immune from the unpredictable and devasting impact of an active shooter or hostile event crisis. The need for a pre-planned, integrated response across all first responder disciplines has perhaps never been more important than today,” said Secretary of Public Safety and Security Terrence Reidy. “Our experience in Massachusetts has shown that a unified approach and coordinated response saves lives and strengthens community resiliency.” To advance its implementation in Massachusetts, Secretary Reidy directed state-run police and fire academies to adopt NFPA 3000 as the statewide standard for active shooter and hostile event response training. The Department of Fire Services, State Police, and MPTC continue to develop symmetrical ASHER training for police and fire personnel. The NFPA 3000 standard was developed through consensus among stakeholders from law enforcement, the fire service, public health, emergency management, homeland security, and other disciplines. It identifies the minimum program elements needed to organize, manage, and sustain an active shooter and/or hostile response program and to reduce or eliminate the risks, effects, and impacts on an organization or community affected by these events. The framework emphasizes the need for interagency coordination when police, fire, and EMS responders are all deployed to the same critical inciTRAINING | SEE Page 15

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