׉?4×B!ÜבC‘טšÍUÍUÍru׉œ“׉ Ú7cassandra://-t5gx3Hxdt1-gFi-HMKT6mzIvleF99aYc_Pq3SOzGi4Îè¤Í`Í'Íp׉ Ú7cassandra://vtpFxMb4d70ZXwG2VtOqZbZTSlZwBVuXNs-QXvLc5SE͹3Í`ÍÍà׉ Ú7cassandra://ygaxDwtlHVIVCh93A4aJ9zQ0s9aqCv1EfjF1nir5MkMÍ9ŸÍ`ÌÔÍ×hK "ú}H ="®‘× ×hK "ú}H ="±Í°ÍÌà 9×H»http://www.advocatenews.net× × Ј׈E×hK "ú}H ="Œ×‰EÚ _Congratulations Revere High School Class of 2025! ons R ve Vol. 35, No.24 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net d Free Every Friday RHS Class of 2025 Graduate over 500 Students Advocate Staff Report M ore than 500 Revere High School and CityLab Innovation High School seniors walked across the stage at Harry Della Russo Stadium to receive their diplomas as part of the school department’s graduation exercises last week. Revere High School valedictorian Erta Ismahili, salutatorian Dayna Phan, and class president Endurance Nkeh joined Kelly, Mayor Patrick Keefe, and high school principals Christopher Bowen (RHS) and Stacey Mulligan (CityLab) welcomed the graduates in what will be there fi nal day as students at the Revere Public Schools. GRADUATE | SEE Page 14-15 781-286-8500 s of 2 Friday, June 13, 2025 State Rep. Giannino Hosts Packed Reception LOVING SUPPORT: State Representative Jessica Giannino is shown with her dad, Ward 6 City Councillor Chris Giannino and her lovely grandmother Joanne Giannino at the popular state rep’s reception at Casia Lucia recently. See pages 10-11 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo). CONGRATULATIONS: Valedictorian Erta Ismahii and Salutatorian Dayna Phan are shown with Mayor Patrick Keefe and CityLab Principal Stacey Mulligan, Ed. D. prior to the start of last week’s graduation ceremonies at Harry Della Russo Stadium. School Committee cuts high school and middle school transportation program to close $1.3M budget shortfall Students residing under 2 miles to receive MBTA/Charlie Card passes Advocate Staff Report T he School Committee voted unanimously to approve a plan to close a $1.3 million shortfall in the school transportation budget. Committee members agreed to eliminate the high school transportation program and transportation for middle school students who live less than two miles from their school. Students affected by those changes will receive a CharlieCard (an MBTA pass) from the district. “Nobody wants to re - duce service, but times have changed,†said Mayor Patrick Keefe, who is chair of the School Committee. “We have a rich history of what we’ve been able to do but times are diff erent now.†The committee discussed several options, such as using Girl Scouts of Eastern Mass. Welcome Sisters Monica and Bianca Grehs of Revere as Members of the 500 Club Girl Scouts of Eastern Mass.’ 500 Club Recognizes Girl Scouts Who Sold Over 500 Packages of Cookies Special to Th e Advocate W next year’s circuit breaker money, and state funding meant to off set the cost of transporting special needs students to outof- district placements, to cover the budget gap. But the committee is being conservative and cautious about spending in anticipation of heavy costs anticipated by the new high school and the early education center COMMITTEE | SEE Page 2 altham, Mass. — Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEMA), the largest girl serving organization in Massachusetts, is proud to recognize Monica and Bianca Grehs of Revere as members of the 500 Club, honoring local Girl Scouts who have sold over 500 packages of cookies during the 2024-2025 Cookie Program. 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It was a smooth couple of days: no raised voices, no disputes. Councillors took advantage of the time to compliment department heads on diff erent programs and services and to ask what type of support would best suit their needs. Department heads described the past year’s accomplishments and most presented level funding budgets. Even the big three, Police, Fire and Public Works, were not asking for any major increases. The School Department was also scheduled to present the district’s budget, but school offi cials are in the process of fi - nalizing the numbers. “Our budget is pretty much the same as last year,†acting Fire Dept. Chief James Cullen told the committee. “We’re down a couple of positions we didn’t fi ll and will remain unfi lled. Other than that, everything is pretty much as it is.†Interim Police Chief Maria LaVita had similar news about the Police Department. “Everything looks in line with the way it looked last year,†LaVita told councillors. Some department heads notHappy Memorial Day Weekend! 