Your Local News & Sports Online. Scan Here! Vol. 35, No.51 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca Free Every Friday Giannino Family Public Service Legacy Recognized at Final City Council Meeting of the Year Special to Th e Advocate R EVERE, MA — During the fi nal City Council meeting of the year, the city formally recognized Councilor Chris Giannino’s addition to the family plaque in the Council Chamber, joining State Representative Jessica Giannino and former City Councillor Joe Giannino. The moment marked a rare, multigenerational recogFAMILY| SEE Page 2 781-286-8500 Friday, December 19, 2025 School officials review plans to replace middle school lottery with neighborhood districts By Barbara Taormina C ity Planning and Community Development DiA LEGACY OF SERVICE: Members of the Giannino family who were honored by the City Council at the fi nal meeting of the year at city hall, from left to right, Joseph Giannino, City Councillor Chris Giannino, Joann Giannino (mother of Chris, grandmother of Jessica), State Rep. Jessica Giannino and State Rep. Jeff rey Turco. rector Tom Skwierawski met with the School Committee this week to review preliminary plans for a neighborhood middle school program. Revere Public Schools Supt. Dr. Dianne Kelly said the change was meant to end the middle school lottery, which no one seems to like. However, the School Committee eliminated bus transportation for the high school and middle school students who live less than two miles from their school due to a budget shortfall in the district’s transportation budget and the exploding cost of bussing. Committee members were concerned about the risks of young students walking through the city being inundated with speeding traffic, highways and train stations. Skwierawski has been working with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council on maps and population data to divide the city into three middle school districts built around the Garfield, Rumney Marsh and Susan B. Anthony Schools. He said natural boundaries, such as roads and train tracks, were considered when drawing LOTTERY | SEE Page 2 HYM, Cathexis and City of Revere break ground on Portico at Suffolk Downs The next milestone for the transformative 161-acre Suffolk Downs redevelopment Special to Th e Advocate O n Dec. 16, 2025, The HYM Investment Group (HYM), Cathexis Holdings LP (Cathexis), the City of Revere, Related Fund Management and Suff olk celebrated the offi cial groundbreaking of Portico, the second multifamily building at Suff olk Downs. The 473unit project marks continued momentum for the transformative Suff olk Downs redevelopment, which is expected to deliver 10,000 homes across Revere and East Boston. BREAK GROUND | SEE Page 4 BREAKING GROUND: Offi cials from HYM Investment Group (HYM), Cathexis Holdings LP (Cathexis), the City of Revere, Related Fund Management and Suff olk celebrated the offi cial groundbreaking of Portico, the second multifamily building at Suff olk Downs recently. Mayor Patrick Keefe, along with state representatives Jessica Giannino and Jeff rey Turcio, and Revere city councillor Joanne McKenna dug in on the latest development at Suff olk Downs. (Photo by Mike Casey Photography)
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