Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021 Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 J& $45 yd. S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. MULCH SALE! Discount Spring Special PICK-UP or DELIVERY AVAILABLE 617-389-1490 Premium Hemlock or Pitch Black BELOW WHOLESALE COSTS LANDSCAPERS WELCOME $4 yd. $40 yd. $3 yd. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-286-8500 or Info@advocatenews.net ~ POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT ~ Councillor Novoselsky announces re-election bid for Ward Two seat M y name is Ira Novoselsky and I am, once again, a candidate for re-election as the Ward Two City Councillor. During the last 19 years, I have continued to work to make our area a better place to live. I had Stop signs installed on Shirley Avenue next to Costa Park for the protection of our children and residents along with upgraded lighting. New stop signs have been installed on Standish Road, Garfi eld Avenue and Kimball Avenue. Many streets and sidewalks in Ward Two are now on the reconstruction list after many years of neglect. More than 27 streets have been repaved with more to come this year. Additional sidewalk and street work is ongoing with more scheduled this spring, during the summer and the fall. Through my eff orts and cooperation with DCR and developers on Ocean Avenue, we have had Ocean Avenue partially repaved with more to come. Through my efforts with MDOT and Safe Routes, we have upgraded sidewalks and handicap ramps on many streets and sidewalks leading through our neighborhood and around the Garfi eld School. With funding from the Community Improvement Trust Fund obtained from the various private construction projects, Curtis Park has been renovated, the public stairs at Hillside Avenue have been replaced and the upgrading of storefronts and signs on Shirley Avenue is ongoing. The replacement of the public stairs at Campbell Ave. is scheduled for late summer early fall. IRA NOVOSELSKY Ward Two Councillor Your streets are continuously swept, old trees are being trimmed and removed and new trees have been planted on many of our streets. In other areas of the Ward, I am proud to have sponsored National Night Out at Curtis Park for the past 17 years and to have decorated Shirley Avenue and Costa Park for the Christmas holiday. Currently, we are working with MassWorks to fund the renovations of Shirley Avenue to include wider sidewalks and additional lighting. The passageway to Wonderland Plaza at the dead end of Walnut Avenue, along Kimball Avenue, has been renovated and illuminated for safe passage. Sandler Square at Dehon Street and Centennial Avenue is being renovated with additional lighting, benches and tables. The renovation of Flaherty Park and Fitzhenry Square Park are under review for future renovations. My work with local civic and Veteran organizations over the years has been rewarding and very fulfi lling and I am proud to continue my affi liations with these hard working groups. I have been honored by the Revere Elks, The Neighborhood Developers, WEE, The Revere Community Committee of Ward 2, The Revere Chamber of Commerce, American Legion and the Jewish War Veterans as the Man of the Year. In 2018, I was proud to work with a private developer to bring 30 housing units for veterans only to Shirley Avenue. I was born in Ward Two, I grew up in Ward Two and I have raised my family in Ward Two. As you can see, my heart and soul belongs to Ward Two and the City of Revere. As a City Councillor, my number one priority is the welfare of Revere and its residents. I retired from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts after 33 years and from the Massachusetts National Guard and Army Reserves after 27 years of military service. I am married to Rochelle (Gaber). We have one son, Seth, who is married to Jeannemarie (Mancuso), and two grandchildren, Olivia Rose who graduated from Revere High School and Charleigh Jaye, who attends the Revere Public Schools. I thank you for your time, and ask for your vote on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7, 2021. If I can be of any assistance or answer any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at 781-289-7031 or at ira_novoselsky@yahoo.com. Together we continue to make Ward Two a better place to live. City Council backs resolution denouncing human trafficking By Adam Swift T he arrest of the owner of Crystal’s Day Spa on Washington Avenue on human trafficking charges earlier this month sent shockwaves throughout the community. Monday night the City Council supported a resolution fi led by Councillors George Rotondo, Jessica Ann Giannino and Richard Serino denouncing human traffi cking. Rotondo said he was outraged by what happened on Washington Avenue, adding that human traffi cking and sex traffi cking is a $36 billion worldwide business. “You always hear about human traffi cking on TV and the news and it’s scary,” said Serino. “When you fi nd out it’s in your neighborhood, down the street from where you grew up and right on Washington Avenue where you go for coff ee and breakfast – it’s happening right under your nose and you don’t realize it.” Serino said he was shocked and saddened by the news and that his heart goes out to all the victims who were traffi cked at that location. “I think this resolution is a great way for our City Council to show that we stand in solidarity with those victims of human traffi cking, not only at this spa, but all around the world,” said Serino. Giannino said it was horrifying to hear about the traffi cking operation operating in such close proximity to her home, adding that traffi cking is a scourge in many urban areas. “I’d like to think that this is an isolated inciRESOLUTION | SEE Page 6
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