It’s been a year of ups and downs for Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria. Speaking along the Mystic River, DeMaria touts progress on a new soccer stadium for the New England Revolution , transit advancements and ongoing work on housing.

“We created these destination areas, we crafted zoning, we made them shovel ready,” DeMaria said.

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But recently, the focus has been on a new independent audit by the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General, which alleges significant overpayments to DeMaria for longevity and cost-of-living adjustments.

“It’s wrong, it wasn’t first of all an independent audit,” said Mayor DeMaria, “Let’s take the $31,000 cost of living. That was an ordinance passed. It was actually in the charter t

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