Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025 SUPPORT | FROM Page 1 This year, the School Committee begins electing ward representatives. Most of those races are either unopposed incumbents or unopposed candidates. The at-large School Committee race is a slate of four candidates, three of whom — Stacey Bronson-Rizzo, John Kingston and Frederick Sannella — are incumbents. Ralph DeCicco is also in the race. Voters select two of the four. There is one nonbinding ballot question — asking voters if they feel the City Council should consider repealing the ban on recreational marijuana establishments in Revere. Councillors have been inclined to revisit the question, in part because of the potential revenue it could bring to the city. 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Tues. - Sat. at 4:00 PM Closed Sun. & Mon. Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only:Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Tuesdays & W Entree, Tuesdays & Wednesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s Scan & Follow Us on Facebook!Scan & Follow Us on Facebook! M&T Bank to Host Revere First-Time Homebuyer Seminar at Rumney Marsh Academy on November 6 R EVERE, MA — M&T Bank, in partnership with the City of Revere’s Aff ordable Housing Trust Fund Board, will host a seminar for those interested in learning more about becoming a fi rst-time homeowner. The event will be held at Rumney Marsh Academy, 140 American Legion Highway in Revere, on Thursday, November 6, from 5:30-8:30pm. Spanish and Arabic translation will be available for those who need it. The event is designed to offer an overview of the process MASS HOUSE | FROM Page 2 www.810bargrille.com Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured Everett Aluminum Supplies Celebrating 66 Years in Business Since 1958! critical legislation that ensures our public transit workers have the protections they deserve.” “I am pleased to support long overdue legislation to provide added criminal protections for violence against our public transportation employees. Hearing the stories of MBTA workers being assaulted, threatened, and spit on is heartbreaking and at the same time infuriating. I am hopeful that this legislation will promptly make it to the Governor’s desk for her signature and we can make a fi rm statement that this conduct isn’t to be tolerated in our Commonwealth,” said Representative Jeffrey Rosario Turco (D-Winthrop). and answer questions about those interested in the journey to homeownership. Peter Katsarakes, Assistant VP and Mortgage Loan Offi cer at M&T Bank, along with a team of experts, will discuss requirements for qualifying for a mortgage and the process for applying, and will answer questions you may have. They will also share information about the ONE+ Mortgage program, designed to be an attainable and aff ordable mortgage option for incomeeligible fi rst-time homebuyers in Greater Boston. “We thank the House for voting in favor of this important legislation to protect our MBTA train and bus operators, and all public transit employees,” said Jim Evers, President of Boston Carmens Union Local 589. “Protecting transit workers is essential to maintaining a safe and quality public transportation system. This bill will ensure the safety of the essential workers who keep our communities moving every day. We look forward to swift passage in the Senate so that these vital protections can be signed into state law to safeguard transit workers for generations to come.” Current Massachusetts law imposes heightened penalties on individuals for assault In addition to representatives from M&T Bank, representatives from the City of Revere will be on hand to share information about the First Time Homebuyer Downpayment Assistance Program and other resources available for those seeking aff ordable homeownership opportunities. For more information or to RSVP, please contact either: Peter Katsarakes, M&T Bank: pkatsarakes@mtb.com or Joe Gravellese, City of Revere, jgravellese@revere.org and battery against public employees including police offi - cers, fi refi ghters, emergency medical personnel and other government workers. This bill adds public transit workers to that list. The bill also clarifies and broadens the defi nition of assault by specifi cally recognizing that projecting bodily fl uids, such as spitting or throwing substances like urine, constitutes assault against a public worker. Off enders would face a sentence ranging from a minimum of 90 days to 2.5 years in a house of correction, a fi ne between $500 and $5,000 or both. Having passed the House of Representatives 160-0, the bill now goes to the Senate for consideration. Monogram D4 Double siding
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