Check out Advocate Online: www.advocatenews.net Vol. 31, No.49 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday City Hosts Winter Festival 781-286-8500 Friday, December 9, 2022 City expects $1.2 million from nationwide Opioid settlement By Barbara Taormina M assachusetts is expected to receive billions of dollars as part of a nationwide settlement with opioid makers over allegations they exacerbated the opioid crisis through marketing and failing to establish adequate oversight and controls. Revere is in line to collect $1.2 million through 2038 to support prevention, treatment and recovery services, city Finance Director Richard Viscay explained to the city council which approved creating an Opioid Recovery and Remediation Trust OPIOID | SEE Page 10 City announces free parking meters through Dec. 16 Advocate Staff Report HAPPY HOLIDAYS: Mayor Brian Arrigo with his sons, Jack and Joseph, and First Lady, Daveen are shown enjoying the Winter Festival at City Hall this past Saturday. See photo highlights on pages 4 & 5. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) BIC’s Annual Tree Lighting and Coat Drive a Great Success R evere is stepping up the holiday spirit with a couple of programs that should make everyone in the city merry. Last Saturday the City of Revere kicked off its holiday parking schedule, and parking meter fees and fi nes were not enforced. Holiday parking will also be in eff ect on Dec. 10 and 17. The hope is that holiday parking will encourage people to shop locally rather than face the horror of the malls. In addition to the free parking, anyone who has a parking ticket can participate in the parking amnesty program, which began on Nov. 29 and runs through Dec. 16. Like last year, the city will waive $30 per ticket, for up to fi ve tickets, in exchange for a new, unused toy of similar or greater value, which will be given to a child in need in the school district. Councillor Zambuto charges ahead on electric vehicles Advocate Staff Report C The Nkeb family awaits Santa’s arrival at Cummings Park for the annual Tree Lighting. By Th e Advocate T he Beachmont Improvement Committee (BIC) has an annual tree lighting in Cummings Park; this year they requested donations of coats to be brought to the event, which will be given to those in need of them at the Beachmont Middle School. This event always brings out a ouncillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto is trying to make large crowd of Beachmont residents and regular visitors from around the city. Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna was on LIGHTING | SEE Page 11 sure the city is prepared for the green revolution. This week Zambuto proposed that Mayor Brian Arrigo ask a policy writer and fi re prevention analyst to draft an ordinance that will establish regulations for the licensure of indoor storage of electric vehicles. Zambuto said he is concerned about reports of electric car batteries igniting and causing fi res and people improperly wiring homes to charge up their cars. The City Council unanimously supported Zambuto’s motion. ANTHONY ZAMBUTO Councillor-at-Large
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