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Friday, January 25, 2019
Driver uninjured after car plunges into icy river Weekend storm clean-up keeps DPW workers busy By Tara Vocino he Department of Public Works had a busy weekend with the ice storm, which brought four inches of snow and two inches of sleet and ice to Revere. “Ice was more of a problem to manage,� Department of Public Works Superintendent Paul Argenzio said Tuesday in between re-sanding the roads. “We used approximately 1,800 tons of salt between Saturday and [Tuesday] morning.� Argenzio said crews were out for 24 hours from Saturday into Sunday and returned on Monday morning for another 10 hours. “We had 52 pieces of the road with a combination of city and private contractors,� Argenzio said.
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Argenzio went on to say that there was minor street flooding along Mill Street when it changed to rain from catch basins being covered. Ward 5 Councillor John Powers said Tuesday that a seawall was installed last year to help alleviate flooding and that Jersey barriers may be needed in the long-term. Powers plans to meet with the Department of Environmental Protection to discuss options. Car goes into water during ice storm Identified as the most notable car crash during the ice storm, a 21-year-old Lynn man wasn’t injured when his BMW went into the water at 585 COLD RECOVERY: G/J Towing removed this BMW from the icy water of the Pines River after it went off the road near 585 North Shore Rd. late Saturday during the storm. The driver, a WEEKEND | SEE PAGE 6 21-year-old Lynn man, wasn’t injured in the crash. (Photo Courtesy of Rick Starbard)
Foster/adopted parents, potentials share why they feel called
At an Information Table on Tuesday at City Hall, from left to right, 16-year foster parent Cheryl McCormick, Department of Children and Families (DCF) Foster Parent Recruiter Laurie Girdharry and DCF Social Worker Roxanna Trujillo talked about their foster care experience. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
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SURF’S UP: What ’s a better way to spend a wild winter storm than to head down to Revere Beach and surf the day away, like this diehard dude? He is pictured after surfing a few hours with a friend (not pictured) on Sunday. (Advocate photo by JD Mitchell)
oster/adopted parents and those interested in foster care attended an Information Table at City Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Former Revere resident Cheryl McCormick said being a foster parent is “the best job she ever had.� “I took children from not-thebest-situations and they suc-
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ceeded,� McCormick said. McCormick has fostered hundreds of children on Pleasant Street, many of them in emergenc y situations, during a 16-year period. She explained that she gave them a safe, temporary place with the goal of returning them to their families. She said she has fostered all ages from newborns
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