Advocate News Online: www.advocatenews.net Vol. 32, No.1 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Revere Fire Dept. welcomes two new “meaner and leaner” pumpers 781-286-8500 Friday, January 6, 2023 State Rep. Giannino begins second term at State House Ceremony PROUD FAMILY: Pictured at the State House on Wednesday are JoAnn Giannino, grandmother of the state rep; her dad, Chris Giannino, and State Rep. Giannino. Pictured are Revere Fire Chief Bright and members of the Apparatus Committee who worked diligently to design these fi refi ghting vehicles for our city, along with representatives from the dealer, Greenwood Emergency Vehicles of North Attleboro. (RFD Facebook photo) By Barbara Taormina J ust before Christmas, Revere Fire Department Chief Christopher Bright shared some good news with residents. The Department has picked up two new pumpers which were designed for fi refi ghting in tightly packed urban neighborhoods. The pumper trucks carry 560 gallons of water to wherever it needs to go. After all members of the department complete training, the E-One Typhoon custom-built pumpers will be assigned to Engine Companies 3 and 5. Bright said that in recent years fi refi ghting vehicles have been growing bigger and widRFD | SEE Page 13 Revere Beach Partnership Celebrates New Year on Ice Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board Cites Need for Additional LowIncome Housing By Barbara Taormina M embers of the board of the city’s Affordable Housing HAPPY NEW YEAR ON ICE: Shown during Saturday’s Winter Wonderland along the Christina and John Markey Memorial Pedestrian Bridge, pictured from left to right: Mary Ann Zizzo, her granddaughter, Metropolitan Beaches Commission founding member Carol Haney, the city’s Tourism Director/Revere Beach Partnership Advisor Charles Giuff rida, Revere Beach Partnership Advisor Kathleen Heiser, School Committee Member/Revere Beach Partnership Advisor Carol Tye and artist Jeff Hayward of Brilliant Ice Sculpture. See page 6 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Trust Fund have spent their fi rst couple of meetings diving into data and hammering out a mission statement and goals for Revere. Chair Joseph Gravellese and fellow board members Laia Petri, Jan Dumas and Anayo Osueke met earlier this month with the city’s Chief of Planning & Community Development, Tom Skwierawski, who presented a slew of statistics that mapped out Revere’s dire need for more aff ordable housing. Skwierawski presented a number of gob-smacking facts, including that more than 12,000 Revere residents are low-income, of which 44 percent are extremely low-income and would qualify for housing assistance. However, there is only one aff ordable unit available for every seven people or households in need. Revere has the lowest median household income in the area, but also the highest rents. And since 2015 rents have jumped dramaticalHOUSING | SEE Page 18 $3.85 GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 By Th e Advocate S tate Representative Jessica Giannino on Wednesday began her second term at the State House representing Revere and Saugus by taking her oath of offi ce. In a speech following her oath, Giannino stated, “Today, I had the honor of being sworn in for my second term in offi ce as a member of the 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I am grateful for the people of the 16th Suff olk that have supported me and sent me back to continue to repreSECOND TERM | SEE Page 13
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