YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 34, No.29 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, July 19, 2024 Mayor, City of Revere welcome artists, residents and visitors to the 20th Annual International Sand Sculpting Festival Festival will be held at Revere Beach July 19–21 M ayor Patrick M. Keefe, Jr. and the City of Revere are proud to welcome the 20th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival to the shores of Revere Beach from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21. This free event, which is hosted by the Revere Beach Partnership, will feature sand sculpture art from internationally acclaimed artists as well as live music, food trucks and vendors, a beer garden and local vendors. The highly anticipated fi reworks extravaganza will be held on Saturday, July 20 at 9:00 p.m. “We are proud to Last year’s winner, “Neptune’s Morning Coff ee,” by Slavian Borecki of Poland, won fi rst place at the 2023 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival. This year’s weekend event is expected to draw over a million people to the Beach City. (Advocate fi le photo) welcome visitors from around the world and Revere residents alike to beautiful Revere Beach in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the International Sand Sculpting Festival,” said Mayor Keefe. “The Festival is one of the best times of the year to experience some of the best Revere has to offer — beautiful shoreline access, great food and a welcoming, family friendly environment. The work of these incredibly talented artists never ceases to amaze me, and this year’s artists are no exception.” The International Sand Sculpting Festival is open to the public from 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, and from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 21. The City of Revere is offering a free parking option to Revere residents at the Beachmont School lot (15 Everard St.) for the duration of the festival. Parking is available on a fi rst come, fi rst served FESTIVAL | SEE Page 7 MWRA announces water main replacement work in Point of Pines area By Barbara Taormina O New 4,800 feet of water pipeline will run from Revere to Lynn Commission members also ffi cials from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) were at the last Conservation Commission meeting to present their plan to run a 20-inch water main from Revere to Lynn under the Saugus River. The new pipeline is a replacement for a 19inch cast iron pipe that was attached under the General Edwards Bridge. That pipe — installed 90 years ago — was capped in 2018 because of severe corrosion. The new water pipeline will be part of the MWRA’s Section 56, which services Revere, Lynn and several other North Shore communities. According to the MWRA, it will ensure system redundancy and reliability for residents, increase public safety and boost environmental health. The plan involves the installation of 4,800 feet of water pipeline 40 feet below the river bed using horizontal directional drilling. There will also be installation of 20-inch water mains on Rice Avenue in Revere and Hanson Street in Lynn using open-cut methods to connect the underwater pipeline to the MWRA’s existing Section 56 pipeline located in Route 1A. Work would begin in Lynn next year in a mostly vacant commercial space. Work in Revere is slated to start in October 2025. MWRA staff stressed several times that the sequencing was designed to avoid any disruption of Revere’s summer beach season. No plovers will be disturbed. According to the MWRA, nine diff erent options were considered for the pipe replacement. The underwater pipe is considered the most effi cient and least disruptive to the environment. But a Rice Avenue resident questioned if hollowing out the river fl oor and digging out tons of river sediment is the best option for the environment. The MWRA believes it is and they have a plan to manage the removal of sediment and debris on a daily basis with none of it being dumped into the river or on wetlands. expressed concerns about the work scheduled for Rice Avenue, saying it comes very close to neighborhood homes. But MWRA offi cials said they will have open lines of communication with residents, who will receive notifi cations about ongoing construction. The Conservation Commission plans to hold more discussions on the MWRA plan with public input.
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