We want to extend our very best wishes for a Happy Rosh Hashanah to our friends of the Jewish faith. The Jewish New Year 5775 begins at sundown Wednesday. We want to thank two houses of worship, Temple B’Nai Israel…
Month: September 2014
Letters to the Editor
Thanks for support Dear Editor: The Revere Public Library would like to thank the following donors for bringing the new statue “Hope†to the Library and to the City of Revere! Revere Revere-Winthrop Pediatrics Leonard Piazza Victoria Natoli Burnett Moynihan…
Obituaries 09-24-2014
Rosemary Paul Activities Director Who Loved to be ‘Blinged Out†Rosemary (Michael) Paul, wife of Carl A. Paul of Magnolia passed away on Sunday, September 21 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center. She was 81 years old. She was born…
Market Basket May Open Nov. 1
The Northgate Market Basket could be opening its doors as soon as Nov. 1 if things go according to plan, Mayor Dan Rizzo said this week. The long-awaited store looks to be an anchor tenant of the mall and an…
Suffolk Downs to Close Down on Nov. 20
For many at Suffolk Downs, a casino wasn’t near and dear to their hearts, but it was a means of preserving a way of life and a trade that was as much a part of them as the air they…
Moving Forward from Casino Loss
City officials did their best to begin the healing process on Monday night after losing the casino battle, with Councillor Brian Arrigo suggesting the City start a Master Planning process and Mayor Dan Rizzo unveiling plans for another Economic Development…
Clause Prevents Revere from SCA Status with Everett
Revere is likely to never see any official fruits of the casino project in Everett, with no Surrounding Community status or agreement due to a clause in the City’s Host Community Agreement (HCA) that waived its status on the Everett…
MGC gives casino license to Wynn: Mohegan Sun’s Bid Falls Short to Build Resort at Suffolk Downs
It came down to risky versus safe, and in the end the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) chose the riskier bet in awarding the Greater Boston resort casino license to Wynn Resorts on Tuesday afternoon. The vote ended up 3-1 to…
Columbus Day Breakfast on October 11
The Columbus Day Planning Committee, made up of City Officials, members of the Revere Chamber of Commerce, as well as several other community stakeholders, has been meeting frequently since last year’s successful Columbus Day Parade and Breakfast. They are happy…
Tall Parkway Building Slips Through Zoning Cracks
There are some new constructions that raise the eyebrows of those in the neighborhood and then there is the new building on the Parkway nearly touching Lee Burbank Highway – a development that slipped through the zoning cracks and has…
Rizzo Reacts to MGC Decision
The disappointment was written all over Mayor Dan Rizzo’s face Tuesday afternoon once it became apparent that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) had swung to the competing project in Everett. But he didn’t stay down long. Jumping up to meet…
Police Briefs 09-17-2014
ARMED BICYCLIST ROBS GAS STATION The Prime Gas station on American Legion Highway was robbed at knifepoint by a man on a bicycle last Sunday evening. Around 7:15 p.m., a white male wearing sunglasses arrived on a red or blue…
Revere Still is On the Move
The long-awaited decision from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has come and Everett is the big winner. What seemed like an incredible long shot when Mayor Carlo DeMaria announced that Steve Wynn was looking at a site in Everett back…
House Passes Clark’s Infant and Toddler Provisions
The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to reauthorize the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program including provisions Congresswoman Katherine Clark introduced earlier this year. Clark’s bill, the Infant and Toddler Care Improvement Act, enhances CCDBG by providing strategies…
Capital Funds Available for Nonprofit Child Care Providers
The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) has released the application and guidelines for nonprofit child care providers interested in submitting applications to the newly-established Early Education and Out of School Time (EEOST) Capital Fund Program. The program…
Sports 09-17-2014
Patriots open gridiron season with exciting win over Medford The Revere High football team kicked off its 2014 season with an exciting 35-34 victory at Medford Friday night under the lights at Hormel Stadium. “It was a great football game and…
Obituaries 09-17-2014
Rita Tritto Boston Crossing Guard for more than 25 Years Rita T. (Fabiano) Tritto of East Boston passed away on Sunday, September 14. She was 81 years old. A Crossing Guard for the City of Boston for over 25 years,…
Herald Backs Mohegan, Globe Endorses Wynn Project
Just a few weeks after the Boston Herald endorsed the Mohegan Sun project, the Boston Globe surprised everyone with a comprehensive endorsement of the Wynn casino project in its edition on Sunday, Sept. 9. “…a rival plan in Everett looks…
EBNHC To Hold Workshop On September 17
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and Boston Medical Center are pleased to present “Keeping Your Heart Healthy as You Get Older,â€Â a free workshop for all community members. The session will be held on Wednesday, September 17th from noon…
Police Briefs 09-10-2014
HOUSE CALL ROBBERY One young man tried to appease his robbers on Shirley Avenue last Tuesday, Sept. 2, by visiting his friends at home and asking them if they had any money he could give to the two robbers. The…
