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ELECTION
2025
Three Challengers Vie
for At-Large Council Seats
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By Barbara Taormina
hen voters head to the
polls next month, they
will choose fi ve people from
a slate of eight candidates in
the city councillor-at-large
race. Five of those candidates,
Robert Haas, Juan Pablo
Jaramillo, Michelle Kelley,
Marc Silvestri and Anthony
Zambuto, are incumbents
seeking reelection. And the
three new faces in the atlarge
race are not really new.
Ward 1 Councillor Joanne
ELECTION 2025 | SEE Page 7
McKenna, Anthony Parziale
and Wayne Rose, who are
running at-large, have histories
of community service
and activism.
Meet the candidates:
I
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Friday, October 24, 2025
Italian Heritage
Month: A Personal
Reflection
By Angela Guarino Sawaya
t is such an honor to celebrate
Italian American Heritage
Month — un momento
per riconoscere la nostra cultura,
le nostre famiglie, e la
nostra eredità — a time to recognize
our culture, our families,
and the incredible legacy
of Italian Americans where
honor, family, loyalty, and integrity
always came fi rst.
For me, today isn’t just an
event — è personale! It’s personal.
My
parents immigrated to
Joanne McKenna
Wayne Rose
Anthony Parziale
Tourney-bound Lady Pats Volleyball Roll Tide
this country through Ellis Island
in 1966, just after they
were married. Sono arrivati
con solo $300 dollari in tasca.
They came with only $300
in their pocket — their wedding
money — and a dream
for a better life.
My father found work in
WINNING: Samantha Indorato returns the ball for Revere as teammate Anna Doucette looks on
during recent action against Everett. The Lady Pats shut out the Crimson Tide, 3-0. See page 15
for photo highlights. (Advocate Photos by Emily Harney)
a factory in Boston’s North
End, where he made suits,
and my mom soon realized
she was pregnant with me.
When I started school, Mom
got a job at Filene’s Basement
and worked as a paraprofessional
in the Boston
Public Schools while attending
school at night to get her
many degrees. Back in Italy,
she had been an accountant
and a teacher, but like so
many immigrants, she had to
start over.
They lived in Boston’s North
End — the heart of ItalianAmerican
life in the city, il
cuore della vita italo-americana.
They worked hard.
They sacrifi ced. And they never
gave up. Eventually they
bought a building with relatives
on Prince Street — a
home we still own today —
and later settled in our beautiful
City of Revere.
Angela Guarino-Sawaya
Ward 5 Councillor
My father, an Army vet,
opened a tailor shop with my
uncle. It was called Italian Tailoring,
and it became a wellloved
staple of the neighborhood.
Un negozio che tutti
conoscevano e amavano. Everyone
knew them. Everyone
loved them.
Mia madre mi ha insegnato
a cucinare da piccola.
My mom taught me to
cook at a very early age, and
those are memories I treasure
deeply. I cooked lunch for my
dad when I came home from
school. The values my parents
taught — il rispetto, il lavoro,
e la famiglia — respect, hard
work, and family — shaped
who I am today. So, when
people say to me, “Wow, you
never stop!” it’s because of my
parents and the work ethic
they instilled in me.
I can still smell the food we
grew up with — la pastina,
pasta e fagioli, la tripa, le braciole,
le lumache in sugo (periwinkles
in tomato sauce), as
well as l’alice (smelts) and calamari
on Friday.
Our house was filled with
traditions, and when our parents
asked us for help, we never
said no — Mai dicevamo no!
ITALIAN HERITAGE
MONTH | SEE Page 4
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THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025
Revere Knights
of Columbus Council
179 Past Grand
Knight John Verrengia
Named 2025 Italian
Knight of the Year
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Revere Veterans Committee
Host 20th
annual Veterans Day
Program Nov. 9
T
Past Grand Knight of the Revere Knights of Columbus, now a member of the Lynn Council John Verrengia,
center, was named the Italian Knight of 2025. Pictured with John are Lynn Council Grand
Knight Michael Scarlata (left) and North Reading Grand Knight Bruce E. Farnham during the presentation
of the award from the North Reading and Lynn Councils. Congratulation John Verrengia,
continue all your great work supporting all those in need. (Courtesy photo)
he Revere Veterans Committee
in cooperation with
Mayor Patrick Keefe will conduct
their 20th annual Veterans
Day program on Sunday,
November 9, 2025 at the Casa
Lucia Function Hall, Lucia Avenue,
Revere, MA at 5:00 PM
on behalf of the Veterans of
Revere.
Invited guests are retired
military personnel from the
Chelsea Veterans Home.
A Chinese food buff et will
be served at a cost of $25.00
per person. Anyone wishing
to purchase a complete table
of 10 in advance may call
781-244-7430. Individual or
group tickets are being sold
by Al Terminiello, Jr. and Ira
Novoselsky.
Payments must be made by
Thursday, November 6, 2025.
Dancing will follow the event
and dinner to the music of DJ
Alan LaBella.
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MASS. HOUSE PASSES SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
TO CLOSE FISCAL YEAR 2025
Bill addresses budget defi ciencies and makes new, limited investments in health care,
life sciences, and sports and entertainment
B
OSTON — Wednesday, October
15, 2025 — Today, the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
passed a supplemental
budget to address defi
ciencies, to make new necessary
investments, and to close
the books on Fiscal Year 2025
(FY25). The legislation appropriates
$2.25 billion in gross
spending, at a net cost to the
state of $750 million, representing
a reduction of almost $200
million from the Governor’s
original proposal.
“This supplemental budget
closes the books on FY25, and
aims to fortify the Commonwealth’s
fi nances, bolster economic
development, and ensure
continued access to critical
health care services,” said House
Speaker Ronald J. Mariano (DQuincy).
“In the face of unrelenting
attacks from the Trump
Administration that will strip
health insurance coverage from
millions of Americans and deny
access to lifesaving vaccinations,
this supplemental budget
will help vulnerable residents
prepare for, and avoid, a lapse
in coverage, and ensure continued
access to vaccines for every
child in Massachusetts. I want to
thank Chairman Michlewitz for
his hard work, and all my colleagues
in the House for recognizing
the importance of the investments
that are included in
this legislation.”
“This supplemental budget
will close the books on FY25 in
a balanced and fi scally responsible
manner. By making critical
investments into much needed
programs in healthcare, education,
and housing to name
a few, the Commonwealth will
be in a strong fi scal position for
FY 26 and beyond,” said Representative
Aaron Michlewitz,
Chair of the House Committee
on Ways & Means (D-Boston).
“I want to thank Speaker Mariano
for his dedication to these
issues, as well as all my House
colleagues for supporting this
initiative.”
“I’m proud that the House
has passed H.4601, which incorporates
my legislation to include
State Police offi cers in the
Commonwealth’s violent injuJessica
Giannino
State Representative
ry disability benefits and updates
key statutory language
to strengthen and clarify the
law. These changes represent
a signifi cant legislative win, ensuring
our statutes refl ect both
the seriousness of catastrophic
injuries sustained in the line of
duty and the need for fairness
and clarity in their application,”
said Representative Jessica
Ann Giannino (D-Revere). “I’m
deeply grateful to Speaker Mariano
and Chairman Michlewitz
for their leadership and partnership,
and to my colleagues
in the House for advancing this
important measure to better
support those who put themselves
in harm’s way to keep our
communities safe.”
“I am pleased to have voted
for the House closeout budget.
This budget takes important
steps to support our critical
health care system in very
challenging times while also
investing resources to housing,
public safety and so many other
important areas that aff ect the
lives of residents of Winthrop
and Revere,” said State Representative
Jeff rey Rosario Turco
(D. Winthrop).
The bill passed today appropriates
$10 million for Health
Care for All to conduct a public
awareness campaign, and to
conduct health coverage enrollment
assistance for communities
at risk of losing health care
coverage as a result of the new
Medicaid reporting requirements
that were put in place by
President Trump and Congress
through the One Big Beautiful
Jeff rey Rosario Turco
State Representative
Bill Act. It invests $10 million for
the Massachusetts Life Sciences
Center, and includes $5 million
in grants to reproductive health
care providers. It also invests
$15 million for a new Sports and
Entertainment Fund grant program,
for which $10 million will
be set aside for the events related
to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The bill passed today also includes
a policy section which
authorizes the Department of
Public Health Commissioner to
determine routine childhood
immunizations and vaccination
schedules, rather than relying
on the recommendations
of the CDC’s Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices.
