THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 Page 9 Conversation continues on potential new high school sites By Adam Swift S uperintendent of Schools Dr. Dianne Kelly wants residents to know that they can easily access information about the new Revere High School Building project online. During last Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting, Kelly gave a brief update on the status of the project. “We are progressing in our work with the owner’s project manager and the designer to look at diff erent options,” said Kelly. Currently, those options have been narrowed down to three sites, with multiple proposals for each of those sites. Those locations are the current Revere High School site, the former Wonderland dog track property and the Revere Housing Authority site at Cooledge Street. “I know that the mayor and some other folks from the owner’s project manager team have met a couple of times now with the Board of the Housing Authority,” said Kelly. “Everything is really a work in progress now.” If the city goes ahead with building on the Revere Housing Authority parcel, it would likely mean the relocation or rebuilding of some displaced Housing Authority units. Several current City Councillors have stated that they would not support building a new school on the Wonderland property since it would take a potentially lucrative property off the city tax rolls. At a recent City Council meeting, Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo raised questions about a lack of communication from the school administration about the building project. However, Councillors Patrick Keefe and Gerry Visconti noted that they sit on the School Building Committee and are active in the process. At the School Committee meeting, Kelly stated that the building committee meetings are open to the public and generally take place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays. She also pointed to the link to the school construction website that can be accessed through the Revere Public Schools website as a valuable storehouse of information about the project. “There’s a lot of diff erent information on this page, including agendas and minutes and reports from the committee meetings,” said Kelly. In addition, there are videos from several community forums on the high school building project, the most recent of which was held in August. “I encourage anyone who is interested in the school building project to spend some time on the website,” said Kelly. Bread of Life’s 5K Walk – Sunday, Oct. 3 B read of Life’s 5K Walk is Sunday, October 3 at Pine Banks Park; start time is 12 p.m. The annual Walk is in Memory of Beatrice Flammia. The Walk starts and ends inside Pine Banks Park at the pavilion. The Walk route is on sidewalks through Melrose RESTAURANT | FROM Page 5 cense after the owners assured the commission members that there are no plans to hold concerts or turn the facility into a nightclub. “The entertainment is primarily for the functions,” said Bloom. “We have a big function space where we have weddings, and that is primarily where the entertainment will be used. We don’t want clubs; we want fi ne dining restaurants, that’s what we do.” and Malden, ending at Pine Banks pavilion. Walker registration: $25/adult, children 17 and under $15, under 6 free. Register online: Events – Bread of Life (breadofl ifemalden.org). For more info, contact Patty Kelly at patty.kelly@breadofl ifemalden.org. The approved hours for the license are Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m., Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Thursday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., although Augusto said they will likely stick to regular restaurant hours and not remain open that late. Sophia Augusto, who is currently a manager at the Swampscott restaurant, will be the manager of record at Mission on the Beach. She said she will be working full-time at the Revere restaurant. Jaramillo considering run to replace Boncore Editor’s Note: Juan Jaramillo released the following statement expressing a possible campaign to replace State Senator Joseph Boncore in the First Suff olk and Middlesex District. Earlier this month, Boncore announced that he would be leaving Beacon Hill to be the new CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. “T he First Suff olk and Middlesex District’s communities of East Boston, Revere, Cambridge, and Winthrop took me and my family in when we immigrated to the United States. It’s a district steeped in history and biodiversity with some of the most humble and hardworking people in the Commonwealth. Over the past month, I have received innumerable calls, texts, e-mails, and even letters urging me to run for the open seat left behind, by my friend, mentor and former boss Senator Boncore. To all those who have reached out, thank you and know that I am committed to preserving and strengthening our community because it’s worth fi ghting for. This community deserves someone who will prioritize environmental justice so that we can preserve our beautiful coastline at Revere, Constitution, and Magazine Beaches. The front line workers in our district not only deserve a free transportation system, and affordable housing, but a healthcare system that is 100 percent debt free. These are the values that we are fi ghting for in this special election and we fought for earlier in the year, and Crystal and I will be right there to elevate that conversation because we plan to raise our family here. This year has been a blessing for Crystal and me, from a historic state rep. run, to our nuptials and more; and while we are honored that so many have reached out for us to lead this particular fi ght we have decided to sit and lead from within the ranks by continuing to fi ght for the values that working families in our community stand for. I am excited for the conversation that will take place and look forward to supporting a candidate that will stand by the movement that you and I have built together.”
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