THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2024 Page 5 RON’S OIL Call For PRICE MELROSE, MA 02176 NEW CUSTOMER’S WELCOME ACCEPTING VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER (781) 397-1930 OR (781) 662-8884 100 GALLON MINIMUM Shown are State Representatives Jessica Giannino and Jeff rey Turco with Dr. Janis Cotter and “PJ” Cotter. In the black sweater: Nicole Severino; orange jacket: Tricia Nagle; kneeling: Susan ConleyGinsburg; brown sweater: Jane Fields; striped sweater: Brenda Simon. Lastly, next to Rep. Giannino is her grandmother, Joann Giannino. RETIRE | FROM Page 1 residents of Revere in wishing them both good health in the future,” said State Representative Jeff rey Rosario Turco (DWinthrop). Parkway Optical was founded in 1957 by Philip Cotter — Janis and PJ’s father. PJ joined the family business part-time in high school in 1973 and later became a certifi ed optiPHONES | FROM Page 1 Superintendent Diane Kelly, who has expressed concerns about teachers taking a phone and students physically responding, said there has been talk about a contract program with families, most of whom carry their kids on their phone plans. Kelly said parents can go into their plans and limit their student’s phone use to emergency calls during school hours. Kelly suggested some parents would embrace the idea of a contract. Committee members agreed to continue hammering out a policy as they have three upcoming months to fi gure out which way to go with a cell phones. Attendance, which is down since before Covid, was also up for discussion at this week’s meeting. Committee member John Kingston shared a story about a conversation with a retired teacher who told him about a student who missed 15 days of school while travelling with his family. Kingston questioned the attendance policy and if there were any consequences for students who missed so much class time. Supt. Kelly intervened and said if a student can miss 15 days and still master class concian in February 1980. Janis, too, worked there part-time in high school and college. She earned her doctorate in optometry from the New England School of Optometry in 1985 and has worked there as the optometrist ever since. Many other Cotter family members have worked for this small business in various capacities, including their late mother and aunt, who handled the booktent, there’s something wrong with the class. It’s not rigorous or challenging enough. Kelly asked the committee if they wanted to go back to the old days when if you missed five days, you failed. And that’s not where committee members wanted to go. They suggested better tracking methods and alerts to parents when students are absent. keeping for many years. Janis and PJ’s sister, Trisha, and late siblings, Susan and Karen, also worked in the family business over the years in addition to many nieces and currently, PJ’s son-in-law, Dan. The business name was offi cially changed to Parkway Optical and Eye Care in 1985. This small family-run business in our community will be deeply missed. Engaging parents for an intervention about problems with attendance was seen as a next step. The committee also felt there was room to accommodate family vacations and trips. “I get off ended when you say we are going back to the old days,” committee member Aisha Milbury-Ellis said to Kelly. “We don’t want to go back, but we want to have standards.” Eastern Bank Building on Rte. 1S 605 Broadway, #301 * Saugus (781) 233-6844 www.bostonnorthdental.com Dr. Priti Amlani Dr. Bhavisha Patel * Restorative Dentistry * Cosmetic Dentistry * Implant Restoration * Zoom Whitening * Teeth in a Day - All on 6 * Invisalign * CEREC Crowns (Single Visit Crowns) * Root Canal Treatment * Sedation Dentistry ~ Full Mouth Rehabilitation ~ Before After
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