In addition to the appropriations,
the bill also invests in the
MASS HOUSE | SEE Page 4
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MONTH | FROM Page 1
I remember my father making
vino (wine) in the basement
and the long weekends jarring
tomatoes, making pepperoni al
aceto (vinegar peppers), pepperoni
imbottiti con prosciutto
e provolone (stuff ed cherry
peppers), pickled melanzane
(eggplant), and even la fonga
(wild mushrooms). Those little
moments taught me not just
about food, but about culture,
patience, and pride. Sono le
momenti che mi hanno insegnato
della cultura, la pazienza
e l’orgoglio.
On Sundays, after a long
eight-course meal, we had
our routine: we’d fare una
passeggiata, head to Revere
Beach, ride the amusements,
go to Bob’s Discount, and end
up surrounded by family and
friends.
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— to walk the same streets
and serve the same community
that shaped me — where
I spent Sundays at the beach
with my family — it’s an incredible,
full-circle moment
because I actually moved to
Revere Beach.
Growing up in an Italian family
was something truly special.
My parents saved every penny
they could and took us back to
Italy every summer. We spent
our entire summer with I nonni.
Each time we went back, we
were treated like royalty. They
would prepare for months,
hanging the prosciutto and
getting the formaggio ready
so there would be an abundance.
The entire town would
know that l’Americane were
coming, and we were always
welcomed by the entire città.
MASS HOUSE | FROM Page 3
state’s future by depositing the
remainder of the funds to an escrow
account ($337. 7 million),
to support pensions ($18.8 million),
and to the Other Postemployment
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cepted an amendment from
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on Massachusetts
hospitals used to fund the
Health Safety Net and related
hospital support trust funds.
We were — and still are —
loud, emotional, passionate.
Arguments? Always. But they
never lasted long. Everything
was forgotten and forgiven
before dessert. Sunday dinners
were sacred — big tables,
loud voices, incredible
food, and always family. Sempre
famiglia!
And Natale? Christmas? Era
magico. It was magical.
Today, we still celebrate the
Feast of the Seven Fishes, and
I dread the day that tradition
fades. It’s not just about the
food — it’s about everything
that meal represents: honor,
love, family, loyalty, and our
shared history.
Everything we do as Italians,
we do per la famiglia.
That’s who we are. That’s what
grounds us.
And in today’s world, where
people can feel more disconnected
than ever, sono molto
grata di essere cresciuta in una
cultura dove la famiglia signifi
cava tutto — I am grateThe
changes modernize fi nancial
data used in the assessment,
increase the amount
hospitals contribute, and adjust
how the resulting funds
are distributed among hospitals.
The
bill also addresses budget
defi ciencies, including:
• $1.67 billion in gross spending
($303 million net cost)
for MassHealth
• $60.7 million for snow and
ice removal
• $35 million for HomeBASE
• $14 million for the Section
35 program
ful that I grew up in a culture
where family meant everything.
And
in our Italian-American
communities — like Revere —
it still does.
As we celebrate Italian Heritage
Month in Revere, we
aren’t just looking back. We’re
honoring the legacy that
shaped us and celebrating
the traditions that still live on
— the courage of our parents
and grandparents, the laughter,
the loudness, the food, the
faith. That’s what made our
families strong.
From the tailor shop to the
kitchen table, to Revere Beach
— I carry all of that with me
ogni giorno — every day.
Insieme come una famiglia
— together, like one family —
we continue to celebrate our
heritage, our traditions, and
our pride here in the beautiful
città di Revere.
(Angela Guarino Sawaya is
the ward 5 city councillor)
• $12.5 million for no-cost
calls
• $12 million for Universal
School Meals
• $7.2 million for Department
of Correction (DOC) Facilities
operations
• $6.8 million for the Clean
Water Trust Fund
• $3.5 million for State Police
operations
• $700,000 for the Suffolk
County District Attorney
The bill passed in the House
of Representatives by a vote
141-14 and now goes to the
Senate for its consideration.
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A.C. Whelan
Celebrates Fall
By Melissa Moore-Randall
T
he A.C. Whelan School’s
PTA hosted their annual Fall
Bash. The Fall Bash brought
students, families and teachers
together celebrating the
autumn season with creative
Halloween costumes, creativity
and plenty of fun for students
and families alike. The
school was fi lled with the excitement
of children dressed
in festive fall and Halloween
outfi ts, while caregivers
joined in the celebration, creating
a warm and welcoming
atmosphere. From the moment
guests arrived, the halls
buzzed with laughter, music
and the joyful spirit of autumn.
Throughout the evening,
students enjoyed a variety of
activities, including face painting,
pumpkin decorating, arts
and crafts, and dancing, all
while snacking on delicious
seasonal treats. The event
provided families with an opportunity
to connect and celebrate
together outside the
classroom, thereby strengthening
the sense of community
that defi nes Whelan. It was a
night of smiles, creativity, and
togetherness — marking another
successful Fall Bash for
the Whelan School.
A.C. Whelan parents and staff
enjoying Fall Bash
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~ POLITICAL ENDORSEMENT ~
Plasterers and Cement Masons’ Local 534
Endorses Michelle Kelley For Re-Election
as Revere City Councillor At-Large
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At-Large seat on the Revere
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in momentum ahead of the
November 4, 2025, election.
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praised Kelley’s courage and
vision, stating, “We know you
will continue to fi ght for the
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has built widespread
support
since her 2023
election by
honoring her
commitments
and actively engaging with
voters. She has championed
transparency and accountability
in local government,
consistently listening to residents
and ensuring their voices
are heard.
“I’m deeply honored by the
support of Local 534’s hardworking
men and women.”
Kelley said, accepting the endorsement.
“These dedicated
workers bring tenacity to
their job sites every day, and
I pledge to keep doing the
same for them and all Revere
residents as I seek to continue
serving on the City Council.
This city deserves elected
offi cials who uphold integrity
and prioritize the needs of
its people.”
Demonstrating resilience in
tackling complex issues during
her fi rst term, Kelley requested
a fi scally prudent review
of the new high school’s
costs, expanded the senior
work-off abatement program,
successfully closed a mechanical
parking loophole, advocated
for strict adherence to
Revere’s zoning regulations,
endorsed term limits for elected
offi cials, and consistently
stood with residents, amplifying
their voices by often casting
the lone ‘no’ vote against
proposals they opposed.
Local 534’s endorsement
adds to a long list of labor
unions backing Michelle Kelley,
refl ecting her strong record
of opposing proposals
that undermine Revere’s municipal
zoning code. “Residents
want elected offi cials
Michelle Kelley
they can trust to represent
their views,” Kelley said. “I’m
committed to championing
their priorities and safeguarding
their quality of life with a
practical, common-sense approach
to governance. The
encouragement I receive from
residents inspires me, and I’ll
continue to bring the integrity
and work ethic they deserve
to the City Council.”
Kelley vowed that, upon reelection,
she will relentlessly
promote transparency, keeping
residents informed while
fi ercely prioritizing their quality
of life and fi scal responsibility
with a practical, commonsense
approach. She pledges
to diligently research complex
issues, ask tough questions,
and fulfi ll her duties fearlessly,
standing steadfastly with residents
on all matters impacting
their lives, undeterred by
challenges or intimidation.
Raised in a union family as
the granddaughter of immigrants,
Kelley is the fi rst person
in her family to graduate
college, attended Revere Public
Schools and worked her
way through both college and
law school, receiving degrees
from Salem State University
and New England Law | Boston.
She is admitted to practice
in Massachusetts state
and federal courts.
For more information or
to get involved with Kelley’s
campaign for Councillor AtLarge,
please visit her Facebook
page @Michelle Kelley,
Revere Councillor at Large or
call 781-854-1717.
