Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021 Results unchanged following councillor-at-large recount By Adam Swift T he results didn’t change following Saturday’s recount of the councillor-at-large race, but current City Council President Anthony Zambuto said he’s glad he went through the process. Zambuto fi nished just outside of the running during the General Election earlier this month, 35 votes behind Councillor-atLarge George Rotondo in the six-person race for five seats. During the recount, Rotondo fi nished 33 votes ahead of Zambuto to maintain his fi fth-place fi nish. The top four vote getters – Daniel Rizzo, Steven Morabito, Attorney Paul Capizzi spoke to recount workers. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $3.259 Mid Unleaded $3.299 Super $3.419 Diesel Fuel $3.399 "43 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2021 KERO $4.81 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $3.099 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN A A DA Marc Silvestri and Gerry Visconti – remained the same. Both Rotondo and Zambuto said there was no animosity between them and praised the recount process for going off smoothly. “This was not an adversarial situation; we went in friends and came out friends,” said Rotondo. “This is democracy in action.” Zambuto agreed. “It was a very polite and respectful process,” said Zambuto. During the recount, Zambuto said, all the ballots looked to be clean, and that there was Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo and City Council President/ Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto are shown during Saturday morning’s recount at the Revere High School gymnasium. Zambuto fi nished sixth in the Nov. 2 General Election with 2,209 votes, 35 votes behind Rotondo, who fi nished fi fth with 2,244 votes. Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for your business and trust this year. We will be closed for Thanksgiving on 11.25, but back open 11.26. As always, access our ATMs and your Online & Mobile Banking anytime. Enroll at www.EverettBank.com very little ground to dispute ballots that looked as if they may have been mismarked where he could have potentially gained some ground on Rotondo. “Everyone was completely respectful and it’s probably the smoothest recount process I’ve ever seen,” said Zambuto. The current City Council president said he is proud of his 22 years of service to the city, adding that while there are hundreds of accomplishments he’s been a part of during that time, the two biggest ones are getting a new police station built and changing the zoning ordiELECTION | SEE Page 3 419 BROADWAY. EVERETT, MA 02149 771 SALEM ST. LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 WWW.EVERETTBANK.COM Member FDIC | Member DIF City Council Vice President Gerry Visconti and Councillor-at-LargeElect Marc Silvestri Prices subject to change FLEET
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