…Curtatone says Sciortino “is delivering a lot,” be it advocating for the Green Line extension into Somerville and Medford, helping to secure $100,000 in state funds to give Foss Park a facelift and $250,000 in grant money to create a gang intervention project named for the late Sen. Charles Shannon at the city’s Center for Teen Empowerment.

All I can tell you, as the mayor, as the CEO of this city, I need to be able pick up the phone, call members of the delegation, have them lend an ear and go up and fight for what I need. Carl Sciortino does that,” says Curtatone. “He does it well…”