As part of the annual Spring Clean Up Event volunteers paint a utility box to brighten up the area.

Mayor Carlo DeMaria, the City of Everett, and the Everett Beautification Committee held a hugely successful Spring Clean Up Event this past Saturday, May 11th.  The event was sponsored by GTA Co., Inc., Everett Supply-True Value Hardware, and The Everett Square Deli.

Residents and city workers came together in an effort to continue to prepare Everett’s neighborhoods and parks for the summer.  Volunteers removed debris, raked, swept, and collected branches and dirt.

In addition, under the guidance of Paris Street Gallery owner Alvin Colon, and local artists Eileen Umba-Neuwinger and Gabriella Crinigan, Everett High School art students began to design and paint utility boxes throughout the City.

A delicious and healthy lunch was provided courtesy of The Square Deli, located on Broadway.

“I would like to thank everyone who came out and took part in our Spring Clean Up Event,” states Mayor DeMaria, “This is an important event each year to prepare our parks for the summer months, so that they are suitable to be played in and to be enjoyed by all our children and families.”

Casino proponent Steve Wynn explains to the crowd assembled
at the Connolly Center last Friday more of the details of his plan
for a resort casino on Lower Broadway – including the use of a
type of glass known as Wynn Bronze in the high-rise.

Steve Wynn showcased new details and renderings of his proposed $1.2 billion Wynn Resort Hotel and casino during an event Friday afternoon at the Edward G. Connolly Center.

The presentation attracted state and city officials, school leaders, and Everett residents who listened as Wynn, one of the world’s foremost developers of hotels and casino projects, talked about the 19-story, 550-room Wynn hotel and casino that would be built along the Mystic River in Everett.

Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd., did not disappoint the large crowd inside the hall, putting on a spectacular demonstration that included five massive posters showing the Wynn Resort from different angles, piped in music from legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra, an attractive Wynn Resort podium, a crisp sound system, and professional sky lighting that brought a Hollywood style feel to the proceedings.

Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. introduced Wynn to the enthusiastic audience, many of which will be heading to the polls on Saturday, June 22 to vote “yes” or “no” to the project on a citywide referendum.

“It’s an exciting day for all of us,” said DeMaria. “I can see the excitement in everyone’s eyes here. We’re here to hear from Mr. Wynn and it’s my great honor and pleasure to introduce Steve Wynn again.”

Wynn said he relished the opportunity to present his proposal to the people of Everett, saying, “I’ve been practicing for 46 years. And when I say practicing, in a real sense I sort of mean that. In our company, we design everything in house. The Bellagio, Mirage, Wynn, Encore, Golden Nugget – all of these things were done by the same group of designers and people of which I am one. We’ve been together for 33 years doing our own stuff.

“But all of us share one simple idea: That if we could do one more project, one more – maybe, just maybe we’ll get it right.”

Wynn spoke of having “a passion for process,” expressing that if you are surrounded by good colleagues, “that’s a team that produces superior projects and all of us at Wynn Resorts, we share that passion for the process of creating these places.”

Wynn described the project and its locale as being an “Urban Wynn.” He said his company is basically “hotel designers.”

“We build fanciful hotels because we can have a casino to pay for them,” said Wynn. “That’s what I love about casinos – that they allow us to build fanciful, unusual food, beverage, entertainment, convention, hospitality places. People love hotels and restaurants and shopping. Those are things that matter.”

Wynn told the attentive audience that his idea for Everett is to build a hotel that has “a beautiful entry and lobby, wonderful shops, really fanciful restaurants, nightclub and entertainment, meeting rooms and a spa that are wonderful to go to, and then, down the hall with its own parking access separate, is a room full of gaming equipment that helps pay for the rest of the place.”

Wynn cited his proven track record of success in the hospitality industry, receiving five-star recognition from Forbes for his hotels in Las Vegas and China. He said that the Wynn Las Vegas hotel set a record of having $770 million in casino revenue last year. “That was more than anyone in the history of the state [Nevada].”