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ELECTION 2025 | FROM Page 1
Joanne McKenna
Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna
has represented Beachmont
for the past 10? years. Although
the former Revere High
teacher is fiercely committed
to her ward and neighbors, she
now wants to shift her focus to
advocating for the entire city.
And it makes sense. Much
of McKenna’s work on the City
Council has been for the benefi t
of all of Revere. McKenna is committed
to protecting Revere’s
unique environment and wildlife.
She spearheaded the plan
to convert the retired Beachmont
fi re station into a community
arts center. During the past
10 years, McKenna wrote 17 ordinances
that have had an impact
on the entire city. She successfully
pushed to implement a ban
on plastic bags, polystyrene and
billboards; she developed regulations
for Airbnbs and shortterm
rentals; she managed to
extend yard waste and street
sweeping through December,
and she called for the use of less
invasive rat poison to protect
wildlife and domestic animals.
McKenna spent much of the
summer knocking on doors. Despite
a late summer case of covid,
she said, it’s been a wonderful
experience. She said she’s
knocked 3,700 times and she has
loved it. “I don’t take anything for
granted,” she said. “If you want
something, you work for it.”
The campaigning has brought
her back in touch with former
students and coworkers from
the school departments as well
as many people she hadn’t seen
for years.
“People are concerned,” she
said, adding that overdevelopment,
the cost of the high school
and the fact that residents can’t
park in front of their homes are
issues residents frequently mention.
And then there are taxes
and water and sewer bills that
worry many residents. “I understand,”
she said. “I live here too.”
“Many concerns are the result
of overbuilding,” said McKenna,
adding that these are not
great times.
“We would be in better shape
if Suff olk Downs was completed,”
she said.
McKenna has invested 43
years in service to the city, fi rst
as a teacher then as a city councillor.
She hopes to continue
working as a councillor-at-large
to make Revere safe, clean and
beautiful. “If God wants me to do
this, I’ll do it,” she said.
Anthony Parziale
Many in Revere fi rst met Anthony
Parziale when a transitional
shelter for the homeless
was proposed in his Arcadia
Street neighborhood. Residents
acknowledged the need for the
shelter, but they opposed locating
it in their residential neighborhood
packed with families
and children. Parziale led the
opposition to the shelter, and it
was strong and steady. The City
Council said the project was governed
by state regulations, and
they had no authority to stop it.
The plan was withdrawn, and another
location was sought.
“It felt like the people on Arcadia
Street didn’t have a voice,”
said Parziale. “Every resident deserves
the right to take part in
government that makes decisions
that aff ect them.”
Parziale was also surprised by
the City Council’s position that
the shelter was a state project
over which they had no authority.
“Those words don’t make
sense to me,” he said, adding that
if he were a councillor, he would
negotiate with state or federal
offi cials and agencies on behalf
of constituents.
In the wake of the Arcadia
Street debate, Parziale ran for an
at-large seat on the City Council
in 2023. He came in sixth, which
in Revere means if any elected
councillor-at-large cannot serve
the term, Parziale would be appointed
to that seat. Parziale began
attending every meeting.
He feels city government
should start with the small
things. “If we do the little things
right, picking up the trash, answering
311, then when a big
issue comes along, we’ll be able
to work together and handle it,”
he said.
Still, Parziale watches the big
issues unfolding in the city. “I’m
a huge fan of commercial development,”
he said. “We get the
revenue without a huge strain
on infrastructure.”
He’s also clear on development
within neighborhoods. “If the
neighborhood doesn’t want it,
that’s an easy no for me,” he said.
Parziale also has some ideas
on the Community Investment
Trust Fund, which collects contributions
from developers to
off set the impact their projects
have on the city. The sums are
substantial and often pay for major
city projects, but Parziale has
proposed distributing some of
that money to residents directly
aff ected by developments. “We
can do a little more for abutters,”
he said. “Let’s do right by
the people.”
Parziale also thinks mitigation
money should go straight
into the high school stabilization
fund. “At least we’ll know
it’s being used for a good cause,”
he said.
Parziale said he’s hopeful
about the high school, but he
believes the city needs to be
proactive about fi nding funds
to support it. “Residents are worried
about an override,” he said.
“I’ll vote no on that.”
Parziale would also like to
begin a discussion about capping
property taxes for seniors.
He said he would have to work
with the CFO. “I believe there’s a
way to pay for the school without
burdening residents,” he said.
Parziale is the deputy superintendent
of public works for the
city of Woburn. “Other people
will talk about infrastructure, I
know about it,” he said.
And his job allows him to tell
voters, “I’m blue collar, I work
just like you. Your issues are my
issues.”
Parziale’s broad goal is to make
local government transparent
and fair. “I want things to be
easy,” he said. “I don’t want residents
to guess what’s going on
in the budget. People need to
be heard.”
Like other candidates, Parziale
has been knocking on doors,
and he said he’s feeling really
good about the response from
voters. “I think people want some
change,” he said. “When we have
change, we have hope.”
Wayne Rose
Many in Revere may know
Wayne Rose for his work starting
the Safe Saturdays program,
which gave kids a safe night in a
gym rather than on the streets.
Safe Saturdays ran for 30 weeks,
and Rose hopes to restore the
program. Others may know Rose
for fi ghting against parking meters
on Revere Beach. Others
may recall he raised $3,000 and
delivered a meal to residents at
Jack Satter House during covid.
But still others may know Rose as
a sharply critical watchdog who
has harshly criticized public offi
cials and projects in the past.
“In this race, I’ve changed,” he
said. “I had to change.” Rose acknowledges
in the past he has
been overly negative.
“I’m not a politician, I’m a street
guy,” he said, adding that he’s
learned how to change.
“I’ve learned from knocking
on doors and talking to people,
and that’s what I’ll move forward
with,” he said. And according to
Rose, one of his big takeaways
from talking to residents is that
people are “really mad.”
“We need change,” he said.
“The traffic, the development
— we need small buildings not
apartments on top of apartments.”
Rose
acknowledges the city
needs some development, some
aff ordable residential and commercial
development. He said
the cost of living in Revere is
pushing older residents out of
the city. “Everything is a fee,” he
said, “parking fees, trash fees…”
And Rose questions the way
the city is spending its money.
He worries that the ultimate cost
of the new high school could
be exorbitant, and he questions
why the city is giving the Suff olk
Downs development a $15 million
tax break but can’t fi nd the
money for school buses.
Rose also has experience tackling
quality-of-life issues.
“I’ve fought the rat population
for 10 years now,” he said.
Rose believes the problem is
open dumpsters at restaurants,
properties on Revere Beach, at
the Hill and A.C. Whalen Schools
and the police barracks. He said
nothing is done to regulate the
dumpsters while residents receive
fi nes if their trash barrels
are not closed tightly.
When the Department of Conservation
& Recreation installed
parking meters on Revere Beach,
Rose harnessed residents’ anger
and organized and led rallies and
protests. “People came out, gathered
and held signs,” said Rose.
And they were heard. “We got
the meters off the beach.” And
Revere regained its standing as
the fi rst public beach in the United
States with free and open access
to all.
Rose’s campaign material
highlights his and his family’s
working-class roots. His pitch to
voters is “I’m a blue collar citizen
like you…A vote for Wayne Rose
is a vote for the people.”
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Public Schools and Revere
High School graduate of the
class of 2012 has been serving
on the city council since being
elected in 2023.
The RTA Committee on Political
Education has endorsed a
slate of candidates in this year’s
municipal elections in Revere
after a “months-long vetting
process” and a “vote by the
RTA General Membership.” In
addition to Councillor Jaramillo,
Councillors Guarino-Sawaya,
Cogliandro, and McKenna
along with School Committee
Candidates John Kingston,
Kathryn Schulte-Grahame, and
Stephen Damiano, received the
endorsement of the RTA which
said “these candidates refl ect
those who have demonstrated
support for Revere’s educators
in the past and new voices
who have committed to fi ghting
for the resources and support
needed by teachers and
students.”
Jane Chapin, a 5th grade educator
at the Paul Revere School,
which both Councilor Jaramillo
and School Committeeman
Kingston attended, said “we’re
standing with candidates who
include educators and community
voices in the decision-making
process.”
