Have a Safe & Happy Mother’s Day! Vol. 34, No.19 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday City Welcomes New Officers to Police Dept. 781-286-8500 Friday, May 10, 2024 CFO presents positive outlook on FY25 budget, expresses concern over new RHS funding By Barbara Taormina C ity Chief Financial Offi cer Richard Viscay presented the City Council Chambers this week with facts and figures about the FY2025 budget and a forecast that stretches out 10 years in an overview of the city’s fi nancial condition. Viscay divided his number-rich presentation into bite-sized pieces, beginning with some good news. CFO PRESENTS | SEE Page 6 Revere baseball rides hot Mayor Patrick Keefe, Police Chief David Callahan and Capt. Maria Lavita welcomed Offi cers Estefania Rivera and Melissa Arias to the Revere Police Dept. last Monday during a city hall swearingin ceremony attended by family and friends. See page 17 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo) Mayor, landscape architects obtain residents’ feedback on designing a forest pocket park By Tara Vocino M ayor Patrick Keefe and landscape architects engaged with residents in designing a forest pocket park at 69 Shirley Ave. on Saturday morning. According to the National Recreation and Park Association, SHIRLEY AVE | SEE Page 10 streak, eyes postseason By Dom Nicastro T he Revere High School Patriots baseball team knows exactly what’s in front of it: six more games to go. Three wins are needed to make the postseason. That’s where the Patriots stood after 12 games and a 6-6 record. Like their record, their play has been up and down but mostly competitive. Lately, it’s been good times, with three wins in their last four games. “I just think in any of the facets of the game, we’re looking for growth,” Revere coach Mike Manning said. “We’ve actually been focusing on really trying to clean up our baserunning. We’ve had a lot of baserunning lapses, and our approach hasn’t been great. We’ve been working on cleaning that up. We’re working on improving our hitting, and we are seeing some people kind of snap out of some funks that they had in the early part of the season. We’re excited to be getting healthier, too. We’ve had some guys out of the lineup due to injury, so hopefully, it looks like we’re getting back to almost full health. We’re just competing and not giving up.” Revere got its most recent victory against Chelsea (132), completing the season sweep of the Red Devils. Danny Hou had his fi rst hit in that win. The team had a scheduled game against Malden Wednesday, May 8, but likely was looking at a rainout. Before that, the team also beat East Boston, 13-2, in a non-league affair that was called after fi ve innings because of the mercy rule, just like Chelsea. Senior Ollie Svendsen was lights out on the mound with fi ve innings pitched, no earned runs, and eight strikeouts. Senior Kyle Cummings went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and five RBIs, and sophomore Dom Bellia added two RBIs and two stolen bases. BASEBALL | SEE Page 4 Residents voted on what elements they would like in the park. Shown from left to right: Ana Pineda, dog Max and Brian Flores, with MGH Revere CARES Healthy and Active Living Director Viviana Cataño and Ward 2 City Councillor Ira Novoselsky. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino)
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