The Advocate - A Household word for 30 years! Vol.30, No.32 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Int’l Sand Sculpting Festival scaled back, still draws crowds despite virus, summer heat 781-286-8500 Friday, August 13, 2021 New police policy puts emphasis on defusing situations By Adam Swift A new use of force policy that the Revere Police Department enacted earlier this summer in the wake of the state’s Police Reform Act puts an emphasis on de-escalation and adds mandated reporting as well as a mental health section. “The Revere Police Department has been ahead of the curve for many years, but now, with police reform, it is kind of streamlined,” said Police Chief David Callahan. Many of the practices of the department in the past, such as mandated reporting of use of force incidents and an emphasis on de-escalaSCULPTORS: Shown in the bottom row from left to right are Abe Waterman, Dan Belcher, Mélineige Beauregard, Sue McGrew and Deb Barrett-Cutulle during this year’s International Sand Sculpting Festival. Shown in the back row from left to right are Caral Jara, Brian Turnbough, Bruce Phillips, Dan Doubleday, Meredith Corson Doubleday and Mark Price. They’re pictured in front of the Revere Beach sculpture that they created together. See pages 10 & 11 for photo highlights. (Advocate Photo by Tara Vocino) ConCom approves Redgate development at G&J site By Adam Swift the Mirage site and the Thayer Avenue boatyard. A 291-unit apartment development proposed by Redgate Development at the G&J Towing site at 21 Whitin Ave. gained Conservation Commission approval for its stormwater and wastewater management plans last Wednesday night. There are still further approvals needed at the state and city level, including plans for improvements to a pumping station on the Lynnway that will service the development, before construction can begin on the project. At the commission meeting, project developers and engineers went into detail about how the stormwater and wastewater system would be an upgrade over the current concrete tow yard. Several city offi cials also spoke in favor of the project and how it ties into the recently approved Riverside master plan, which also encompasses Gibson Park, DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE PRELIMINARY ELECTION THE CITY OF REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION DEPARTMENT 281 BROADWAY REVERE, MA 02151 THE PRELIMINARY ELECTION IS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021. THIS ELECTION IS FOR WARD 3 AND WARD 5 ONLY. THE POLLS OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR SUBMIT VOTER REGISTRATION CHANGES IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021 AT 8:00 P.M. THE PLEASANT STREET ENTRANCE TO REVERE CITY HALL IS HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE AT https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT AT (781) 286-8200. LA FECHA LÍMITE PARA REGISTRARSE PARA LA ELECCIÓN PRELIMINAR LA CIUDAD DE REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ELECCIONES 281 BROADWAY REVERE, MA 02151 LA ELECCIÓN PRELIMINAR ES MARTES, 14 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2021. ESTA ELECCIÓN ES PARA DISTRITO DE LA CIUDAD 3 & DISTRITO DE LA CIUDAD 5 SOLAMENTE. LAS URNAS ABRIRÁN A LAS 7:00 A.M. Y CERRARÁN A LAS 8:00 P.M. LA FECHA LÍMITE PARA REGISTRARSE PARA VOTAR O PARA HACER CAMBIOS A SU REGISTRACIÓN DE VOTANTE ES MIÉRCOLES, 25 DE AGOSTO DE 2021 A LAS 8:00 P.M. LA ENTRADA POR LA CALLE PLEASANT DEL AYUNTAMIENTO DE REVERE ES ACCESIBLE PARA LAS PERSONAS DISCAPACITADAS. REGISTRACIÓN DE VOTANTE EN LÍNEA ESTÁ DISPONIBLE A https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr . SI TIENE ALGUNA PREGUNTA, LLAME AL DEPARTAMENTO DE ELECCIONES AL (781) 286-8200. PROJECT | SEE Page 20 tion of potentially violent situations, will now be formally documented in the new policy, he said. At a Human Rights Commission meeting last week, Sgt. Joseph Turner gave a two-hour presentation on the history of the use of force policy, training offi cers receive and the updates in the new department policy. Turner talked about the defi nitions of use of force and how an offi cer determines what level of force can be used in a given situation. Several times, Turner reiterated that there are many gray areas in live situations that can’t POLICE | SEE Page 16
2 Publizr Home