Some of the many volunteers that participated in Saturday's Clean Up Day.

Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. wishes to thank all the volunteers for their participation and help on Saturday’s Clean Up Day.  The Mayor was very pleased with the turnout and the efforts of this year’s group.  The Mayor would like to specifically thank the following for all the hard work and help with a successful cleanup this year:

Ward 2 Alderman Michael Mangan

Ward 3 Councilor David Rodrigues

Ward 3 Councilor Richard DellIsola

Ward 4 Councilor Domenic Puleo

The Square Deli – Lunch Sponsor

Paul Belfonte and Paul’s Towing

Everett Kiwanis and the Everett High School Kiwanis Key Club and Builders Club

Parlin Library Teen Center

Joint Committee for Children’s Health Care in Everett

LaComunidad, Inc.

Energize Everett

Recyclebank

Starting from the Parlin Library with a quick breakfast multiple groups met at many locations throughout the City where many gathered to help clean up tot-lots, fields, walkways and other areas throughout the city.

Judging by the two truckloads of trash and Recycling the city hauled away, all the groups worked right up to the 12:00 PM end time and enjoyed a delicious lunch provided by The Square Deli.

With the success of the city’s annual Spring Cleanup, the Mayor is already quickly planning a Fall Cleanup to complement this popular event and to get additional volunteers to help keep the city clean.

The late Mrs. Dolores Hart is pictured in a family photo with her son, Bill Jr., granddaughter, Danielle, daughter, Kim, granddaughter, Gabrielle, and husband, Bill Sr.

Family and friends are fondly remembering Everett resident Dolores Hart as a wonderful, vibrant woman who brought joy into so many people’s lives through the kindness and respect she extended to others.

Mrs. Hart, beloved wife of more than 56 years to William A. Hart, died on May 5 after a brief illness. She was 79 years old and would have turned 80 on July 3.

Mrs. Hart was the mother of two children, William D. “Billy” Hart, who served on the Everett School Committee and Everett Common Council, and Kim A. Hart. She also leaves two granddaughters Danielle and Gabrielle Hart.

Everett resident Donald Harney, who with his wife, Geri, would often see Dolores and William Hart at various social events, said that Mrs. Hart was always friendly and gracious. The executive director of the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, Harney worked closely with Billy Hart who became the highly respected president of the business organization.

“Billy was very good to his mother and father,” said Harney. “He really watched out for them and took care of them. He was a great son.”

Billy Hart recalled how his parents first met, forming a loving bond that was reinforced every day of their 56 years of marriage.

“My father was a lifeguard at Hampton Beach and my mother’s friends introduced them to each other,” said Billy. “They had known each other in Everett, but not well because he was a little older and they lived in different parts of the city.”

Billy Hart said his mother instilled in her children the importance of education and its lifelong benefits.

“My mother wanted to be sure that my sister and I went on to get a good education,” said Billy.

Billy received his undergraduate degree from Merrimack College and Master’s degree from Suffolk University. He has been a college instructor and holds the esteemed position of executive officer for the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts. Kim holds an Associate’s degree from North Shore Community College.

Mrs. Hart provided a fine example to her children with her loyal participation in church activities, volunteer service at the Whidden Hospital, and charitable work for such organizations as the Everett Emblem Club.

“My mother always believed in giving back,” said Billy. “She always thought that you can’t just exist – you have to do something with yourself and really contribute and be respectful.”

Billy Hart said his parents provided a strong, caring family life and that close-knit atmosphere inspired him and his sister to reach out and help others whenever they could. Bill and Dolores Hart became inseparable during the years of their retirement, bestowing kindnesses upon each other on a daily basis.

“My father retired when he was 62, so he would drive my mother to work and to the hairdresser and food shopping,” said Billy. “They were always on the go, the two of them. And they were always doing things for us, such as helping my sister with the children.”

Mrs. Hart worked for Bond Brothers and Avco Company in Everett and retired as an administrative assistant with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Billy Hart said his parents’ love for this city never wavered.

“They lived in Everett, worked in Everett, worshipped in Everett, food shopped in Everett – they cared about the community. They were involved in political campaigns over the years, mine of course – because they knew it was about service.”

