YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 36, No.6 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, February 13, 2026 Chili warms up snowy Third Annual Revere Beach Partnership Winter Wonderland By Tara Vocino C hili samples warmed up guests during a cold winter day at the Third Annual Revere Beach Partnership Winter Wonderland on Saturday. The winners of the Third Annual Chili Cook Off Competition were: First Place went to Northeast Metro Tech; Second Place went to Mission Beach House; and Third Place went to Fat Jim’s Catering. The winners of the ice sculpture competition were: First Place went to Evan Hughes for Veiltail; Second Place went to Chip Koser for Spongebob; and Third Place went to Andy Campbell for Bonsai. WINTER WONDERLAND | SEE Page 8 SOMETHIN’S COOKIN’: Mayor Patrick Keefe and First Lady Jennifer Keefe served Bobbi Cook a sample of his smokey black brisket chili. FROZEN FIRST: Olyphant, Pennsylvania, resident Evan Hughes won fi rst place for his “Veiltail” sculpture. Representatives Giannino, Turco, and School Committeeman Caggiano Join Supt. DiBari for Tour of New Northeast Metro Tech High School Special to Th e Advocate W AKEFIELD, MA — State and local officials gathered to tour the newly constructed Northeast Metro Technical High School, celebrating the near completion of a state-of-the-art facility designed to expand educational and career opportunities for students across the region. The new school is expected to alleviate overcrowding, improve IEP accommodations, and modernize programming and facilities. State Representative Jessica Giannino, State Representative Jeffrey Turco, Northeast Metro Tech Superintendent David DiBari, and Revere and Regional School Committeeman Anthony Caggiano toured the new campus and viewed spaces that had previously existed only as renderings, now fully realized. The building features modern academic classrooms, advanced technical training spaces, and collaborative learning environments designed to meet the needs of today’s students and tomorrow’s workforce. On average, more than 200 contractors per day are workNMTHS | SEE Page 3 Pictured touring the new Northeast Metro Tech School, from left to right, are, School Committeeman Anthony Caggiano, Rep. Jeffrey Turco, Rep. Jessica Giannino and Superintendent David DiBari.
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