Wynn turned to the Styrofoam posters that depicted the ornate Wynn Resort from five different vantage points.

“If you turn off Broadway and you take a left in to the property and go back toward the circle inside the project, you’re in a tree-lined boulevard,” said Wynn. “As you go down the tree-line boulevard with the hotel on the right, you head back toward the Mystic River. You get a sense of the intense landscaping [that we’re planning].”

Other posters displayed the proposed atrium,  promenade into the shopping arcade, river walk, park,  bicycle path, boardwalk, and waterfront where there will be a dock.

Wynn was asked in an interview by Anthony Everett of WCVB-TV Channel 5 how long it would take for the entire project to be built.

“When the state makes up its mind, things go very fast,” he said. “Let’s assume that the state makes their decision on a given day – from the day the state makes a decision, I believe this process, with foundations and everything else, could be 30 months.”

That means if the city of Everett votes favorably for the project on June 22 and the State Gaming Commission awards Wynn Resorts a gaming license in early 2014, the residents of Everett could see Wynn Resort and a casino in full operation by the summer of 2016.

DeMaria was pleased with Wynn’s presentation and the warm and significant applause that followed his remarks.

“I think it went excellently,” said DeMaria. “This was a great event and Mr. Wynn’s presentation was tremendous. It was very informative and he is a great speaker.”

From left to right, Police Chief Steven Mazzie, Sergeant Sean Bagley, Sergeant William Fox, Lieutenant
Frank Hoenig and Mayor Carlo DeMaria smile following the swearing-in of the three newly
promoted officers.

The Everett Board of Aldermen confirmed the promotions of three members of the Everett Police Department on Monday night, as patrol officers Sean Bagley and William Fox were promoted to Sergeant and Sergeant Frank Hoenig was promoted to Lieutenant.

Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Chief Steven Mazzie and a packed gallery of family, friends and their brother officers were on hand to witness the three consecutive 7-0 aldermanic votes and the swearing in of the newly promoted.

The promotions take effect immediately.

Following the promotions and a brief recess to allow the officers to take pictures with family and local officials, Chief Mazzie did address the aldermen on a separate matter related to improving safety for local crossing guards.

According to the chief, the department will be purchasing new uniform items, including hats, gloves, jackets and reflective gear to make the crossing guards more visible to drivers. The new equipment will be purchased over the summer and disbursed to crossing guards at the end of summer, prior to the start of the next school year.

“In addition, we are going to be beefing up the training regimen for next year and every year and crossing guards who start in the middle of the school year will be required to take the entire training program before starting work,” Chief Mazzie explained to the board.

The Board of Aldermen quickly voted to approve two transfer requests for the School Department totaling $1.37 million on Monday night, and then balked at approving an increase in the salary for Everett School Committee members, from $5,500 per member annually to $11,500 per member annually.

The pay raises if passed would have totaled just $42,000 annually and would not have impacted the city of Everett’s budget or tax base because it would have to be paid out of the school department’s bottom-line budget. Instead the request to increase the school committee salaries will head back to the Finance Committee, which had previously researched and recommended the $11,500 figure.

The transfer requests were made to cover expected shortfalls in the school department budget that are related to items outside of the school department’s control.

The first $591,187 request was found when the Everett school system determined that approximately 50 students in charter schools had erroneously been charged to Everett. The mistake in assigning the students to Everett resulted in a corresponding reduction to the Everett schools from the state aid formula (known as the cherry sheet), which caused the city to be under the state foundation budget.

Essentially, the state requires cities and towns to fund their school systems at a predetermined “foundation” level, in order to maintain access to state funding. Once the adjustments to Everett’s school population were made, the city was required to contribute more to its bottom-line school budget.

The second transfer for $779,900 was related to the school department Medicare reimbursement formula.

