THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025 Page 3 ~ GUEST COMMENTARY ~ Summer Fun in The Beach City By Sal Giarratani T his past Sunday (July 13) I made it over to the American Legion Lawn on Broadway where this year’s Sunday Night Concert Series takes place starting at 6 p.m. I arrived early, stopped off at Luberto’s Pastry Shop for a cup of coff ee and a delicious apple turnover, then headed across the street to the lawn outside the American Legion Post 61, which was fi lling up fast with folks carrying their own beach chairs or using folding chairs from the Post. This summer musical treat was presented by Revere Parks & Recreation with great assistance from Post 61. Great music and a BBQ by the American Legion Post members. The grill was plenty busy with folks lining up for BBQ. And if that wasn’t enough, there were enough politicians casing out the area with free bottled water, chips and plenty of ice cream, too. On stage that night there was a band I know quite well. I’ve known lead singer Ricki Erik for some time over the years, and his newest band is called “Trifecta.” Besides Erik, the rest of this great trio or “trifecta” were Joy Ranada and John Kelly. It was a night full of classic rock, rhythm and the blues. This kind of music gets folks on the dance fl oor and like clockwork it happened once again. Even I couldn’t help myself dancing to this music. Things all started with “Seabreeze” on June 29 and will end with “Richie Rich & 24 Karat Funk” on Sunday, August 10. This date in August has always been a day of celebration in my family history since this year it marks the 78th anniversary of my parents’ wedding. I will be there on the dance fl oor, too. I noticed plenty of candidates running in the September primaries working the crowd, as September will be here before you know it. There were Tony Zambuto, Anthony Parziale, Paul Argenzio, Ira Novoselsky and Angela Guarino-Sawaya. Between the great music, BBQ items for sale and free snacks floating around the crowd, it was a pictureperfect evening of fun and relaxation for all. RevereTV Spotlight G et ready for an exciting episode of Fabulous Foods! Victoria Fabbo is joined by special guests Tara, Dan R. and Dan G. from INspire Cafe in Wakefi eld. Together, they whip up refreshing smoothies and delicious gluten-free chicken sandwiches that you can easily make at home. Tune in now on the Community Channel as it airs daily through the month of July or follow along at your own pace through the video on RevereTV’s YouTube page. Another restaurant is opening by the beach! Mila’s is located at 1 Gibson Way on the fi rst fl oor of the new Gibson Point apartments. The ribbon-cutting celebration was last week, and the owners described the vision and expectations for this establishment. Mila’s is part of the Aldi restaurant group, which includes Dryft, Fine Line and Vivi’s. Watch this ceremony to hear additional remarks from Mayor Patrick Keefe and Ward 5 Councillor Angela GuarinoSawaya regarding Mila’s. Join the community for All Ability Day on Saturday, August 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Revere Beach. This inclusive event is brought to you by the Revere Commission on Disabilities and will take place at the Oak Island Bathhouse (462 Revere Beach Blvd., Entry #36). Accessible sand and swim chairs will be available so everyone can fully enjoy the beach. The fi rst 100 peoRevereTV | SEE Page 6 Election season heating up in at-large, school committee races Advocate Staff report W ith the summer heat ramping up, November and the next municipal election seem a long way off . But candidates are already organizing, campaigning and making their cases to Revere voters. The race for at-large seats on the City Council is already crowded with eight candidates competing for fi ve seats. And it’s still relatively early. In 2023, the atlarge race had a fi eld of 10 candidates vying for three seats left open by candidates running for mayor. For the upcoming cycle, all fi ve incumbent at-large councillors have already pulled papers: Council President Marc Silvestri, Anthony Zambuto, Michelle Kelley, Juan Pablo Jaramillo and Robert Haas are all seeking a new term on the council. They will be running against Anthony Parziale, Wayne Rose and Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna. The last day to fi le nomination papers with the election offi ce is July 29 at 5 p.m. Incumbents also dominate the ward races. Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky, Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro, Ward 4 Councillor Paul Argenzio, Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya and Ward 6 Councillor Chris Giannino are running for reelection. In Ward 1, James Mercurio and Brian Averback are vying for the council seat left open by McKenna. The School Committee race has more new faces. Incumbents John Kingston, Stacey Brondson-Rizzo and Fred Sannella are running for atlarge seats on the committee along with Ralph DeCicco, Jr. and Ashley Marie Ilges. In Ward 1, Jacqueline Monterosso is running against Kathryn Schulte-Grahame. In Ward 2, the race is between Rafael A. Feliciano and Alexander Rhalimi. Although it is still early, Anthony Caggiano is running unopposed in Ward 3, as is Stephen Damiano, Jr. The Ward 5 race is between incumbents Aisha Milbury Ellis and Frederick Sannella, who was appointed to serve the remainder of Tony Mattera’s term after Mattera died in the summer of 2024. In Ward 6, Vanessa Biasella is running unopposed at this point
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