Councillor Jaramillo said “as
a proud product of the Revere
Public Schools I am humbled
to receive the endorsement of
the educators who taught me,
cared for me, fed me, and even
clothed me at times during
my 12-year experience at RPS.
Their only care was to set me
and my classmates up for success,
something they have accomplished
which is why I have
devoted my career to delivering
for workers like them, parents,
and students in communities
like ours. I am incredibly
humbled and honored”.
The Revere Teachers Association
is a professional organization
of teachers, adjustment
counselors, guidance counselors,
librarians, nurses, psychologists,
social workers, and speech
therapists in the Revere Public
School district of Revere, Massachusetts.
It is composed of
over 750 members working in
the district’s 11 schools.
Mail-in voting has begun
in Revere and if they have requested
a ballot, voters can expect
one in the mail in the next
few days. Early voting will begin
on Saturday, October 25th
at City Hall and will run until Friday,
October 31st. The last day
to vote will be Tuesday, November
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Candidate for Councillor At-Large
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Restaurant on Broadway last
Wednesday evening. Rose
spoke briefl y about his concerns
in the city with the direction
of working with members
of the City Council to
bring a diff erent perspective
in order to make a better city
for all. Rose expressed concerns
about safety, education
and public health and
relief for the seniors in several
areas.
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State Representative Jeff and Melissa Turco are shown with their
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Mary Joseph, Rosario and Joe Carbone.
State Rep. Jessica Giannino
proudly introduced her colleague,
and friend State Rep.
Jeff Turco at his reception at
the Pleasant Park Yacht Club
last Friday evening.
Rep. Jeff Turco and candidates
for school committee Ward 1
Candidate Kathryn SchulteGrahame
and Ward 1 Councillor
Jimmy Mercurio.
Colleagues in government supporting
each other’s cause.
State Rep. Jeff Turco with State
Representatives, from Dartmouth
Rep. Chris Markey, Jessica
Giannino, and from Brookline
Rep. Tommy Vitolo.
State Rep. Jeff Turco with Frank
and Candace Pioppi.
Representative Turco with Inez
and Joe Cole
Shown with State Rep. Jeff Turco
and Dominic and Matteo
Turco, Sandie Cowie, Rose Pellegrino,
Bonnie Curran.
Lilian Vega and Jennifer Aguilar
at the reception for State
Representative Jeff Turco.
Representative Jeff Turco welcomes
former City Councillor
Rita Singer and Bruce Singer.
Representative Jeff and Melissa
Turco welcome Mayor Patrick
and Jenn Keefe.
Councillor at-Large Tony Zambuto
with Rep. Jeff Turco.
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Bob Haas III, Council President Marc Silvestri, Jenn and Mayor Patrick
Keefe, Councillors Angela Guarino Sawaya, Joanne McKenna,
Ira Novoselsky, School Committee members, Anthony Caggiano,
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City Hosts Italian Heritage Month at City Hall Plaza Event
Mayor Patrick Keefe addressed
the crowd during last Thursday afternoon’s
Italian Heritage Month
celebration outside of City Hall.
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celebrated outside of City
Hall last Thursday afternoon.
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Massachusetts President
Richard Vita, Italians Abroad
Committee Secretary Fabio Colastane,
St. Leonard Church Father
Michael Della Penna, Ward
5 City Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya,
Councillor-At-Large
Anthony Zambuto, Mayor Patrick Keefe, Ward 1 City Councillor/Councillor-At-Large candidate Joanne
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and Ward 3 City Councillor Anthony Cogliandro waved the Italian fl ags.
American Heritage Committee
Mass. President Richard Vita
said many Italians are good
chefs, among other professions.
The city’s Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion Director Steven
Morabito showcased his Italian
heritage.
Italians Abroad Committee
Secretary Fabio Colastane gave
his remarks.
Vincent “Enzo” Amara sang in
Attendees are shown listening to the guest speakers. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
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THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025
The Annual Trunk or Treat Plays Host to 1,000 Halloween
Revelers at Haas Wellness Center
State Representative Jeff Turco and family.
City Councillor Juan Jaramillo.
Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino
Sawaya with her husband,
Anthony.
Ward 4 Councillor Paul Argenzio and family.
Mayor Patrick Keefe as the Dark Knight with First Lady Jenn Keefe
as Cat Woman, and Adrianna as Harley Quinn.
Candidate for Ward 4 School
Committee Stephen Damiano,
Jacklyn and their children, Stephen
and Jack.
The O’Hara, Pino, and LaSalla family.
The Wicked from the Revere Police Department.
Ella Sullivan, Evelina Ross, Kaia Rose and Annmarie Sullivan
Fire Chief Jacob Areas.
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The team from Revere’s Inspectional Services.
Revere Public Health was part of the Trunk or Treat.
Donna and Steven Dreeszen and family.
Happy Halloween from Dina’s Realty.
The Revere Karate Academy was part of the annual
event.
Happy Halloween from the Robert J. Haas Wellness
Center.
A big score from Sports Cuts.
Audrianna and Haley Tedesco.
Revere’s
Director of Public
Health Services Lauren
Buck.
A Super Halloween from Revere’s Treasury Department.
Greetings from BDS Junk Removal.
School Committee member John Kingston dressed as
Charlie Brown.
Amalia Hogu, Matteo Carbo, Luca Carbo and Abigail Hogu.
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THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025
Revere High School Patriots Girls’ Varsity
Volleyball Team Honors Seniors
Samarah Meristal was accompanied by her mother Sandra
Cajoux, her aunt Presca Bousqet, Samarah Meristal,
little cousin Briella, and Angel Waruinge’ Muthemba
during last Wednesday’s Revere High School Lady Patriots
Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Senior Night.
Dayana Ortega was accompanied by her mother Monica Echavarria, her brothers Jeff erson and Esteban Ortega,
her sister Isabella Cadavid and her cousins Victoria Lelcesona and Brandon Carvajal.
Susan Lemuz Chavez #8 was accompanied by her
brother Gerardo Rodriguez, her sister Gabriella Rodriguez,
her nephew David Enrique and her friends, Geovanny
Acetty, Nicolas Garzon and Isabella Arroyave.
Isabella Arroyave was accompanied by her father, Freddy Arroyave, her mother, Maribel Lopez, her sisters, Estefania
and Luis Arroyave, her brother-in-law, Mauricio Marin and her friends, Paul Orrego, Isabella Mendieta,
Nico Garzon, Jero Agudelo, Nataly Esquivel, Meli Gomez, Susan Lemus and Basma Sahibi.
Sara Brown was accompanied by her mother Kimberly
Brown, her father Mohamed Abdelfattah and her
brother Adam Brown.
Jade Dang was accompanied by her brothers, Jason and Jack Dang, her cousins: Vi Bui and Caitlyn Undag, her
friends: Nadir Maid, Faris Maid, Ethan Men, Samantha Indorato, Dayana Ortega and Sara Brown.
Samantha Indorato was accompanied by her mother,
Juliana Indorato, her father, Joseph Indorato and her
sister Sabrina Indorato.
Shown from left to right, are: seniors Sara Brown, Jade Dang, Dayana Ortega, Samantha Indorato, Samarah
Meristal, Basma Sahibi, Susan Lemus Chavez, Isabella Arroyave, Team Manager Zohra Benkreira, and Head
Coach Emilie Clemons. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
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Tourney-bound Lady Pats Volleyball Blank Everett, 3-0
Serving for Revere Haley
Peralta.
Serving for Revere Anna
Doucette.
Revere’s Samantha Indorato
with the ball.
Isabella Arroyave serving
for the Patriots.
Basma Sahibi celebrates after Revere takes the fi rst
set over Everett.
Susan Lemus Chavez
works to return the ball
during the Patriot’s
match with Everett.
Susan Lemus Chavez
serving for Revere.
Dayana Ortega with the ball.
Haley Peralta and her teammates ready themselves
for the incoming serve from Everett.
Jade Dang and Samantha Indorato get ready for Everett’s
serve.
Revere’s Basma Sahibi
and Isabella Arroyave at
the net.
Sara Brown gets low to
keep the ball in play for
Revere.
