Page 6 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025 SNAP | SEE Page 6 In Revere, the Mayor’s Offi ce, Revere Public Schools, and the Department of Public Health have a plan to mitigate the fallout impacts of the SNAP suspension for our schoolchildren, seniors, veterans, disabled residents, and families. Our plan includes: • Distribute a food security resource guide through Revere Public Schools, the Revere Housing Authority, places of worship, nonprofi t partners, and at City Hall. You can also a list of food resources on our website, here: www.revere.org/ food-map • Increase capacity at the City’s six existing food security resources, through further outreach to regional partners, and corporate contributions. • Work with the recently formed North Suff olk Food Security Collaborative (NSFSC) to tackle food insecurity through coordinated support for 11 food security partners across Revere, Chelsea, and Winthrop. We understand that this time is frightening for many who call Revere home, and we intend to continue sharing updates as they come. We encourage you to direct residents to the Department of Public Health at (781) 4858486, and to the local food banks linked above. To offer a helping hand in this time of need, please email health@ revere.org, or call the Public Health Office at (781) 4858486. Thank you for your support of our vulnerable families. Regards, Patrick M. Keefe Jr. ELECTION 2025 | FROM Page 1 nient and turnouts more robust. “That’s why I’m a big fan of mail-in voting,” he said. The election department received 1,700 requests for mail-in ballots. In the only City Council Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1978 - 2025 Mid-grade Regular 2.73 3.37 3.47 $3.47 Full Service ULS $2.99 Order online at angelosoil.com Kerosene Now Available! ward race in this election, James Mercurio defeated Brian Averback with 647 votes to Averback’s total of 243 to take the Ward 1 seat being left open by McKenna. McKenna, who has known Mercurio for years, called him a good guy who will do a good job. She added that she’s there to off er any help if needed, and together they will be the dynamic duo. This year, the School Committee race was restructured. Voters elected School Committee members to two atlarge seats and six ward seats. John Kingston and Stacey Bronsdon-Rizzo were elected to the two at-large seats, defeating incumbent Frederick Sanella and challenger Ralph DeCicco. Incumbent Jacqueline Monterroso defeated challenger Kathryn Schulte-Grahame by a margin of 453-425 in the Ward 1 School Committee race. Alexander Rhalimi won the Ward 2 School Committee seat, defeating opponent Rafael Feliciano, 189-169 votes. Rhalimi will be the fi rst Moroccan American elected to public offi ce in Revere. Remaining candidates Anthony Caggiano of Ward 3, Stephen Damiano Jr. in Ward 4, Aisha Milbury-Ellis in Ward 5 and Vanessa Biasella in Ward 6 ran unopposed. The one surprise in the results was the nonbinding ballot question asking if voters favor a repeal of the prohibition of recreational marijuana facilities. Many city offi - cials have suggested it’s time to repeal the ban and open a new stream of revenue for the city. But voters said no to recreational marijuana with 1,884 voting against a repeal and 1,676 voting in favor of it. Argenzio noted that there were 1,600 blanks for the ballot question, which may suggest that voters didn’t understand the question. And with only 16 percent of the electorate turning out, Argenzio wasn’t sure if that could be considered a consensus on the question of recreational marijuana. But City Council President Marc Silvestri had a diff erent reaction to the vote. “The city spoke,” he said. FLEET CARD Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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