YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 35, No.23 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca Free Every Friday Rep. Giannino Honored with 2025 Educator Diversity Legislative Champion Award Special to Th e Advocate S tate Representative Jessica Giannino (D-Revere) was recognized last week with the 2025 Educator Diversity Legislative Champion Award by Latinos for Education during their annual Latino Educators Shine event. The award honors one House member and one Senator each year for their leadership and commitment to diversifying the Commonwealth’s educator workforce. The celebration featured inspiring reGIANNINO | SEE Page 5 781-286-8500 Friday, June 6, 2025 Police Chief David J. Callahan announces retirement after more than 34 years of service to the City of Revere Captain Maria LaVita will assume role of Interim Chief Special to Th e Advocate O Revere School Committee Vice Chair/Latinos for Education Director of Policy & Advocacy Jacqueline Monterroso, Beachmont Veterans Memorial School’s School Adjustment Counselor, Keila S. M. Vieira, and State Representative Jessica Giannino. (Courtesy of State Rep. Giannino’s offi ce) School Committee’s Ways & Means Subcommittee takes a hard look at proposed FY26 budget cuts Advocate Staff Report T he School Committee’s Ways and Means Subcommittee met this week to continue looking for cuts to reduce a $3.46 million budget gap. The school district has a $10 million reserve fund, but School Committee members are reluctant to dig too deep into that fund because of what’s ahead. The cost of opCOMMITTEE’S | SEE Page 3 REVERE FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL Sunday, July 13, 2025 8:15 A.M. Relatives and friends of the Revere Fire Department, especially our retirees, F n Tuesday, June 3, Chief of Police David J. Callahan announced his retirement from the Revere Police Department. A Revere native and proud graduate of Revere Public Schools, Chief Callahan is retiring after more than 34 years of service to the department. CALLAHAN | SEE Page 4 David J. Callahan Retiring Police Chief Captain Maria LaVita Named Interim Police Chief City Council votes 7-4 in favor of pot shop ballot question Advocate Staff Report or the past couple of years, the City Council has been mulling over the idea of repealing the city’s prohibition of recreational marijuana shops. This week they took a major step toward opening the door to cannabis businesses in Revere and voted to place a nonbinding question on the ballot to gauge how the VOTE | SEE Page 2
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