Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025 Election Commissioner leaving for DCR post praises dept. staff By Barbara Taormina Election Commissioner Paul evere is losing one of its most cordial and helpful department heads next week. R aded $2.879 g ul $2 879 MidUnleaded $3.379 Super $3.479 Diesel Fuel $3.599 Kerosene Available! Hours: Monday thru Friday 6 AM to 7 PM / Saturdays 7 AM to 5 PM / Sundays 9 AM to 5 PM ULS $4.759 $3.29 9 DEF Fahey is leaving City Hall for a job with the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). Fahey said he will be the liaison between the DCR and all of its partners which number about 150. “I enjoyed the election work, but I think this will be exciting,” he said during a brief telephone interview. In a resignation letter to the MARCHETTI CORP. 46 Years of Excellence!! 1978-2024 HEATING O L IL Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! 24-HourBurnerService Open an account and order online at: community, Fahey graciously thanked everyone in the city that helped make the past 11 elections a success. He repeatedly praised the elections department staff who helped make his job a pleasure. But there were many others on his list of people to thank, including the residents of Revere who gave him a warm welcome to the city and plenty of support and encouragement throughout his three years here. Celebrating 51 Years! Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! Chris 2023 ~ GUEST COMMENTARY ~ * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 HANDMADE CIGARS! Four-Year-Old Tobacco * 100% Long Filler * Cellophane $49.95 STORE HOURS: OPEN DAILY Monday thru Sunday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM R.Y.O. 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The day after, I read Joe Battenfeld’s comments in the Boston Herald on the address and he seemed to be spot on when he stated, “This was not a typical inaugural speech, with a feigned show of ‘unity’ or optimistic promises like ‘1,000 points of light’ that other presidents have given. But Trump is not your usual president.” The president ’s address was not nearly as long as his previous 2017 address. I would give him an A for content and the delivery this time around. While many Bay State Democrats called the speech “dark,” I must have been listening to another speech because the one I heard was full of optimism, hope and liberation There was one brief paragraph that I thought summed up the day as the president observed, “If we work together, there is nothing we cannot do and no dream we cannot achieve...I stand before you now as proof that you should never believe that something is impossible to do.” The long nightmare has ended. We can return to dreaming about better days to come. Prior to coming to Revere, Fahey worked in state government as well as in several municipal jobs in Merrimack Valley. But Revere was his fi rst job in elections. And it came at a time when the electoral process underwent signifi cant changes, in the wake of Covid, with voting by mail and early voting changing how elections unfold. “One of the consequences of the pandemic is government started to do new things. It changed voting. More people have more access, but voting is no less safe, no less secure,” he said. Still, it was also a time when people raised concerns about the integrity of elections. “There was a lot of misinformation and disinformation that made people feel the process wasn’t working but I thought it worked fi ne,” he said with 11 elections under his belt. And he cites as an example; the recount of the mayoral race between former mayor Dan Rizzo and Mayor Patrick Keefe, Jr. where there was only a small discrepancy of about four votes. Fahey’s shoes will be hard to fi ll. He said the job has been posted and with municipal elections coming up there is hope to get someone on board soon. For the interim, Assistant Elections Commissioner Kaitlin Welch will oversee department business including the busy spring season when candidates begin pulling papers “It’s been a good time,” Fahey said about his stint in Revere. And he likes the city enough to settle in. “I’m staying in town, and I’ll be staying involved as a citizen,” he said. FLEET Prices subject to change
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