Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2023 Broadway restaurant, Revere Beach Partnership granted beer and wine licenses By Barbara Taormina T he Licensing Commission stressed the need to keep peace in the 800-block neighborhood on Broadway before approving an application from Los Compadres Oaxaqueños, aka B&M Grill, to extend operating hours and add entertainment. Owner Cristian Mancia said the request to reset the restaurant’s closing time from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. was to accommodate customers coming in late. B&M is also looking to add a disc jockey and Karaoke to the business. The application for an entertainment license was triggered by customers interested in private parties and functions, such as graduations and communions, who wanted entertainment as Our 50th Anniversary Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 HANDMADE CIGARS! Four-Year-Old Tobacco * 100% Long Filler * Cellophane $43.95 STORE HOURS: Mon. - Sat.: 9AM - 7PM Sunday & Holidays: 9AM - 6PM SPECIAL SALE! TRAVEL HUMIDORS & BUNDLES! --------HUMIDORS ON SALE! STARTING AT $99. COMPLETE! --------A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 Chris 2023 part of their events. Music would also be played during regular dining hours. The Commission had questions about expanding the business’s hours and the music since the restaurant is set in a heavily residential neighborhood. Commissioner Linda Guinasso said she had helped usher through B&M Grill’s victualler license, their beer and wine license and their full alcohol license. “I feel like I’m really extending my promise to the neighbors that there wouldn’t be any problems,” she said, adding that she is concerned about the noise since the nearest home to the restaurant is fi ve to eight feet away. Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky, who lives in and represents the neighborhood, also expressed concerns about noise. “It’s a family-orientated neighborhood,” said Novoselsky. “I think 1 o’clock with music during the week is too late. People have to go to work; kids have to go to school.” Danvers-based Attorney Richard Mestone, who represented B&M Grill at the Commission’s meeting, said the restaurant owners are aware of the noise and intend to keep windows and doors shut. They are also considering bringing in a decibel meter to ensure music and karaoke does not become a nuisance. The Commission approved extending the hours for the restaurant to 11 p.m. Sunday LICENSES | SEE Page 19 Residents advised to sign up for Sanitary Sewer Overflow Alerts Advocate Staff Report L ast Friday night, an overfl ow of discharge from the city’s sewer system was discovered fl owing into surface waters from the area of Washington Street. The 20,000-gallon discharge, which lasted approximately four hours, is believed to have consisted of untreated or partially treated sewage and waste. Residents were advised to avoid contact with waters in Broad Sound and Pines River for 48 hours due to health risks from increased bacteria and pollutants. In addition to Revere, waters in Lynn, Malden and Saugus were also potentially aff ected. A 2021 law, An Act promoting awareness of sewage in pubquire the city to notify residents about the date, time and location of a sewerage spill within two hours. Follow-up notifications are sent out every two hours until the overflow is stopped. Residents will also be advised about which bodies of water are affected and should be avoided. Sewerage discharges that require notifi - cations are rare and might happen a few times a year or even less frequently. lic waters, requires the City of Revere to notify residents via email about sewer overflows and discharges. Residents can subscribe to receive notifications on the city website at revere.org/sso_alert. Some discharge events re
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