2.79 24 Mid-grade Regular $3.37 24 Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1978 - 2025 Full Service ULS TRUCK STOP $2.73 Order online at angelosoil.com ed it is a diffi cult time for the city and they will focus on the future when more funding may be available. Throughout the budget presentations, there was a sense of the city pulling together to get over the hump. Some trends did emerge during the discussions. Staffing seems to be a challenge for diff erent departments. The Dept. of Public Works is down a couple of laborers. The Police Department is budgeted for 112 offi cers. Currently, there are 102 on the force. The Fire Department has 119 uniformed fi refi ghters. Last year, there were 122. “We hope to get manpower up over the next few years,†said Cullen. Chief Financial Offi cer Richard Viscay fi lled in details for several budgets, such as the reorganization of Public Works and other effi ciencies found through consolidation or technology. The City Council is scheduled to vote on the budget at their meeting on June 23. COMMITTEE | FROM Page 1 at McKinley School, and transportation costs are expected to continue to increase. Still, committee member John Kingston felt the district should leave the transportation program as it is. “We’re rushing a process,†said Kingston, who felt that making major changes this late in the school year is too much. Kingston felt that the better choice is to wait until next year and hold parent meetings to discuss all the options, including eliminating the middle school lottery and moving to neighborhood middle schools. “If these two changes are made, we can look at the lottery and think through what impact neighborhood middle schools would have on school culture,†said Schools Supt. Dianne Kelly. However, Kelly also warned that some data suggests that when transportation becomes more difficult, attendance, especially with adolescents, decreases. “That would be something we would want to watch,†said Kelly. Other committee members said that students have asked for CharlieCards, and the passes will benefi t students who work in Boston after school or students who want to visit friends and still have a ride home. The cost of CharlieCards is $30 a month, $300 a year per student, which is significantly less than the buses needed to transport those students. Kingston stressed to any families listening to the meeting, “We have done nothing with elementary transportation. Elementary is untouched.†RevereTV Spotlight C ongratulations to the Revere High School Class of 2025! RevereTV live streamed the graduation ceremony on all outlets last week and is now replaying it on television on the Community Channel through the month of June. To view it at your own convenience, you can fi nd full coverage of the ceremony posted to the RevereTV YouTube page. Covering the graduation ceremony is a tradition at RTV and includes the procession, speeches and conferring of degrees. This year it was a beautiful evening at Harry Della Russo Stadium. This week on “In the Loop,†the liaisons were here to remind you that summer is here, which means the Revere Beach Farmers Market is just around the corner! The market brings together farmers, artisans and small businesses, along with their fresh produce, baked goods and handmade products, all to serve our community. This year, the market runs every Friday from July 11 through September 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Waterfront Square at Revere Beach. The market accepts SNAP, HIP, WIC and senior vouchers. Once the Farmers Market starts, RevereTV will produce a short video tour of the market to preview this year’s vendors. Stay tuned for that! Right at the end of May, local chef and registered dietician Victoria Fabbo recorded another episode of “Fabulous Foods†to highlight Asian American and Pacifi c Islander Heritage Month. In this exciting new episode now airing on the Community Channel, Victoria is joined by special guests Stephanie from Boston RevereTV | SEE Page 31 FLEET CARD Check Out Our LOW PRICES! ׉ Ú7cassandra://pgbKPS3LC1ECGrxMb7czTinHNmgNjV7eZKTVXySb0sMÍ7UÍ`ÌÔÍ×hK "ú}H ="Ž×‰EÚ THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025 Page 3 GIRL SCOUTS | FROM Page 1 The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest entrepreneurial program in the world, where Girl Scouts acquire a host of invaluable entrepreneurial skills, including goal setting, money management, decision making, people skills, and business ethics. Each box of cookies sold allows Girl Scouts to develop an inextinguishable entrepreneurial spirit, gaining courage, confi - dence, and character as they conquer new feats and embark on new adventures. Monica and Bianca are members of Girl Scout Junior and Daisy Troop 83409 and sold a total of 1002 packages this year. Monica and Bianca will use their cookie credits to fund going to Girl Scout camp this summer. During 2024-25, 14,012 Girl Scouts participated in the cookie program, earning troop proceeds of over $1.9M, sachusetts (GSEMA) is 30,000 strong, with 20,000 girls and 10,000 volunteers in 178 communities in eastern Massachusetts, building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. GSEMA is the largest girl-serving organization in Massachusetts and the tenth-largest Girl Scout council in the United States. Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their voices and make changes that aff ect the issues most important to them. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, join, or learn more, visit www. gsema.org Lawrence A. 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