Anna Doucette, Dayana Ortega, Isabella Arroyave and
Basma Sahibi celebrate after taking the win over Revere,
3-0 Monday.
Revere’s Dayana Ortega
worked to return the ball
to Everett during Monday’s
match and win (3-0)
on the road.
The 2025 Revere High School Varsity Girls Volleyball Team. In no order; Samantha Indorato, Basma Sahibi, Manuela Ospina, Isabella Arroyave,
Sara Brown, Susan Lemus Chavez, Sarah Lechheb, Dayana Ortega, Jade Dang, Sofi a Guzman, Anna Doucette, Haley Peralta, Samarah
Meristal, Becca Mercado, Amira Djaider, Nicole Lopez. Head coach; Emilie Celmons. (Advocate Photos by Emily Harney)
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THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025
By Bob Katzen
If you have any questions about this week’s report, e-mail us
at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com or call us at (617) 720-1562
THE HOUSE AND SENATE:
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local
representatives’ and senators’
votes on roll calls from the
week of October 13-17.
$2.25 BILLION FISCAL 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET (H
4601)
House 141-14 approved and
sent to the Senate a $2.25 billion
fiscal 2025 supplemental
budget designed to close
out the books on fi scal year
2025. The measure provides
$1.67 billion to MassHealth
and $374 million to former
Steward Health Care hospitals
at a time when state offi -
cials say they are feeling budget
pressures associated with
rising health care costs. The
proposal would also increase
hospital contributions by $50
million to support the Health
Safety Net and stabilize funding
for MassHealth and safety
net hospitals.
Other provisions include $10
million for Health Care for All
to conduct a public awareness
campaign, and to conduct
health coverage enrollment
assistance for communities
at risk of losing health care
coverage as a result of the new
Medicaid reporting requirements;
$10 million for the Massachusetts
Life Sciences Center;
$5 million in grants to reproductive
health care providers;
$60.7 million for snow and
ice removal; $12.5 million for
prisoners to make free phone
calls; $12 million for Universal
School Meals; $6.8 million for
the Clean Water Trust Fund;
$3.5 million for State Police
operations; $15 million for a
new Sports and Entertainment
Fund grant program, for
which $10 million will be set
aside for the events related to
the 2026 FIFA World Cup; and
withholding most of a $162
million funding request from
county sheriff s, until the state
Inspector General investigates
sheriff s’ fi nances.
“This supplemental budget
closes the books on fi scal
year 2025, and aims to fortify
the commonwealth’s fi nances,
bolster economic development
and ensure continued
access to critical health care
services,” said House Speaker
Ron Mariano (D-Quincy).
“In the face of unrelenting attacks
from the Trump Administration
that will strip health
insurance coverage from millions
of Americans and deny
access to lifesaving vaccinations,
this supplemental budget
will help vulnerable residents
prepare for, and avoid,
a lapse in coverage and ensure
continued access to vaccines
for every child in Massachusetts.”
“This
supplemental budget
will close the books on
fi scal year 2025 in a balanced
and fi scally responsible manner,”
said Rep. Aaron Michlewitz
(D-Boston), Chair of the
House Committee on Ways
and Means. “By making critical
investments into much
needed programs in healthcare,
education and housing
to name a few, the commonwealth
will be in a strong fi scal
position for fi scal year 2026
and beyond.”
“There has been little information
on why there are exorbitant
runaway costs in the
MassHealth program,” said
Rep. Ken Sweezey (R-Hanson).
“I cannot continue to support
writing blank checks without
accountability and a strategy
to reel in the spending. I
also see a need for some serious
reforms to the HomeBase
program and the no-cost
calls program within our correctional
facilities before we
continue to supplement their
budgets.”
“I believe we need proper
oversight of these medical expenditures
before committing
more funding,” said Rep. Mike
Soter (R-Bellingham). “The
governor should provide a detailed
report outlining what’s
driving these rising costs before
requesting additional taxpayer
dollars. We can’t claim
to have a revenue problem in
one breath and then spend
signifi cant public funds without
accountability in the next.”
“The Democrats have once
again blamed President Trump
for their failures,” said Rep. Nick
Boldyga (R-Southwick). “But
the reality is they’ve bankrupted
our healthcare system by
fl ooding it with illegal aliens.
They had to spend another
$2.5 billion dollars to bailout
our hospitals.”
(A Yes” vote is for the budget.
A “No” vote is against it.)
Rep. Jessica Giannino Yes
Rep. Jeff Turco Yes
MAKE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS
MORE AVAILABLE AT NO
COST (S 2640)
Senate 39-0, approved and
sent to the House a bill that
would require all prisons,
homeless shelters and public
elementary and secondary
schools to maintain free menstrual
products, including sanitary
napkins, tampons and
underwear liners in private
and public restrooms; and to
make them available in a “convenient
manner that does not
stigmatize any persons seeking
the products.”
Supporters said that according
to the Massachusetts
Menstrual Equity Coalition,
approximately one in
seven children in Massachusetts
is living in poverty and
struggles to pay for menstrual
products. They argued that
research shows that the inability
to access menstrual products
aff ects students’ class attendance.
They also noted that
women facing homelessness
or who are incarcerated face
high barriers to access, with
Massachusetts shelters reporting
that menstrual products
are among the least donated
items. They argued that restricted
access in shelters and
correctional facilities means
that products can be used as
bargaining chips and tools of
control for people in vulnerable
circumstances.
“Equitable access to free disposable
menstrual products
is a necessity for menstruators
everywhere,” said sponsor
Sen. Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville).
“This bill has the ability to ensure
menstruators in public
schools, shelters and prisons
no longer have to experience
anxiety, shame or fear around
periods. Students in my district
were the first to meet
with me and speak out about
their concerns in school of not
knowing if they would have
access to menstrual products
when they needed them. I am
so glad to see this bill passed
in the Senate which honors
the work and courage of these
students who have inspired so
many more to break through
the stigma and advocate for
their peers.”
“Tampons and pads are a
basic hygiene necessity,” said
Senate President Karen Spilka
(D-Ashland). “Ensuring their
availability—safely and without
stigma—is key to advancing
equity for women’s health.
Menstruating people have always
shouldered the burden
of carrying their own tampons
and pads into the restroom,
leading to a quiet struggle all
too real for the girls and women
who have diffi culty making
ends meet.”
The Senate approved the
same bill in the 2023-2024 session
on October 26, 2023 and
sent it to the House Ways and
Means Committee where no
further action was taken for
more than a year and the bill
died from inaction on December
31, 2024.
Any individual representative
in the 2023-2024 session
could have acted to try to
force the bill out of the Ways
and Means Committee but
none of the 160 House members
did so. Any House member
can still do the same anytime
during the current 20252026
session.
Under House rules, any individual
representative can
move to discharge any and
all bills from the Ways and
Means Committee. There is
a 7-day waiting period prior
to the House considering the
motion to discharge. The discharge
motion must receive a
majority vote of the members
present. If the measure is discharged
from the committee,
the committee has four days
within which to report out the
measure for placement on the
House’s agenda for action.
A bill may also be discharged
from the Ways and Means
Committee by any representative
by fi ling a petition signed
by a majority of the House. The
bill would then be discharged
seven days later and go onto
the House agenda for the next
session.
However, the Ways and
Means Committee is often
a burial ground for bills that
will never again see the light
of day.
“Rarely, if ever, does a member
go either of those two
routes against the wishes of
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Page 17
mittee chair,” said a state representative
who requested
anonymity. They told Beacon
Hill Roll Call, “It’s no secret that
Speaker Mariano controls the
fl ow of legislation and a bill
makes progress in the House
only when he wants it to. Every
member knows that one
of the biggest sins is to publicly
make a motion to discharge
a bill from a committee. The
leadership frowns upon that.”
House Ways and Means
Committee chair Aaron Michlewitz
(D-Boston); Margaret
Ann Ferrnate (D-Gloucester),
vice chair of House Ways and
Means; Todd Smola (R-Warren),
the ranking Republican
on the committee; and House
Speaker Ron Mariano did not
respond to repeated requests
by Beacon Hill Roll Call asking
them to comment on the committee
bottling up the bill and
killing it.
