September 2021 – Page 2 – Everett Leader Herald

— Eye on Everett —

“The mayor is spooked. He reminds me a bit of a guy in a room with the walls and ceiling closing in on him.”
– The mayor’s Blue Suit talking with Josh Resnek

By JOSH RESNEK

The mayor scored his worst showing in 14 years last week. He knows it wasn’t a good showing. It worries him. On the other hand, he came in first, and that allowed him to sigh a big breath of relief.

I picked up the mayor’s Blue Suit Tuesday afternoon on Elm Street.

He stepped into my Honda Fit.

He was a bit jaunty and ebullient.

He was smiling and finishing off a Milky Way candy bar. He smacked his lips with the last bite.

“Boy, that was good,” he said.

“What’s got you going today? I can sense you’re feeling pretty good,” I asked him.

He started in on my car as usual.

“When are you going to get rid of this piece of aging junk?

Carlo drives a Mercedes. It isn’t his but at least it’s a Mercedes,” the Blue Suit said to me.

“I’m not Carlo,” I answered.

“That’s for sure,” the Blue Suit said to me.

“What the hell do you mean by that?” I asked the Blue Suit. “Just what I said. There’s only one Carlo,” he added emphatically.

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School Committee at-Large field still unsettled

By LEADER STAFF

Cynthia Sarnie rocked and rolled to an extraordinary ticket topping of 2,562 votes in School Committee At Large balloting last week.

Sarnie’s total dwarfed those of the top finishers in the contest.

Three At Large seats are up for grabs.

Sarnie certainly appears poised to retain her seat.

“I am extremely pleased,” Sarnie told the Leader Herald on primary night at city hall.

Samantha Lambert scored a solid finish in second place with 1,745 votes.

Lambert has shown herself to be popular with parents of EPS children as well as teachers.

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Crowded council at-Large race will be a brawl

SEPTEMBER 27: Everett City Hall. (Photo by Jim Mahoney)

10 vying for two open seats

By JOSH RESNEK

The at-large race proves once again how difficult it is to move into the big leagues of city council territory.

Balloting last week showed clearly that two seats are available and that it is most likely only those two seats that will turn over.

Anything is possible.

If the past is an indication of the future, two bright lights in the over 2,000 voter range will be hard to beat among the incumbent at large candidates who will be returning to council unless something highly unusual takes place on November 2.

Stephanie Smith received 2,164 votes and seems as sured of an at-large seat in November.

Ilene Cardillo also seems assured with a seat after scoring 2.061 votes.

Incumbents John Hanlon, who topped the ticket with 2,255 votes, Mike Marchese, with 2,174 votes, and Richard Dell Isola with 1,934 votes appear in good position to retain their seats.

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Mayoral Showdown on Nov. 2

Primary day voters cast ballots at City Hall. (Photo by Jim Mahoney)

Adrien endorsement seen as critical in 5-week marathon, 56% of voters voted for challengers

By JOSH RESNEK

The mayor came in first, but his performance was the worst of his political career.

His vote revealed fundamental weaknesses as 56% of Everett voters did not vote for him. They voted for Fred Capone and Gerly Adrien.

Capone’s second-place finish leaves him 900 votes away from the mayor. His outing revealed he did not get out the vote he is capable of.

Adrien’s third-place finish with nearly 1500 votes is the equalizer – a disappointment for her – but as important a vote total to potentially come to his side as Capone could ever imagine.

How to bridge the 900 vote gap between the mayor and Capone, and how to woo, at the same time, Adrien’s 1,500 to his side is part of the political magic that must be conjured up to achieve that end for Capone to win and for the mayor to lose.

Other key questions remain following the primary.

Will Adrien endorse Capone?

Is Capone up for the uphill battle?

How and by what measures will the mayor energize his campaign?

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Wynn stock tumbles on Chinese crackdown in Macao

Storm clouds over Encore Boston Harbor. (Photo by Jim Mahoney)

Maddox says storm clouds will not hurt Encore

By JOSH RESNEK

China’s latest crackdown on the Macao gambling hub caused Wynn Resorts stock to plunge last week.

For several months, Wynn stock had been hovering in the $100-$110 per share price range.

Last week, its stock price dropped into the mid-$80s, where it remains this week.

Fears of tighter regulations always serve as a downward jolt to Wynn stock prices because their Macao properties represent 75% of the gaming, entertainment, and hotel industry giant’s revenues.

Chinese authorities began a 45-day public consultation earlier this month. The action is all about rebidding for licenses that expire next year.

Maddox said the latest crackdown won’t put shareholders at risk.

This is what Maddox told television stock guru Jim Cramer.

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