Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024 ~ GUEST COMMENTARY ~ Mid-grade Regular $3.88 98 64 87 Over 45 Years of Excellence! Full Service $3.45 Order online at angelosoil.com O Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 Here’s Another Reason Why I’m Not a Republican By Sal Giarratani ver my political lifetime, I have mostly been a registered Democrat because most of the time it behaved like a real political party. From time to time, I have crossed over and became a Republican but I don’t stay in that spot quite long. The Republican party keeps fi ghting itself. The moderates get called liberals and the conservatives split up. There always seems to be one faction that thinks they are the real conservatives. It is happening again right now. I kid you not. Just look back to the March 5 Presidential Primary. The MassGOP was caught up in a food fi ght yet once again. On the ballot statewide, there were races in all 40 senate districts for a brandnew Republican State Committee (40 men, 40 women on the ballot in each district). There were two big slates on the ballot. One was Team (Charlie) Baker and then there was the Freedom Slate being pushed Celebrating Our 52nd Year Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 HANDMADE CIGARS! Four-Year-Old Tobacco * 100% Long Filler * Cellophane $49.95 WINTER STORE HOURS: OPEN DAILY 7 DAYS A WEEK, 9AM - 6PM R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! WE MAKE HOUSE KEYS! Green Label Cigar Sale! Buy 2 Cigars, Get One FREE! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 Chris 2024 openly by Geoff Diehl (Jim Lyons). There were also two radio hosts in the mix: Howie Carr and Jeff Kuhner. Things got stupidly nasty. One would think our future hung in the balance. It didn’t. For the love of Bob, it was just an election. In the end, current MassGOP chair Amy Carnevale held on, but there are now about 37 committee members who now are being called Lyons loyalists. Carnevale won the day but the Republican State Committee is now still split with about 41 percent now likely to be pains in the %^&#* to the state party. Will things get better moving forward or will the infi ghting keep the party from growing stronger? I am sure the state Democrats are enjoying it all. However, I must say I was shocked when I read in the Revere Advocate that while Revere Democrats have their act together, having gotten ward members across the city elected to another four years, the Republicans had no candidates on the ballot this time around, and all those vacant seats are now I guess going to be fi lled by the MassGOP. How could the Revere Republicans put up zero candidates? Once again, the noise you might be hearing could be coming from the laughter of local Democrats across the city I would say Amy Carnevale’s chairmanship is safe for now, but I see a constant battle between those who call themselves conservative and those who call themselves conservatives on steroids. What a losing battle? To make matters worse, I have heard that Lyons, the former MassGOP chair, is reportedly getting ready to launch a new statewide conservative GOP organization to perhaps buck the MassGOP Until recently when under Carnevale’s helm there have been a few good Republican victories up on Beacon Hill. I am keeping my eyes open but remaining a registered unenrolled voter on the voting rolls. Don’t trust the GOP quite yet. Can’t stand the Democrats either. I haven’t got a political homebase that I can fully trust. I hear in Massachusetts those of us who are unenrolled are now the largest political party in the state. I can only hope that some courageous registered Republicans in Revere decide government is our business and so is politics. Good people must come forward and make our democracy work for all of us. A handful of people can do anything if they wish. Is there that handful of people out there ready to step into the ring? RevereTV Spotlight S tate Representative Jessica Giannino hosted a new episode of her RevereTV program, “View from the Hill.” This is an interview-style show that often highlights a person or organization within our community providing services to residents. On this episode, Representative Giannino speaks with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Executive Director Chris Mancini. They discuss local beaches, upcoming events and workshops and the impact Save the Harbor/Save the Bay has on the community. Watch on YouTube or on the Community Channel over the next few weeks as they delve into the organization’s efforts and contributions to the local area. RevereTV partnered with the Department of Parks and Recreation to feature a full walkthrough video of the new Robert J. Haas Jr. Health & Wellness Center. Watch the short promo on all RTV channels to explore the exciting features and amenities this facility has to offer. Parks and Rec hopes this facility contributes to their overall mission of promoting health and well-being for all in Revere. Stay tuned until the end of the video for details on membership rates, or visit revererec.org for more information. Revere’s Substance Use Disorder & Homelessness Initiatives Offi ce worked with RTV to produce an informational and commemorative video for Black Balloon Day. March 6 is a day to remember and celebrate the lives of those lost to overdose. It is also a day to raise awareness of overdose deaths and to work to break the stigma of the overdose epidemic. In this video now playing on the Community Channel, hear from two Revere community members who lost loved ones to overdose. As spring approaches, tune in to “Fabulous Foods with Victoria Fabbo” to get a head start on some fresh and rejuvenating recipes for the changing season. Watch one of her new episodes where Victoria introducREVERETV | SEE Page 15
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