Colin Kelly, a grammar school classmate and lifelong friend of Billy Hart who became close to the Hart family, said he was honored to be delivering the eulogy at the funeral Mass for Dolores Hart today at Immaculate Conception Church.

“I consider myself part of the Hart family,” proudly related Kelly, government relations manager at Schnitzer Industries of Everett. “Dolores Hart was certainly a woman who was committed to her family as well as her community. She was someone people could look to for advice as they were growing up.”

Kelly said it was Mrs. Hart who introduced him to his wife, Robin.

“I personally always thank her for introducing my wife and me to one another during one of Billy’s campaigns for Council,” said Kelly, who has been married for 22 years and has two children. “I have a beautiful wife because of that introduction.”

Kelly said he always found the Hart home to be warm, loving and hospitable.

“It reminded me of my own house,” said Kelly. “There was a very strong mother and a very good father who took good direction. My mother was taken at a very young age and she and Mrs. Hart were very good friends. They were involved in the Whidden Hospital Guild. So whenever I went to Billy’s house, it felt like I was going to my own house. I always felt welcomed and it was very warm. You could always find an opinion on any topic, just like my own kitchen table.

“I’m very honored to speak on behalf of the family – Billy, his mother and his father were very special friends to my family and me. We all love her and we will miss her dearly.”

The Everett Common Council meeting Monday night at city hall produced no hits, no runs and no errors. It was a quick meeting as meetings go, with several items discussed and none at length.

The hot-button topic was that of the ever-increasing student population.  A committee is in the process of being set up to work with the school department on trying to help find answers to the student enrollment issues. The committee is a response to a recent request from school officials for $1.5 million.

“We’re working on drafting the ordinance,” said the mayor’s chief of staff Melissa Murphy. “I think this will work. You’ll have a full vision of everything,” she added. The new committee will monitor budgets, enrollment activity, and focus on figuring out how to be more financially savvy about handling the spike in the student population. The resolution was referred to the mayor’s office.

Another resolution that was referred back to the mayor’s office came from Councilor Michael McLaughlin and Alderman Michael Mangan. They want the mayor to consider installing a Bocce Court Complex in the new seven-acre park in order to increase usage and activity at the recreational facility. “We’ve talked about some improvements,” said McLaughlin.

An additional improvement discussed was resolution 12, which states that all ordinances should be posted online so that the public can participate before an issue is voted on. “When we work on ordinances, people don’t know about them until they’re finished,” said Councilor Rosa DiFlorio, who encourages Everett residents to participate in weekly meetings. The resolution was referred to the mayor’s office with an anticipated response slated for one month.

To further community involvement, a resolution promoting that ramps be installed at the crosswalks at Ferry Street and Walnut Street was discussed by Councilors Wayne Matewsky and Leo McKinnon. The ramps would benefit handicapped and senior citizens in Everett. More community improvements will be discussed at next week’s meeting.

More than 100 Everett High School seniors will be heading off to college next year, the recipients of John and Abigail Adams Scholar awards.

The scholarship provides free tuition to any Massachusetts state college, university or community college.

For the parents of these children who have done so well, the scholarships are prized possessions that make college entirely possible.

All the recipients had to score in the advanced category in one subject area and to be proficient in the another subject area.

They also must be in the top 25% of their class and must enroll in college on the first semester following graduation.

In order to receive the full measure of the scholarship, the students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average.

The net result of these scholarships has been to attract more high performing students to Massachusetts public higher education.

In Everett, parents of recipients are still delighting in their childrens’ good fortune.

“With hard work and study and the desire to achieve, these 100 Everett students are going to go to college without having to search for money to pay their tuition,” said Superintendent of Schools Fred Foresteire.

“It doesn’t get much better than that,” he added.

And he’s absolutely correct.

Congratulations to the scholarship winners. That’s a job well done!

The city has lost one its great ladies with the death at 79 of Dolores Hart.

She was one of Everett’s most respected and beloved ambassadors during a long life lived entirely in this city.

To Mrs. Hart, Everett was one of the best places in the world to live in and to raise her family.

