REVERE Vol.29, No.45 -FREEMAYOR’S OP-ED: “WE’RE ON TO THE FUTURE” SEE PAGE 17 ADVOCATE Big win for Arrigo & Revere www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, November 8 , 2019 Supporters give mayor tremendous vote of confidence By Kevin Mahoney T uesday’s Nov. 5 General Municipal Election saw more than 11,000 Revere residents visit their local polling station to vote in contested Mayoral, Councillor-at-Large, Ward 6 City Council and School Committee races. In the heated Mayoral race, Mayor Brian Arrigo retained his seat, having received a total of 5,823 votes, equating to about 52% of the total vote. “I am gratified that the voters of this community recognized the progress we have made during the past four years and expressed their approval of our leadership … My campaign for reelection emphasized two points: the City’s progress, and its unlimited potential to prosper. Now we continue our work on the second of those points: Revere stands at the threshold of an era of historic economic advancement, and now is the time for all walks of our population to come together and continue Revere’s success.” His opponent, Councillorat-Large Daniel Rizzo, received a total of 5,261 votes, equating to about 47% of the total vote. Councillor Jessica Giannino topped the ticket in the Councillor-at-Large race, reHOW SWEET IT IS! ceiving a total of 5,695 votes, about 10% of the total vote. “It’s been really exciting. I am overwhelmed by the unofficial results and I can’t wait to see what the final numbers come in as. I want to thank my family and my committee for everything. It’s just been a great ride,” said Councillor Giannino. Councillor George Rotondo reclaimed his Councillorat-Large seat, too, receiving a total of 3,744 votes. This equates to about 7% of the total vote. “I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to campaign as hard as I have in the past, due to illness. But I am grateful to my supporters. The people know that I will always stand up and fight for them. And that itself is what continues to make me successful as a candidate in the city BIG WIN | SEE PAGE 2 Newcomer tops School Committee race By Tara Vocino A local Yale University graduate topped the ticket in Mayor Brian Arrigo and the First Lady, Daveen, were sharing an umbrella outside the Lincoln School on Election Day. Who wouldn’t be smiling, with a rainbow chip cake the mayor and his lovely wife, Daveen, purchased from the Lincoln School PTA who was selling baked goods outside the school’s polling place. See pages 3 &11 for photo highlights. (Advocate Photo by Christopher Roberson) Tuesday’s School Committee race in the municipal election. Anthony D’Ambrosio, 23, who received more than 5,300 votes, campaigned vigorously for eight months, waking up at 5:30 a.m. daily to hold signs. “I would love to thank my mother, father and girlfriend for supporting me, as I’ve probably driven them crazy over the course of the past few months,” D’Ambrosio said Wednesday. “I would also like to thank each member of my incredible team.” He said he’s in the process of calling them all now and that they sacrificed hundreds of hours for this campaign. D’Ambrosio thanked his opponents – Michael Toto Jr., Albert Terminiello Jr. and John Kingston – for running excellent campaigns as well. Although D’Ambrosio would have been happy with any outcome that resulted in his election, he feels blessed that he received an overwhelming majority of votes. “I’m so honored and humbled by the voters’ support,” D’Ambrosio said. “This city means the world to me – it’s given my family everything.” Calling it his dream and greatest honor of his life, he said he’d absolutely do it again and that he didn’t look upon the long hours as a sacrifice. “I definitely owe my wonderful girlfriend a bit more face time after this campaign,” he joked. As for his goals, he seeks to help continue bringing ReTOPS SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 12
2 Publizr Home