KEEFE Patrick MAYOR Believe in Revere Paid for and authorized by the Keefe Committee Have a Safe & Happy Columbus Day Weekend! Vol. 33, No.41 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Vote Patrick Keefe on November 7th Free Every Friday ~ ELECTION 2023 ~ From Police Dept. to the City Council Chambers, Giannino ready to take on new challenges By Barbara Taormina W hen Sargeant Chris Giannino retired in January from the Revere Police Department after a 33-year career, he knew he wasn’t fi nished yet. “I thought about it for a month and knew I was not going to sit idle. I wanted to stay involved and do what I can.” Giannino said he was concerned to see so much turnover on the City Council. “There’s a lot going on and fi ve open seats on the City Council. I fi gured if I get in, I can work with diff erent councillors and improve stuff ,” he said. Giannino, who is running unopposed for the Ward 6 seat on the council, is bringing plenty of experience to the job. Much of his career was spent in the traffi c division. He has worked with most city departments and said he has a good working relationship with department heads, ward councillors and residents of Ward 6, where he has deep family roots that stretch back 100 years. “I’m accessible, everybody has my cell phone number,” he said. Giannino is ready for the role of ward councillor and looks forCHRIS GIANNINO Ward 6 Council Candidate Early Voting and Voter Registration Deadline The Local Election is on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The Polls open at 7:00 am and close at 8:00 pm. Early voting is available for the Local Election to all registered voters in the City of Revere. Registered voters wishing to cast an early ballot may do so in person at Revere City Hall, 281 Broadway on: Saturday, October 21, 2023 Sunday, October 22, 2023 Monday, October 23, 2023 Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Thursday, October 26, 2023 Saturday, October 28, 2023 Sunday, October 29, 2023 Monday, October 30, 2023 Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Wednesday, November 1, 2023 Thursday, November 2, 2023 10:00am - 2:00pm 10:00am - 2:00pm 8:00am - 7:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm 8:00am - 7:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm 10:00am - 2:00pm 10:00am - 2:00pm 8:00am - 7:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm 8:00am - 7:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm The deadline to register to vote or submit voter registration changes for this election is Saturday, October 28, 2023. The Election Department will be open from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Online voter registration is also available at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr. The Pleasant Street entrance to Revere City Hall is accessible for people with disabilities. If you have any questions, contact the Election Department by phone at (781) 286-8200. Votación temprana y la fecha límite para registrarse para votar La Elección Local es martes, 7 de noviembre de 2023. Las urnas abrirán a las 7:00 am y cerrarán a las 8:00 pm. La votación temprana está disponible para la Elección Local para todos los votantes registrados en la ciudad de Revere. Los votantes registrados que deseen emitir una votación temprana pueden hacerlo en persona en Ayuntamiento de Revere, 281 Broadway en: Sábado, 21 de octubre de 2023 Domingo, 22 de octubre de 2023 Lunes, 23 de octubre de 2023 Martes, 24 de octubre de 2023 Miércoles, 25 de octubre de 2023 Jueves, 26 de octubre de 2023 Sábado, 28 de octubre de 2023 Domingo, 29 de octubre de 2023 Lunes, 30 de octubre de 2023 Martes, 31 de octubre de 2023 10:00am - 2:00pm 10:00am - 2:00pm 8:00am - 7:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm 8:00am - 7:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm 10:00am - 2:00pm 10:00am - 2:00pm 8:00am - 7:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm Miércoles, 1 de noviembre de 2023 8:00am - 7:00pm Jueves, 2 de noviembre de 2023 8:00am - 5:00pm La fecha límite para registrarse para votar o para hacer cambios a su registración de votante para esta elección es sábado, 28 de octubre de 2023. El Departamento de Elecciones estará abierto de 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Registración de votante en línea está disponible también en https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr . La entrada por la calle Pleasant del Ayuntamiento de Revere es accesible para las personas discapacitadas. Si tiene alguna pregunta, llame al Departamento de Elecciones al teléfono: (781) 286-8200. ward to helping residents with their particular concerns and problems. “Sunday morning my phone rang. It was a woman from Ward 6 asking about speed bumps. We talked for 45 minutes about the pros and cons,” he said. Giannino is also ready to take on the challenges the city as a whole is facing. “The city needs to fi gure out which direction it wants to go in,” he said. He’s concerned about development, growth and the rate at which it’s occurring. “We’ve been building with no concern about the impact on neighborhoods,” he said, adding, “We have zoning rules for a reason. Now everyone gets variances.” He wants to be there when people come in to develop multi-unit projects and ask, “What are you doing for the community?” He is particularly concerned that staffi ng for the city’s police and fi re departments has not kept pace with Revere’s population growth. “We’re not adding fi re equipment and offi cers ELECTION | SEE Page 21 781-286-8500 Friday, October 13, 2023
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