Her marriage to William Hart, which lasted 56 years, says it all about her loyalty, her love and her affection as she showed it to her family, always.

As the mother of Billy Hart, a former school committeeman and common councillor and now the director of the Massachusetts Community College System, she was his constant supporter. She encouraged and inspired him to volunteer his time and energy for many worthwhile causes.

He said of his mother that she taught him the importance of education, of kindness and concern and about reaching out to help people from all walks of life.

This was a wonderful, caring, loving woman who people in this city adored.

We offer our condolences to Billy Hart, whom we know so well, and to all the members of his family as well as the friends of Dolores Hart.

The Everett High baseball team received a stellar, one-hit pitching performance from Laurence Falter Saturday to earn an 8-0 victory over North Shore Tech.

“Laurence did a great job for us,” said EHS head coach Joe Marchese. Falter’s line showed just the one hit, no runs, and seven strikeouts in his six innings of work. Chris DiNapoli, the senior southpaw who is working his way back into the pitching rotation after some down time with a sore shoulder, finished up, fanning two of the three No. Shore hitters he faced.

Among the offensive stars for the Crimson Tide were Mack Singleton with a hit and two runs scored; Jonathan DiBiaso with a two-RBI double and a run scored; Mike Yebba with a hit and a run; and Tom Woodward, who had a hit, two RBI, and scored a run.

Everett did not fare as well two days later against Greater Boston League rival Medford, coming out on the short end of a 9-6 decision. The Crimson Tide featured a powerful offense, with all six runs coming via the long ball: Matt Cafarella led off the game with a roundtripper; DiNapoli banged a three run job in the third; and Zerif Pajazetovic popped a two run blast in the fifth.

The Tide also received good pitching, first from Pajazetovic, who tossed the first three frames and allowed just four hits, and then from DiNapoli, who came on in the fourth and likewise yielded four hits.

However, the third element of sound baseball, team defense, was lacking, as the Tide victimized both their pitchers and themselves with fielding miscues that opened up some scoring opportunities and big innings for Medford.

“It was one of those games where we did just about everything we could to hand the other team the game,” noted Marchese, whose squad dropped its first GBL contest of the season and now stands at 3-1 in the league and 5-5 overall.

The Crimson Tide were set to try to get back on the winning track yesterday (Tuesday) at Cambridge and will travel to Somerville today. They will host Marblehead tomorrow and host Malden next Tuesday.

Lady Crimson Tide beats Latin Academy, 18-1

After a week of rainouts, the Everett High softball team finally was able to spring back into action Monday against Latin Academy. The Lady Crimson Tide displayed their eagerness to get into the swing of things as they unleashed an 18-1 bashing of Latin.

Franki Perreault went all seven innings for Everett with an impressive line that showed seven strikeouts, no walks, just four hits, and one earned run.

The Lady Crimson Tide showed their rust in the early going and did not get on the board until the fourth inning when Alea Martinelli singled, stole second, moved to third on a base hit by Janyne Sierra, and then scored on an error by the Latin third baseman.

Latin Academy got that one back in its half of the inning, but the Lady Crimson Tide opened up some distance in the fifth. Lexi Sowards started things off with a single. Another base hit by  Jess Wade set the table for Taylor Sweeney, who doubled to score Sowards.  Another hit by Alea Martinelli brought in Wade and  Martinelli scored on Tori Cyrus triple, making it 5-1 in favor of Everett.

The Lady Crimson Tide then lowered the boom in the seventh. Vicki Burge, pinch hitting for Wade, drew a walk and moved to second on a perfect bunt laid down by Sweeney.  Both Burge and Sweeney advanced bases on a wild pitch.

After Burge scored on a wild pitch, Martinelli drew a walk and stole second.  A single by Cyrus knocked in Sweeney and another safety by Sierra brought around Martinelli.

After Brianna Uga drew a walk, Perreault singled for two more RBI. Sophia Marchant, a freshman and Perreault’s courtesy runner, moved to second on base hit by Samantha Batres, loading the bases. Freshman Alicia Cataldo then stepped up and banged a hit into the outfield for two more Everett tallies.

