TURCO JEFFREY for State Representative ROSARIO A WORKING CLASS DEMOCRAT. Vote Tuesday, March 2nd CELEBRATING 30 YEARS AS A HOUSEHOLD WORD IN REVERE! Vol.30, No.7 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday School Committee selects Perkins-Eastman RHS architect 781-286-8500 Friday, February 19, 2021 Mayor’s State of the City looks to COVID-19 pandemic and beyond By Adam Swift L ast Thursday, Mayor Brian Arrigo gave a State of the City speech that would have seemed unimaginable only a year ago. “It truly feels like a lifetime ago: Perkins Eastman was involved with the construction of the Dunbar Senior High School in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of Perkins-Eastman) By Adam Swift A n architect has been selected for the new Revere High School. The fi rst challenge for the fi rm of Perkins Eastman, a New York-based fi rm with an offi ce at Ashburton Place in Boston, will be deciding where the new school will be built. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dianne Kelly, Mayor Brian Arrigo and School Committee MemARCHITECT | SEE Page 8 Vaccination Update from the City of Revere Area pharmacies offering vaccine appointments to 65+ age group T he Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced residents 65+ and those with two or more health conditions are eligible to receive a vaccine starting Thursday, February 18. Here’s what you need to know: • The City of Revere will continue to host local vaccination clinics. Please make sure you and VACCINE | SEE Page 15 School reopening plan still raising concerns across the board By Adam Swift T he decision to open Revere schools back up for students touches a raw nerve for all involved, as school offi cials work to get at least some students back in the buildings by the beginning of March. Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting was a prime example, as teachers, parents, students and city offi cials all gave their SCHOOLS | SEE Page 10 Several hundred people, none wearing masks, fi lled the auditorium of the Susan B. Anthony Middle School,” said Arrigo. “I stood elbow-to-elbow with our elected offi cials as we committed to four more years of progress, and to work together CHALLENGES | SEE Page 12 BRIAN ARRIGO Mayor Paid for by The Committee to Elect Alicia DelVento your loved ones are signed up at www.revere.org/vaccine-signup or call 3-1-1 to receive the most “I WILL PUT MY RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERIENCE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO WORK ON DAY ONE.” WWW . ALICIADEL VENTO . C OM
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