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Vol. 26, No. 21
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Mayor invites all residents to attend this year’s special Memorial Day events on Monday, May 29 ayor Carlo DeMaria and the Office of Veterans Services would like to invite all residents to this year’s Memorial Day Ceremony, which will be held at Glenwood Cemetery on Monday, May 29. This year’s service will also include a special tribute to US Navy 2nd Class Petty Officer Christopher Brienza. Brienza passed away this past March while on active duty in Pensacola, Florida, and was an Everett native.
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Mayor DeMaria stated, “US Navy 2nd Class Petty Officer Christopher Brienza was a true patriot. His great love for his country and family was an inspiration to all of us. Our community and country have suffered a tremendous loss, and we are all proud to call Chris one of Everett’s own. This year’s Memorial Day Service will honor this hero and all those who
MAYOR | SEE PAGE 13
Council recognizes departed colleagues with 542 name roll call By Brendan Clogston ith the city’s 125th Anniversary nearing, history is on the minds of many these days in the City of Everett. No less so for the city council, which took the opportunity Monday night to recognize some of its own past. In a ceremony organized by City Clerk Michael Matarazzo, the council recognized all 542 departed aldermen, councilors & selectmen who served their city (or town, in the case
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of some). Matarazzo read their names into the roll “one more time,� while Council President Anthony DiPierro, his reliefs, Councillors Rosa DiFlorio and Peter Napolitano, and occasionally living family members recorded the councillors as “absent.� “We thought it was important to say their names,� said Matarazzo. “As I went through some of the photos (of past councils), there are people that
COUNCIL | SEE PAGE 11
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