REVERE Vol.29, No.1 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Have a Safe & Prosperous New Year! ADVOCATE Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, January 3, 2020 2019 Beach City Year in Review I From an icy cold start to a hot political election By Tara Vocino t was quite the year in Revere with some new faces being elected to public office. They are School Committee Member-Elect Anthony D’Ambrosio, Councillor-at-Large-Elect Gerry Visconti and Ward 6 CouncillorElect Richard Serino. Mayor Brian Arrigo emerged victorious once again in a 2015 rematch against former Mayor Daniel Rizzo. The remaining School Committee members and the rest of the city councillors retained their seats. A few major fires broke out, including one on New Year’s Day. Hotels and the Suffolk Downs Redevelopment site as well as other business continued to generate revenue for the city. There was also a crackdown on illegal apartments and residential parking stickers. BEACH CITY | SEE PAGE 11 DRIVER ARRAIGNED IN CHILDREN’S DEATHS: On Wednesday, January 10, 2019, Autumn Harris of Chelsea, the driver of the SUV who allegedly struck five people, two of whom were children who died, on Revere Beach Parkway on Dec. 9, 2018, is shown standing before Judge Dunbar Livingston at Chelsea District Court. Following the accident Harris allegedly told police she was impaired while driving on the day of the tragic accident. (Photo Courtesy of Pat Melchionno) The year began with a major ice storm which wreaked havoc with street flooding dangerous driving conditions when a car landed in deep water off North Shore Road, making it difficult for crews to remove it. However, the driver walked away from the scene. (Courtesy Photo) City hosts annual Menorah Lighting to mark the Hanukkah Festival of Lights By Tara Vocino A pproximately 30 people attended the Menorah Lighting in front of City Hall last Thursday night. “Revere saw their last synagogue [Temple B’Nai Israel — Sons of Israel] close last year, but we continue to celebrate victory over the Syrian Greeks, who attempted to deny the Maccabees [a group of Jewish people in the 1st and 2nd century before Christ] religious freedom,” Rabbi Sruli Baron, Director of the Tobin Bridge Chabad in Everett, said. Baron identifies himself as Jewish orthodox, but he is accepting to other traditions, he said before the lighting began in the City Hall lobby. Baron said Hanukkah is an eightA FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: Religious and city officials attended the city’s annual Menorah Lighting ceremony to mark the beginning of Hanukkah last Thursday are shown, front row, from left to right are School Committee Member Susan Gravellese, Ward 5 City Councillor John Powers, Mayor Brian Arrigo, Tobin Bridge Chabad Director Rabbi Sruli Baron, Event Organizer/Ward 2 City Councillor Ira Novoselsky, State Representative RoseLee Vincent, Police Chief James Guido, Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto and resident Annette Bornstein. Shown in the back row, from left to right are School Committee Member Michael Ferrante, Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito and Ward 6 Councillor–Elect Richard Serino. (Advocate Photo by Tara Vocino) day-long lighting of the menorah consisting of mediating on the meaning of the rabbinic holiday, celebrating with family/friends, exchanging gifts and eating traditional Jewish food. The menorah’s significance is celebrating the majority of light over darkness with four candles on each end on the menorah.
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