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City Council, residents voice concerns over Revere Beach, Yeamans St. developments By Sara Brown
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TWO TIMES A CHARM: For the second year in a row, Coach Lou Cicatelli hoists the T-Day Trophy as the RHS Football Patriots celebrate their 17-14 Thanksgiving Day win over the Vikings in Winthrop. See story and photos inside on pages 14 & 15. (Advocate photo by Al Terminiello)
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proposed development on Revere Beach raised tensions during a City Council meeting. At the November 27 meeting, a public hearing was held on an application from A Chara Development seeking permission to raze the existing nonconforming structures and construct a new six-story mixed-use development with two commercial units on the first floor and 145 residential units on the remaining floors at 320 Revere Beach Blvd. According to Attorney Lawrence Simeone, Jr., 55 percent of the units will be studio or one-bedroom apartments, 42 percent will be two bedrooms and 3 percent will be three bedrooms. There will be 188 parking spaces. They will also be offering a shuttle service to the MBTA station. The developer also said they will let Bianchi’s Pizza remain at its location, which is in the middle of the proposed development. The popular pizza restaurant has been in Revere since the 1950’s. “They have stood the test of time,” said Simeone. Revere resident John Correggio said he is in favor of the de-
velopment, saying he is happy they are keeping Bianchi’s. “They have been doing business there for over 70 years,” he said. “We want to keep the pizza place there.” The owners of Bianchi’s said this is the first developer of the site that has come to them and said they want them to stay. Not everyone was happy with the plans. “I think they’re trying to pacify us by saying they will keep Bianchi’s,” said Revere resident Ralph DeCicco. “The beach cannot afford a big development like this.” DeCicco said since the development has two- and threebedroom units, families will move to Revere, and this will impact an already overcrowded school system. “Our school department cannot handle that,” he said. “Where are these kids going to go?” State Rep. RoseLee Vincent agreed. “I am not opposed to responsible development. I am opposed to overdevelopment,” she said. She worried the development would impact Revere’s problems with traffic and parking. “I don’t think we should be
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SPLASH DOWN: A police chase of a bank robbery suspect ended at the top of a closed swimming pool on Butler Street on Tuesday night. (Boston Herald staff photo by John Wilcox)
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suspect fleeing police late Tuesday night crashed his van into a backyard swimming pool in Revere following an attempted robbery in Everett. Gianni Mazza, 42, of Peabody, pleaded not guilty to charges, including attempting to commit a crime and resisting arrest, at his arraignment Wednesday in Malden District Court. Authorities said Mazza was wanted in connection with an armed
robbery at the Fine Mart Convenience store in Everett. According to police, Mazza was allegedly armed with a gun and dressed in black when he confronted the clerk, who decided to fight Mazza with a chair. The store clerk, Kiet Ngo, told the Boston Herald on Thursday, “I was scared. Anytime people pull a gun on you, you’re scared.” Reportedly, Mazza ran from the store and the clerk chased him down the street with a
baseball bat. “The officer with the cruiser saw me with the baseball bat. He thought I tried to hurt someone,” Ngo said. “He drew the gun on me, told me to drop the bat. I told him, ‘Officer, I chase after the robber.’” Police spotted the suspect’s van, which then drove down Butler Street, a dead-end street, crashing through a fence and into the pool. Po-
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