The next EHS batter, Wade, was hit by pitch. Sweeney singled to knock in Batres and Cyrus kept the party going with a double for two more ribbies. After Cataldo scored on an error on a ball hit to the outfield by Sierra,  Cyrus took advantage and scored.  Sierra then scored the last run on a ball hit by Batres.

“The girls started hitting the ball late in the game,” said EHS head coach Stacy Poste. “The first half of the game we had a lot of pop ups and could not get the bunts down when we needed them to advance runners.  It was nice to see the entire lineup get up and start swinging.  It was like a chain reaction. One girl was all it took to get all of them going.”

Poste and her crew were scheduled to host Cambridge yesterday (Tuesday), Somerville today, and Newburyport tomorrow under the lights at 6:30. The Lady Crimson Tide travel to Central Catholic Saturday for a game at 9:30 in the morning and then travel to Malden Tuesday.

Boys track team defeats Medford

The Everett High boys track and field team raced past Medford, 98-52, last Wednesday.

Jaylen McRae was a triple winner for the Crimson Tide. Jaylen won the 100 dash in 11.7, which was a full .60 faster than the closest Medford competitor; the long jump with a leap of 18-5.5; and the 200 dash in 23.3.

Ricky Perez came through with a pair of first place finishes. Ricky captured both the two mile in a time of 12:24 and the mile in 5:31.

Other first place finishers for Everett were: Jonathan Mendez in the 400 dash in 52.7; Daniel Plunkett with a heave of 34-7 in the shotput; Jose Portillo with a triple jump of 33-5; Heiu Vo-Tran with a high jump of 5-4; and Brandon Conde with a discus toss of 93-0.

The 4 x 400 relay quartet of  Donaldo Joseph, Gustavo DaSilva, Louis Franco, and Jose Portillo also took first place honors with a time of 4:07.1.

Second place efforts that added three points to the Everett score sheet were turned in by: Donaldo Joseph in the 400 low hurdles in 72.9; Trevor Freeman in the 100 high hurdles in 20.2 and the discus with a twirl of 81-5; Jason Mendoza in the 800 in 2:15.5; Andres Tejada in the 400 dash in 54.6; Jefrey Perez in the mile in 5:39; Jonathan Mendez in the 200 dash in 23.7 and the long jump with a leap of 18-4.75; Justin Gabriel with a triple jump of 30-9 and a high jump of 5-2; and Conde with a shotput throw of 32-1.

Adding single points to the Everett cause with third place performances were: Jordi Oliveira in the 400 hurdles in 75.7 and 100 hurdles in 21.1; Louis Franco in the 800 in 2:31.7; Tejada in the 200 dash in 24.2 and the long jump with a leap of 17-4; Edwasner Ambroise with a 28-0 triple jump;  Steven Ho with a shotput heave of 31-5 and a javelin throw of 112-5; and Jefrey Perez with a two mile clocking of 12:48.

“We had some really nice performances in this meet,” said EHS head coach Shelanda Irish. “Jaylen McRae qualified for the states in the 200 (he already is qualified in the long jump), Andres Tejada and Jonathan Mendez ran some nice races, and Ricky and Jefry Perez both were strong in their events.”

EHS head coach Shelanda Irish and her crew were scheduled to be back in action today (Wednesday) at  Cambridge. A large contingent of Crimson Tide will compete in the State Coaches Meet Saturday.

Track girls cruise past Medford

The Everett High girls track and field team won its first meet of the season, handily defeating Medford 99-23.

The Lady Crimson Tide took first place in 13 of the 16 events to cruise to the victory. Leading the way for Coach Shelanda Irish’s squad were Vesna Imsirovic, Maeve Kernan Katie Steeves, and Jackie Steeves, all of whom won two events. Vesna took firsts in both hurdles, winning the 400 low hurdles in 98.0 and then coming back to win the 100 high hurdles in 21.6. Maeve was a victor in the two mile run in 12:16 and the mile in 6:35. Katie S. dashed to victory in the 200 in 30.5 and leaped to a long jump triumph in 13-11.75. Sister Jackie took the discus with a spin of 76-6 and the javelin with a throw of 80-2.

