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Weekend at Encore Anyone? Let’s Do It Up at $4,000 A Night!

Luxury, Extravagance and Opulence in Everett

By Josh Resnek

If you grew-up “down the Line” or in the Village, or in a two or three family home off the square, or in North Everett or by Glendale Park or on the Malden line way down on Ferry Street, well, think about that experience, and the experience offered at Encore Boston Harbor Casino and Hotel.

This is a dead serious piece about grandeur and opulence available in Everett, at the Encore Hotel, which, frankly, is quite unlike any other in New England.

Sometimes it is easy to overlook the mind shattering visage of a 3250 square foot two bed- room suite at the Encore Hotel.

Can you imagine spending the weekend in such a space!

I can – but I don’t believe I’ll be renting the space anytime soon.

At $4,000 a night, if I check in Friday and leave Sunday – well – that’s probably a sweet (suite) $10,000 with taxes and fees included.

There are different options.

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Mayor’s Woes Mounting: Charges of Longevity Theft, Racism, Sexism, Improper Surveillance, Harassment, Retaliation and Real Estate Lawsuit

Mayor Misses Five SC Meetings, Absent from Council; Where Is He Hiding and Why?

By Josh Resnek

Mayor Carlo DeMaria is facing a mountain of accusations, court challenges and law suits on what appears to be an expanding front as he enters the fourth month of the New Year.

In recent weeks, his leadership has been challenged by a growing group of vocal and angry protestors whose rising voices represent a major impediment to his ability to lead.

His cousin and campaign manager Councilor Anthony DiPierro’s racist memes and Internet messaging, replete with the use of the N-word repeatedly has caused outrage and chaos at recent council meetings.

DiPierro’s refusal to resign is not helping the mayor.

In a shocking new development this week, the NAACP has asked DiPierro to resign immediately.

Not helping either is the mayor’s media chief’s involvement in the mess.

Deanna Deveney is one of a number of DiPierro’s colleagues included on his racist Internet messaging threads.

Deveney is said to be worried the mayor is going to fire her.

The mayor is supposedly conducting an investigation into the incidents.

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Mayor Ignores NAACP Demand For DiPierro to Resign

By Josh Resnek

Mayor Carlo DeMaria is apparently refusing the NAACP’s demand that Councilor Anthony DiPierro resign from the city council.

That demand was issued by the Mystic Valley branch of the NAACP late Monday afternoon.

“DiPierro can no longer lead the diverse city of Everett in any capacity. We stand with members of the community in clamoring for him to be held accountable for his behavior,” Zane Crute, President of the NAACP branch told the Leader Herald.

Crute was adamant.

“His complete lack of respect for Black Americans cannot be tolerated. His frequent and consistent use of the N-word in his communications is systemic and we have no reason to believe his apologies will change how he feels about members of the African Diaspora.,” he added.

Efforts to reach Mayor DeMaria were unsuccessful.

“A person cannot claim to be a leader of a community while at the same time expressing or tolerating racist and contemptuous attitudes that are an insult to a majority of the population that the person is claiming to lead,” Crute told the Leader Herald.

“Councilor DiPierro has lost all credibility as a leader and should step down immediately. Should he refuse to do so, we would strongly encourage and implore candidates of change to challenge Mr. DiPierro and any who stand in solidarity with him in future elections.”

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Soaring Inflation Bite Hits Our Pockets Steals Our Extra Cash, Causes Concern

By Josh Resnek

Inflation is running away at the moment – and the moment is believed to be expanding every day.

Everett residents, residents in every city and town across the land are fighting rising prices and declining buying power – all of which leads to empty pockets.

Prices for gasoline, home heating fuel, food, clothing, flowers, seeds, fertilizer (most which comes from the Ukraine) and for alcohol, pot, restaurants, airfares, vacations and everything that makes life worth living are soaring.

Automobiles and trucks sell at a premium. Used cars are now as expensive as brand new cars used to be.

Drugs we buy, services that we need, every form of human interaction is now governed by rising inflation.

This includes the value of our homes and properties, and our investments.

Although the value of the US dollar remains high, it is worth right now about 7% less to all of us than it was at this time last year.

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Let’s Get On Cycle and Back On Track

Everett City Hall. (Photo By Jim Mahoney)

By Samuel Vasquez Martinez

If you have not been feeling represented by some of our elected officials lately, you are not alone. Scandal after scandal has damaged the trust we had in City government and left us to wonder if our leaders have our best interest at heart.

To rebuild this trust and move forward as a City we need to ensure our leaders are responsive to the community. This can happen through our electoral system, but not in the way our system presently operates. Our elections are currently structured to limit accessibility and to make sure that only a small percentage of residents actually vote.

Local elections in Everett are held on odd-numbered years, commonly called off-cycle elections, while the better-known and better-attended national elections happen on even-numbered years.

For example, in 2021, under 7,300 Everett residents voted in the Mayoral election. However, just the year prior, nearly double the number of voters voted in the 2020 presidential contest, with 14,365 ballots cast. This is not a fluke, but an established pattern.

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