THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 Page 9 City of Revere $11,234,522 general obligation bond anticipation notes weighted average net interest cost 3.2876% City of Revere CFO reports competitive bids from note underwriters Special to Th e Advocate C ity of Revere Chief Financial Officer Richard Viscay announced that the City received competitive bids from note underwriters on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, for a $11,234,522, sixmonth bond anticipation note issue. Piper Sandler was awarded $6,234,522 at an average interest rate of 3.228% and Jeff eries Financial Group was awarded $5,000,000 at an average interest rate of 3.362%. The City received a total of six bids on the notes. Note proceeds will be used to fund various municipal projects. Prior to the sale, S&P Global Ratings, a municipal credit rating agency, reviewed the City’s credit status with the City’s fi - nancial management team. The review covered updates on the local and regional economy, the City’s management practices, fi - nances, debt position and other obligations, including other post-employment benefi ts and pension obligations. Following the review, S&P’s rating committee affi rmed the City’s AA underlying bond rating and assigned a rating of SP-1+ to the notes, the highest attainable shortterm rating. The rating agency cited the City’s stable tax base, continued maintenance of very strong reserves, moderate debt with low fi xed costs and strong institutional framework as positive credit factors. Additionally, S&P assigned the AA+ enhanced rating to the City’s outstanding debt secured by the State Qualifi ed Bond Act local state aid intercept program. The bids for the notes were accepted at the offi ces of the City’s Financial Advisor, Hilltop Securities Inc., which is located at 54 Canal St. in Boston, Mass. For further information, please contact Chief Financial Offi cer/ City Auditor/Budget Director Richard Viscay at City Hall (281 Broadway, Revere, MA 02151); telephone: 781-286-8131. Make a difference as a hospice volunteer! Online training to begin March 4 C are Dimensions, the region’s largest provider of hospice care, will hold online training classes for those interested in becoming volunteers for the nonprofi t organization. You can make a diff erence in a patient’s life by: • Engaging in a shared interest or hobby • Helping with letter-writing or life review • Visiting with your approved dog • Reading to the patient • Listening and by providing a supportive, comforting presence “I’m a firm believer in quality of life, so I’ll do what I can to help my patients with that. It’s so rewarding when they acknowledge my visit”—Care Dimensions Hospice Volunteer Michael Person of Wakefi eld, Mass. Our volunteers visit patients in their homes, in facilities, and at our hospice houses. If patient visits are not the right fi t, you can volunteer in other ways, such as providing administrative offi ce support or making check-in phone calls to current patients or bereaved family members. Training will be held via Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays, Aquarium welcomes guests during February school vacation week with extended hours and educational programs Spend the week with sea lions, fi lms and more F or February school vacation week, the New England Aquarium is ready to host guests with animal encounters, a new café menu, fi lms on the largest screen in New England, opportunities to get involved in advocacy eff orts, and more. The Aquarium will extend its hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily from February 19 to 23 when Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine public school students have vacation weeks. Guests are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets online in advance at neaq.org, as timed ticket slots might sell out. Highlights for the week include: Daily presentations and behind-the-scenes opportunities • Aquarium guests can enjoy daily presentations with the penguins, sea lions and harbor seals, along with the residents of the Giant Ocean Tank. The full schedule is available at https://www.neaq. org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ daily-presentations.pdf • The Aquarium is also off ering special encounters with its resident Atlantic harbor seals for an additional fee. The daily programs provide guests with an exclusive inside-the-exhibit experience and the opportunity to interact with and learn more about these marine mammals. Guests can also register for an art-making session, where they will receive a one-ofa-kind painting made by a seal during their visit. More information is at https://www.neaq.org/ visit/animal-encounters/ Sea turtle advocacy programming • During school vacation week, the New England Aquarium will off er visitors an opportunity to help protect endangered sea turtles. Guests are encouraged to stop by the Blue Planet Action Center during their visit to learn more about the Aquarium’s sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation program and write to their members of Congress to encourage their support of these critical conservation eff orts. The site will be 9–11 a.m., March 4–27 (register by February 24). For more information or to register, please go to www.CareDimensions.org/ Volunteers, or email VolunteerInfo@CareDimensions.org. About Car e Dimensions: The largest hospice and palliative care provider to adults and children in Massachusetts, this nonprofi t, community-based leader in advanced illness care proA harbor seal encounter (Credit: Tony Rinaldo for the New England Aquarium) active from February 19 to 23 and is an exciting chance to contribute to the collective work to protect these endangered animals. Meet the Aquarium’s newest residents • Toward the end of 2023, the Aquarium welcomed two California sea lions, Gio and Farley. The 15-year-old sea lions are now permanent residents in the Aquarium’s New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center, and join three other California sea lions: Zoe, Sierra and Tipper. Daily presentations have returned to the Marine Mammal Center at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., when visitors can see the sea lions interacting with their trainers. • The Aquarium also recently welcomed a nurse shark, Cirri, to its Giant Ocean Tank, continuing a decades-long commitment of caring for and protecting shark species. The three-and-a-halffoot, 22-pound shark joins Myrtle, the Aquarium’s famous green sea turtle, cownose rays, eels and hundreds of colorful reef fi sh in the Caribbean coral reef exhibit. Simons Theatre fi lms • The Aquarium’s Simons Theatre is now showing “Arctic: Our Frozen Planet,” a 45-minute documentary fi lmed on a scale never attempted before. The film captures a year-long adventure vides comprehensive hospice, palliative care and grief support in more than 100 Massachusetts communities. Founded in 1978 as Hospice of the North Shore, Care Dimensions cares for patients wherever they live or at its two inpatient hospice facilities: the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln and the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Additionalacross the seasons in the Arctic – and the subsequent impact our changing climate has had on it. Tickets and show times are available at all Aquarium ticketing locations by calling 617-973-5206 or by visiting neaq.org. Also showing are “Blue Whales: Return of the Giants 3D,” “Great White Shark 3D,” “Incredible Predators 3D” and “Secrets of the Sea 3D.” Elevated Café Off erings • Whether visitors are looking for a full meal or a quick bite, the cuisine at the Aquarium is elevated in a fresh, exciting way that features sustainably sourced ingredients, thanks to a new partnership with Sodexo Live! The café now features diverse choices, including healthy dishes as well as favorites from the grill, all aimed at an inviting and environmentally-friendly dining atmosphere, along with visitor education around sustainable initiatives. About the New England Aquarium: This nonprofi t research and conservation organization has protected and cared for our ocean and marine animals for more than 50 years. It provides science-based solutions and helps shape policies that create measurable change to address threats the ocean faces. It inspires action through discovery and helps create engaged, resilient communities. ly, Care Dimensions’ HomeMD program provides in-home primary care to housebound patients over age 65 in North Shore and Greater Boston communities. The Care Dimensions Learning Institute educates health care professionals and community members on advanced illness and end-of-life topics. For more info, visit www. CareDimensions.org.
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