THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, October 20, 2017

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Paul Revere principal stepping down By Sara Brown

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he Revere Public School system is getting ready to say goodbye to beloved Paul Revere Innovation School Principal Barbara Kelly. Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly read the principal’s resignation letter to the School Committee on October 17 at the regular School Committee meeting. “My time spent at this school has been the best years of my working life,” the letter states. Kelly said she was “heartbroken” that the principal was stepping down. “She has been an incredible asset to Revere Public Schools,” she said. “We were so blessed to have her in

Revere. Kelly has been the principal of the Paul Revere Innovation School for eight years and has over 35 years of experience in education. Kelly earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master’s of Education from Salem State University. She attended Revere Public Schools and is a graduate of Revere High School. She was the first principal of an innovation school in the state. “I could not have imagined I would be finishing my career as principal in Revere,” her letter reads. “The time has come to close the book.” The superintendent said that Kelly was so strong as a princi-

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The Great Pumpkin Dash

Hundreds of runners in the 12-and-under group take-off in the Annual Great Pumpkin Dash 5K at Revere Beach last Sunday. See more photo highlights inside on pages 12 & 13. (Advocate photo by Al Terminiello)

License Commission stuck in neutral over Wondy parking lot

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By Sara Brown

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he Revere License Commission met with the attorney representing the owners of the former Wonderland Dog Track property to find out why their parking lot was still in operation.

Attorney James Cipoletta told the commission at the October 18 meeting that the owners were granted a special permit by the council back in 2013 to allow for parking for two years – expiring in 2015. In 2016 they attempted to renew the licens-

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ing fee but were told the permit had expired and did not comply with zoning. However, Cipoletta argued that the city did not have a right to do that and there should be no “sunset” clause when it comes to the special permit. He said that the two-

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