Beacon Hill Roll Call asked
Sen. Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville),
the bill’s sponsor and Sen. Patrick
O’Connor (R-Weymouth),
a strong supporter of the bill,
to comment on the killing of
the bill.
“I support our House colleagues’
efforts this session,
and in prior ones, to advance
this important legislation,”
Jehlen responded.
O’Connor responded, “Unfortunately,
all too often within
the legislative process we
see bills that would benefi t individuals
across the commonwealth
not make it across the
fi nish line with the other priority
bills the House and Senate
both have on the docket.
With the overwhelming support
of [this bill] this session, I
am confi dent now more than
ever that we will fi nally be able
to get this through the House
and I will continue to urge my
colleagues in both chambers
to get this done.”
Spokespersons for two
groups that are lobbying for
House rules changes, including
preventing bills from being
unilaterally being killed
by a committee chair, did not
mince words when asked to
respond to the death of the
bill.
“As long as representatives
forfeit their power, Michlewitz
and a few unknown staff ers
will keep sorting bills into yes/
no piles behind closed doors,”
said Aaron Singer, the producer
and director of “Shadows on
the Hill,” an upcoming documentary
that he says asks why
common-sense bills don’t pass
the Massachusetts Legislature.
“We don’t even know if there
are women in that room. The
real question is which representative
will rally a coalition
to rewrite House rules and reclaim
the lawmaking process.
Without reform, even small
disagreements with leadership
demand an outsized, confl
ict-heavy push.”
Scotia Hille, Executive Director
of Act on Mass said, “Every
session, our elected representatives
in the Statehouse allow
popular, commonsense
legislation like this bill to die
without a vote. Unfortunately,
they would rather leave our
state’s neediest without adequate
menstrual care than
defy leadership by using their
own power to initiate a vote.
So long as we allow chamber
leaders to control member’s
salaries, I fear we will continue
to see this pattern unfold.
Our legislators should be empowered
to act independently
and organize their peers
behind legislation their constituents
need. This situation
and unfortunately many others
like it motivate Act on Mass
to support a reform to legislative
stipends.”
(A “Yes” vote is for the bill.)
Sen. Lydia Edwards Yes
COMPANIES MUST DISCLOSED
INGREDIENTS OF
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS (S
1483)
Senate 39-0, approved and
sent to the House a proposal
that would require manufacturers
of menstrual health
products to clearly disclose
and display a list of ingredients.
The ingredients would
have to be easily accessible on
both retail packages and manufacturers’
websites.
“A person who menstruates
will use, on average, over
10,000 menstrual products
in their lifetime,” said sponsor
Sen. Jo Comerford (DNorthampton).
“Yet, menstrual
products have increasingly
been found to contain harmful
substances such as PFAS,
heavy metals and other toxic
chemicals.”
“Menstrual equity is not
only about making products
free—it’s about ensuring
those products are safe, high
quality and labeled with full
ingredient disclosure,” said Sasha
Goodfriend, Executive Director
of Mass NOW. “We are
deeply grateful that the Senate
understands that dignity
requires both access and
accountability. Today’s vote
sends a powerful message:
menstruators in Massachusetts
deserve not just products,
but the ability to make
informed choices about what
products they use for their
menstrual health.”
(A “Yes” vote is for the bill.)
Sen. Lydia Edwards Yes
EXPAND THE “MOVE OVER”
LAW (S 2653)
Senate 39-0, approved and
sent to the Senate legislation
that would require motorists
to slow down if they are approaching
a stationary utility
truck or a stopped vehicle with
fl ashing lights on the shoulder
of a road or breakdown
lane of a highway. Drivers on
a highway with multiple lanes
in each direction would also
be required, if practicable, to
change lanes to ensure greater
safety for vehicles and individuals
in the breakdown lane.
The bill expands the state’s existing
Move Over Law which
provides this protection for
emergency response vehicles,
highway maintenance vehicles
and tow trucks.
“This essential legislation is
a critical upgrade to our Move
Over Law, expanding its lifesaving
protections to everyone
who must work or wait
on the side of a busy highway,”
said sponsor Sen. Brendan
Crighton (D-Lynn), Senate
Chair of the Committee
on Transportation. “By including
disabled vehicles and utility
workers and implementing
stronger penalties, we are
making everyone on our roads
safer.”
“National Grid employees
perform critical repairs
and maintenance to ensure
safe, reliable energy service
across Massachusetts every
day when customers need
it most,” said Shaun Vacher,
Vice-President of Electric Operations
for National Grid. “We
thank the Senate for passing
this important legislation to
provide essential protections
for roadside utility crews, helping
ensure they can do this vital
work safely and without unnecessary
risk.”
“The Massachusetts State
Police shares the HealeyDriscoll
Administration’s support
for this bill, which provides
important additions to
the commonwealth’s existing
Move Over Law,” said Col.
Geoff rey Noble, a spokesperson
for the Massachusetts
State Police. “While these expanded
provisions support
our ability to address dangerous
behavior through enforcement,
above all else, we
want drivers to slow down and
change lanes away from stationary
vehicles when it’s safe
to do so. Taking these common-sense
steps will prevent
the serious injuries and fatal
outcomes that change lives
forever.”
(A “Yes” vote is for the bill.)
Sen. Lydia Edwards Yes
ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL
THE HOUSE GAVE INITIAL
APPROVAL TO SEVERAL BILLS
INCLUDING:
FIRE CHIEF MUST BE A FORMER
FIREFIGHTER (H 2646) —
Would require that any candidates
for appointment to
the position of Fire Chief, Fire
Commissioner or head of a
fi re department in any city or
town, must have been a uniformed
member of the Massachusetts
fi refi ghting force
of a Massachusetts Fire Department
for a minimum of
fi ve years.
Supporters said this would
ensure that anyone appointed
to one of these high positions
has some fi rsthand experience
as a fi refi ghter and
has come up through the
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THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025
1. On Oct. 24, 1940, the 1938
U.S. Fair Labor Standards
Act mandated what workweek
hours?
2.
“Broom-Stick Bunny”
(1956) has the animated
characters Witch Hazel and
what rabbit?
3. What New England city has
a Guinness World Record
for “most lit jack-o’-lanterns
on display”?
4. On Oct. 25, 1955, the fi rst
of what type of oven want
on sale?
5. Which voice assistant came
fi rst, Alexa or Siri?
6. What tale did Mary Shelley
devise during a ghost
story competition among
friends?
7. On Oct. 26, 2005, what
team with a name including
a plural form of a clothing
item won the World Series?
8.
What two men are associated
with the names of famous
chocolate candies?
9. Washington Irving’s short
story “The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow” is set on
what river?
10. What U.S. president appeared
on an episode of
“Comedians in Cars Getting
Coff ee”?
11. On Oct. 27, 1966, what Peanuts
show aired (fi rst major
TV Halloween special)?
12. The Deep Blue computer is
famous for what?
13. October 28 is International
Animation Day; the comedy
“Wallace & Gromit: The
Curse of the Were-Rabbit”
debuted in the USA in October
when: 1954, 1966
or 2005?
14. What is the world’s largest
toothed predator (appears
in a famous 1851 book)?
15. Is Halloween celebrated in
Mexico?
16. October 29 is National Cat
Day; what Frenchman was
brought out of retirement
to sing the title song in
the 1970 animated musical
comedy fi lm “The Aristocats”?
17.
Who sang “Superstition”
and appeared as a witch
doctor during Super Bowl
XLVII?
18. The animated shorts
“Duck Amuk,” “What’s Opera,
Doc?” and “One Froggy
Evening” were called
“culturally signifi cant” by
what arm of the U.S. Congress?
19.
In what book does a godmother
say “Run into the
garden, and bring me a
pumpkin”?
20. On Oct. 30, 1958, who decorated
the White House
for Halloween for the fi rst
time?
Answers
Can You Get a Lump Sum Social
Security Payment?
Dear Savvy Senior,
I’ve read that the Social Security
Administration offers
a lump-sum payment to new
retirees who need some extra
cash. I haven’t yet fi led for my
retirement benefi ts and would
like to fi nd out if this is true.
What can you tell me?
