YOUR LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS ONLINE. SCAN HERE! Vol. 34, No.39 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Rumney Marsh Academy’s new turf field officially opens Youth soccer players pumped to play on new turf By Tara Vocino C hildren were very excited to play on the new Rumney Marsh Academy soccer turf that offi cially opened last Friday night. Mayor Patrick Keefe said the city was at a crossroads on what to do with space due to conOPENING | SEE Page 10 tinued growth. “Thanks to my School Committee and City Council colleagues as well as 781-286-8500 Friday, September 27, 2024 RTA, Student Senate discuss increasing safety at RHS By Barbara Taormina S afety and security at Revere High was on the City Revere Youth Soccer Lightening Team players, shown from left to right: Sofi a Correa, Emanuel Medina, Isabella Aguirre, Francesca Hernandez, Mayor Patrick Keefe, Veronica Caruso, Jocelyn Ochoa and Pedro Medina. Council agenda this week, with City Council President Anthony Cogliandro calling on Mayor Patrick Keefe and School Superintendent Dianne Kelly to meet with councillors with an update on measures being taken to keep students and staff safe. Teachers, students, parents and School Committee members turned out for the meeting to share their views on the recent fi ghts at the high school. One of the common themes highlighted by those who spoke was frustration with the depiction of Revere High in the media. In a letter to the City Council, the Revere High Student Senate wrote that the dehumanization and mischaracterization of Revere High School students has been hard on the school and the community. Still, many who spoke said it was because of the press coverage that the district is moving toward positive change. Several teachers thanked the City Council for listening to their concerns, which they feel have been ignored and downplayed by the administration and school committee. “Educators, staff and students have been sounding the alarm for years,” said RTA | SEE Page 11 Voters in Massachusetts face wide range of Ballot Questions on Election Day, Nov. 5 New poll: Voters still up in the air on most of the questions, but support auditing the Mass. Legislature; ending MCAS testing for HS grad support building By Steve Freker M assachusetts voters this fall are facing the most Ballot Questions to ponder — fi ve in all — since a state record eight questions appeared on the 2000 state ballot. The fi ve this year represents the second-most. With fi ve binding statewide ballot questions offi cially certifi ed to appear on the November 5, 2024, State Election ballot, Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin has assigned question numbers to each initiative. The questions on the November ballot will appear as follows: Question 1: State Auditor’s Authority to Audit the Legislature. Question 2: Elimination of MCAS as High School Graduation Requirement. Question 3: Unionization for Transportation Network Drivers. Question 4: Limited Legalization and Regulation of Certain Natural Psychedelic Substances. Question 5: Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers. According to a new WBUR poll, things are still very much up in the air in voters’ minds as the General Election nears. According to the WBUR poll, most respondents said they want the state’s auditor to have authority to investigate the Legislature, and a slim majority want to end the MCAS standardized test as a high school graduation requirement. But voters are still mulling if tipped workers should receive the general minimum wage and if therapeutic psychedelics should be legal. The WBUR/CommonWealth Beacon poll of 800 likely voters was conducted from Sept. 12 to 18 and has a margin of error of 4.1%. It was conducted by MassINC Polling Group and supported with funding from Knight Election Hub. The poll did not ask about an initiative that will be labeled Question 3 on the ballot: to grant network transportation workers like Uber and Lyft drivers the right to join a union. VOTERS | SEE Page 6 Five ballot questions will be decided by Massachusetts voters on November 5. (Advocate Photo)
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