YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 36, No.19 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca Free Every Friday A.C. Whelan Elementary School hosts Pam Muñoz Ryan for literacy event Celebrating ‘The United States of Readers’ program in Revere Special to Th e Advocate S tudents and staff at A.C. Whelan Elementary School in Revere gathered Thursday to celebrate their partnership with The United States of Readers, a Scholastic literacy program dedicated to providing books to Title I schools. A.C. Whelan is one of several Title I schools in Revere benefi ting from the program, which emEVENT | SEE Page 6 781-286-8500 Friday, May 15, 2026 Conservation Commission Approves Gibson Point Access Road Plan After Flooding Concerns Raised By Barbara Taormina T he Revere Conservation Commission unanimously approved the notice of intent for Phase 2 of the roundabout project for the Gibson Point access road at their meeting this week, but it took a while. City Transportation Coordinator Julie DeMauro presented the plan to the commission and explained it is part of the Riverfront Master Plan. “The purpose of the project is to provide access to Gibson APPROVES | SEE Page 2 Mayor’s Spring Fling at Casa Lucia Brings Community Together Mayor Patrick Keefe, State Rep. Jessica Giannino (left), author Pam Muñoz Ryan and A.C. Whelan Elementary School students are shown celebrating the school’s partnership with The U.S. of Readers, a Scholastic literacy program dedicated to providing books to Title I schools on Thursday. (Courtesy photo) WELCOME: Mayor Patrick and First Lady Jennifer Keefe welcomed Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden to his recent Spring Fling event at Casa Lucia Function Hall. See inside for photo highlights. (Advocate photo) Mass. House passes FY27 budget, invests in programs that support families across the Commonwealth O n April 29, 2026, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed its Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget. Funded at $63.41 billion, this budget responds to the needs of residents, provides record support for the Commonwealth’s cities and towns and among many critical investments, includes signifi cant funding for education, transportation, health care, housing and workforce development. “As a result of the Trump Administration’s sweeping federal funding cuts and reckless trade war, as well as two proposed ballot questions that seek to cut the Commonwealth’s revenues by more than $5 billion annually, this budget has come during a period of signifi cant economic uncertainty. That’s why I’m incredibly proud of the investments that this budget makes despite those challenges, from funding for free school meals and for the fi nal year of the Student Opportunity Act, to robust support for the MBTA, to nearly $10 billion for cities and towns across the Commonwealth,” said House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano (D-Quincy). “I want to thank Chairman Michlewitz and the Members of the House Committee on Ways and Means for all their work this budget cycle, as well as all my colleagues in the House for working to ensure that this budget delivers for every community across Massachusetts.” MASS. HOUSE | SEE Page 5 Jessica Ann Giannino State Representative Jeff rey Rosario Turco State Representative
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