YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 36, No.13 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca Free Every Friday RHS RoboNerds crowned National Alliance Champions in rookie season Special to Th e Advocate he RoboNerds team from Revere High School (RHS) has achieved a remarkable milestone, earning the title of National Alliance Champions at the Robot-Drone League National Competition held from March 27– 28, 2026, at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. Competing in their first year, RHS RoT boNerds Team #4101 delivered an extraordinary performance. After fi ve preliminary rounds, the team advanced into the top 16, where alliances were formed for the elimination matches. Elizabethton High School (Cyclones) Team #2012 partnered with RHS Army JROTC (RoboNerds) Team #4101 and went on to secure the Alliance Champions Award, marking an exceptional debut on the national stage. The competition challenged teams to operate both a robot and a drone in a simulated Moonbase Habitat, completing complex tasks in both autonomous and teleoperated modes. Each eightmember team included cadets specializing in key roles, such as driver, navigator and mechanic, for both systems. RoboNerds | SEE Page 5 T 781-286-8500 Friday, April 3, 2026 Revere High School project on track for winter move-in as committee OKs field lighting plan By Barbara Taormina he Revere High School Building Committee received an update on construction from Darren Peeler, senior project manager for Consigli Construction. Peeler showed the committee slides of the site and the work taking place. Ground improvements are making way for the installation of foundations. Peeler told committee members they would see progress on foundations next month. RHS PROJECT | SEE Page 2 “Field of Play” World Cup Events Initiative to Kick Off in Revere on Friday, June 12 Free viewing parties, street festivals, and youth soccer activities all promised for Summer 2026 R EVERE, MA — Today, the City of Revere announced “Field of Play,” an initiative bringing free World Cup viewing parties, local festivals, and youth soccer activities to neighborhoods across the city, kicking off on Friday, June 12, 2026 for the USA vs. Paraguay match. Field of Play aims to activate small business districts and mixed-use neighborhoods in a celebration of the diversity of Revere’s community. WORLD CUP | SEE Page 13 Dr. Casey Geist, Cadets David Flores Luna, Radley Lekuku, Jack Cambriello, Diego Leal Robles, Adekanmi Fetuga, Meyson Garcia Alvarado, Douglas Martinez Aguilar, Britany Argueta De Leon, Larissa Saraiva and Katherine Morales, MAJ (R) Deborah Bowker and Cadets Victoria Ackles, Keyrin Berganza Argueta, Giselle Alarcon Alas and Izabelly Alves Dos Santos. Board of Health moves to regulate, possibly ban kratom sales By Barbara Taormina T he Board of Health voted unanimously at their meeting last week to begin the process of regulating and possibly banning the sale of kratom in Revere. At the board’s February meeting, Director of Public Health Lauren Buck presented a brief overview of kratom, and the board’s options for addressing public health concerns. Kratom comes from the leaves of a tropical evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia. BOARD OF HEALTH | SEE Page 2
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