THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2023 Page 9 Northeast Metro Tech Vocational Dean Named to Board of Directors of The Light Foundation S uperintendent David DiBarri was pleased to announce that Northeast Metro Tech Vocational Dean Russ Mezikofsky has been named to the Board of Directors of the Light Foundation – a nonprofi t organization that seeks to motivate and support young people. The Light Foundation was founded by retired New England Patriots off ensive lineman Matt Light while he was still amid a football career that landed him in the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. The foundation seeks to motivate young people by taking them out of their usual environments, and helps them develop the skills, values and mindset they need to create meaningful and productive futures. Dean Mezikofsky and Light have known each other personally for about a decade. Dean Mezikofsky, who is also a photographer, has photographed numerous events for The Light Foundation, which led Light to invite him to join the Board of Directors as it sought to add educators to its membership. The Light Foundation, due to its focus on young people, recently added both Dean Mezikofsky and another board member with educational backgrounds. “Since we’ve known each RELIEF | FROM Page 8 Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP): The bill increases the statewide cap from $10 million to $57 million for 2023, and subsequently to $30 million annually, which will provide Gateway Cities with an expanded tool to develop market rate housing. This increase is estimated to create 12,500 new homes in Gateway Cities and spur over $4 billion of private investment in these communities. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: This bill raises the annual authorization from $40 million to $60 million. This increased authorization cap provides enough funding to spur the creation of thousands of new units of affordable housing annually while also bolstering economic development. Local Option Property Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing: This new policy will permit municipalities to adopt a local property tax exemption for affordable real estate that is rented by a person whose income is less than a certain level set by the community. Title V Cesspool or Septic System Tax Credit: This bill will Revere resident named to Dean’s List for spring 2023 semester S Pictured from left to right: retired Patriots Hall of Famer Matt Light and Northeast Metro Tech Vocational Dean Russ Mezikofsky. (Courtesy Northeast Metro Tech) other for so long he realized it would be great to have people from the education community involved in the board,” said Dean Mezikofsky. Dean Mezikofsky hopes the new relationship will enable The Light Foundation and Northeast Metro Tech to form a working relationship, with the foundation helping Northeast students and Northeast students contributing to the work of the foundation. “The kids The Light Foundation helps are kids who might be in rough situations, and they triple the maximum credit from $6,000 to $18,000 and increases the amount claimable to $4,000 per year, easing the burden on homeowners facing the high cost of septic tank replacement or repair. Additional tax changes • Lead Paint Abatement: Doubles the credit to $3,000 for full abatement and $1,000 for partial abatement, to support families with older homes. • Dairy Tax Credit: Increases the statewide cap from $6 million to $8 million, to provide more assistance for local farmers during downturns in milk prices. • Student Loan Repayment Exemption: Ensures that employer student loan payments are not treated as taxable compensation. • Commuter Transit Benefi ts: Makes public transit fares, as well as ferry and regional transit passes and bike commuter expenses, eligible for the commuter expense tax deduction. • Apprenticeship Tax Credit Reforms: Expands the occupations for which this workforce development credit is available. • Cider Tax: Raises the maximum amount of alcohol for remind me a lot of some of the kids who go to Northeast,” said Dean Mezikofsky. “I want to get Matt to come to the school and we want to get more Northeast kids involved in The Light Foundation programs.” Mezikofsky spent seven years as a teacher at Northeast Metro Tech, and he has served for the past four years as a Vocational Dean, overseeing six shops and half of the freshman class. To learn more about The Light Foundation, visit https://www. mattlight72.com/. these classes of drinks to 8.5 per cent, allowing more locally produced hard cider and still wines to be taxed at a lower rate. • Senior Property Tax Volunteer Program: Increases from $1,500 to $2,000 the maximum amount that municipalities may allow for certain seniors to reduce their property tax by participating in the senior work-off program. Additional reforms In addition to tax relief, the bill updates Chapter 62F of the Massachusetts General Laws, which triggered nearly $3 billion in taxpayer refunds in 2022. This law requires that excess revenue be returned to taxpayers when tax revenue collections in a given fi scal year exceed an annual tax revenue cap. The bill ensures that each credit is applied equally to every taxpayer. The bill also adjusts the Stabilization Fund cap, allowing the Commonwealth’s savings account to retain more funding. 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Cronin, Dean of the College, announced that Revere resident Gina Buccieri (Nursing [BS], 2023) was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester. About Saint Anselm College: Founded in 1889, Saint Anselm College is a four-year liberal arts college providing a 21st century education in the Catholic, Benedictine tradition. Located in southern New Hampshire near Boston and the seacoast, Saint Anselm is well known for its strong liberal arts curriculum, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, a highly successful nursing program, a legacy of community service and a commitment to the arts.
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