The Advocate - A Household word for 30 years! Vol.30, No.28 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, July 16, 2021 Lighting up Revere Beach’s 125th Birthday Celebration CELEBRATION: Pictured left, revelers watch the fi reworks marking Revere Beach’s 125th birthday on Tuesday evening. Pictured right, city and state offi cials in attendance, from left to right: Ward 5 Councillor John Powers, Council President Anthony Zambuto, Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito, Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna, State Rep. Jessica Giannino, Council Vice President Gerry Visconti, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe, Mayor Brian Arrigo, Robert Lynch, Steven Plitsch, Giana Losanno, Lynzie Anderson and Katie O’Donnell. At far right: State Senator Joseph Boncore and State Rep. Jeff Turco. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) By Tara Vocino D espite the incoming fog and light rain, “America’s First Public Beach” was packed with birthday revelers on Tuesday evening to commemorate Revere Beach’s 125 years as the fi rst public beach. The city, in collaboration with the Revere Beach Partnership and the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, celebrated with fi reworks, a live band, food and games. Special guest, Governor Charlie Baker read a Massachusetts proclamation comCongresswoman Clark tours site of future Wonderland Multimodal Connector Special to Th e Advocate U.S. Representative Katherine Clark recently visited the site of the future Wonderland Multimodal Connector to tour the facility and discuss the economic and social benefi ts of the project. Construction of the station will be paid for by a community project funding request made by Clark for $4 million that was CONNECTOR | SEE Page 15 recently included in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Clark, a Democrat who represents the Fifth District of Massachusetts, was memorating 125 years as a public beach. Just after 9 p.m. the sky was lit up with fi reworks after being postponed a week due to the region’s heavy rainy season which has opened the summer. Judging from the number of CELEBRATION | SEE Page 12 Settipane Insurance Services FREE Gift for New Clients! Of Boston |Since 1969 207A Squire Rd., Revere 781-284-1100 Auto • Homeowners Lowest Rates Available! “Experience Makes the Difference” Tenants • Commercial Se Habla Español * Free Parking FREE Gift for New Clients! U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (center) recently joined Mayor Brian Arrigo and other state and local offi cials to tour the site of the future Wonderland Multimodal Connector. Pictured from left, State Senator Brendan Crighton, State Rep. Jeff Turco, city councilors Steve Morabito and Ira Novoselsky, Mayor Brian Arrigo, Rep. Clark, State Sen. Joe Boncore, State Rep. Jessica Giannino, and city councilors Ricky Serino and Patrick Keefe. (Courtesy Photo)
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