Your local news source for over 3 decades! Vol. 31, No.13 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Remains of WWII Airman Charles McMackin Killed in Action Coming to Revere The remains of Sgt. McMackin will be escorted at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Friday, driving by the McMackin ballfi eld on Winthrop Avenue at 9:15 p.m. to Revere City Hall All residents are invited to welcome home Revere’s World War II hero at City Hall tonight (Editor’s Note: Story and photos from War History Online Nov. 18, 2021 - Clare Fitzgerald, Guest Author) A US Air Force Airman who died in Romania during World War II have offi - cially been accounted for. The remains of Charles G. McMackin, 26, who perished during Operation TIDAL WAVE, were identifi ed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. McMackin’s remains will be escorted to City Hall at 9:15 this evening. McMackin was born on February 23, 1917 and grew up in Revere, Massachusetts, north of Boston. Following the outbreak of WWII, he enlisted in the Air Staff Sgt. Charles McMackin reported missing in action.. (Photo Credit: DPAA) AIRMAN | SEE Page 16 By Adam Swift U. S. Senator Ed Markey and Congresswoman Katherine Clark joined Mayor Brian Arrigo and other local and state offi cials on the roof of the Wonderland parking garage last Friday, March 25, to announce $4 million in federal funding they helped secure for the proposed Wonderland Commuter Rail Station and Blue Line Connector. The elected offi cials all touched upon the importance of the project to better connect the North Shore to Revere, and about the role public transportation has played in the history of the city. “We are here today to celebrate the renaissance of ReBilly Tse’s expands, opens sushi bar U.S. Senator Ed Markey shares his remarks about the Wonderland multimodal project. Also shown, from left to right, are Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky, Congresswoman Katherine Clark, State Representative Jeff rey Turco, State Senator Lydia Edwards, State Representative Jessica Giannino and City Council President Gerry Visconti. vere,” said Markey. “Four million dollars is a down payment on a long-awaited project that would vastly expand public transit access between Metro Boston, Revere and the North Shore, connecting the Blue Line and the Newburyport/Rockport commuter rail line.” Markey noted that r ight now if someone takes public transit from the North Shore to Revere Beach or the airport they have to go all the way into Boston fi rst, cross over to Government Center and ride the Blue Line back out. “If you live in Revere or Winthrop and want to take the commuter rail into Salem, Gloucester or beyond, you also need to go into downtown Boston,” said Markey. “This costs the people of Revere and the North Shore time, and it costs them money. The lack of accessible public transit also puts more cars on the road, worsening commutes, increasing carbon emissions and exacerbating pollution in the majority-minority citFUNDING | SEE Page 17 City Council supports using ARPA funds for first responder bonuses By Adam Swift C ity Councillors are looking to provide some extra monShown during last Friday’s Billy Tse’s sushi bar ribbon-cutting ceremony, from left to right: Ward 2 City Councillor Ira Novoselsky, State Representative Jessica Giannino, sushi chef David Wong, Mayor Brian Arrigo, co-owner Xiang Wang, co-owner Jin Cheng, manager Kenny Mei, State Representative Jeff Turco, Revere Business Liaison/Signage & Storefront Program Director John Festa and Chamber of Commerce Director Amanda Portillo. See pages 6&7 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) ey for fi rst responders who were on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. During Monday night’s Ways and Means Subcommittee meeting, the City Council discussed a motion by Councillorat-Large Marc Silvestri requesting Mayor Brian Arrigo to look into using federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to provide each emergency responder with a $500 bonus. That motion was later amended to up the bonus to $1,000 per emergency responder. “Included in the ARPA funds breakdown and regulations that Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 our local news source for o er 3 decades! Friday, April 1, 2022 Federal delegation celebrates funding for Wonderland multimodal project Governor Baker put out, anyone that worked through COVID-19, including fi rst responders, could get, I believe it is $13 per hour up to $25,000,” said Silvestri. “I think $500 to our fi rst responders – although they might think it’s not enough – I think it is a little something to show the respect in the work that they have done.” Ward 5 Councillor Al Fiore said he agreed with the motion wholeheartedly and asked to up the amount of the bonus. “Thirty-million dollars in ARPA funds – I think we can amend it to $1,000,” said Fiore. “They put their lives on the line while we were all locked down.” City Finance Director Richard SUPPORT | SEE Page 16
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