THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, OCTObER 11, 2024 Page 5 RevereTV Spotlight T he Revere High School Football Team is off to a rough start this season, but RevereTV is still cheering them on while covering the games. The games have most recently been on Thursday nights, but they switch back to Friday this week. RTV streams the game coverage live every week on the Community Channel and YouTube. Game recordings will be set to private on YouTube after airing live, so you won’t be able to watch replays online until the end of the season. However, the games do replay on television at various times throughout the week. Watch the RHS Patriots take on Somerville this Friday at 6:00 p.m. The Revere Chamber of Commerce is starting another version of their RTV program. Watch for “The Wave: On the Road” to see the Chamber representaCOUNCIL | FROM Page 1 posed to marijuana establishments said the money wasn’t worth it. Revere Board of Health member Viviana Catano reminded councilors that in 2017 residents voted against allowing recreational marijuana in the city. “We are one of 109 cities and towns that enjoy the protection from the marijuana industry. If you vote to repeal this, the floodgates will open,” Catano said. Catano went on to say that the 300-foot buffer between marijuana establishments and churches, schools and any place young people congregate that is in the draft ordinance is not nearly enough. She proposed a 1,000-foot buffer zone. Catano also explained that she opposed marijuana establishments in the city because the exposure to cannabis would make people more likely to use it. And it also promotes the belief among young people that marijuana is safe. A resident who supported Catano’s arguments said the city has 48 tobacco retailers who are targeted to communities of color. “I know you want the tax revenue, but think of people’s health,” he told councilors. Kelley and fellow Councillor-at-Large Juan Pablo Jaramillo proposed a long list of amendments involving zoning and the operation of marijuana retail sales, but the first step remains to repeal the existing ban. City Council President AnScan to Reserve Online! tives venturing to a new local business. This first episode features Chocolaffee, a new Colombian cafe on Dehon Street. You’ll get a look at the restaurant and some of the coffee and treats they offer to customers. This “On the Road” rendition of “The Wave” gives the audience a direct look inside local businesses that are part of the Revere Chamber of Commerce – unlike their usual interview-style show. You can watch this episode and all replays of “The Wave” on the Community Channel and YouTube. RevereTV was at Revere’s Fall Festival and PorchFest last Saturday, October 5, at City Hall Plaza. Attendees got to enjoy delicious food, refreshing drinks, live entertainment and fun activities for the whole family. TV | SEE Page 10 thony Cogliandro asked the crowd in the City Council Chambers who came to speak in favor of the motion, and no one came forward. When he asked who was there because they oppose marijuana, most of the hands in the room shot up along with some protest signs residents brought to the meeting. One RHS student said she hated using the school bathroom because there were so many students smoking marijuana. “We don’t need any more of this, we need less of this,” she told councillors. Other residents said they consider marijuana a gatePRIZE | FROM Page 1 teers at her school, the Revere Public Library and a Boston hospital. She has also served as an assistant coach for the third- and fourthgrade boys’ basketball team at PCSS I Lower School and participated in the American Mathematics Competitions. “Attending PCSS has HONORED BY HARVARD: Pictured from left to right: PCSS Executive Director Sanela Jonuz, PCSS I junior Merisa Kllomollari and PCSS CEO Barish Icin at the Harvard Club of Boston, where Kllomollari received the prestigious Harvard Prize Book. way drug and they stressed Revere already has a serious drug problem. Several parents brought up the health risks marijuana poses to adolescents whose brains are developing. Because of the amount of what seemed like unanticipated push back from the community, and because several people said they didn’t know this change was on the city’s agenda, councillors will continue to discuss the motion to repeal the ban and zoning requirements for marijuana establishments at the next meetings of the Legislative Affairs and Zoning Subcommittees. allowed me to push myself to do better and grow both as a person and academically,” she said. “What I love most about PCSS is the small, tight-knit community, where genuine connections form easily. I know all the teachers well and feel supported to achieve my full potential.” Her post-high school plans include attending college and enrolling in premed courses. Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? 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