Both of the transfer motions were passed 7-0. Assistant Superintendent Charles Obremski and Superintendent Frederick Foresteire were both on hand to answer questions about the deficits.

When the vote on the School Committee salaries came up, it quickly became clear that a majority of Aldermen did not support the request to increase the salary by $6,000. Aldermanic President Sal Sachetta gave up the gavel and took a seat on the chamber floor as Alderman Joe McGonagle briefly took over as president, so that Sachetta could offer an amendment to increase the salary by $1,500 to just $7,000. Following the motion to amend, Aldermen Robert Van Campen rose to move that the entire question be sent back to the Finance Committee, so that the board of aldermen and the Common Council could further discuss the raise before taking a final vote.

Aldermen Millie Cardello and Michael Mangan were the only to Aldermen who rose to speak in favor of increasing the salary to $11,500.

In the end the board 5-2 to send the item back to Finance Committee.

Chelsea Police detectives and State Police homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious deaths of an Everett man and woman in Chelsea early Monday morning, according to Chelsea Chief Brian Kyes and Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley.

After a 9-1-1 call just before 4 a.m. Monday, Chelsea Police, Chelsea Fire, and emergency medical technicians responded to Crescent Avenue to find an adult male and an adult female deceased inside a blue Ford LTD.

Zouaoui Dani-Elkebir, 51, of Everett, and a female victim, Karima El-Hakim, 38, also of Everett, were reported as being the deceased.

Both are believed to be of Moroccan descent, and were in a livery vehicle at the time of their death, sources said. One source indicated that they both still had warm cups of coffee sitting in their laps when discovered.

Another source said that the shooting allegedly took place further up the street near Spencer and Parker Streets, and that after their death, the victims drove their car into a building down the street on Crescent Avenue.

After the initial response to the scene, Chelsea Police notified the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit, which has jurisdiction over death investigations in Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop, and parts of Boston, and which is working with the Chelsea Police Criminal Investigative Division. Also responding were various specialized State Police units, including the Crime Scene Services Section.

Investigators believe the deaths to be suspicious, although the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will formally determine cause and manner of death.

A source close to the scene indicated that investigators were looking at whether there was a third person in the livery vehicle during the shooting, or if a vehicle might have pulled up beside the victims.

Inside reports indicated that investigators were frustrated in the initial response due to the fact that there were possibly no working video surveillance cameras in the area. Police, however, did not confirm that.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Chelsea Police detectives at 617-466-4843 or the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit at 617-727-8817. Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous may also call the Chelsea Police CrimeStoppers tip line at 617-466-4880, text the word CHELSEA and their information to TIP411 (847411), or submit information online at www.ChelseaPolice.com.

If you are a voter in Everett, the next few months will be a busy time for you.

We agree with the opinion piece in today’s newspaper by Peter Napolitano urging voters to make the effort to vote in the following elections on US Senate, the vote on a casino in Everett and a possible US Congressional election if Congressman Ed Markey wins for US Senate.  And voters should not forget the municipal primary in September as well as the election in November with many contested races.

None of these local elections are uncontested and will definitely determine the type of city that Everett will be for the next 25 years.

The summer months will be anything but restful for voters as candidates go door to door to meet the voters.

First up will be the proposed casino vote on Saturday, June 22.

While many of the local elected officials favor the casino, there is a group of local residents who are mounting an effort to oppose the location of the casino in Everett.

On last Thursday, Everett resident Evmorphia Stratis was a guest presenter at the forum held at Suffolk University on the pros and cons of casino gambling in Massachusetts.

Stratis was the most passionate of all the presenters as she outlined why the casino should not be built in Everett or in Massachusetts.

The forum also included remarks by State Gaming Commissioner Stephen Crosby who urges both opponents and proponents to use this time to make sure that the host community agreement has something for everyone.

As Crosby pointed out, like it or not there will be a casino built in the Boston area and now is the time to make sure that all concerns are addressed by all residents.

