THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021 Page 11 Veterans service officer leads volunteers at Memorial Day flag placement on fallen heroes’ graves Shown from left to right, are, Joseph Garbarino, Niko Kostopoulos, Veterans’ Service Offi cer Marc Silvestri, Roberto Tobalino Jr., Jadyn Silverio, Jessica Gaspie and Dominique DeBonis. They installed fl ags on veterans’ graves at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden last Saturday for forthcoming Memorial Day. Revere Beautification Committee Wanted: beautiful homes and businesses D o you know someone in Revere who you think does a wonderful job of beautifying his or her property? Are you pleased to have this home or business on your street or in your neighborhood or just somewhere in the city only because it makes your home look better? If you do, the Revere Beautifi cation Committee (RBC) would like to know where they are located so that their property can be considered for the “Home of the Month” or “Business of the Month” award that the RBC presents to the owners of such places. In the process of determining which homes or businesses should receive the award, the RBC uses the following guidelines: *Homes or businesses to be considered must be well manicured and neatly maintained, and *Must be esthetically pleasing and have a visible garden area, seasonal fl owers and/or shrubbery; and *Must also be clear of any trash, trash cans/bags, litter, debris, graffi ti, weeds or high grass. *Home/Business awards will begin in May and continue through October. *Two home awards will be given out per month and business awards will be BEAUTIFUL | SEE Page 15 PCM gang members receive prison sentences for drug trafficking, armed robbery By Christopher Roberson J oao Pedro Marques Gama and Vinicius De Assis Goncalves, members of Primeiro Comando da Massachusetts (PCM) were sentenced to prison on May 21 for their involvement in armed robberies and racketeering as well as traffi cking drugs and fi rearms. According to federal authorities, Gama and Goncalves, both 23, are Brazilian nationals who previously lived in Revere. Federal agents began investigating PCM in September 2018 following a string of violent crimes in numerous communities, including Boston, Malden, Everett and Somerville. During the investigation, agents found that Gama was involved in an armed robbery outside of a Brazilian money transfer business in Everett and conspired to rob a drug runner. Agents also found that Gama had distributed more than 28 grams of crack cocaine and nine fi rearms. In addition, Goncalves participated in robbing a market in Boston as well as committing another robbery outside a cell phone store in Framingham and stealing a car in Marlborough. In December 2020, Gama and Goncalves pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy. Gama also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, illegally selling fi rearms and being an alien in possession of a fi rearm. Gama was subsequently sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison while Goncalves was sentenced to seven years. Upon being released, they will both face deportation proceedings. T Veterans Service Offi cer Marc Silvestri and Niko Kostopoulos (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) RevereTV Spotlight he RevereTV Community Channel has been fi lling up with new community programming. This includes a full block of shows in Spanish language. To mention a few, there is “En Positivo,” “Latin X Charlando con la Comunidad,” “En la Cocina de Rafa,” and “Las Parceritas.” Most are informational or interview style programs, and “En la Cocina de Rafa” is a cooking show. This program block is on Tuesday evenings starting at 5:00pm, and Saturday mornings starting at 9:00am. Tune in to Comcast channels 8 or 1072, or RCN channels 3 or 614 to watch these shows. For the last few days of May, you can still catch the monthly episodes of “SAL’S SHOW,” and “Life Issues with Judie VanKooiman.” After this week, June will bring new episodes of each program. For some arts and crafts ideas, check out “Kim’s Got Crafts,” on Thursday night at 6:30pm and Saturday morning at 11:30am, or “That’s Sketchy,” which plays at various times all week. Of course, RTV’s senior programming stays where it has always been on weekday mornings from 8:00am through 1:00pm. This includes “Senior Health Series,” senior center concerts, and “The Senior FYI.” Revere High School’s Fall 2 Sports Season coverage continues to play on the Community Channel. RTV is currently rotating some recent recordings of volleyball, football, soccer, and fi eld hockey games. The Fall 2 Season has ended but RevereTV thanks all of the play-byplay game announcers that volunteered their time and game knowledge. Playby-play greatly contributes to the quality of RTV’s sports coverage so this is very much appreciated. All games recorded by RevereTV can be viewed in the appropriate playlists on YouTube. For Revere’s local government meeting coverage, you can watch live on Comcast channel 9 or RCN channels 13 or 613. RevereTV covers all meetings live on the channel, YouTube, and Facebook. If a meeting is missed due to meetings scheduled that may overlap, recordings of the missed meeting will play soon after. All meetings can be found on YouTube to watch at any time, and also air on RevereTV throughout the following week. Veterans Service Offi cer Marc Silvestri directed volunteer Jessica Gaspie, center, to an area in the cemetery to fl ag graves.
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