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[email protected] $489,900 Help You! 508 677-5570 617 610-4428 617 935-9358 Help You! $479,900 [email protected] REVERE JOURNAL YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1881 VOLUME 19, No. 66 ‘BACKPACKS FOR NEW BEGINNINGS’ DONATES WEDNESDAY Councillors vote SCHOOL BAGS TO REVERE SCHOOLS August 29, 2018 INDEX for state audit Editorial 6 Waiting to know cost before approval Sports 11 Police News 19 By Cary Shuman The audit request was made Real Estate 18 after a report last month re- Classifieds 18 The City Council voted vealed a serious decline in by a 10-1 margin that Mayor funds being generated by the DEATHS Bran Arrigo ask State Auditor city’s parking meters over the Frances Ann D’Arcangelo Suzanne Bump for a cost esti- past 24 months. Salvatore DiMartino mate to conduct a top-to-bot- The Council had originally Emilio Federico tom review for the years 2014 voted for the audit at a com- Randy Ferrara to 2018 of every department mittee of the whole meeting, Rosina Imbriano at City Hall, excluding the but at the initial urging of Louis Liggiero School Department. Councillor Anthony Zambu- Barbara Mahoney All but Ward 2 Councillor to, it will seek to determine Charles Rinaldi, Jr. Ira Novoselsky voted in favor the costs associated with the Angela Roberto of the motion by Council- audit. Nancy Zizzo lor-at-Large George Rotondo Novoselsky estimated that whose intention is to bring in Obituaries Pages 8 + 9 The charity Backpacks for New Beginnings, founded by student Tristan Kelley and run by stu- the state auditor for the audit. See AUDIT Page 3 dents, delivered 60 backpacks to the Revere Public Schools via Mayor Arrigo just in time for the beginning of the school year. Pictured from left to right are Mayor Brian Arrigo, Tristan Kelley, INDEPENDENT Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Dianne Kelley, and Joe Kelley, Tristan’s father. NEWSPAPER GROUP ICE CREAM AND NETWORKING ON THE BEACH New RHS principal feeling good to be back home By Seth Daniel possibility. students and the community. 50 CENTS But what seems impossible “It’s a little surreal to be If one had suggested to new in life, many times, suddenly back,” he said. “Sometimes Revere High School (RHS) come to pass, and that’s just I have to remind myself I’m NEWS Principal John Perella one what has happened as Perel- back home. Some things have year ago that he would be la settles into his leading role changed dramatically and BRIEFS leading his hometown high at RHS, happy to be home in there are some things that PRICE RITE PARTNERS school this school year, he Revere and feeling an instant would have thought it an im- sense of connection with the WITH FEED THE See NEW PRINCIPAL Page 3 CHILDREN, NABISCO AND PEPSI TO HELP Revere crosswalks may soon get a little brighter FAMILIES IN NEED By Cary Shuman called the crosswalk proposal indicated that red might not Price Rite Marketplace “a great idea.” be the best color for the cross- teamed up with anti-hunger Revere residents may soon McKenna said she con- walks. organization Feed the Chil- be seeing red, green, blue – or ferred with DPW Superinten- dren and event partners Na- even a mural of legendary Pa- dent Paul Argenzio and he See CROSSWALKS Page 7 bisco and Pepsi will distribute triot, Paul Revere within the food and essentials to families citys crosswalks. in need in the Revere area Council President Jessica on Aug. 30. The community Giannino and Vice President event at Price Rite Market- Joanne McKenna co-spon- LAST CALL Slice place of Revere, located at 255 sored a motion that Mayor Squire Road in Revere, serves Brian Arrigo ask the DPW to approximately 400 families investigate the feasibility of while focusing on nutrition using a more visible paint col- and educational development or for crosswalks. for the back-to-school season Kathleen Heiser of the Beachmont Improvement as part of Price Rite Market- Chamber member Robert Upton gets a tasty cherry added to Committee said her commit- place’s Feeding Minds & Bod- his ice cream during last Thursday’s ice cream party and net- ies Campaign. working event hosted by the Revere Chamber of Commerce, in tee is collaborating with the partnership with Twist and Shake. Beautification Committee on the proposal. See NEWS BRIEFS Page 2 “We’ve noticed that when you pull up to a stop sign area, often times you don’t know A NOTE TO OUR the crosswalks are there,” said TRASH Heiser. “My thought was that ADVERTISERS & READERS if you saw color there in the Price subject NOTICE to change OUR OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED crosswalk, even from a half a without MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD IN block away, you would know notice Due to the Monday, Labor Day OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY there’s something to alert you, Holiday on Sept. 3, 2018, so you would slow down. It PHOTO BY SUE ELLEN WOODCOCK .45 Advertising Deadlines for the week of As of press time, the question of Bianchi’s Pizza future, a land- $ Per would be traffic-calming tech- trash will be delayed by Gallon Sept. 5th & 6th will be nique as well as a safety issue.” mark on Revere Beach since 1950, has not been determined. • 1002 Gal. Minimum • 24 Hour Service one day. 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