Vol. 36, No.20 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net vocatenews net Free Every Friday City Council Unanimously Backs Carole Tye Legacy Garden in Beachmont Residents, offi cials praise former educator and superintendent’s decades of service as neighborhood group plans new public garden honoring her legacy By Barbara Taormina T he City Council unanimously and enthusiastically supported Ward 1 Councillor James Mercurio’s motion to name a portion of land at the corner of Leverett and Endicott Avenues as the Carole Tye Legacy Garden. “This will be the easiest decision the council has ever made,” said Mayor Patrick Keefe, who spoke briefl y during the public comment segment of this week’s council meeting. Keefe was joined by a group of Beachmont residents who came to voice their support for the legacy garden and their approval that it will be named for Tye. “We all worked together on this,” said Mercurio. “It’s a fi tting tribute to someone who gave so much to the city of Revere.” LEGACY GARDEN | SEE Page 4 Carol Tye Former educator to be honored for legacy of service 781-286-8500 Friday, May 22, 2026 Revere Leaders Back Senator Ed Markey for Re-Election Mayor Keefe, Senator Edwards, Representatives Giannino and Turco, and Councillor Paul Argenzio back Markey’s fi ght for working families, health care, workers’ rights, transit, and climate resilience B OSTON, Mass. — Revere leaders today endorsed Senator Ed Markey for re-election to the Senate, backing his fi ght for working families, immigrant communities, seniors, strong public schools, small businesses, workers’ rights, and neighborhoods facing the growing threat of climate change. The endorsers include Revere Mayor Patrick Keefe, City Councillor Paul Argenzio, and former city councilor Juan Jaramillo. They join State Senator Lydia Edwards, State Representatives Jessica Giannino and Jeffrey Turco — all of whom represent Revere on Beacon Hill and have previously endorsed Senator Markey. RE-ELECTION | SEE Page 2 Broadway property owner questions school bus driver’s conduct after alleged hit-and-run fence crash By Th e Advocate A Massachusetts physician and Broadway property owner is calling on city offi - cials to identify a school bus driver accused of leaving the scene after a bus struck and damaged a fence on his property last month. In a letter dated May 17 to Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dianne Kelly, Dr. Randall S. Bock said a school bus owned by Eastern Bus Company of Somerville hit a fence at his Revere property, which is located beside 354 Broadway, on April 17 at about 12:50 p.m. and then allegedly drove away without stopping. Bock said the incident was captured on video and identifi ed the vehicle as a bus bearing Mass. license plate 44277. “The damaged fence is the least important fact,” Bock wrote, arguing that the driver’s decision to leave the scene raises broader questions about judgment and responsibility for someone entrusted with transporting children. According to the letter, Bock alleges the driver failed to identify himself, leave notice or report the incident. He characterized the conduct as leaving the scene of property damage under Massachusetts law. Eastern Bus Company and its insurer, Philadelphia Insurance Companies, have not addressed his questions in writing, Bock said. Bock said he fi led complaints with the Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles’ School Pupil Transportation Unit, the Mass. Dept. of Public Utilities and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. He also said he fi led a police report with the Revere Police Dept. and prepared an application for a criminal complaint in Chelsea District Court. The physician asked city officials whether Revere Public Schools currently contracts with Eastern Bus Company for transportation services and whether the district would seek the identity of the driver operating the bus at the time of the incident. He also asked whether the driver is still transporting students and what standards the district applies when a transportation vendor’s driver allegedly leaves the scene of a documented incident involving a school bus. “I have no personal fi nancial interest in the answers,” Bock wrote. “The fence is repaired and that question is being addressed through other channels.” Instead, he said, his concern is whether “a person who runs from a stationary fence” should continue driving children. City offi cials and Eastern Bus Company did not immediately respond to requests for comment Sunday. A security camera catches a school bus allegedly hitting the fence as it heads towards Broadway from the rear of 354 Broadway. The property owner is seeking the identity of the school bus driver and the city’s relationship with the company. (Courtesy photo)
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