Other first place performances from Everett girls came from Emila Ponikiewski in the 800 in 2:43.9; Kathy Pham with a high jump of 4-2; and Amanda Nabasaliza in the shotput with a toss of 24-4.

Both relay teams added five points to the Everett side of the scorebook with first place efforts: the 4 x 100 foursome of Catianis Valenzuela, Sheryl Steeves, Alicia Rodrigues, Kathy Pham in 62.6 and the 4 x 400 quartet of  Jessica DeAlmeida, Tamara Riguad, Kayla Mangan, and Emila P in 5:15.

Three points for the Everett side for their second place performances were contributed by: Elspeth Colson in the 400 hurdles in 99.2 and the 100 hurdles in 22.6; Jessica Mangan in the two mile in 13:27 and mile in 6:49; Kathy Pham in the long jump with a leap of 12-7.25; Katie Steeves in the 400 dash in 68.5 (giving Katie 13 points on the day, the tops for Everett); Kathy Pham with a long jump of 12-7.25; and Sophia Pinabel with a discus toss of 57-4 and a javelin throw of 73-0.

Third place finishers fir Everett were: Zoulikha Madkour in the discus with a spin of 55-5 and the javelin with a toss of 66-8; Diana Merios in the mile in 7:29; Bernyda Germain in the 400 hurdles in 1:47.7; Valenzuela in the 100 dash in 15.8; Kayla Mangan in the 800 in 3:06; and Tran Tran-Nguyen in the shotput with her toss of 12-1.

“We had some very impressive performances against Medford,” said EHS head coach Shelanda Irish. “Freshman Vesna Imsirovic has been working really hard and has a great work ethic, so it was very gratifying to see her hard work pay of with two wins. And both Katie and Jackie Steeves and Maeve Kernan continue to be consistent point scorers. This also was the first race for our 4 x 100 relay team and they did a great job.”

Irish and the Lady Crimson Tide were set to take on Cambridge today (Wednesday) and many will compete at the State Coaches Meet Saturday.

4/30

Gardy Bienvenue, 37, 13 Columbia St., Wakefield, was arrested on a warrant.

5/01

Edward Johnson, 41, 18 Ferry St., Everett, was arrested for breaking and entering daytime with intent to commit a crime.

5/02

Valteir DeSouza, 44, 15 Dexter St., Medford, was arrested for operating motor vehicle unlicensed, failure to yield/stop, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, and on a warrant.

5/03

Pedro Dutra, 52, 37 Hamilton St., Everett, was arrested for domestic assault and battery, intimidation of a witness.

Anthony Teixeira, 32, 2 Harris St., Revere, was arrested for malicious destruction of property over $250.

5/04

Jeffrey Donahue, 41, Homeless, was put in protective custody.

Uzoma Harris, 20, Homeless, was arrested on warrants.

5/05

Herschell Senor, 33, 49 Lincoln St., Medford, was arrested for operating motor vehicle unlicensed, one-way street violation, illegal possession of Class B substance.

5/06

Thiago DaSilva, 32, 467 Pleasant St., Melrose, was arrested for operating motor vehicle with suspended license, failure to wear seat belt.

Jose Gonzalez, 38, 3 Irving St., Everett, was arrested for domestic assault and battery.

Elisandro Lemus, 26, 180  Main St., Everett, was arrested for being disorderly person, resisting arrest, assault and battery on a person.

Rubio Lemus, 27, 185 Main St., Everett, was arrested for being disorderly person, resisting arrest, and assault and battery on a person.

Rosaria ‘Nira’ Napolitano

Multi-Talented Retired Seamstress

Rosaria “Nira” Napolitano died peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of May 1 at the Wingate Nursing Home after a short period of declining health. She was 91 years old.

“Nira” was born on August 20, 1920 and enjoyed her 91 years, all them spent in Everett as well as the years spent at Everett Villa where she made many new friends. She enjoyed people and conversation and liked nothing better than making big meals for a large group of friends. She was passionate about politics and loved to get into a spirited conversation about local and national political figures. She was a seamstress for 45 years beginning when she was 16 years old and was a very active member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Nira was a talented singer who wouldn’t hesitate to pick up a microphone and belt out a song with a bigstrong voice.

