Check out the NEW ADVOCATE ONLINE: www.advocatenews.net Vol. 31, No.42 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Citing his decades of friendship and support, Roca honors former Speaker Robert DeLeo T 781-286-8500 Friday, October 21, 2022 City Council debates loan order for Wonderland purchase By Adam Swift he city’s administration is looking for nearly $30 million to buy 33 acres of land at Wonderland by eminent domain for a new Revere High School. Earlier this year, the City Council and the School Committee backed the selection of the Wonderland property as the site for a new high school. The City Council is now being asked to approve a $29,500,000 loan order to acquire the property, but some councillors are concerned about the fi nancial impact the request LOAN | SEE Page 14 Former Speaker Robert DeLeo with former Revere Rep. Kathi-Ann Reinstein, who serves as Vice President of Government Relations for Roca, and Roca Founder/CEO Molly Baldwin. Advocate Staff Report R obert DeLeo, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, was honored recently by the team at Roca, Inc. for his 30 years of dedication to the young people whom Roca has served in 22 communities across Massachusetts. DeLeo visited Roca’s headquarters in Chelsea, where the organization was founded in 1988. The visit began with an impactful meeting between DeLeo, Roca Founder/CEO Molly Baldwin and Roca staff who at one time or another were participants in Roca’s programming when they were younger. The staff shared with the former Speaker the transformational impact Roca has had and continues to have on their lives. DeLeo shared his own experiences after growing up in the area and working alongside Roca throughout his tenure in the Legislature, fi rst as a new state legislator in the 1990s HONOR | SEE Page 14 ANTHONY ZAMBUTO Councillor-at-Large Council wants information on future of Quality Inn By Adam Swift T he City Council wants some answers about the future of the empty Quality Inn at 100 Morris Street. The hotel has been largely out of operation since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, other than being used as a Covid quarTHE CITY OF REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION DEPARTMENT 281 BROADWAY REVERE, MA 02151 The State Election is on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. 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 Saturday, October 29, 2022. The Election Department will be open from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Pleasant Street entrance to Revere City Hall is accessible for people with disabilities. Online voter registration is available at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr . If you have any questions, contact the Election Department at (781) 286-8200. LA CIUDAD DE REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ELECCIONES 281 BROADWAY REVERE, MA 02151 La Elección Estatal es martes, 8 de noviembre de 2022. 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 sábado, 29 de octubre de 2022. El Departamento de Elecciones estará abierto de 9:00 a.m.-5:00 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. RICHARD SERINO Ward 6 Councillor antine site during the early days of the pandemic. More recently, last year city offi cials worked to stop the city of Boston’s plans to use the Quality Inn to house the homeless from the Mass and Cass area of Boston. At Monday night’s meeting, the council supported a motion from Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino and Councillor-At-Large Dan Rizzo to discuss the status of the property known as the Quality Inn with the Mayor, Inspector of Buildings, City SolicQUALITY INN | SEE Page 16
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