YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 36, No.3 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca Free Every Friday Jack Satter House Tenants Assoc. Host Installation of Officer 781-286-8500 Friday, January 23, 2026 Traffic Commission approves trial speed bumps on Rice and Lantern Avenues By Barbara Taormina he Traffic Commission unanimously approved the installation of trial speed bumps on Rice and Lantern Avenues. Julie DeMauro from the The Hebrew Senior Life installed its Jack Satter House Tenants Assoc. offi cers on Tuesday. Shown seated, from left to right, are: Marie Loconzolo and Arlene DiGregorio. Middle row, shown from left: Tenants’ Association Vice President Joanne Monteforte, Mayor Patrick Keefe, Council Vice President Angela Guarino Sawaya, and Tenants’ Association President Roxanne Aiello. Back row: State Representative Jeff rey Turco and Executive Director Caren Silverlieb. See photo highlights inside. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Planning & Community Development Offi ce explained that the plan for the speed bumps was developed with the traffic working group. DeMauro said inflatable, temporary speed bumps would be installed at 2 Rice Avenue and Lancaster Street and at 136 Lantern Avenue. A third speed bump is planned for Rice Avenue, but the exact location was not clear. T Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya said the second speed bump on Rice Avenue should be placed right after the Whitten Avenue beach entrance. “We’re going to test it out and see how it goes,” said DeMauro. “Then, we’ll figure out a permanent location for it.” DeMauro said the Lantern Avenue speed bump is for a three-month pilot period. “We’ll decide after if the placement is right,” she said. “If it is, we’ll be able to put it down permanently.” TRAFFIC | SEE Page 2 City Council approves 2026 subcommittee assignments, debates limits on council debate By Barbara Tormina A t their meeting last week, the City Council voted on organizational matters that will dictate how the council moves forward over the next year. Councillors approved the 2026 list of appointments to subcommittees. Much of the detailed discussion and review of issues takes place in subcommittees, which then make recommendations on actions to the full council. This year, Councillor-atLarge Joanne McKenna will continue on as chairwoman of the Appointments & Personnel Administration Committee. Councillors Anthony Cogliandro, Robert Haas, James Mercurio and Marc Silvestri will serve on the committee. The Ways and Means Subcommittee will be chaired by Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro. Councillors Paul Argenzio, James Mercurio, Joanne McKenna and Ira Novoselsky were appointed to Way and Means. Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya will chair the Economic Development & Planning Subcommittee. Councillors Robert Haas, Michelle Kelley, Ira Novoselsky and Marc Silvestri will serve on the Economic Development & Planning Committee. The Youth, Parks and Recreation Subcommittee will be chaired by Councillor-at-Large APPROVES | SEE Page 2 City Council members, 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, Vice President/Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya, President/Councillor-at-Large 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.
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