We urge all those who will be affected to make their concerns heard to local officials.

We should point out that the Suffolk Downs casino vote is starting to get bogged down in Boston politics. With Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston, who has favored only a referendum vote in East Boston for approval of the casino, leaving office in January, some of the mayoral candidates are calling for a citywide vote that would change the dynamics of the proposal being approved by Boston voters.

Wynn is already pulling out all the stops in his effort to build the casino in Everett as can be seen by his appearance in Everett on Friday.

In Everett, will the voters go for a casino here and by the margins that are acceptable to Wynn?

That is the question to be decided on June 22.

The Everett High boys track team concluded its 2013 dual meet season with a victory over Greater Boston League rival Medford last week.

Leading the way for coach Shelanda Irish’s squad was the duo of Hieu Vo-Tran and Jason Hansen, both of whom won two individual events.

Hieu captured the 400 meter intermediate hurdles in a clocking of 74.6 and the high jump with a leap of 5-8, while Jason won the 400 meter dash in 57.9 and the triple jump with a distance of 32-10.

Tuan Vo also was a big point scorer for the Crimson Tide, earning points in three events: a first in the 800 meter run in 2:13; a second in the 200 meter dash in 25.3; and a third in the high jump with a leap of 5-0.

Other first place finishers for Everett were: Jefrey Perez in the two mile run in 12:01; Kenny Phan in the 100 dash in 12.2; Alex Burgos in the mile in 5:29.2; Lorentz Etienne with a long jump of 18-2; and the 4×100 relay quartet of Tony Tran, Kenny Phan, Edwin Gonzalez, and Lorentz Etienne in a time of 48.1.

Crimson Tide trackmen who added three points to the Everett scoresheet with second place performances were: Stephen Carlin in the 400 hurdles in 78.6; Trevor Freeman in the 100 high hurdles in 19.5; Tony Tran in the 100 dash in 12.4; Anthony Garcia-Gomez in the mile in 5:32.5; Edwin Gonzalez in the long jump with a leap of 16-1; and Justin Gabriel with a discus toss of 90-10.

Contributing single points to the Everett cause with third pace efforts were: Mike Traill in the two mile in 13:12; Fritzbert Jonathas in the 800 in 2:24.3; Hassan Harris with a discus spin of 76-7; Gonzalez in the 400 dash in 59.3; Etienne in the 200 dash in 26.1; Ricky Phan with a shotput heave of 32-2.75; Carlin in the 100 hurdles in 19.9;  Freeman in the 400 hurdles in 82.0 and the triple jump in 32-6; Perez in the mile in 5:47.8; and Gabriel with a javelin throw of 123-8.

Colson wins three events to pace girls track

The Everett High girls outdoor track team ended its dual-season schedule on a winning note with a victory over Medford last week.

Leading the way for coach Shelanda Irish’s Lady Crimson Tide was Elspeth Colson, who won three individual events to contribute 15 points to the Everett side of the scoresheet. Elspeth blazed to victory in the 100 high hurdles in 18.5; triumphed in the 400 low hurdles in 83.2; and took the triple jump with a hop, skip, and jump of 26-11.

Yarina Pineda Ramirez was a double winner for the Lady Crimson Tide, winning the shotput with a toss of 25- 3.75 and the javelin with a throw of 42-11. Emila Ponikiewski also was a double-victor, taking the 800 in 2:55.6 and discus with a toss of 50-0. Emila also added a point to the Everett cause with a third place throw of 29-8 in the javelin.

Djenny Lorjuste was another major contributor to the Everett triumph, scoring 9.25 points. Djenny sped past the field in the 200 meter dash in 28.5; grabbed a second in the long jump with a leap of 13-8; and ran the first leg of the winning Everett 4 x 100 relay, which clocked a time of 54.5.

Other first place finishers for Everett who also scored points in other events were Megan Eugene, who won the long jump with a leap of 13-9 and ran the anchor leg of the 4 x 100, and Kathy Pham, who won the high jump by clearing the bar at 4-2 and who also ran with the 4 x 100 crew.