The mother of Robert Napolitano of Londonderry, NH, she is survived by two grandsons, Michael and Daniel and four great grandchildren who she dearly loved: Anthony, Alexa, Ashton and Sacha.

Services were private with arrangements by Rocco-Carr-Henderson Funeral Homes 1-877-71-ROCCO

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Thaddeus Baxter, Sr.

Retired Draftsman and DAV Member

Thaddeus M. Baxter, Sr. of Boston died recently at his home. He was 61 years old.

Born in Boston and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam Era, he was a retired draftsman and a member of the Roslindale DAV.

He was the beloved father of Thaddeus M.. Baxter, Jr. (Everett Fire Department) and his wife, Nicole of Woburn; brother of Anthony Baxter of California, Michael Baxter of Nebraska and Diane DiCicco of Virginia; loving grandfather of Casey and Madison Baxter and former husband of Judith (Liberti) Baxter.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to his visitation period today, Wednesday,  from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Cafasso & Sons Funeral Home, 65 Clark St. (Corner of Main St.) Everett. A graveside service will be held at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne at 1:45 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions to a charity of one’s choice would be sincerely appreciated.

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Dolores Hart

Retired Massachusetts Water and Resources Agency Clerk

Dolores M. (Coviello) Hart, born in East Boston and a lifelong resident of Everett, died unexpectedly on May 5 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital. She was 79 years old.

A retired clerk for the Mass. Water Resources Agency, she was the beloved wife of more than 56 years of William A. Hart; dear and devoted mother of William D. “Billy” Hart and Kim A. Hart, both of Everett; sister of the late Patrick Coviello of Wakefield, Marcus Coviello and Dorothea V. Lemole of Everett and loving grandmother of Danielle M. and Gabrielle M. Hart of Everett.

Her Funeral will be held from the Cafasso & Sons Funeral Home, 65 Clark St. (Corner of Main St.) Everett today,  Wednesday, at 9 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass in the Immaculate Conception Church, 489 Broadway, Everett, at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Contributions in her memory to Immaculate Conception Church “Restoration Fund”, 489 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 would be sincerely appreciated.

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Grace Cacciola

Of Stoneham, formerly of East Boston

Grace M. Cacciola of Stoneham, formerly of East Boston, died on May 3. She was 84 years old.

She was the beloved daughter of the late Simone and Giuseppina (Sottile) Cacciola; devoted sister of the late John of Everett, Charles of S. Boston and Joseph N. Cacciola of Everett; loving aunt of John of Melrose, William and Marie of Everett, Paul of New Hampshire, Joseph and his spouse, Thomas Trykowski of Boston, Frank of N. Andover, James and his wife, Nancy of Saugus, Wayne and his wife, Gilda of Tewksbury, Philip of Georgetown and David Cacciola of Rochester, NY and sister-in-law of Claire Maimone of Georgetown. She is also survived by 10 great nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements were by the Barile Family Funeral Home, Stoneham. Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Please honor her by making donations in her memory to Hospice of the North Shore and Greater Boston, 75 Sylvan St. Suite B-102, Danvers, MA 01923. To send a memorial condolence: www.barilefuneral.com.

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Anna Misner

Everett Resident

Anna (D’Ambrosio) Misner of Everett died on May 2. She was the loving mother of Anna Maria Stanfield, Jane O’Brien, Robert A. and Kenneth R. Misner, all of Everett and the late John A.; loving sister of Liberata “Rina” Angelo, Rosa, Franca, Ottavio, Antonio and Carmelina D’Ambrosio and is also survived by four loving grandchildren: Laura and Nicholas Stanfield, Christopher O’Brien and Sabrina Deforte and great granddaughters, Adriana O’Brien and Mia Deforte. Funeral arrangements were by the Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home, Everett. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. Donations in her memory may be made to a charity of your choice or www.roccofuneralhomes.com.

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Velia ‘Val’ Foti

Longtime Soldier’s Home Volunteer

Velia “Val” J. (Christopher) Foti, a lifelong resident of Everett, died on May 2 at the Whidden Memorial  Hospital, Everett.  She was 90 years old.

