YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 36, No.1 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, January 9, 2026 Zambuto takes gavel as City Council President; Guarino-Sawaya named Vice President By Barbara Taormina T he City Council met this week and elected Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto as council president and Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya as vice president for the 2026 council session. The vote was swift and unanimous. “I want to thank councillors for the confi dence you’ve placed in me; I won’t let you down,” Zambuto said after taking the oath of offi ce and being handed the President’s gavel by outgoing Council President Marc Silvestri. ZAMBUTO | SEE Page 6 Shown from left to right: Ward 6 Councillor Chris Giannino, Ward 4 Councillor Paul Argenzio, Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro, Councillor-at-Large Robert Haas, Ward 5 Councillor/Council Vice President Angela Guarino-Sawaya, Councillor-at-Large/Council President Tony Zambuto, Councillor-at-Large Marc Silvestri, Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky, Councillor-at-Large Joanne McKenna and Ward 1 Councillor James Mercurio. Missing from photo: Councillor-at-Large Michelle Kelley. City Council President Marc Silvestri making Christmas bright for veterans Marc Silvestri (left), a US Army veteran, City Council President and former VSO of Revere Veterans’ Services, stopped by the Revere Veterans Service Offi ce just before Christmas to make a generous donation to the Veterans Food Pantry. Councillor-at-Large Silvestri is shown with Revere’s Veterans Service Offi cer and U.S. Army Veteran Danny Hernandez. The Revere Veterans Service Offi ce, which is located at 249R Broadway (rear of American Legion Building), welcomes all donations for our veterans, who gave so much for us all. Give us a call at 781-286-8119. CITY COUNCIL LEADERSHIP: Incoming City Council Vice President Angela Guarino-Sawaya and incoming City Council President Anthony Zambuto are shown with the President’s gavel during the city’s inauguration ceremonies. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Revere Elks Lodge and Councillor Novoselsky donate socks to local Vets Socks for Veterans were donated by Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky and the Revere Elks Lodge 1171 Fraternal Committee. Each year the Revere Elks generously donate a variety of items to support Veterans during the holiday season. Pictured from left to right are Tim Walsh, Steve and Janice Morrison, Councillor Novoselsky, Jimmy Bocchetti, David Fuentes and Anessa Schena. (Courtesy photo)
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