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Mayor Carlo DeMaria lays a wreath during this year’s Annual Memorial Day observances at Glenwood Cemetery. See more photo highlights inside on pages 16 & 17. n Monday, May 29, Everett gathered at Glenwood Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day. Hundreds of residents, city and state officials and the Veterans community joined together to honor and remember those who served in our armed forces. The service also honored one of Everett’s own, US Navy 2nd Class Petty Offi-
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cer Christopher D. Brienza, who died on March 2, 2017, while serving on Active Duty in Pensacola, Fla. Mayor Carlo DeMaria stated, “Our community and country have suffered a tremendous loss and we are all proud to call Chris one of Everett’s own.
MEMORIAL DAY | SEE PAGE 3
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By Brendan Clogston n a showing of solidary with a School Department beleaguered by massive cuts in state aid, the City Council’s budget committee unanimously recommended the Everett Public School’s proposed budget out to the full council after a brief series of questions, a decision which was met with the applause of over a hundred parents, educators and residents in
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attendance at Monday’s meeting. Last year, Governor Charlie Baker changed how the state calculates the amount of aid it provides to school districts to provide students with free and reduced lunches. Under the change, Everett lost funding to feed about 2,000 students, blowing a multimillion dollar hole in its budget. If the formu-
BUDGET | SEE PAGE 4