Revere’s local news source for over 30 years! Vol. 31, No.36 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Revere voters go with Healey, Diehl for governor By Adam Swift R evere voters generally fall in line with voters statewide during Tuesday’s primary election. Attorney General Maura Healey topped the Democratic ticket for governor, while Trumpbacked former State Representative Geoff Diehl more than doubled Chris Doughty’s vote total in Revere on the Republican side. Healey and Diehl will square off in the state general election on November 8. Healey fi nished with 2,511 of the votes cast for governor on the Democratic ballot. State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, who withdrew from the race but was still on the ballot, fi nished with 646 votes. Diehl garnered 811 votes on the Republican ballot to Doughty’s 384. In the lieutenant governor’s race, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll easily outdistanced the other two candidates in Revere and statewide, and will be on the ticket with Healey. On the Republican side, Leah Allen topped Kate Campanale, 707 to 392, locally. Statewide, Allen was less than 10,000 votes ahead of Campanale as of Wednesday morning. Revere State Representatives Jessica Giannino and Jeff Turco VOTE | SEE Page 13 The Christian Flag will FLY Please JOIN US September 21, 2022 at 4pm Revere City Hall 280 Broadway Revere MA Home of America’s First Public Beach Local Faith Leaders: Hal Shurtleff, Camp Constitution Rev. Steven Kraft, Christian Citizenship Ministries Pastor Earl Wallace, Liberty Christian Fellowship Church TEAM LEADERS: The 2022 RHS Patriots Football team Captains, from left; Davi Barreto, Jason Shosho, Sami Elasri, and Max Doucette. The Pats head to Peabody tonight in their season opener against the Tanners (scheduled 7 p.m. kickoff ) in what could be a good test for the Pats for a successful season. See page 10 for story and photos. (Advocate photo) Updated plans for Suffolk Downs open space presented to Conservation Commission By Adam Swift A n outdoor park and amphitheater at the Suffolk Downs development will serve a dual purpose. Wednesday night the Conservation Commission approved changes to the orders of conditions which will allow for the completion of the amphitheater basin as both a public space and a stormwater management area. “We understand that open space is a key aspect for all the future residents and tenants here, but also, we are in a very sensitive resource area, and having a high level of stormwater management treatment is important,” said project engineer Liz Clark. The basin, which is located on the edge of the property near Sales Creek, would have a wet bottom about six feet deep with subsurface chambers underneath to maximize stormwater fl ood storage. Clark said there will also be a data system with sensors and a valve that can open and close and adjust to fl ooding in real time. The basin will safely fi ll about two-thirds of the way up during 100-year fl ood events, according to Clark. “We really see this as a great opportunity to design a fully accessible public park that just happens to do all it needs to do from a stormwater standpoint,” said Founding Director Chris Reed of Stoss Landscape Urbanism. There will be a set of pathways all the way around the basin that will be fully accessible to the public, said Reed. “On the side closer to where the buildings will be, we’re looking at more active edges, so there will be stepped seat walls where people can gather under trees,” said Reed. The seat walls will be set up as if they are looking at a performance at a wood deck hovering over the water, he added. “We are really trying to do something that performs for stormwater that’s really a beautiful space for people to hang out in and that can host some activities and events, but that really works as an everyday park,” said Reed. Conservation Commissioner Joseph Lavalle raised some questions about mosquito control at the basin. Clark said there will be an aerator at the bottom of the basin that will help move the water and cut down on the potential mosquito population. Conservation Commissioner Brian Averback said he was excited when he fi rst heard that the amphitheater basin park is going to be part of the Suff olk Downs project. “It reminds me of what the town of Wakefi eld has with a lake that people can walk around,” he said. While the path around the basin will only total about oneeighth of a mile, Reed said, people looking to exercise can also use other planned paths near the basin. Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, September 9, 2022 Football Pats open season on the road
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