THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2022 Page 7 Pauline Lyons is July 2022’s Public Servant of the Month children of Revere! I would also like to thank all our Community Partners (you know who you are!), Project Bread and the Department of Education for their continued support! Q: If you could give Revere youths one piece of advice, what would it be? A: Keep smiling, take pride in yourself and know that the Revere community is here for you. Attorneys at Law 14 Norwood St., Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 John Mackey, Esq. * Katherine M. Brown, Esq. Patricia Ridge, Esq. Special Election: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Keep Your Full Time Councilor Working for You for 19, 2022 M ayor Brian Arrigo announced Pauline Lyons as July 2022’s Public Servant of the Month. Pauline has been helping to feed Revere’s children for 24 years through the Revere Public Schools Food Services, and she continues her work at the Rumney Marsh Academy. A lifelong resident of Revere, Pauline has also raised her children here, who followed her footsteps in attending the Revere Public Schools. Her years of contributions to the community are invaluable to Revere’s families, and there is no doubt that she is a perfect fi t for this award. Q: Tell us a little bit about what you do for the city. What program do you run? How many years have you been doing it? A: I’ve been working for RPS Food Services for 24 years. I started with the Revere Summer Feeding program in 2000 under Al Mogavero, who has since retired. Q: When COVID-19 hit, people were probably turning to you for advice on how to bring food to students learning from home. Tell us a little bit about the beginning of the pandemic – what was a normal day like for you and your team? A: The only normal we had was that we continued to feed as many kids as we could. We had locations open for families to come pick up food for our remote learners, as well as volunteers on a daily basis delivering food to students of families who were unable to leave home due to quarantine. Q: What does Revere mean to you? A: Revere is my life. I have lived my whole life in Revere, raised my kids here who also went through Revere Public Schools, and continue to contribute to the community through my work as the Food Service Manager at RMA and with the Summer Feeding Program. Q: What has been the most rewarding part of your career? A: The most rewarding part of my career is feeding the children of Revere, seeing their smiles and watching them grow throughout the years. I also have met amazing people throughout the years and have a great staff that comes back every year. I’m grateful for the opportunities given to me (to continue this program every year) by the mayor and superintendent of Revere Public Schools (past and present). I could not have done this and continue to do this without the support of my amazing food service staff , custodians, secretaries, business offi ce, Cheryl Cole Food Service Director for RPS, my assistant director Kitty Adams, and of course the For Advertising with Results, callcall Info@advocatenews.net The Advocate Newspapers he Adv cate Ne spapers at 781-286-8500 or • I supported the school building program which included the Rumney Marsh Middle School, the Paul Revere Elementary School, both of which serve children of Ward 5. • In July 2019, I secured a commitment from the Mayor and the City Council to construct a new fire station on the Lynnway to better serve the Point of Pines, Oak Island and the Boulevard and lower Revere Street, as well as the entire City. Since then, the funding has ben approved, the site has been cleared and the project is in final design, and we are waiting on approval from the state. • I have been a strong advocate of a commuter rail station at Wonderland, and recently testified along with Governor Baker and Mayor Arrigo in support of the current Transportation Bond Bill which includes $25M for construction of a commuter rail station. In addition, there is a $4M design grant which was obtained by our Congresswoman Katherine Clark. A commuter rail station at Wonderland would take a large amount of traffic off the Boulevard, North Shore Road, and Route 107. John Powers John Po John Po brings Leadership, Experience, Common Sense and Commitment to the City Council. Former City Councilor John Powers HE GETS THINGS DONE Paid Political Advertisement Return Return
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