A homemaker, born in Chelsea, she volunteered at the Soldier’s Home for more than 20 years.

Mrs. Foti was the beloved wife of the late Domenic “Dick” Foti; sister of the late Emma Biagiotti, Lena Goglia, Edith Nutile and Columbus Christopher and is survived by several loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

Funeral arrangements were by the  Cafasso & Sons Funeral Home, Everett. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory to the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home, 91 Crest Ave., Chelsea, MA 02150, would be sincerely appreciated.

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Emanuel Pimentel

Everett Resident

Emanuel A., Pimentel of Everett, formerly of Cambridge, died on May 2.

He was the devoted son of Antonio and Maria (Almeida) Pimentel; loving brother of Jose, Carlos, Mario, Robert and Paul Pimentel and is also survived by many other loving relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements were by the Rogers Funeral Home, Cambridge. Memorial donations may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation of MA, 540 Gallivan Boulevard, Boston, MA 02124.

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Noureddine Zoukhri

Educator

Noureddine Zoukhri of Melrose, formerly of Everett, died suddenly on May 1. He was 58 years old.

A four year French and English Teacher at Waltham High School, he was the beloved husband of 11 years of Paula Jean (Greatorex) Zoukhri; beloved son of Habiba (Froukh) Zoukhri and the late Mohammed Zoukhri of Morocco; devoted brother of Abdelillah Zoukhri and his wife, Fouzia of Morocco, Said Zoukhri of Lybia and Driss Zoukhri and his wife, Roxolana of Malden; son-in-law of Froggy Greatorex and the late Dotty Greatorex of Everett; bother-in-law of Jimbo Greatorex and his wife, Michelle of Wakefield, Jacko Greatorex and his wife, Sandy of Charlestown and the late Karen and Dotty Greatorex; loving uncle of Raja, Sarah, Julia and Isis Zoukhri, Matthew, Jamie, Emma Greatorex and Casey Dolaher and great-uncle of Avery Libby. He is also survived by many other family members and friends.

Funeral arrangements were by The Carr Funeral Home, Melrose. Kindly make a memorial donation in his name to Relay for Life Wakefield-Team Karen & Nan’s Clan, c/o James Greatorex, 18 Rosemary Ave., Wakefield, MA 01880. For obituary and online condolences, please visit www.canfuneral.com.

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Barbara Biagiotti

Homemaker

Barbara M. (Middleton) Biagiotti, a lifelong resident of Everett, died on May 2 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford.  She was 79 years old.

A homemaker, born in Everett, she was the beloved wife of the late Dr. George V. Biagiotti; dear and devoted mother of Kenneth and his wife, Diane and  Richard and his wife, Mary of Burlington, George V. of Everett and Carl and his wife, Diane of Watertown; sister of Gertrude Ciaburri of Groveland, Ann Sperlinga of Saugus, MaryLou O’Keefe of Groveland, Claire Linnan of W. Yarmouth and the late William Middleton and Kathleen O’Hearn.  She is also survived by 10 loving grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Funeral arrangements were by the Cafasso & Sons Funeral Home, Everett. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.  In lieu of flowers, contributions in her to memory to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St. Framingham, MA 01701 would be sincerely appreciated.

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Helen Kucenski

Malden Resident

Helen M. (Noyce) Kucenski of Malden died on April 30. She was the beloved wife of the late John Kucenski; dear foster mother of Helen Garafano of Charlestown; dear companion of Anthony Fucaloro of Everett and cherished sister of Angela Salaze of California, Barbara Allison of Whitman, Janis Rouch of Ohio, Harold Noyce of Randolph, Jeffery Noyce of Windham, NH, and Phillip Noyce of Delaware. She is also survived by six nieces and seven nephews.

A graveside service was held at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Arrangements were by the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, Malden. www.weirfuneralhome.com.

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Francis ‘Frank’ Hayes, Sr.

Everett Elks and P.E.R. Life Member

Francis “Frank” J. Hayes, Sr. of Everett, formerly of Charlestown, died on May 1.