Lena Nguyen took seconds in both hurdles events, the 400 in 84.5 and the 100 in 19.2.  Kayla Mangan likewise brought home two second place finishes in the two mile in 13:59.7 and the mile in 7:17.3.

Other second place finishers for Everett were: Sheryl Steeves in the 100 dash in 14.1 (Sheryl also ran a leg in the 4 x 100 relay); Wendy Ralon in the 800 in 3:01; Lauryns Joseph in the 400 dash in 68.2; Sharyn Gladstone in the 200 dash in 30.3; Ariana Ross with a shotput throw of 20-6.5; and Melissa D’Haiti with a discus twirl of 49-4.

Girls who added single points with third place finishes were: Vesna Imsirovic in the 400 hurdles in 85.1; Gladstone in the 100 dash in 14.5; Rishika Joshi in the 800 in 3:27; Victoria Thistle in the 400 dash in 1:15; Jennifer Nguyen in the mile in 8:30.8; Lindsey Ducheine in the 200 dash in 31.9; D’Haiti with a shotput throw of 20-3; Pham with a long jump of 13-5;  Thistle with a  triple jump of  22-10; Ross with a discus spin of  40-3; and Caitlyn Winsor with a javelin throw of 39-10.

“Overall, it was a great team effort for both the girl and boys,” said Irish. “We had a lot of  personal records at this meet and this is the time in the season where we expect to see those PRs. This was our last dual meet of the season and it was nice to end with a win on our side.”

EHS softball team edges Medford, 6-5

The Everett High softball team improved to 9-4 on the season and kept alive its hopes for a share of a Greater Boston League title with a dramatic 6-5 victory over Medford Monday.

Lady Crimson Tide pitcher Frankie Perreault went all seven innings, allowing six hits and four earned runs while striking out seven enemy hitters. However, the outcome of contest was in doubt right to the very end, as Medford had the tying run on third in the seventh and final frame. However, Perreault reached back and fanned the last Medford batter of the day to notch the big  victory for the Lady Crimson Tide.

The contest was of the must-win variety for Everett, which now is one game behind Medford in the GBL standings and tied with Malden for second place with two losses apiece. If Malden should beat Medford in their encounter-to-come, it would create a three way tie for the top spot in the GBL.

Everett jumped out to a 2-0 advantage in the opening inning.  Lead-off hitter supreme Alea Martinelli singled, stole second, moved to third on a base hit by Janyne Sierra, and then came home on passed ball for a quick 1-0 Everett lead.. Sierra then scored on double by Talia Mirra to make it 2-0.

Medford struck back to tie matters with a pair of markers in the third, but the Lady Crimson Tide regained the momentum with three tallies in their half of the inning on a three run homer by Sierra with teammates Martinelli (who had tripled) and  Samantha Batres (who had bunted safely) aboard.

Medford closed the gap to 5-3 in the fifth, but the Lady Crimson Tide got that back when Batres and Sierra singled, Mirra sacrificed both over a base, and Batres scooted home on an overthrow by the Medford catcher on a pick-off attempt.

Medford then made it a nailbiter, scoring two in the sixth to make it a 6-5 affair and getting a runner (who had reached on an error) to third with two outs in the seventh. But Perreault made sure of the “W” with a big K to end the game.

“We played well and disciplined,” said EHS head coach Stacy Poste. “We would have liked to have seen more hits, but they counted when we did hit. Defensively a few errors hurt us, but we were able to bounce back in the end and make the outs. Frankie pitched through some pain she was feeling in her shoulder and we were very happy with her performance.”

Prior to the Medford win, the Lady Crimson Tide played unevenly in their contests last week. Everett easily handled Whittier Tech, 13-1, in a contest halted after five innings because of the mercy rule, but then dropped successive games to Westford Academy and Malden.

