CELEBRATING 30 YEARS AS REVERE’S LOCAL NEWSPAPER! Vol.30, No.40 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday State, city partner to bring Revere Beach meter issue to an end By Adam Swift L ess than a year after it fi rst came on the radar as the hottest of hot-button issues in Revere, the parking meters along Revere Beach look like 781-286-8500 Friday, October 8, 2021 Hundreds of families attend Revere Touch-A-Truck they will be gone for good. Last Monday, State Representatives Jessica Giannino and Jeff Turco announced recently passed state legislation that would require a City Council vote to allow any parking meters along Revere Beach. Monday night, the City Council unanimously voted to not allow meters along the beach in perpetuity. “Today is a victory for the people of Revere and Winthrop,” said Turco. “The meters will come down from Revere Beach and they will not go up in Winthrop.” The Department of Conservation & Recreation’s installation of parking meters along Revere Beach Boulevard in the spring triggered protests and several changes in the initial plans JESSICA GIANNINO State Representative PARKING | SEE Page 15 Visconti addresses Quality Inn rumors By Adam Swift M aybe Facebook being down for six hours last Monday helped quell some of the rumors about the Quality Inn and the City of Boston’s plans to house homeless people at the Route 1 building. If it didn’t, Councillor-at-Large Gerry Visconti wanted to make sure he set the record straight at last Monday night’s City Council meeting. About two weeks ago, Mayor Brian Arrigo and the city HOUSING | SEE Page 15 Firefi ghter Kenneth Moore is shown with Junior Firefi ghter Raphael Weinberg, 3, during the Revere Touch-A-Truck event last Saturday at Suff olk Downs. See page 14 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE LOCAL ELECTION THE CITY OF REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION DEPARTMENT 281 BROADWAY REVERE, MA 02151 THE LOCAL ELECTION IS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2021. THE POLLS OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR SUBMIT VOTER REGISTRATION CHANGES IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021, AT 8:00 P.M. THE PLEASANT STREET ENTRANCE TO REVERE CITY HALL IS HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE AT https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr . GERRY VISCONTI COUNCILLOR-AT-LARGE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT AT (781) 286-8200. LA FECHA LÍMITE PARA REGISTRARSE PARA LA ELECCIÓN LOCAL LA CIUDAD DE REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ELECCIONES 281 BROADWAY REVERE, MA 02151 LA ELECCIÓN LOCAL ES MARTES, 2 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2021. LAS URNAS ABRIRÁN A LAS 7:00 A.M. Y CERRARÁN A LAS 8:00 P.M. LA FECHA LÍMITE PARA REGISTRARSE PARA VOTAR O PARA HACER CAMBIOS A SU REGISTRACIÓN DE VOTANTE ES MIÉRCOLES, 13 DE OCTUBRE DE 2021 A LAS 8:00 P.M. LA ENTRADA POR LA CALLE PLEASANT DEL AYUNTAMIENTO DE REVERE ES ACCESIBLE PARA LAS PERSONAS DISCAPACITADAS. REGISTRACIÓN DE VOTANTE EN LÍNEA ESTÁ DISPONIBLE EN https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr . SI TIENE ALGUNA PREGUNTA, LLAME AL DEPARTAMENTO DE ELECCIONES AL (781) 286-8200.
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