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Local needy families thank backpack, food donors
Mayor Brian Arrigo praises volunteers and contributors to the backpack and food drive for needy students, organized by Price Rite Marketplace and Feed the Children, together with event partners Nabisco and Pepsi during a ceremony Thursday morning.
By Tara Vocino
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Bianchi’s Last (Pizza) Stand
FAREWELL FEAST: The lucky crew of Engine 5 – Firefighters Bill Churchill, Brian Doherty and Frank Trichilo – are shown picking up the last two Bianchi’s pizzas made at Bianchi’s former location at 322 Revere Beach Blvd. on Monday evening after the business finally ran out of pizza dough. Bianchi’s served over 1,000 pizzas on Sunday and over 800 on Saturday, according to Nick Bonaventura, grandson of Anthony Bianchi. Pictured on their final night were workers Geno Bonaventura, Brian Mendacchia, Sean DeSalvo, Nick Bonaventura and Matt Gasparini. Bianchi’s struck a deal with Renzo’s down the Boulevard and will move their ovens to replace Renzo’s brick ovens sometime in the near future. (Advocate photo by JD Mitchell)
fied by The Salvation Army, received a 25-pound box of food; ocals struggling financially a 10-pound box of essentials, as well as town and state of- including shampoo, conditionficials commented on what it er, lotion and personal-care was like to receive backpacks items; additional food, such as and food in the parking lot of fresh produce and shelf-stable Price Rite on Thursday morn- items provided by Price Rite ing. Marketplace; and two backPrice Rite Marketplace and packs filled with school supFeed the Children, togeth- plies for the new school year. By Tara Vocino er with event partners NabisLocal dignities, who spoke to co and Pepsi, provided fami- the issue of food insecurity in the hile reading over the state lies in need in the Revere area local community, provided openprimary election results at with food and essentials to ing remarks before volunteers City Hall on Tuesday night, a prepare them for the back-to- distributed food and essentials. few offered their thoughts on school season. Each of the 400 the election. families, who were pre-identi- PRICE RITE | SEE PAGE 15 “In all fairness, they are all qualified,” Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito said, who hasn’t met any of the candidates personally. “They’re all great candidates, and whoev363 Revere St., Revere * 781-629-2736 er won would have been great. I’m disappointed at the low * 16 Years of Experience New Customer turnout, but I’m sure having * Using Green Earth Solvent SPECIAL the election the day after La* Offering Same-Day Service bor Day and in the heat affect* Free Pick-up & Delivery to Home ed the turnout.” ~ OFFERING THESE GREAT DISCOUNTS ~ & Office Seventeen percent of regis* 20% Revere Municipal tered voters came out, with 67 (Please provide proof Employee Discount of employment) Months of September percent of them being Demo& October * 20% Senior Discount (Ages 65 or older) cratic, 33 percent of them Republicans and less than 1 per-
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On the democratic end Elizabeth Warren garnered 72 percent of the votes with 2,267 votes for U.S. Senator. There were 83 write-ins, or 3 percent, and 788 blanks votes, or 25 percent. Jay Gonzalez won the Governor’s seat with 37 percent of the votes with 1,164 votes against Bob Massie, who had 33 percent of the votes with 1,050 votes. There were 54 write-ins, or 2 percent, and 870 blank votes, or 28 percent. Quentin Palfrey won Lieutenant Governor with 35 percent of votes, garnering 1,111 votes against Jimmy Tingle, who gaining 34 percent of votes with 1,058 votes. There were 28 write-ins, or less than 1 percent, and 941 blank votes, or 30 percent. Maura Healey won Attorney General with 77 percent of the votes with 2,419 votes coming in. There were 50 write-ins, or 2 percent, and 669 blank votes, or 21 percent. Incumbent William Francis Galvin won 66 percent of votes with 2,058 votes against newcomer Josh Zakim, who had 24 percent of votes with 767 votes, for Secretary of State. There were 10 write-ins, or less
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