YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 35, No.31 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, August 1, 2025 Maria LaVita named Revere Chief of Police A proud Revere Public Schools graduate and extensive background in law, LaVita brings decades of experience to the department Revere’s First Female Police Chief Sworn In Advocate Staff Report t’s offi cial, the City Council unanimously and enthusiastically voted to confi rm the appointment of Maria LaVita as the fi rst female chief of police in the history of Revere. Mayor Patrick Keefe accompanied Lavita to the City Council meeting this week. “I couldn’t be more proud and honored to present her to you,” Keefe told the council. Keefe said Lavita was selected after a competitive interview process with four exceptionally qualifi ed candidates. In any fi eld, LaVita was bound to stand out. LaVita joined the Revere PoTAKING THE REIGNS: City Clerk Ashley Melnik administered the oath of offi ce to the new Revere Police Chief Maria LaVita during a city hall ceremony on Wednesday. Chief LaVita was unanimously approved by the mayor and city council to replace Chief David Callahan who retired in June. See photo highlights beginning on page 14. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) lice Department in 1996 as a patrol offi cer. She was promoted to sergeant in 2009, lieutenant in 2017 and captain in 2021. For the past eight years, CHIEF OF POLICE | SEE Page 2 21st Annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival is History By Neil Zolot M assachusetts’ history was the theme of the 21st Annual Revere Beach InternaFESTIVAL | SEE Page 8 tional Sand Sculpting Festival, which included men and women dressed in colonial atI Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna, Michael Lepage, Revolution 250 Executive Director Jonathan Lane, Mayor Patrick Keefe, Tom Coots, Rep. Jessica Giannino and Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya with reenactors on Revere Beach on Saturday.
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