YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 35, No.36 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, September 5, 2025 2025 RHS PATRIOTS FOOTBALL SEASON BEGINS Football Pats eye fast start in 2025 behind young core By Dom Nicastro he Revere High School football team is stepping into the 2025 season with cautious optimism and a sense of unfi nished business. After fi nishing 5—6 last fall and celebrating milestone wins, including Coach Lou Cicatelli’s 100th and 101st career victories, the Patriots are looking to prove they can start fast, make a push for the playoff s and contend in the Greater Boston League (GBL). The Patriots open their season on the TEAM LEADERS: Seniors shown front row, from left to right, are: Emerson Baires, Capt. Walter Franklin, Capt. Jackson Martel, Capt. Mario Ramirez, Capt. Bryan Fuentes, and Kouwen Kuy. Shown back row: Omar Espinoza, Marcelo Fermin-Cuartas, Arce Didler, Adalabrto Martinez, Diego Leal Robles, Louis Forte and Head Coach Louis Cicatelli. (Revere Advocate photo) SPORTS | SEE Page 21 Councillor requests alternative options to emergency radio tower location By Barbara Taormina T he McKinley School redevelopment with the proposed 145-foot radio tower for the Regional Emergency Communications Center (RECC) was the fi rst item the Zoning Board of Appeals addressed at their meeting on Aug. 27. The applicant, the City of Revere, is seeking variances for the height of the tower and a variance on side yard setbacks to allow the tower to be constructed on the side of the building. Mayor Patrick Keefe stepped up to off er an introduction to the project. “This is a matter of high-level importance,” said Keefe, adding that it will protect residents in Revere, Winthrop and Chelsea as well as the many people who visit Revere. Keefe stressed the tower to look at,” said Keefe, adding that he empathizes with that sentiment and he will see the tower from his home. “We always talk about public safety and how seconds matter,” said Keefe. “To think we would have an unreliable emergency communications system is a non-starter.” Keefe said if the size of the Paul Argenzio Ward 4 Councillor will not pose any health threats to the teachers and children at the McKinley School Early Education Center, which will share the space at McKinley with the emergency call center, nor to anyone in the area. “The issue is it’s going to be something they don’t want tower can be reduced without compromising the level of service, we will do it if it is reasonable. The mayor told the board the city would be okay with members continuing the hearing until their next meeting this month since the City Council and others have questions about the tower. Director of Planning and Development Tom Skwierawski, REQUESTS | SEE Page 5 ELECTION 2025 Candidates Mercurio and Averback vie for Open Ward 1 Council Seat By Barbara Taormina T he races in the upcoming election for seats on the City Council are heavy with incumbents. Five incumbent at-large councillors are seeking another term, while incumbents in wards 2 through 6 are running unELECTION 2025 | SEE Page 7 T
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