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Mayor Brian Arrigo and his wife, Daveen, are shown carrying their kayak to the water to take part in the Point of Pines Yacht Club and the Marina at the Wharf Restaurant’s Row Row Row for Autism Awareness last Saturday morning at PPYC Beach. The Arrigos were just one of 50 teams participating in the event to raise funds for autism awareness. See more photo highlights inside on pages 14-15. (Advocate photos by Al Terminiello)
Residents in favor of RCN coming to city By Sara Brown
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esidents said they want competition in terms of cable providers in the Beach City and they let their voices and pocketbooks be heard on Monday night. Cable TV newcomer RCN ap-
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peared before the city on August 21 to have a public ascertainment hearing on whether or not the city will grant them a contract. Currently, the only cable provider in the city is Comcast whose contract expires March 18, 2018. “I speak in favor of competition,” said School Committeewoman Carol Tye. “Competition is what is best for the city.” Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso agreed. “Competition leads to better prices for our consumers,” he said. Guinasso said he pays $244 a month for Comcast and does not have any of the premium channels like HBO or Stars. While the city cannot negotiate rates, Guinasso said competition would eventually lower the rates in the city. Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky said “competition is
a key thing in any world and Revere needs it to.” Councilor-at-Large Steve Morabito said he is in favor of RCN getting a contract with the city because it will give residents a choice. Others wanted to make sure if RCN is granted a contract that they give RevereTV all the resources they need. “RTV is a lifeline to active seniors and seniors that are isolated in their homes,” said Steven Fielding, director of the senior center. Others agreed. “I would ask for the continued support for Revere Television,” said Matthew Amato. Amato said he would like to see RevereTV be able to broadcast in high definition. “They do a great job show-
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Demolition finally begins at Wonderland Greyhound Park
The crumbling Wonderland Greyhound Park building, first built in 1935, has been closed since 2010, shortly after a statewide ban on dog racing came into effect. (Advocate photo by Brendan Clogston)
By Brendan Clogston
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or much of the 20th century, Wonderland was a centerpiece of Revere’s economy. It’s demolition, which began last Friday, August 18, marks the end of an era. Though all ends are also beginnings, and city officials hope that the site, which charged so much of the city’s growth in years past, will continue to do so with new development. While it’s not yet clear what will emerge at the 30 acre site – first the question of whether or not the land’s current owners will sell, as they have been considering – city officials on hand Friday were hopeful that it had
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the potential to have a “transformative” effect on the city. “It’s an interesting day, because I think about the fact that I had the opportunity to work here – I know a lot of people in Revere had the opportunity to work here –and it was at one point an economic driver and engine in our community,” said Mayor Arrigo, who worked at the dog track as a “leadout” between 2002 and 2004 to help pay his way through college at Suffolk University. ”Now, with both tracks (Suffolk Downs and Wonderland) being closed down or getting to a point where they’re going
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