RE R V R E E E R Vol. 31, No.46 -FREEEVVEREREE Check out the New ADVOCATE NEWS ONLINE: www.advocatenews.net D CTE CAT AT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday American Legion Lawn renamed Charles McMackin Veterans Memorial Park City honors veterans with medals and Certifi cates of Recognition By Tara Vocino D uring last Friday morning’s Veterans Day observance, the American Legion lawn was renamed in memory of Staff Sergeant Charles McMackin, 26, whose remains returned home in April to be laid to rest after he was a Prisoner of War for decades since 1943. McMackin would have been 104 today. VetLAWN | SEE Page 1 781-286-8500 Friday, November 18, 2022 PAC moves closer to Beachmont Fire Station erans were honored with medals, Certifi cates of Recognition and a veterans luncheon at the Casa Lucia Function Facility. rehab into public arts center By Barbara Taormina T he Public Arts Commission is pushing ahead with its plan to rehab the Beachmont Fire Station into a public arts center. The commission hopes to restore the building, which was erected in 1904 to host art exhibits and performances that will showcase Revere expression and talent. This week, Elle Baker, the open space & environmental planner for the city, walked the commission through the results of structural and hazardous material assessments of the building. “The main building and the addition on the back are considered in fair condition,” Baker said. “There are no major structural defi ciencies.” But there are some probMcMackin family members, shown from left to right: in the front row are great-great nephews Blake Marshall, Craig Ashton-Marshall and Grant Ashton-Marshall, great-great niece Sydney Marshall and great niece-in-law Dana Marshall; back row: great nephew-in-law Kevin Ashton, niece Pat Marshall and great nephews David Marshall and John Marshall. Serino announces he will not seek reelection to City Council By Barbara Taormina T he City Council opened this week with a post-election November surprise. City Council Vice President Richard Serino, who represents Ward 6, announced a full year ahead of time that he would not run for another term. Serino said the 2023 elec$4.95 GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 tion cycle has now begun, and the moment was right for him to make his intentions clear. “I wanted to give enough lead time for decent, good candidates in Ward 6 to consider a run and emerge to fi ll the people’s seat that I will be leaving in January 2024,” he said. He also said the upcoming holiday season would give potential candidates the chance to discuss possible campaigns with loved ones and friends at family gatherings. Serino briefly ran through some of the goals he set and achieved during his time on the council. He described working to bring commercial devellems. Asbestos was found in the basement and the interior paint exceeds the limits for lead. And the roof of the handsome building on Winthrop Avenue will need some work. Baker said that isn’t uncommon for a building that has been vacant for 17 years. JOANNE MCKENNA Ward 1 Councilor The commission recently held a public meeting to gather community input on ideas for the art center. “There were residents from all over the city,” said Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna, who has been spearheading the project. The commission is aiming at making the center a place for people of all ages, backgrounds and all experience levels with art. And they have RAC | SEE Page 15 City Council waiting for details on police misconduct By Barbara Taormina R RICKY SERINO Ward 6 Councillor opment to Ward 6 and particularly to the Squire Road corridor and keeping new residential development at bay. He also spotlighted work being done to alleviate fl ooding in the western section of Revere and noted that the city is working with Malden, Everett and the state SERINO | SEE Page 15 evere City Solicitor Paul Capizzi was at the City Council meeting this week to update councillors on a request for information about the city’s Police Department. Late last summer, the council agreed with Councillor-atLarge Dan Rizzo’s proposal to discuss issues involving the city’s Police Department in executive session, or a private, closed-door meeting. Rizzo proposed that the council review Revere’s guidelines for chiefs of police as well as the results of a consultant hired in 2017 to assess job candidates. Rizzo also requested that Mayor Brian Arrigo appear before the council to discuss any prior or current allegations of misconduct against the current police chief and any fi nancial settlements resulting from those allegations. In addition, Rizzo asked that Arrigo provide the council with a list of disciplinary actions taken against members of the Police Department, including terminations, suspensions and reasons for them. Capizzi told councillors that the information is being compiled and he intends to present it at an upcoming meeting in December or January. He added that complications involving advertising and scheduling of executive session meetings and the requirement to inform any subject of an executive session of his right to attend the meeting has made it challenging to respond to Rizzo’s request. Nevertheless, Rizzo thanked CITY | SEE Page 15
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