A household word in Revere for 30 years! Vol. 31, No.1 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, January 7, 2022 Visconti elected new City Council president C By Adam Swift ouncillor-at-Large Gerry Visconti will be the City Council President in 2022. During the council inauguration last Monday night, Visconti was the unanimous choice to serve as the next president. Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino will serve as vice president for the upcoming term. “I would like to thank my colleagues on the council for electing me to this position,” said Visconti. “I’m humbled and I’m honored to lead this council in 2022. I look forward to working with all of you, along with Mayor Arrigo and his administraNew Ward 3 City Councillor Anthony Congliandro is joined by friends and family at Monday night’s inaugural festivities. tion to continue to move this city forward.” Among the new faces sworn in on Monday night were Councillor-at-Large Marc Silvestri, Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Congliandro and Ward 5 Councillor Al Fiore. Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo was unable to attend the ceremony, as were returning Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky and Councillor-at-Large Steve Morabito Also sworn in were returning Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo, Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna and Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe. It was a fairly short ceremony, as the city continued to grapple with high COVID-19 numbers. There was a short break for photos, but there were fewer friends and family in attendance during the inaugural than in years past. The council gets down to business with its fi rst regular meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 10. In addition to the swearing in of the councillors, City Clerk AshELECTED | SEE Page 14 Seniors Ring In New Year COUNCIL LEADERS: New City Council Vice President Richard Serino (left) and President Gerry Visconti were sworn in during the council inaugural ceremony on Monday night at City Hall. (Advocate photo by Adam Swift) GBL temporarily halts play due to COVID spike By Greg Phipps I t appears COVID-19 has reared its ugly head once more, as the recent surge in infections statewide prompted Greater Boston League (GBL) offi cials to put a temporary hold on all competition as of Monday, Jan. 3. The suspension of competition and practices is, for now; set to be in place until Saturday, Jan. 8, when practices can resume. All eight member schools in the GBL, of which Revere, Malden and Everett are included, are subject to the suspension. Barring an extension of the timeframe, competitions are set to resume on Tuesday, Jan. 11. In a statement released Monday, the league expressed its hope that the halt will only be temporary. "It is the hope of league offi cials that this stoppage will allow our member schools to focus on policies and procedures for all student-athletes and coaches, to ensure that we can continue to provide the safest possible environment for competitors," the statement read. "Each district will create their own policy specifi c to spectators at competitions. The visiting team will adhere to the host team's spectator policy." WELCOME 2022: Revere residents Marian Maff eo, Al Russo, Irma Accettullo, Geri Damiano and Charles Russo are shown near a Happy New Year ball. See pages 10&11 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino)
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