In the Whittier tilt, Perreault tossed all five frames, allowing just three hits to earn the victory.

Whittier scored its one and only run of the contest in the top of the first, but Everett got it back immediately in its half of the inning. Samantha Batres singled, stole second, moved to third on a passed ball, and scored on a fielder’s choice

The Lady Crimson Tide took a lead they never would relinquish with two tallies in the second. After Perreault singled to open the frame (and then yielded her place on the base paths to courtesy runner Angelo Cataldo), a succession of fielder’s choices and passed balls allowed both Cataldo and Sophia Marchant to scoot home.

However, it was not until the fourth stanza that the Lady Crimson Tide’s bats came alive. Everett pounded Whittier pitching for eight runs to move out to commanding 11-1 advantage. Big hits in the uprising included a triple by Janyne Sierra to knock in two runs which then was followed by a home run by the next batter, Talia Mirra, for two more RBI.

Everett made it an official rout with two markers in the fifth when Kylie Jepson singled, Alea Martinelli tripled her home, and Batres singled to rescue Martinelli to end the game by the mercy rule.

In a 16-8 loss to Westford, Westford scored four runs in each of the first two innings and three in the third to move out to an 11-4 midway through the contest. Jess Wade accounted for three of the Everett runs, belting a solo roundtripper in the second, delivering an RBI base hit in the third (to score Mirra), and then coming home herself on a passed ball.

A two run homer by Martinelli in the fourth (with Talia Riccioli, who had singled, aboard) cut the gap to 11-6, but Everett would get no closer as Westford had an answer for every Everett bid to get back into the game. The Lady Crimson Tide’s final two tallies came in the sixth when Martinelli bunted safely and Batres socked a homer.

“Unfortunately, we did not have a good game,” said EHS head coach Stacy Poste. “Mistakes on both defense and offense hurt us.  Westford hit the ball well, but we also allowed them to score more runs than they should have.”

The next contest was a disappointing 7-0 loss to Malden, a team whom Everett had defeated in their initial encounter two weeks previously.

The Lady Crimson Tide’s bats were silent in the rematch, with only three hits, two of which came from Sierra.

“We just could not hit,” noted Poste. “We had 10 hits in our last game with Malden, but had only three this time. This is not the team of girls whom I know can hit.  We are so much better than what we showed in this game.”

Poste and her crew have a very busy week on tap to end their season. They were set to play at Whittier Tech (yesterday) and then play a stretch of six games in seven days starting with a doubleheader on Friday, hosting GBL rival Somerville at 3:45 and then entertaining Swampscott at 6:00.

Sunday evening the girls will play Marblehead at 6:00. Monday they will host Cambridge and Tuesday they’ll entertain Lexington. They will wrap up their season next Thursday when they travel to Swampscott.

Edwin Nicholas

International Laborers Union Retiree

Edwin F. Nichols of Winthrop, formerly of Revere, died on May 7 at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers following a long illness. He was 81 years old.

Born and raised in Boston, he moved to Revere as a young man and spent 41 years in Revere before moving to Winthrop 13 years ago. Most of his working career was spent as a laborer with the Laborers International Union – Local 22 of Malden. He retired at 64 years of age.

He and his wife, Jean E. (Meaney) Nichols (who died in February of 2008) were active members for several years of the former St. Anthony’s Band, Revere, sharing the role as band manager. He was also a member of the Winthrop Lodge of Elks.

Mr. Nichols was the devoted father of Paul E. Nichols and his wife, Linda of Everett, David J. Nichols and his wife, Daphne of Littleton and Brian G. Nichols and his wife, Nicole of Swampscott. He was the cherished grandfather of Ryan P., Kelly L. and Mary Catherine Nichols, Sydney E., Camron M., Vienna M. and Garrett B. Nichols; the dear brother of Robert Nichols and his wife, Mary of Rumson, New Jersey and the late Donald M. Nichols. He is also lovingly survived by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements were by the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals, Revere. Private burial will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to: Seasons Hospice Foundation, 8537 Solution Center, Chicago, Ill 60677 (www.seasonsfoundation.org) Please visit: www.vertuccioandsmith.com for additional information.

