Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 ASNGELO’ FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $3.599 Mid Unleaded $4.259 Super $4.639 Diesel Fuel $4.849 44 Years of Excellence!! 1978-2022 KERO $8.99 DEF $4.75 9 DYED ULS $4.509 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN A A Hours: Mon. - Wed. 6AM - 6PM / Thurs. & Fri. 6AM - 7PM / Sat. 7AM - 5PM / Sun. 9AM-1PM Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Board of Health approves new tobacco regulations By Adam Swift T he Board of Health approved updated tobacco regulations that will eventually decrease the number of tobacco sales licenses in the city. The updated regulations, which were approved by the board at its August 25 meeting, also codify the fi nes and license suspension lengths for businesses that sell cigarettes or other tobacco products to minors. The vote came after a lengthy discussion of the ordinance at the board’s July meeting. One of the biggest changes in the city’s ordinance is the so-called “advanced cap” that OUR OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 519 BROADWAY, EVERETT SABATINO INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: Rocco Longo, Owner WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM will lower the number of tobacco sales permits in the city. “This was a big change that we made,” said Public Health Director Lauren Buck. “As of the eff ective date of this regulation, any permits surrendered, revoked, or not renewed, either because the retailer no longer sells tobacco products as defined herein, or because the retailer closes, the retail (permit) shall be returned to the Revere Board of Health and shall be permanently retired by the board of health and the total allowable number of tobacco sales permits shall be reduced by the number of the retired permit.” Revere currently has 60 retail tobacco sales permits. “This means that our total number of permits will always be decreasing from here on out, if the existing permits are surrendered for the reasons listed,” said Buck. The regulations will continue to permit two adults-only retail tobacco businesses in the city and prohibit issuing a tobacco permit to a business that is within 500 feet of a public or private school. The penalties for selling tobacco products to minors were set at a suspension of three consecutive business days and a $1,000 fi ne for the fi rst violation within 36 months, a seven-day suspension and $2,000 fi ne, and a suspension of 30 or 60 days and a $5,000 fi ne for the third violation. “We went through this extensively at the last meeting, and my viewpoint is that the decisions we made were the right ones,” said Board of Health Chair Dr. Drew Bunker. “I feel comfortable with the regulations as they are now.” The board unanimously approved the updated regulations. In other business, the board read a proclamation from Mayor Brian Arrigo declaring the week of Sept. 4 to Sept. 10 as National Suicide Prevention Week. RevereTV Spotlight T he most current city public service announcement from the series “In the Loop” featured Sunday’s Revere Block Party at Suff olk Downs. It was a free, family-friendly, multicultural event that included food, live music, local artists, vendors, family activities and dance performances. RevereTV covered this event and will soon post the sights-andsounds video package on YouTube, Facebook and the Community Channel. The Annual Revere Overdose Memorial aired live on RevereTV at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The event streamed live on Facebook, YouTube and all RevereTV channels. Replays of the memorial are viewable on RTV’s YouTube at your convenience; it is also scheduled to run on RevereTV at various times over the next month. RevereTV gained a few new community members over the past few weeks. This is a reminder that becoming a community member is completely free and available to any Revere resident. A membership gets you access to all production classes and teaches you the skills needed to create your own television program. Some community members choose to use their talent to volunteer for RevereTV productions – usually local sports and event coverage. Classes include basic studio, basic camera and editing. For more information on what RevereTV off ers and how to become a member, call 781-4269498 to make an appointment. Municipal meetings ramped up again at the end of August after a little summer hiatus. The latest include the Revere City Council, Zoning Sub-Committee and Board of Health. Tune in next Thursday for the next Cultural Council Meeting. Government meetings are streamed live on RevereTV, Facebook and YouTube. Replays can be watched on all three outlets mentioned. RTV GOV is channel 9 for Comcast subscribers, and channels 13 and 613 on RCN. All past meetings are available on YouTube in the respective playlist to be viewed at any time. 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