YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 35, No.22 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday City of Revere’s Annual Memorial Day Ceremony 781-286-8500 Friday, May 30, 2025 Better Safe Than Sorry RHS Building Committee voted to cut $10M from construction budget Advocate Staff Report T he Revere High School Building Committee late last month voted 8 to 5 to support city CFO Richard Viscay’s motion that the $412.5 million construction budget for the new school be cut by $10 million. It wasn’t an easy vote. While the committee supported the idea of a cut, about half of the members said they would rather wait and see specifically what was going to be cut from the project. “I would feel more comREFLECTING ON A CALL TO FREEDOM: Pictured from left, City Council President Marc Silvestri, Mayor Patrick Keefe, State Senator Lydia Edwards and State Representative Jessica Giannino at the Memorial Day Ceremonies at McMackin Veterans Memorial Park Monday morning. See photo highlights beginning on page 12–14. (Advocate photo) Once Upon a Time - Revere High School goes to Senior Prom fortable seeing the value management list,” said Susan Gravellese. Viscay was asked how he arrived at his $10 million fi gure. “I think it’s a reasonable number to start with to bring down the cost of this project” said Viscay. “It’s easy to get to without aff ecting the educational programing.” School Superintendent Dianne Kelly suggested that the committee wait until their June meeting which would allow time to gather a list of cuts to make up the $10 million. RHS BUILDING | SEE Page 2 RHS Class of 2025 Graduation Commencement Exercises on Wed., June 4 R EVERE — The school year is almost over and, with that, comes the Revere High School Class of 2025 Graduation. The commencement takes place at Harry Della Russo Stadium (75 Park Avenue) at 6:00pm on Wednesday, June 4 (rain date Thursday, June 5). Please be aware of heavy traffi c delays prior to and following the ceremony — students cross Broadway from School Street prior to the ceremony and families disperse into the Park Avenue area at the end of the event. For tickets/media admission, please contact the Offi ce of the Superintendent at: (781) 286-8226. PROM NIGHT: Daniel Hou is shown placing a corsage onto Rachel Sanchez’s wrist outside the Danversport Yacht Club where 324 students attended Revere High School’s senior prom themed Once Upon a Time last Tuesday. See photo highlights on page 16–17. (Advocate photo)
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