TURCO JEFFREY for State Representative ROSARIO A WORKING CLASS DEMOCRAT. Vote Tuesday, March 2nd THE ADVOCATE - A HOUSEHOLD WORD FOR 30 YEARS! Vol.30, No.5 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Work scheduled to begin on Point of Pines Fire Station By Adam Swift D emolition on the existing Point of Pines Fire Station to make way for a new station should get underway later this month, according to Mayor Brian Arrigo. The City Council approved the $9.2 million bond to demolish the old station, which has been closed for close to two decades, and build a new facility in July 2019. “I’ve talked to the fi re chief, and he expects demolition to get underway in February in the next couple of weeks, so be on the lookout for that,” said Arrigo at last week’s Riverside Master Plan Committee meeting. While the focus of that meeting was on the public/private development plan for the RivFIRE STATION | SEE Page 17 781-286-8500 Friday, February 5, 2021 Riverfront Master Plan moves to Planning Board for approval By Adam Swift C ity offi cials are looking to the Riverfront Master Plan to provide a blueprint for public and private development in the Riverside/Point of Pines waterfront. Offi cials, residents and consultants held the last public forum on the plan last week. The master plan document will now head to the Planning Board and City Council for approval by those bodies. “I greatly appreciate everyone’s time and eff ort to make this a true plan and blueprint for this important section of our city,” said Mayor Brian Arrigo. The plan encompasses inCity staff and volunteers call seniors as part of Phase 2 vaccine distribution By Tara Vocino V olunteers and City of Revere staff began their telephone bank outreach to connect seniors with vaccine resources, as part of the Reach Every Senior Campaign, at the Rossetti Cowan Senior Center on Monday morning. According to the city spokesperson, Jackie McLaughlin, last week Mayor Brian Arrigo launched the City of Revere’s Reach Every Senior campaign, with a goal to reach more than 8,000 Revere residents over the age of 65 with information on how to register for and access a COVID-19 vaccine, as part of the Commonwealth’s Phase 2 vaccine distribution. The campaign AT THE HELM: Mayor Brian Arrigo is shown working the telephone banks at the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center on Monday morning. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) will fi rst prioritize seniors 75 and older who face multiple barriers to receiving a vaccination, including those with limited access to technology and transportation and those who speak English as a second language or VOLUNTEERS | SEE Page 10 WWW. ALICIADE LV ENTO . C OM Fighting for a brighter future for Winthrop & Revere A schematic of the proposed full buildout of the riverfront area creased public access to the waterfront, improvements to fl ooding issues in the neighborhood, upgrades to Gibson Park, residential development of the G&J Towing site and community uses for the long-troubled Riverside Boat Works site. Arrigo PLAN | SEE Page 12 PAID for by THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT ALICIA DELVENTO
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