Born In 1958
Dear 1958,
There is indeed a littleknown
Social Security claiming
strategy that’s been
around for many years that
can provide retirees a lumpsum
benefi t, but you need to
be past your full retirement
age to be eligible, and there
are fi nancial drawbacks you
need to be aware of too.
First, let’s review the basics.
Remember that while workers
can begin drawing their Social
Security retirement benefi
ts anytime between ages
62 and 70, full retirement age
is 66 and 8 months for those
born in 1958, but it rises in
two-month increments every
birth year to age 67 for those
born in 1960 and later.
At full retirement age, you
are entitled to 100 percent of
your benefi ts. But if you claim
earlier, your benefi ts will be
reduced by 5 to 6.66 percent
every year you start before
your full retirement age. While
if you delay taking your benefi
ts beyond your full retirement
age, you’ll get 8 percent
more each year until age 70.
Lump Sum Option
If you are past full retirement
age, and have not yet
filed for your benefits, the
Social Security Administration
off ers a retroactive lumpsum
payment that’s worth six
months of benefi ts.
Here’s how it works. Let’s
say for example that you
were planning to delay taking
your Social Security benefi
ts past your full retirement
age of 66 and 8 months, but
you changed your mind at
67 and two months. You
could then claim a lump-sum
payment equal to those six
months of benefi ts. So, for instance,
if your full retirement
age benefi t was $2,500 per
month, you would be entitled
to a $15,000 lump sum
payment.
If you decided at age 67
that you wanted to fi le retroactively,
you’d get only four
months’ worth of benefits
in your lump sum, because
SSA rules prohibit you from
claiming benefits that predate
your full retirement age.
Drawbacks
The downside to this strategy
is that once you accept
a lump-sum payment, you’ll
lose the delayed retirement
credits you’ve accrued, and
your future monthly retirement
benefi t will be reduced
to refl ect the amount you already
received. It will also affect
your future survivor benefi
t to your spouse or other
eligible family members after
you die.
You may also need to consider
Uncle Sam. Depending
on your income, Social Security
benefi ts may be taxable,
and a lump-sum payment
could boost the amount of
benefi ts that are taxed.
The federal government
taxes up to 50 percent of Social
Security benefi ts at ordinary
income tax rates if your
combined income — defi ned
as adjusted gross income
plus nontaxable interest income
plus half of your Social
Security benefi ts — exceeds
$25,000, and up to 85 percent
of benefi ts are taxable
if combined income exceeds
$34,000. For married couples,
the comparable income
thresholds for taxing benefi ts
are $32,000 and $44,000.
To help you calculate this,
see IRS Publication 915 “Social
Security and Equivalent
Railroad Retirement Benefi ts”
at IRS.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p915.
pdf, or call 800-829-3676 and
ask them to mail you a copy.
In addition, if the lump-sum
payment of retroactive Social
Security benefi ts boosts your
yearly income over $106,000
(or $212,000 for married couples
fi ling jointly), it will increase
your future Medicare
premiums too. See Medicare.
gov/Pubs/pdf/11579-medicare-costs.pdf
for details.
Send your questions or comments to questions@savvysenior.org,
or to Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070.
1. 40
2. Bugs Bunny
3. K eene , N.H.
(30,581 in 2013,
breaking Boston’s
2006 record)
4. Domestic microwave
5.
Siri (2011); Alexa
debuted in 2014.
6. “Frankenstein”
7. Chicago White
Sox (“sox” is a plural
form of sock.)
8. Milton Hershey
and Harry Burnett
Reese
9. Hudson
10. Barack Obama
11. “I t ’s the Great
Pumpkin, Charlie
Brown”
12. Beating a World
Chess Champion
13. 2005
14. S perm whale
(“Moby-Dick ”
book)
15. There i s some
trick-or-treating;
however, the
country mostly
celebrates Day of
the Dead on Nov.
1 and 2.
16. Maurice Chevalier
17. Stevie Wonder
18. Library of Congress
19.
Charles Perrault’s
“Cinderella; or,
The Little Glass
Slipper” (1697)
20. First Lady Mamie
Eisenhower
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Revere defense shines, but mistakes
costly in 12—8 loss to Lynn Classical
By Dom Nicastro
For a team searching
for a breakthrough win,
Revere’s trip to Manning
Field on Saturday morning
brought both hope
and heartbreak.
The Patriots battled
Lynn Classical wire to
wire but fell just short,
12—8, in a defensive slugfest
that slipped away
on mental mistakes and
missed chances.
“I thought we had every
chance to win,” Revere
coach Lou Cicatelli
said. “Another game
where, again, growing
pains — making a lot of
mistakes mentally. Going
off side, giving them
a fi rst down on a fourth
and four, a third and fi ve,
happening over and over
again. We just can’t do
that. They’re not experienced
enough yet to
make those mistakes and
win close games.”
Despite the loss, it was
Revere’s stingiest defensive
eff ort of the season,
holding Classical to 12
points (fewest allowed
this year) and stopping
both two-point conversion
attempts.
“The defense played
very well,” Cicatelli said.
“They moved the ball
down the field, but we
didn’t bend. We stopped
the two-point conversions
both times, and that
kept us in the game.”
The tone was set by senior
lineman Ceaser Herrera,
who Cicatelli called
“the catalyst all night” on
defense.
“Ceaser had an unbelievable
game,” the coach
said. “He was all over the
place on defense, and he
wasn’t feeling good either
— real sick. He took himself
out and then put himself
back in. He was in the
backfi eld, making plays;
he was just everywhere.”
Cicatelli also praised David
Cruz, who returned to
the defensive backfi eld.
“We gave him a shot,
and he probably had
about fi ve or six tackles,”
he said. “He made a great
stick coming up from
the safety position and
popped the ball loose
around the 40. That kind
of got us going.”
The Patriots entered the
game shorthanded again,
with several starters unavailable,
including center
Bryan Maia and twoway
playmaker Charles
Dobre. That meant an unexpected
varsity debut
for freshman Chris DeAngelo,
who started at center
and held his own.
“Chris did a great job,”
Cicatelli said. “It was his
fi rst varsity football game.
He loved it. He did it well.
I was really happy about
that.”
Revere’s off ense leaned
heavily on Mario Ramirez,
who rushed for about
115 yards while playing
through pain. “He ran really
hard,” Cicatelli said.
“He’s banged up, but he
stuck it out.”
The depleted Patriots
relied on a rotation of
younger backs. Freshman
Ismael Romero-Gonzalez
made the most of his carries,
and Sergio Peguero
added a spark with several
big runs, including
a touchdown on a jetsweep
counter play.
“Sergio ran a couple
of jet sweeps, one for a
touchdown on the counter
play,” Cicatelli said. “He
made some real nice, big
runs during the game.
That was his first time
playing that position, and
he had a good day for
himself.”
For all the frustration,
the coach said his players
continue to show heart
and eff ort in the face of
adversity.
“They’re playing hard,
they’re hitting, they’re
running, they’re moving
the football,” he said.
“It’s just been a tough
year. I’m trying to be positive
about it. But at some
point, we’ve just got to do
better.”
Revere’s offense once
again showed fl ashes of
potential, cutting the deficit
to 12—8 in the fourth
quarter with a chance to
steal it late.
“When we went down
the fi eld and made it 12—
8, I thought we were going
to win it,” Cicatelli said.
The Patriots (1—5, 1—3
GBL) return home this Friday,
Oct. 24, for a 6 p.m.
matchup with Malden
(2—4, 2—2 GBL), which
just snapped a threegame
skid with a 22—8
win over Chelsea.
Cicatelli hopes some
home cooking — and a
week of cleaner football
— can help turn things
around.
“Finally get back home a
little bit, maybe get some
home cooking, and we
can get this thing pointing
in the right direction,”
he said. “We just have to
keep working through
the mistakes and keep
getting better.”
REVERE FALL
SPORTS ROUNDUP
Volleyball clinches playoffs,
golf wraps strong,
cross-country and
soccer push forward
By Dom Nicastro
t’s been a productive stretch for Revere
High athletics as the fall regular season
nears its close. The volleyball team secured
its state tournament berth; golf wrapped a
successful year, and cross country- and soccer
continue to compete with grit across the
Greater Boston League.
