THE REVERE ADVOCATE–Friday, October 4 , 2019 Page 19 Revere resident Deborah Baker meets Bruins defenseman Torey Krug Mayor Arrigo Announces Repairs Completed at Senior Center; Proposes $250,000 for Future Maintenance and Repairs Special to The Advocate M ayor Brian Arrigo on Thursday announced the completion of a number of repairs made to the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center. His office will also undertake a needs assessment for potential further renovations. The Mayor will propose earmarking $250,000 of future capital funding for repairs Pictured are Breane and Jason Vachon, Bruins defenseman Torey Krug, Breanna Gioioso, and Deborah Baker. A s winners of a giveaway by Sullivan Tire and Auto Service, Deborah Baker of Revere, and her daughter, Breanna Gioioso, met Torey Krug this past weekend. Sullivan Tire hosted a giveaway offering fans the opportunity to win tickets to the Bruins’ final preseason game of 2019 as well as a private meet and greet with the beloved Bruins defenseman. The Bruins crushed the Chicago Blackhawks 8-2, ensuring a great day for all. Sullivan Tire is a longtime supporter and sponsor of the Bruins and signed their third partnership with Krug in December 2018. Survey hopes to expand farming opportunities in Revere By Alexis Mikulski L ast week, Revere on the Move, an organization that promotes healthy food choices around the city, sent out a survey to the Revere community in the hopes of expanding and improving the new Revere Urban Farming Committee. The survey, which contained two-questions and the chance for participants to win $50, wanted to give residents the opportunity to provide feedback on ways the organization can increase resources to further develop farming communities in Revere. “We want to make it easier for people in Revere to move more and more and eat healthier. It’s very simple,” said Viviana Cataño, the Communications Manager of Revere CARES. “We want to provide food and farming access that is local and have a chance to hear from residents about what areas interest them and how we can give them the resources to make that happen.” The Revere Urban Farming Committee, a sub-section of Revere CARES, has been in the making for the last 10 years. The organization became possible due to a collaboration between the coalition and the City of Revere. “We have two community gardens and a farmers market, and we thought to ourselves, ‘How can we expand?’” said Cataño. “Urban farming can mean many things, such as composting, helping people grow food in their own backyard and providing workshops where they can learn these tools.” Cataño, who has been a lifelong city dweller, explained that she knows from firsthand experience how difficult it can be to learn these traits. “No one in my family knew how to garden, and I would constantly kill basil,” she said. “After having a friend build me a raised garden bed, I went from killing basil to having an abundance of tomatoes. This summer I didn’t have to purchase any vegetables because I had enough food for me and my two children.” “We want to help residents in the same way,” said Cataño. In addition to participating in the survey, the Revere Urban Farming Committee has a plethora of events residents can participate in. “We just wrapped up our summer series with a gardening basics workshop, and we had a beekeeper talk about the importance of bees,” said Cataño. “Just last week we finished a composting workshop. With winter coming there isn’t anything planned for the next couple of months, but every year we open the list to the available community garden spots,” she said. “We currently have a waiting list for these plots, so after we analyze the results of the survey, we can see what resources we need more of and what partnerships we need to build.” The survey is currently still live and allows residents to input additional comments at the end. There are English, Arabic and Spanish versions available online. and maintenance. “When we were notified of some infrastructure issues in our senior center we took immediate action,” Mayor Arrigo said. “Our seniors deserve the best and we won’t allow maintenance issues like these to be kicked down the line.” Completed repairs included repairs to the elevator, water pumps and other electrical and sanitary corrections including: - Solidifying hydraulic guidelines and correcting elevator operational issues - Installation of a new sump pump, electrical outlet and dedicated electrical line to remove water and prevent future issues - Cleaning of the basement floor to remove water, stains and debris and allow easy access - Removal of older, out of use electrical panels, junction boxes and other electrical components - Collection and removal of trash and junk Volleyball team improves to 9-1 By Greg Phipps T hree solid Greater Boston League wins helped the Revere High School volleyball team improve their season record to 9-1 as of early this week. The Patriots defeated Everett on Monday for their ninth victory. In last week’s action, Isabella Martinez drilled 10 kills and setter David Del Rio contributed 11 assists in a 3-0 sweep of Medford. That victory was followed by a close 3-2 triumph at Malden, where Revere fell behind by two sets before battling back to win the next three games. Del Rio was huge with 29 assists, and Martinez led the offensive attack with 17 kills. Olivia Winsor had 16 kills and four blocks. Other contributors included Lynzie Anderson with 11 kills and Tracy Gutierrez with two kills, three block assists and four service aces. The Patriots finished off the week by facing Everett last Friday in its first home match of the season (due to floor repairs at the Revere gym). Head coach Lianne O’Hara Mimmo said many players contributed to the Everett win “but we earned most of our points off of Everett errors.” The coach cited the standout play from first-year player Gianna Mahoney, who is developing into a defensive specialist. After last week’s play, Mahoney had 20 service aces to go with 37 playable digs and 31 passes in service-receive. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma
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