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Donald Albert Terminiello, Sr.

Of Everett

Donald Albert Terminiello, Sr. of Everett died on May 10.

He was the beloved long time partner of Jeanne Beaudet; loving father of Donald Albert Terminiello, Jr. and Lisa Terminiello; loving brother of Paul and is also survived by three loving grandchildren: Thomas and Alexander Terminiello and Christina O’Brien.

His Funeral will be from the Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home, 331 Main Street, Everett today, Wednesday, May 15 at 10:30 a.m. Services will begin in the Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Complimentary valet parking at Main Street entrance. Donations in Donald’s memory may be made to a charity of your choice. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. RoccoFuneralHomes.com

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Nicolas D’Onofrio

Of Malden

Nicolas D’Onofrio of Malden died on May 10.

He was the beloved husband of the late Maria (Bottini); loving father of Phyllis Guglielmi and her husband, Fulvio of Malden and brother of the late Theresa DiCesare. He is also survived by two loving grandchildren, Diane Carriglio and her husband, Fred of Wilmington and Steven Guglielmi of Malden, and two great-grandchildren, Gabriella and Arianna Carriglio, as well as a niece, Ani Paez and her family.

His Funeral will be held from the Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home, 331 Main St., Everett today, Wednesday, May 15 at 9 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Malden at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Entombment will be at Holy Cross Mausoleum in Malden. Rocco – Carr – Henderson 1-877-71ROCCO roccofuneralhomes.com

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Eleanor Christopher

Worked at East Boston Savings Bank in Revere

Eleanor M. (Ferrante) Christopher of Revere, formerly of Everett, died on May 8.

Eleanor worked at the East Boston Savings Bank in Revere and was the beloved wife of John P. Christopher with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. She was the loving mother of Colonel John Paul Christopher, US Marine Corps and his wife, Valeria of North Carolina, Robin Crane and her husband, Matthew of Pennsylvania and the late Cheryl Ann Christopher; dear sister of the late Joseph Ferrante; cherished grandmother of August and Gianna Crane.

Her funeral and services were private with arrangements by Vazza Funeral Home, Revere. For online guest book, visit: www.vazzafunerals.com

Pictured are M. Eisner, S Trumbull, C Duquet, D Hosea and S Gibson.

Christopher C. Duquet is a Malden resident and currently on active duty in Afghanistan. He is serving with the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade as an instructor pilot. As a show of American citizens’ support, Everett Credit Union donated to his battalion, Bravo Company “Big Iron”, to continue their fight against terrorism. We thank all our American soldiers for their sacrifice to protect our freedom.

Chartered in 1926 as a not-for-profit organization, Everett Credit Union is owned and operated by its members.  Since its’ founding as a one-room operation, the credit union has grown into a forty-seven million dollar, full-service financial institution serving over 4,700 members.  Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, or worships in Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, or Norfolk counties.  Everett Credit Union provides a full range of financial services. All deposits are insured by the National Credit Union Administration and the Massachusetts Share Insurance Corporation.  For more information, please call 800-287-1189 or visit us at www.everettcu.org.

Mayor Carlo DeMaria receives nomination papers at the City
Clerk’s office. With the Mayor is his wife Stacy and children Carlo,
Caroline and Alexandra .

Mayor Carlo DeMaria, along with his wife Stacy and children Carlo, Caroline and Alexandra, recently visited the City Clerk’s office to pick up nomination papers.  Mayor DeMaria is seeking re-election for his fourth Mayoral term.  “Serving as Mayor has been the greatest honor of my life,” states DeMaria, “We’ve made great progress, but our work isn’t done.  The foundation has been laid for a prosperous future for our City – it’s Everett’s time.”