To paraphrase Starship Enterprise Captain James T. Kirk’s opening lines from the old (1960s vintage) Star Trek TV series, the Revere High boys’ basketball team will be going where no Patriot boys’ team has gone since 2001. Coach David Leary’s…
Month: February 2017
NEC Champion Lady Patriots Prepare for State Tournament
By Cary Shuman The Revere High girls basketball team, led by first-year head coach Lianne O’Hara, won its first 18 games of the season, captured the Northeastern Conference North championship with a perfect 16-0 mark, and soared to the No.…
Vinny’s Sells $10M Lottery Ticket
By Cary Shuman Vinny’s Food Market, 296 Malden St., sold a $10 million winning ticket to a lucky customer in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$10,000,000 Gold†instant game. Lisa Gochakowski of Somerville bought the $20 ticket during a visit to…
Board Votes to Make 21 Legal Smoking Age
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Starting July 1, purchasers of tobacco products in Revere are going to have to be 21 years of age or older. On Tuesday morning, the Board of Health voted in 12 new amendments regarding the sale…
News Briefs
COMMISSION OF DISABILITIES HOLDS Meeting The Commission on Disabilities held its February meeting last Tuesday, discussing a number of items of interest to residents with disabilities: Website updates: The Commission on Disabilities’ website, http://www.revere.org/departments/commission-on-disabilities, has been updated with application forms…
Police Briefs 02-22-2017
ARREST Report MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Santiago Mesa, 30, of 165 Winthrop Ave., was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor (2nd offense), unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and failing to stop for…
Letter to the Editor
$18 MILLION LEGISLATURE PAY RAISE Dear Editor: Our Legislators voted themselves an appalling $18 million in raises, stipends and expense account increases. This was done with lightning speed under the cover of the Patriots Super Bowl win and a national…
Robert Kraft’s Relationship with the President is More than Okay
By Jonathan Salemi The New England Patriots won Super Bowl 51 by overcoming unbelievable odds. But there was another story line to this game that will continue growing. A section of America doesn’t like Patriots owner Robert Kraft because of…
Continuing to Tackle the Opioid Crisis
By Mayor Brian Arrigo Ending the stigma around addiction needs to be more than just a slogan: it requires a serious commitment from leaders at all levels of government. That’s why I have made this work central to my first…
Worth Considering
The announcement by Mayor Brian Arrigo in his recent State of the City Address that the site of Wonderland Dog Track is his number one priority for a development certainly is good news. This 34-acre site should be a catalyst…
The Opioid Battle Continues
Just three weeks ago when the Revere statistics were released for opioid deaths and overdoses in 2016, it appeared that the measures in place combatting this terrible crisis were working, as there was a significant decrease reported. However, just a…
Congratulations,RHS Basketball Teams
This has been one of the most exciting winters in Revere High School basketball history. The Revere High girls basketball team, under first-year head coach Lianne O’Hara, became the biggest story on the North Shore, accumulating 18 consecutive victories while…
Sports 02-22-2017
RhS sports Roundup Season winding down for RHS hockey team A string of three games in four days took its toll on a weary Revere High hockey this past week, with the Patriots dropping all three encounters. Their week opened…
Obituaries 02-22-2017
Angelo Moscato Of Revere Angelo Moscato of Revere died on February 18. The beloved husband of the late Maria T. (Iannello) Moscato, he was the loving son of the late Thomas and Ermina Moscato; devoted father of Dorothea Jewkes and…
Blades of RHS Hockey
Captain Chris Anderson celebrates his last home game at Senior Night with family, Uncle Chuck Zullo (’77), cousins, Dino (’05) & Marco Mazzarelli (’14) and Maxx Anderson (16).
Snow Blankets City With 23 Inches
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The one, two, three punch blanketed the City with over a foot of snow, closing schools for three days and City Hall last Thursday. Winter storm Niko dropped 14 inches last Thursday, with other storms dropping…
Opioid Overdoses Show Sudden Spike
Just two weeks after reporting that opioid overdoses and deaths were down for the year, there was an uptick in overdoses and fatalities due in large part to an influx of fentanyl. Last week, Mayor Brian Arrigo issued an advisory…
Councillors Tackle Parking Ban on City Streets
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Parking is at a premium in Revere and commercial vehicles parking on residential streets is a problem that members of the city council would like to see controlled. On Monday afternoon the City Council’s Public Safety…
News Briefs
Special Olympics Young Athlete Program Returning Next Month This past fall, the Special Olympics returned to Revere after a long absence with a successful “Young Athletes†program for children age two through seven with intellectual disabilities. Building on this success,…
Police Briefs 02-15-2017
ARREST Report MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Janine M. Proia, 22, of Winthrop, was issued a summons for a charge of assault & battery. Sergio DaCunha, 33, of Chelsea, was issued a summons for a charge of operating a motor vehicle with…
