Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE–Friday, September 13 , 2019 Residents to save money with energy-efficient LED lights By Tara Vocino T axpayers will save energy and money this fall as National Grid is slated to install LED lights on every street in Revere. “Not only will this initiative result in savings for our taxpayers, but it will bolster the city’s sustainability efforts, and play an important role in public safety,” Mayor Brian Arrigo wrote in an email last Thursday afternoon. “The LEDs [light-emitting diode] will brighten up our roadways and vastly improve visibility to vehicular and pedestrian traffic during the night, and at the same time, deter criminal activity.” According to National Grid Community/Customer ManageWe accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover $ $2.40 GALLON GALLON Regular Unleaded $2.419 Mid Unleaded $2.799 Super $2.859 Diesel Fuel $2.759 KERO $4.759 Diesel $2.399 3.43 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. 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(Advocate Photo by Tara Vocino) ment Manager Daniel Cameron, the sodium vapor lights from the late 1980s will be converted to LED lights. He said the project will take three to five months to complete. The conversion will result in an annual savings of approximately $150,000 and a significant one-time energyefficient rebate, according to Cameron. “The LED lights are better for the environment and saves energy,” Cameron said. National Grid will also install Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations for public use at Hill Elementary School as well as on Broadway and Shirley Avenue. The stations will be purchased and installed at no cost to the city, according to Arrigo. Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournalist1@gmail.com. Revere Beach Memorial for Grace Hill Sannella to be unveiled T he family and friends of the late Grace Hill Sannella will be joined on Revere Beach by state and local officials on SunTo my dedicated and loyal committee and most of all to the citizens of Revere, for your unwavering support! Thank You! day, Sept. 15, for the dedication of a plaque in her memory. The ceremony honoring the lifelong Revere resident will begin at 10 a.m. at the pavilion across from Kelly’s Roast Beef. Grace, who died in June of last year after a valiant battle with cancer, enjoyed a 42-year career in the City Solicitor’s office. She was the wife of School Committeeman and former Whelan School Assistant Principal Frederick A. Sannella. “There are many places in this city where a plaque honoring Grace Sannella would be approPRELIMINARY | FROM PAGE 1 the hopes of filling the soon to be open seat currently held by Charles Patch, who decided not to seek reelection this fall. There were 947 total votes cast in the Ward 6 preliminary election across three precincts. Richard “Ricky” Serino reANTHONY T. ZAMBUTO VOTE TUESDAY NOV. 5 4th Name on the Ballot (Paid Political Advertisement) ceived the highest number of votes, finishing with 583 collective votes, which were responsible for 61.56 percent of the total. Nicholas Moulaison, Sr. came in next with 183 votes, making up 19.32 percent of the total. In last place came Francis Sarro, who received 84 votes, which were responsible for 8.87 of the total. In this election there was one write-in vote, which accounted for .11 percent of the total, priate,” said Mayor Brian Arrigo. “It could be in the neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Church where she grew up with her nine brothers and sisters in one of the foremost families in Revere’s history, the Hill Family. It could be in the Point of Pines where Grace and her husband Fred made their home for over 40 years, and where she was a popular and active resident of the neighborhood. It could be at City Hall where she devoted 42 MEMORIAL | SEE PAGE 7 and 96 blank votes, which accounted for 10.14 percent of the total. This means that Richard Serino and Nicholas Moulaison, Sr., will face off this November for the chance to be the next Ward 6 Councillor. The general election will take place on Tuesday, Nov.5. In addition to these races, there will also be the Mayoral race, along with the races for Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Wards 1, 3 and 4 all have incumbents who are running unopposed. The School Committee election will also unfold, with nine candidates squaring off for six seats. For questions about the election and for more information, you can visit www.revere.org/ departments/election-commission. Prices subject to change FLEET
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