YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 34, No.37 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Revere teachers seek help from city, school officials following second student fight at high school By Barbara Taormina A Revere High teacher was injured Wednesday morning while trying to break up a fi ght among students. According to the Revere Teachers Association (RTA), the teacher’s arm was slashed after he and other educators tried to intervene and stop the fi ght. The RTA released a photo of the teacher’s arm that showed a deep and bloody gash. It was later announced that the injury was caused when his arm struck a locker during the altercation. However, according to Mayor Patrick Keefe’s spokesperson, Taylor Giuff re-Catalano, no weapons were involved in this incident and no teachers were stabbed. Giuff re-Catalano cited “verifi ed information” from the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. Revere police also said no weapons were involved, and no arrests were made and the students involved were sent home. Revere School Supt. Dianne Kelly has said in various media interviews that the Revere Teachers Union is amplifying a false narrative about safety concerns at the high school in order to bolster their bargaining poTEACHERS | SEE Page 6 781-286-8500 Friday, September 13, 2024 Comments sought on plan for Revere group electricity buying program Special to Th e Advocate T he City of Revere is developing a consumer-friendly electricity program called Revere Power Choice. The program is an electricity aggregation, which is a group electricity purchasing program for Revere residents and businesses. Through Revere Power Choice, the City will use its collective buying power to give residents and businesses greater control over the cost and environmental impact of their electricity supply. National Grid will continue to deliver electricity to Revere without interruption and handle billing. While Revere Power Choice will not be able to guarantee lower prices compared with National Grid’s electricity supply prices, the City will work toward providing prices that are competitive and stable. Revere Teachers Association Co-President Jane Chapin is shown addressing the media outside Revere High School on Wednesday. Chapin described the tension at the school between faculty and students following recent incidents. Shown standing alongside Chapin is RTA Co-President Michelle Ervin, City Council President Anthony Cogliandro, Andrea Aeschlimann and Lianna Del Greco. (Advocate photo) Football Pats Fall to Whittier Tech in Season Home Opener Before launching the program, the City must develop an Aggregation Plan and submit it to state regulators for review and approval. To ensure the public has an opportunity to be a part of developing this program, the City is making its draft Aggregation Plan available for review and comment before beginning that regulatory review process. The draft Aggregation Plan for Revere Power Choice will be available for public review and comment from September 9 until October 9, 2024. Those interested in reviewing the Plan can download it from the City of Revere website (Revere.org) or obtain hard copies from the Department of Planning & Community Development in Revere City Hall (Mezzanine fl oor). ELECTRICITY | SEE Page 2 Councillor withdraws motion for city ambulance Mayor, union reach agreement on fi refi ghters’ contract By Barbara Taormina C ouncillor-at-Large Juan Pablo Jaramillo withdrew a motion at this week’s City Council meeting to conduct a study for a 24/7 emergency response ambulance to be housed at the fi re department. Jaramillo said he proposed the study in response to residents’ concerns about slow response times. But Captain Kevin O’Hara asked the council to vote the motion down. According to O’Hara, the fi re department has the city covered. “We’re always on scene within 5 to 30 minutes, proAMBULANCE | SEE Page 5 TOUCHDOWN: Pats’ running back Yousef Benhamou reacts after scoring a touchdown against Whittier Tech at Harry Della Russo Stadium Friday night. See story and photos on page 8. (Advocate photo by Emily Harney)
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