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Football Pats primed for A mother’s pain of losing Gloucester in season opener her daughter to drugs “I miss her every day”
By Sara Brown
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TEAM LEADERS: Shown with head coach Lou Ciccatelli are 2017 RHS Patriots Varsity Captains, Ron Marcelino and Edeh Ballo.
By Julian Cardillo
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evere football coach Louis Cicatelli is an expert at getting the most out of his players – one of the reasons they’re one of the toughest games in North Shore foot-
ball. The Patriots are a physical team with a never-say-die attitude. And with Cicatelli at the helm, they’ve got a 16year coaching veteran to retool and develop players every season. Revere opens the campaign
on Friday against Gloucester at Della Russo Stadium. It’s an even tilt, particularly because both teams enter the season with physical and skilled units. ‘‘These kids are physical,’’ Cic-
FOOTBALL | SEE PAGE 17
Council approves DPW upgrade funding, seeks City Hall renovations Rotondo proposes fining shopping cart owners
By Sara Brown
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he City Council approved $82,000 to put the Department of Public Works in a new setup on Charger Street. The money will go to leasing of land and a trailer to replace the old office that has been decaying into an unhealthy environment for decades. The council also expressed their concerns for City Hall, saying there was mold throughout the building and it was falling apart. “City Hall is in terrible shape,” Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino said during the meeting on August 28. “We are putting employees at risk.” She said there have been many occasions where debris has fallen from the council chamber ceiling on the councillors. “And we are not here every day like the employees,” she said. Director of Finance George Anzuoni said the city is still deciding on what to do with City
Hall and how to solve the issues there. He said the city will be using the money received from the insurance claim from tornado damage three years ago for repairs when a plan is finally in place. “It’s an old building and it was shaken,” he said. “This is where most of the damage happened.” He also said while there is some mold in City Hall, it is not higher than allowable rates. However, not everyone on
the council was convinced. Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso said his son works in the basement and has been out of work for months with Legionella. Guinasso stated that he can’t prove it’s from City Hall but he believes it is. “This is nothing to fool around with – this is people’s health we’re talking about,” he said. In other news, ward Councillors Joanne McKenna and
UPGRADE | SEE PAGE 7
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augus resident Audrey Richards remembers her daughter, Taylor, as a vibrant, fun-loving induvial. That’s why it was so shocking when her daughter passed away four years ago of a heroin overdose. “She looked great,” said Richards about her daughter days before she died. “You never would have guessed there was a problem.” Richards is telling her story in honor of the 11th annual Revere Beach Memorial. The annual memorial is a candlelight vigil for families and friends who wish to remember a loved one who lost their life due to an overdose. This year the event will be on September 17 at the bandstand on Revere Beach. Taylor Richards grew up in Revere and graduated from Saugus High School after she moved from the city with her family. She was active in dance in school. After graduating, she became a waitress at Texas Roadhouse. She was only 24 years old when she died. “She had friends everywhere,” said Richards. “I know everyone thinks their kid is amazing, but she really was – she was so loving.” The problem started when
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Taylor Richards Taylor started using Percocet; her mother knew nothing about it. “One night I got a phone call from her saying she needed help,” she said. “That’s when I found out there was a problem.” Richards brought her daughter to a detox center the next day. While she thought she was helping her daughter – that would only mark the downward spiral of her daughter as Taylor learned about heroin at the detox center. “People told her it was a cheap high and so much easier to get than pills,” said Richards. “I think that’s where she first got the idea to use heroin.” A few weeks later, Taylor was
DRUGS | SEE PAGE 8
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