Vol. 35, No.43 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca ELECTION 2025 Three Challengers Vie for At-Large Council Seats W By Barbara Taormina hen voters head to the polls next month, they will choose fi ve people from a slate of eight candidates in the city councillor-at-large race. Five of those candidates, Robert Haas, Juan Pablo Jaramillo, Michelle Kelley, Marc Silvestri and Anthony Zambuto, are incumbents seeking reelection. And the three new faces in the atlarge race are not really new. Ward 1 Councillor Joanne ELECTION 2025 | SEE Page 7 McKenna, Anthony Parziale and Wayne Rose, who are running at-large, have histories of community service and activism. Meet the candidates: I Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, October 24, 2025 Italian Heritage Month: A Personal Reflection By Angela Guarino Sawaya t is such an honor to celebrate Italian American Heritage Month — un momento per riconoscere la nostra cultura, le nostre famiglie, e la nostra eredità — a time to recognize our culture, our families, and the incredible legacy of Italian Americans where honor, family, loyalty, and integrity always came fi rst. For me, today isn’t just an event — è personale! It’s personal. My parents immigrated to Joanne McKenna Wayne Rose Anthony Parziale Tourney-bound Lady Pats Volleyball Roll Tide this country through Ellis Island in 1966, just after they were married. Sono arrivati con solo $300 dollari in tasca. They came with only $300 in their pocket — their wedding money — and a dream for a better life. My father found work in WINNING: Samantha Indorato returns the ball for Revere as teammate Anna Doucette looks on during recent action against Everett. The Lady Pats shut out the Crimson Tide, 3-0. See page 15 for photo highlights. (Advocate Photos by Emily Harney) a factory in Boston’s North End, where he made suits, and my mom soon realized she was pregnant with me. When I started school, Mom got a job at Filene’s Basement and worked as a paraprofessional in the Boston Public Schools while attending school at night to get her many degrees. Back in Italy, she had been an accountant and a teacher, but like so many immigrants, she had to start over. They lived in Boston’s North End — the heart of ItalianAmerican life in the city, il cuore della vita italo-americana. They worked hard. They sacrifi ced. And they never gave up. Eventually they bought a building with relatives on Prince Street — a home we still own today — and later settled in our beautiful City of Revere. Angela Guarino-Sawaya Ward 5 Councillor My father, an Army vet, opened a tailor shop with my uncle. It was called Italian Tailoring, and it became a wellloved staple of the neighborhood. Un negozio che tutti conoscevano e amavano. Everyone knew them. Everyone loved them. Mia madre mi ha insegnato a cucinare da piccola. My mom taught me to cook at a very early age, and those are memories I treasure deeply. I cooked lunch for my dad when I came home from school. The values my parents taught — il rispetto, il lavoro, e la famiglia — respect, hard work, and family — shaped who I am today. So, when people say to me, “Wow, you never stop!” it’s because of my parents and the work ethic they instilled in me. I can still smell the food we grew up with — la pastina, pasta e fagioli, la tripa, le braciole, le lumache in sugo (periwinkles in tomato sauce), as well as l’alice (smelts) and calamari on Friday. Our house was filled with traditions, and when our parents asked us for help, we never said no — Mai dicevamo no! ITALIAN HERITAGE MONTH | SEE Page 4
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