Volleyball heads to postseason
T
he Revere girls volleyball team, led by
Head Coach Emilie Clemons, is fi nishing
the regular season with confi dence and momentum.
The Patriots are 15-4 overall and
10-3 in the GBL after another strong week
that included a Senior Night victory and a
solid road performance.
Revere celebrated eight seniors during a
dramatic 3-2 win over Somerville. Samarah
Meristal had 11 kills, Haley Peralta tallied
nine, and Dayana Ortega and Basma Sahibi
added eight each. Libero Samantha Indorato
was outstanding defensively with 28 digs,
while Susan Lemus Chavez contributed six
kills, six aces and 18 assists.
The Patriots followed with a 3-1 loss at Malden
before bouncing back Monday with a 3-0
sweep at Everett. Ortega had seven kills and
three aces, while Peralta added three kills and
four aces in a balanced attack.
ROUNDUP | SEE Page 22
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
BUYER1
Barrios, Adrianna V
Cruz, Yesenia A
Ishitani, Futoshi C
Krumdick, Jon W
Maalouly, Michel
Martinez, Brian
Mejia, Mia S
Sanchez, David M
Schena, Anessa A
Sordillo, Ernest
Vanegas, Mynor D
Gonzalez, Dinora D
BUYER2
Solis-Villagran, Erik E
Buco, Jennifer G
Maalouly, Micheline
Martinez, Marcos T
SELLER1
Sigouin, Michael L
Viarella, Brian
Franco, Brandon
Zepaj Development LLC
Hallett, Andrew
Elena Chiuccariello Irt
133 Salem Development LLC
Giolito, Robert M
Bullock Barbara L Est
Campisani, Peter
Viarella, Brian
SELLER2
Joyce, Ellen M
Viarella, Jeannine M
Hallett, Dora N
Roy, Joanne B
Giolito, Lucy
Ochoa, Cathleen
Campisani, Julie
ADDRESS
104 Gore Rd
1 Martin St
360 Revere Beach Blvd #210
3 Agneous Ave
261 Rice Ave
231 Walnut Ave
133 Salem St #404
56 Oakwood Ave
1022 Winthrop Ave
10 Ocean Ave #307
7 Martin St
Revere
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Rep. Dan Hunt (D-Boston),
the sponsor of the measure,
did not respond to repeated
requests by Beacon Hill Roll
Call to comment on his bill
and its passage.
REQUIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
(H 2644) — Would allow
cities and towns to require
the installation of an automatic
sprinkler system in any
building with more than four
units, which “undergoes a major
alteration or modifi cation
and is occupied in whole or
in part for residential purposes”
including lodging houses,
boarding houses, fraternity
houses, dormitories, apartments,
townhouses, condominiums,
hotels, motels and
group residences.
This requirement would replace
a current law that allows
cities and towns to require the
installation of an automatic
sprinkler system in any building
with more than four units,
which is “substantially rehabilitated
so as to constitute
the equivalent of new construction.”
Both
the current law and the
bill allow cities and towns to
require the installation of an
automatic sprinkler system in
newly constructed buildings.
Supporters of the bill said
that the “major alteration”
standard is more inclusive
and will apply to more buildings
than the “substantially rehabilitated
so as to constitute
the equivalent of new construction”
standard. They argued
that changing the standard
will save more lives.
They noted that automatic
sprinklers work fast and
give people more time to escape.
They said that according
to the Massachusetts Fire
Sprinkler Coalition, having
both sprinklers and smoke
alarms reduces the risk of dying
in a home fi re by 80 percent.
They also pointed out
that automatic sprinklers put
out 90 percent of home fi res
before the fire department
arrives, which reduces firefi
ghters’ exposure to the toxic
products of combustion that
cause cancer.
Once again, Rep. Dan Hunt
(D-Boston), the sponsor of the
proposal, did not respond to
repeated requests by Beacon
Hill Roll Call asking him to
comment on his bill and its
approval.
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OBITUARY
Brenda Jean Rosato
O
f Revere. Passed away peacefully on
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 at Massachusetts
General Hospital in Boston,
surrounded by her loving family. She
was 67 years old. Brenda was born in
Chelsea on June 9, 1958. She was the
daughter of the late George and Lillian
T. (Fiore) Giles. Brenda was raised and
educated in East Boston until moving
to Revere when she was 17 years old
where she remained a long time resident.
Brenda was an animal lover who
spent much of her childhood horseback
riding. She also loved marine life
and was an avid reader. Brenda was
a loving mother, grandmother, sister,
aunt, cousin, and friend who will be
missed by all who knew her.
Brenda is the devoted mother of Nick
Rosato of Lynn and Brenda-Marie Rosato
of Attleboro. She is the dear sister
of Gerard Jesse Giles of Revere, Dennis
Keith Giles of Wakefi eld, George A.
Giles of Melrose, and the late Kathleen
Luongo of Revere. Cherished grandmother
of Parker G. Lazzaro and Carter
M. Lazzaro. She is also lovingly survived
by many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Services for Brenda were held privately.
ROUNDUP
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Clemons said the team
has stayed focused on improvement
despite bumps
along the way. “These girls
have continued to compete
and focus on their
goals,” she said. “In life you
have to learn how to react
to adversity — you either
crumble under pressure or
you overcome it.”
Revere was set to close
its regular season Wednesday,
Oct. 22, at Lynn Classical
before awaiting its Division
2 state tournament
seed.
Girls’ cross-country
wins tight meet
T
he Revere girls’ crosscountry
team earned
another team victory last
week, edging Malden 2530
on its home course at
Belle Isle. Head Coach Katie
Sinnott said the win
was a true team effort,
with every placement
mattering.
“Although Malden took
spots four through seven,
Revere taking the top three
spots was huge,” she said.
“It was quite a sprint to the
fi nish, with only a split second
between Emma DeCrosta
and a Malden runner
on her heels.”
Sinnott praised junior
Tram Vu for a late surge
that helped secure the
win. “Tram came up big by
passing a runner in the last
three-quarters of a mile
to push us into the lead,”
she said.
Senior captain Olivia
Rupp once again led the
way, taking fi rst overall in
19 minutes, 57 seconds.
Rania Hamdani was second
(22:00), DeCrosta third
(23:33), Vu eighth (30:08),
Valeria Acevedo Estrada
10th (38:04) and freshman
Adis Cordero Canela
11th (38:04). Sinnott added
that both Hamdani and
DeCrosta recorded their
best home course times of
the year.
The Patriots were set
to close their regular season
Wednesday, Oct. 22,
against perennial powerhouse
Somerville.
Golf caps
competitive season
evere/Malden golf fi nished
a strong season
under Head Coach Brandon
Pezzuto, going 5-52
and taking third place
in the GBL behind Medford
and Lynn English.
Two standout players, Revere’s
Frankie Annunziata
and Malden’s Tommy Cronin,
represented Revere at
the MIAA Division 1 Tournament.
Later
in the week, Annunziata,
Cronin and Revere’s
Jacob Simonelli
competed at the GBL Open
at Unicorn Golf Course in
Stoneham. Despite the
second nine holes being
called off due to rain, Revere/Malden
fi nished third
overall with 51 points in
the Stableford format. Cronin
tied for second individually
with 31 points, just
fi ve behind the overall winner
from Medford.
“It was a great season for
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our players,” Pezzuto said.
“They worked hard, represented
the program well
and capped it off with a
strong finish at the GBL
Open.”
Boys’ soccer
steady behind
Valentim, Balla
he Revere boys’ soccer
team has faced one
of the league’s toughest
schedules but continues to
play competitive matches
under Head Coach Gerardo
Rodriguez. Revere holds
recent wins over Lynn Classical
(4-0) and Everett (3-1),
ties with Lynn English (1-1)
and Medford (4-4) and narrow
losses to Chelsea, Malden
and Somerville.
Senior striker Patrick Valentim
leads the Patriots’
off ense as the team’s top
scorer, while center back
Jason Balla anchors the
defense. Rodriguez said
the team has shown good
leadership and continues
to battle for every point as
it pushes toward the postseason.
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