FOR A RIDE TO THE POLLS CALL (617) 548-9429 THE ADVOCATE - A HOUSEHOLD WORD IN REVERE FOR 30 YEARS! Vol.30, No.12 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, March 26, 2021 Back to School 19th Suffolk Special Election for V oters in the 19th Suffolk District head to the polls on Tuesday to select a replacement for former Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo. Democrat Jeffrey Turco, Republican Paul Caruccio and Independent Richard Fucillo, Jr. are on the ballot for the seat that represents Winthrop as well as Ward 1, Precincts 1 and 2; Ward 2; Ward 3, Precincts 2 and 3; and Ward 5, Precinct 3 in Revere. Polling locations in those precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30. Turco, a local attorney and former School Committee and Town Council president in Winthrop, won a four-person Democratic primary in early March. Turco has said one of his goals is to represent the district in the spirit of past representatives, ELECTION | SEE Page 12 Wonderland Oceanside becomes COVID-19 testing site First-grader Jason Moore received a warm send-off from his brother, Justin, 3, at the Paul Revere Innovation School on Monday morning. See page 11 for photo highlights. (Courtesy photo Melissa Moore-Randall) JEFFREY TURCO Democrat City Council approves Riverfront Overlay District for towing site By Adam Swift L ast Monday night, the City Council approved the RivRevere residents Silvia Flores and Leonel, 2, congratulated their husband and father, Julio Flores, on getting protected. See page 10 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) erfront Overlay District, which will allow for the future development of the G&J towing site. The overlay district is part of the larger Riverfront Master Plan, which the council approved earlier this year. The master plan would help guide development on a 20acre site that also includes Gibson Park and other public spaces along the Saugus and Pines Rivers. A major part of the overTOWING | SEE Page 14 vacant Rep. seat set for Tuesday By Adam Swift
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