A member of the Everett Elks and P.E.R. life member, he was the beloved husband of Mary Ann (Miranda); loving father of Francis, Jr. and his wife, Gina of Woburn, Colleen Frondutto and her husband, Alan, Kevin, Eric and Steven Hayes, as well as the late Mary Frances; brother of Edward Hayes, Helen Venezia, Linda Edmunds, Michael Venezia, Jean Culity and the late Margaret Robinson, Daniel Hayes and Joan Fowler. He is survived by six loving grandchildren and three great grandchildren and is the son-in-law of Chuck and Phyllis Miranda.

Funeral arrangements were by the Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home, Everett. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Everett. Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 460 Totten Pond Rd., Waltham, MA 02451.roccofuneralhomes.com

Chris Moreira

Chris Moreira, 28, is an up and coming Everett businessman.

He is the owner of The Square Deli, 421 Broadway, and he is the brains and the brawn behind a budding catering service that is trying to tap in to corporate catering for larger businesses in the Everett/Greater Boston area.

Moreira is working his business with a dedicated staff everyday and he is making a grand effort to have a meaningful impact on the local food and catering scene.

The day to day typical classic subs Square Deli has been known for for decades is supplemented by specialty sandwiches, paninis, wraps and there is home-style cooking with a different dish each day of the week.

“This is the kind of day to day things we do that has led to the biggest event we have done, which comes Wednesday – a woman’s health fare – called Celebrating Women-Living a Vibrant Healthy Life,” Moreira said.

This event takes place at Everett High School. It is a free event to be attended by women from all over the area cities and towns served by the Massachusetts General Hospital.

One-thousand are expected to attend. It is the ninth year the event has taken place.

Feeding 1,000 people is no easy task. In this instance, the organizers of the event are relying upon Moreira, his staff/and the Square Deli catering team for their culinary needs.

“We got this opportunity by word of mouth and because of our health parameters. We met their guidelines,” said Moreira. “We are excited by this challenge. You need true passion to work in the food industry. Our team has that passion and the know how. And I’m excited by the potential opportunities to come from this opportunity.”

What is going to be served?

“We’re doing an assortment of three sandwiches – all healthy options,” he said.

There will be a Waldorf chicken salad sandwich. Also, a marinated Italian grilled vegetable wrap and there will be a tomato, and fresh mozzarella with pesto. Wheat wraps, wheat grain bread and spiced multi-grain chibatta will be used for the sandwiches.

“We are doing 1,000 homemade granola bars from scratch – with a mixed green salad. I’m really exited,” Moreira added.

Moreira is a 2001 graduate of EHS. He graduated from LaSalle College in 2005 with a degree in hospitality management. He worked for four years at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston in food and beverage management and then on to his own business in Everett Square.

Square Deli Catering can be reached at 617-389-9489 or by e-mail at: The squaredeli@yahoo.com.

Last week’s announcement that Everett High School football standout John Montelus has accepted a scholarship and offer to play Notre Dame football at the legendary Indiana University is as big as a local sports story can get.

Notre Dame football is all about a legendary past. The Fighting Irish, as the team is known across the land, plays its home games on the Notre Dame campus inside Notre Dame Stadium, which holds 80,000 people and is the closest thing to a sports shrine that exists in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.

The Fighting Irish Montelus has decided to play for hold 13 recognized national championships.

Notre Dame has also produced 96 All-Americans and 7 Heisman Trophy winners.

As part of his decision to go to Notre Dame, Montelus will receive a full football scholarship with tuition and room and board, a package exceeding $210,000 in value.

Montelus, according to those who follow high school football, is the entire package, so to speak.

He has size. He has strength. He has power. He has speed and dexterity. And he has mastered the art of blocking which is what Notre Dame was attracted to and which is why Notre Dame has offered Montelus a full football scholarship.

Montelus has another year to develop his immense skills under the watchful eye of EHS football line coach Mike Milo and head coach John DiBiaso.

In addition to his outstanding football and athletic skills, Montelus is an impressive young man and a good student as well.

He is articulate, personable, dedicated and hardworking on and off the field.

This news is one more wonderful reason to support Crimson Tide Football.

It is also a reason to congratulate John Montelus on the great opportunity that awaits him at the end of his high school career in Everett.