Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2022 Attorneys at Law 14 Norwood St., Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 John Mackey, Esq. * Katherine M. Brown, Esq. Patricia Ridge, Esq. AS NGELO’ FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $3.239 Mid Unleaded $3.299 Super $3.419 Diesel Fuel $3.479 "43 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2021 KERO $4.99 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $3.299 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN A A DA Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma “ The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Fiore asks for help with traffic on North Shore Road By Adam Swift I t’s no secret that traffic is a major headache and safety concern throughout Revere. During last Monday’s City Council meeting, Ward 5 Councillor Al Fiore introduced a motion asking that Mayor Brian Arrigo have the police chief assign two traffi c offi cers to the intersection of North Shore Road and Revere Street on weekday afternoons and early evenings. Fiore’s motion led to several other councillors highlighting areas in the city where there was help needed to alleviate traffi c issues. “This is a matter of quality of life,” said Fiore. “It can take from Revere Beach Boulevard, the old Sullivan Park, 20 minutes to get from the beach through fi ve traffi c signals down to the corner of Revere Street and North Shore Road. That aff ects the people on the Boulevard, the people at the Point of Pines, the people at Oak Island.” Fiore said the traffic issue Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky said the traffi c issue has been a burden for the residents in his ward trying to get north during those hours. “Seeing the traffi c back up on North Shore Road and VFW Parkway is unbelievable, and this is a point of severity at this location,” said Novoselsky. “This is what backs up everything going north during those hours, and I think it is a good idea.” Rizzo said the bottleneck at the intersection is an issue he’s been bringing up for decades. AL FIORE Ward 5 Councillor is year-round, not just in the summer, and noted that the traffi c can also back up on the other side from Revere Street. He asked that the police chief either provide for the staff for a traffi c detail from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays or work with the MBTA or the state police to assign offi cers. Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito said he remembers a time when there were offi cers directing traffi c when Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo was mayor and that he found the measure eff ective. “Right now, if you are traveling north up 1A, and you take the left lane only to go up Revere Street, when there is a green arrow, it only allows four cars at the most to pass,” said Morabito. “It causes congestion, so having someone physically there to direct a detail will be an improvement, and it is a quality-of-life issue.” “When it takes someone from the Point of Pines to get to the center of the city sometimes 30, 40 minutes, that’s just not right,” said Rizzo. “We are a very geographically small city, and they shouldn’t have to go through this.” Councillor-at-Large Marc Silvestri said if the city is going to put a traffi c detail at North Shore Road and Revere Street, it should also consider a detail near the Dunkin’ at Shirley Avenue. “The cars just keep coming; the traffi c fl ows right, and you end up almost dead in the middle stuck because the light coming from the location where Councillor Fiore wants to have the traffi c [detail], they don’t stop,” said Silvestri. “If they get a red light, they continue to fl ow through that light. Living on that side of the city, I fi nd myself getting stuck in the middle of the road having to go into the only place which you can go, which is illegal.” CHA renames Obstetrics and Gynecology Centers T he Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) Women’s Health We are closed Monday, January 17th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As always, access our ATMs and your Online & Mobile Banking anytime. Enroll at www.EverettBank.com Centers have a new name. All three centers – in Cambridge, Somerville and Revere – are now called CHA Obstetrics and Gynecology Centers. CHA Obstetrics and Gynecology Centers focus on providing safe and equitable gynecological, reproductive health as well as prenatal and postnatal care. “We care about all of our pa419 BROADWAY. EVERETT, MA 02149 771 SALEM ST. LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 WWW.EVERETTBANK.COM Member FDIC | Member DIF tients, every day,” said CHA Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology Dr. Kate Harney. In 2021, CHA’s Labor, Delivery and Postpartum services were named among the top 100 in the country by Newsweek. This recognition, along with a Leapfrog A grade and distinguished awards from the Lown Institute for Value of Care, Health Equity, Cost Efficiency, Inclusivity and more, demonstrate the high-quality Obstetrics and Gynecology care CHA patients receive. “One of the important reasons we were added to the list of best maternity services in the country is our commitment to equity,” said Harney. “The department prioritizes removing barriers to care and by changing our name, we’re making our centers more inclusive, especially for transgender and gender diverse patients.” Prices subject to change Happy FLEET
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