Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026 Revere Beach cleanup beautifies city for Earth Day M any enthusiastic volunteers gathered to help clean up Revere Beach for the Earth Day celebration — Beautify Revere 2026: The Great Revere Beach Cleanup — on Saturday morning. Salemme Correa and Mayor Patrick Keefe were hard at work cleaning up America’s First Public Beach. Academy AbelTV Soccer Team, shown from left to right: Back row: Miguel Siguenza, Joaquin Sepulveda, O’Kelly Lemus, Coach Abel Alfonso, Ena Palacios, Maria Baives, Carolina Ramirez and Julissa Ortiz; front row: Andrew Sepulveda, Liam Siguenza, Joshua Matamorrus, Emmiliano Madrid, Andy Cartagena, Mateo Palacios, Miguel Cartagena, Julian Matomovor and Sara Lopez. Mayor Patrick Keefe (far right) is pictured instructing the volunteers, including State Rep. Jessica Giannino (center) at The Great Revere Beach Cleanup on Saturday morning. Shown from left to right: Revere Community School Director Fatou Drammeh, Ward 1 Councillor James Mercurio, Mayor’s Offi ce Chief of Staff Claudia Correa, School Committee member Stephen Damiano, Conservation Commission member Wilson Correa, State Rep. Jeff rey Turco, Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky, former School Committee member Daniel Maguire and City Auditor Richard Viscay. Revere seventh grade travel basketball team coach Dana Brangiforte, A.C. Whelan Elementary School third grader Santino Brangiforte, B.C. High student Patrick Chongsuttanamanee and Garfi eld Elementary School seventh grader Roman Brangiforte. Paul Revere Innovation School third grader Bora Cuci, Adelina Cuci and Arbor Cuci cleaned up the beach. Malden Catholic seventh grader Luca Bartalini and Malden Catholic ninth grader Melania Bartalini State Senator Lydia Edwards is shown with Coach Abel Alfano, whose soccer team collected several bags of trash. Revere resident Sarah Chamberlain and her friend Amy Watterson, of Malden, are pictured with trash they picked up along the beach. Marcelo Pineda and Liana Sedano found napkins and a straw. Going barefoot: Manu and Nico Pineda found a bottle and an alcohol container. Approximately 75 volunteers helped to clean up the beach. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
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