YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 35, No.2 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday State Representative Jessica Ann Giannino Sworn in For Third Term 781-286-8500 Friday, January 10, 2025 ~ POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT ~ Joanne McKenna announces Candidacy for At-Large Seat D ear Revere Residents; It is with great pleasure that I announce my candidacy for Councillor-At-Large in 2025. My decision to transition from Ward One Councillor to Councillor at Large stems from my deep compassion and love for this city as a whole. For 43 years, I have dedicated myself to the Revere community, serving as a Revere Public School Teacher for 33 years and as a Ward One City Councillor for the past decade. My commitment to the people and the city of Revere is unwavering, and I am passionate about seeing our city prosper. Refl ecting on the past 10 years CONGRATULATIONS: State Representative Jessica Ann Giannino is shown, front row left, on the Grand Staircase with her colleagues at the State House during the swearing-in ceremonies for her third term representing the 16th Suff olk District on New Year’s Day. “As I begin my third term representing Revere and Saugus, I am deeply honored by the trust the community has placed in me. It’s a responsibility I take very seriously, and I remain committed to advocating for a brighter future for everyone. Wishing you all a joyful and prosperous new year!” (Courtesy of Rep. Giannino/Facebook) as a councillor, I am proud of the many motions I have introduced to benefi t the city. These initiatives have made a signifi - cant impact, including banning plastic bags, polystyrene, and billboards; regulating Airbnb’s and short-term rentals; prohibiting tobacco, drugs, and alcohol in public city parks; implementing 12-hour snow removal, exJoanne McKenna Councillor-At-Large candidate tending yard waste and street sweeping until December, less invasive rat poison which would protect our wildlife and domestic animals and supporting daycare services, to name a few. I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the residents of Ward One for their overwhelming support over the past decade. I hope you will continue to support me in my new endeavor as Councillor at Large. Sincerely yours, Joanne McKenna NEW REVERE HIGH SCHOOL Construction expected to begin on budget, on schedule, says Dakin Senior project manager expects September 2028 opening By Barbara Taormina B rian Dakin, senior project manager for the Revere High School construction project, met with the School Committee in December to update the board on where the project stands and where it’s headed. Dakin told the committee that the design development phase is wrapping up and will be followed by reports from two teams of estimators. “On February 26, we are looking to have a budget and cost update to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) by early March,” said Dakin. The next step will be an intense permitting process with MassDOT and the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection. The project team will also need a permit from the Revere Conservation Commission to begin work clearing the site of broken asphalt and foundations from the old race track. According to Dakin, bids for the site demolition and clearing will be open in March, and by late spring, residents should see work taking place on the site. There will be several more rounds of bidding for diff erent phases of construction, with fi nal construction plans, permits and documents completed by August when the actual building of the school begins. Dakin said several times that the high school project is on budget and on schedule and the plan remains to open the new school in September 2028. Dakin also addressed concerns about wetlands and flooding. “We have to demonstrate to the state and the Conservation Commission that the site is as impervious to flooding as humanly possible,” he told the committee. Dakin showed several slides and explained that parts of the site are intended to fl ood and drain slowly into the marsh. The area surrounding the school will NEW SCHOOL | SEE Page 4
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