Daylight Savings - Fall Back 1 Hour Saturday Night! Vol. 34, No.44 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Residents fill council chamber in opposition to recreational pot shops Councillors place proposal to repeal retail marijuana shop ban on fi le By Barbara Taormina Ward 4 Councillor Paul ArM arijuana landed back on the table at the City Council this week, and the City Council punted. genzio, chairman of the City Council’s Legislative Affairs Subcommittee, said the committee briefl y discussed a proposal to repeal the city’s ban VOTE | SEE Page 4 on recreational marijuana and voted to recommend that the City Council place it on fi le, essentially canceling any public 781-286-8500 Friday, November 1, 2024 The City of Revere’s 2024 Latino Excellence Award Nominee, Claudia Correa, and Mayor Patrick Keefe during the presentation at the Mass. State House on October 25. (Courtesy photo) JUST SAYING NO: Residents Amarilis Miranda, Jorge, Ana, and Jory Santos display signs in opposition to the sale of recreational marijuana being proposed in the city on Monday evening. (Advocate photo) Mass. voters will decide 5 Ballot Questions on Election Day These are the Ballot Questions and here is what voting ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ would mean Special to Th e Advocate E lection Day 2024 is Tuesday, Nov. 5. While much of the focus will be on the contest between Democrat Kamala Haris and Republican Donald Trump for President of the United States, Massachusetts voters will all have fi ve ballot questions to answer when they head to the polls. The questions appearing on this year’s ballot will play a major role in shaping education, drug policy, the restaurant industry, the rideshare industry and the regulation of the Massachusetts Legislature. Here are the five questions and what a “yes” and “no” vote means, according to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: QUESTION 1: State Auditor’s Authority to Audit the Legislature Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no MASS. | SEE Page 6 Mayor’s Chief of Staff, Claudia Correa, named Revere’s 2024 Latino Excellence Award Nominee Special to Th e Advocate R epresentative Jessica Giannino honored Claudia Correa, Chief of Staff for the Offi ce of Mayor Patrick Keefe, as the City of Revere’s 2024 Latino Excellence Award Nominee. The event took place at the Massachusetts State House on October 25, 2024, where Rep. Giannino delivered a citation to Claudia in recognition of her achievement. Claudia oversees more than 25 city departments in Revere, and one of her main responsibilities is to ensure that Revere residents have equal access to public services. She was appointed by Mayor Keefe upon his taking offi ce and is the fi rst Latina to hold this role in Revere, a city where over 35% of the population is of Latino descent. Prior to her role as Chief of Staff , Claudia served as Chief of Talent and Culture and Human Resources Director for Revere. Before joining the City of Revere, Claudia held multiple leadership positions with the City of Boston, including Commissioner of Housing Inspections, Citywide Latino Liaison and East Boston Neighborhood Liaison. These positions have enabled Claudia to enhance community access to public services and civic participation. EXCELLENCE | SEE Page 11
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