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THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2022 Page 3 Revere lifts public indoor mask order effective March 14 Advocate Staff Report L ast Friday, Mayor Brian Arrigo announced that the City of Revere’s indoor masking mandate be lifted effective Monday, March 14, 2022. This comes following guidance issued by Revere’s Department of Public Health. Since February 21, Revere has seen low transmission rates and a decrease in daily positivity rate to 3.2%. As of March 14, masks are not required in indoor public spaces, such as Revere City Hall and the Revere Public Library. The mask requirement has been lifted in all city government buildings, and masks are optional for both visitors and employees. Individual businesses may still choose to require masking. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have always relied on our public health team to guide us in the right direction to keep our residents safe,” said Mayor Brian Arrigo. “We believe this is the appropriate next step for our city and for our schools.” The Revere School Committee also amended the face-covering policy for Revere Public Schools. As of March 14, 2022, face coverings are optional in school buildings. The exceptions to this policy – where school students and staff would be required to wear a face covering – are as follows: • Any person who is returning from a positive Covid-19 diagSerial bank robber sentenced to seven years in prison A ngel Robles, 37, of Boston, was sentenced on March 14 to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release. Robles was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $10,833. On Oct. 4, 2021, Robles pleaded guilty to one count of armed bank robbery. On Nov. 9, 2020, Robles entered a Citizen’s Bank in Concord, gave the teller a note that read, “ROBBERY, ONLY READY TO DIE ON A DEATH WISH,” stole approximately $358 and then fl ed the bank. Robles also admitted to committing three additional robberies. On Aug. 3, 2020, Robles robbed a Metro PCS in Lynn, holding a gun against the clerk’s back before stealing $4,000 from a safe and fl eeing the store. On Oct. 17, 2020, Robles robbed a clothing store in the Northgate Shopping Plaza in Revere with another individual, stealing fi ve North Face jackets valued at $1,500. When a clerk attempted to stop Robles, he said, “If anyone comes at me I’m going to shoot s*** up.” When the clerk made an additional attempt to stop Robles, he told the clerk “Back up before I stab you.” On Oct. 28, 2020, Robles robbed a Citizens Bank inside a Stop & Shop in Lynn, stealing $5,000. Surveillance video from the robbery showed that Robles brandished what appeared to be a handgun. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for RevereTV Spotlight A lthough the Revere High School basketball season has come to an end, you can still watch the teams in all their glory on RevereTV – each made it to tournament play this year. All games were covered by RTV, and the studio would like to thank the volunteer hosts that showed up so often: Patrick Keefe and Donny Boudreau. To anyone else who volunteered or stood in for the usual hosts every now and then, thank you. The studio’s community sports coverage is amplifi ed by the announcers that spend their time to provide play-by-play as the athletes play on screen. Congratulations to both basketball teams for making it as far as they did this season! Chef Kelly Armetta was back in the studio this week to record another episode of “Cooking Made Simple.” This will be Armetta’s tenth episode! Any new cooking program episodes premiere at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays after they are recorded and edited. All RevereTV–produced shows like this one are also posted to the RTV YouTube page to be watched at any time. All cooking programs at RevereTV were created in partnership with the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center to provide more television shows on local cable for seniors; however, since then the studio has learned that many enjoy the cooking programs. In that spirit, coinciding with the month of March and St. Patrick’s Day, you can watch a rerun of last year’s “Cooking with the Keefe’s” special episode where Patrick and Jennifer Keefe make a traditional Irish dinner. This week’s city public service announcement is about the child tax credit available to families with children who fi le their 2021 taxes. The link provided in the Public Service Announcement (PSA) video, fi ndyourfunds.org, also has resources to help those who might not have received COVID-19 stimulus funds last year. For more thorough information, this PSA was recorded in three languages this REVERETV | SEE Page 16 everyone. The U.S. Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offi ces to work in partnership with federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement and the local communities to develop eff ective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime. nosis after day fi ve is required to wear a face covering (mask) for days six through 10. • Any person visiting school health offi ces (nurse’s offi ce) “I want to thank all our residents and city staff for doing their part and wearing their masks throughout the pandemic and for getting vaccinated,” said Revere Chief of Health and Human Services Dr. Nathalee Kong. “Because of these preventive measures, we are seeing a downturn in cases. 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