Vo Vote on Tuesday, Sept. 6th Election Day Tu Vol. 31, No.35 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Revere goes to the polls in state primary election on Tuesday Election Commissioner Paul Fahey expects a moderate turnout By Adam Swift P olls are open in Revere on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the state primary election. Locally, there looks to be little intrigue, as both Democratic state representatives whose districts include parts of Revere are running unopposed in the primary. Jessica Giannino in the 16th Suff olk District, and Jeff Turco in the 19th Suffolk District both look like sure things for reelection in the state general election on Nov. 8, as well, as there are no candidates for those offi ces on the Republican ballot. Revere Election Commissioner Paul Fahey said he expects a moderate turnout. The last state primary with constitutional offi cers on the ballot – in 2018 – saw a 16 percent voter turnout in Revere, he said. The other contested races in the Democratic primary include governor, where current ELECTION | SEE Page 13 781-286-8500 Friday, September 2, 2022 Celebrity bartenders on Scholar-Sip Night raise money for scholarships By Tara Vocino M ayor Brian Arrigo and other celebrity bartenders, featuring city councilors and School Committee members, mixed up concoctions to raise money for scholarships during Tuesday’s ScholarSip Night at Dryft Revere. BARTENDERS | SEE Page 11 Celebrity bartenders, pictured from left to right: Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe, Northeast Metro Tech School Committee Member Anthony Caggiano, School Committee Member John Kingston, Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna, City Council President/ Councillor-at-Large Gerry Visconti, Mayor Brian Arrigo, State Senator Lydia Edwards and State Representative Jessica Giannino during Tuesday’s Scholar-Sip Night at Dryft Revere. Mayor Arrigo Announces New Updates for Residents Of 370 Ocean Avenue Judge Orders Water’s Edge to Fund Relocation of Residents and Supports the City’s Longstanding Call for Life Safety Improvements REVERE - Mayor Brian M. Arrigo announced this week new updates for the displaced residents of 370 Ocean Avenue, the site of a fi re on June 21, 2022. In good news for those still without permanent housing, the Court upheld the complaint delivered by the City on behalf of five residents. The Court ordered Carabetta Company, owners of the Water's Edge Apartments, to provide temporary housing for residents and ordered the company to hire an outside Project Manager and/or Registered Design Professional to complete the long-standing lifesafety and remediation eff orts necessary at the property. "This order is a step in the right direction and a win for our residents," said Mayor Arrigo. "The City of Revere will continue to take every legal action available to hold the Carabetta company accountable for their continued disregard for their properties and tenants." The City of Revere, on behalf of 5 residents who came forward, fi led for injunctive relief as many of them have remained unhoused, living in cars and other unacceptable conditions. In granting the relief, the Court noted: "This Court is unpersuaded that Water's Edge comes to this Court with fully clean hands. Many of the violations cited in the Order to Correct issued by the City suggest a pattern and practice of patchwork repairs (for example, the corroded fi re pump platform and the semioperational fire doors) and outright neglect (for example, the missing fi re extinguishers, the open windows in the stairwells aff ecting the operation of fi re suppression systems, and the overdue failure to replace the fi re alarm system.) In this Court's view, the fi re may not have been "caused" by Water's Edge, but there is signifi cant evidence suggesting that the extent of the damages could have been mitigated if Water's Edge had maintained its fi re systems in accordance with the applicable code requirements." For those reasons and others, an injunction and ordered Water's Edge to provide within fi ve days of the notice either hotel accommodations with kitchen facilities in a Revere-area hotel or an alternative temporary apartment in a habitable unit in another building at the Water's Edge apartment complex. Further, the Court ordered that by September 1, 2022, Water's Edge Partnership must either prepay for hotel accommodations through the month of September for each plaintiff or have moved each tenant into alternative housing. This matter will have a status hearing on October 20, 2022. In granting the City of Revere injunctive relief against Water's Edge, the Court noted, "There is risk of irreparable harm to the City and its citizens if the Court does not intervene and closely monitor and manage Water's Edge's remediation eff orts." In the City's case against Water's Edge, the Court ordered Water's Edge to complete and the Court granted the residents HOUSING | SEE Page 10 ‘
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