YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 35, No.15 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Marina in the Middle of a Mess Stoneham Boat Center, a mainstay business on the Saugus River, faces a dilemma as the boating season begins. It can’t use its main building, which has been declared unsafe by the City of Lynn By Mark E. Vogler T im Horgan’s Stoneham Boat Center has been a thriving family business on the Saugus River for nearly three decades. Boaters from Saugus, Revere and Lynn are the core of his customers who use the marina — based on the Lynn side of the Lynn-Saugus Belden Bly Bridge — which has been undergoing reconstruction since 2018. But with the recent opening of the boating season, Horgan faces a major challenge: He’s prohibited from using the huge steel-frame building he 781-286-8500 Friday, April 11, 2025 ~ POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT ~ Paul Argenzio Announces rents for boat repairs and storage since the City of Lynn declared it “unsafe” on March 17. The building — owned by the Pike Family — is the subject of a lawsuit fi led recently by Saugus Attorney Peter E. Flynn MARINA | SEE Page 8 Candidacy for Re-Election for Ward 4 City Councillor I ’m excited to announce that I am running for reelection as Ward 4 City Councillor. Serving our community over the past year has been an incredible honor, and I’m proud of all we’ve achieved together. From supporting the construction of the new Revere High School, to sponsoring the senior water and sewRE-ELECTION | SEE Page 2 PAUL ARGENZIO WARD 4 COUNCIĹLOR City Council unanimously approves new police union contract By Barbara Taormina T AN “UNSAFE” BUILDING: Tim Horgan, the owner of Stoneham Boat Center, stands in front of the building his marina uses for boat repairs and storage. The City of Lynn recently declared the building “uninhabitable” because of structural problems. (Revere Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) City Council subcommittee to review term limit motion for elected officials Councillor Argenzio: “We have term limits, they’re called voters” By Barbara Taormina T he City Council’s Legislatives Affairs Subcommittee will review a motion from Council President Marc Silvestri to establish term limits for elected city officials. Silvestri, who last October cosponsored a motion to extend City Council terms from two to four years, is now calling for a cap of fi ve two-year terms for any individual serving as a ward or at-large city councillor or as a school committee member. Mayors would be limited to three terms. The limits would take eff ect upon their passage, but would not apply to any sitting offi cial who exceeds them. ELECTED | SEE Page 2 he City Council voted unanimously and enthusiastically to approve the city’s memorandum of agreement with the Police Patrol Offi cers and the Superior Offi cers on a new contract and the appropriation to pay for it. Mayor Patrick Keefe introduced the agreement and stressed that it took nine months of intense negotiations to seal the deal. Keefe said his team heard about the plight of officers from the department and recognized the importance of working to meet the needs of a changing workforce. Sgt. Joe Internicola mentioned that the agreement CONTRACT| SEE Page 2
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