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Residents, city officials stand against domestic violence By Sara Brown he city of Revere held a candlelight vigil outside the steps of City Hall on September 29 to bring awareness to domestic violence and abuse following the tragic murder of a Revere woman. Revere mom and Lynn school teacher, Vanessa MacCormack, was found dead in the couple’s Grandview Ave. home last weekend. The 30-year-old suffered from stab wounds to her neck, chemical burns, and injuries to her face and head. Her husband, Andrew MacCormack, 29, was charged with her murder and ordered held without bail at his arraignment in Chelsea Dis-
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trict Court on Sept. 27. Mayor Brian Arrigo said he was “stunned� to learn of the tragedy. “At 30 years, Vanessa had so much life ahead of her and to look forward to,� said Arrigo. “When a tragedy like this occurs, it too often feels like an isolated incident that nobody saw coming,� added Arrigo. “The truth it, it’s anything but isolated.� The city partnered with Jane Doe Inc. – the Massachusetts Coalition against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence – for the vigil. According to the organization, there have been 27 deaths to domestic
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In memory of the late Officer Dan Talbot by Cops for Kids with Cancer was a $5,000 check presented to Nicole and Mike Millea for their daughter Rudy’s cancer treatments. Shown, from left to right, are Joe Internicola, Dave Caramanica, William Soto, Ed McNally, Rob Impemba, Mike Weir and the Millea family. See more photo highlights on pages 12 & 13. (Advocate photo by Al Terminiello)
Proposed pot shop ban heads to public hearing By Sara Brown he Revere City Council at the October 1 meeting voted unanimously to not reconsider the recently passed ordinance of forbidding the sale of recreational marijuana. Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe presented the original motion at the September 25 City Council meeting, asking the council to vote in favor of the ban. On October 1, Keefe presented an amendment to ban the retail sales of marijuana in the city. The amendment states the city prohibits nonmedical marijuana and that includes “marijuana cultivators, independent testing laboratories, marijuana product manufacturers, marijuana retailers or any other types of licensed marijuana related businesses.� The amendment will also be discussed during a public hearing. Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo, who was absent from last week’s meeting, said while he supports the ban, the council needs to follow protocol. “If we don’t follow protocol, it opens us up to legal peril,� he said, referring to the matter heading to subcommittee
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Last week, instead of sending Keefe’s motion to subcommittee, like what they usually do with most motions, they voted on it the same night it was presented. “We never should let that happen again,� Rotondo said. Meanwhile, some councillors believe they did the right thing by not sending it to subcommittee. “We met our city’s obligations,� said Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso. “Everything was proper. We dotted our i’s and crossed our t’s.� Keefe said he did his homework before submitting the motion. “I never put this city in jeopardy,� he said. “I knew exactly what I was doing.� However, Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino disagreed. “It just went by too quickly,� she said. Giannino said she felt the amendment was much more organized. City Solicitor Paul Capizzi said he felt the city was at no risk of litigation due to the motion. However, he did point out that the recent medical marijuana facility on Railroad Avenue has the right to sell recreational marijuana in the future
if they desire, and the city cannot stop it. “This is all new territory,� said Capizzi. Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto said if that does happen, he hopes the city makes sure they receive the 3 percent
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