Month: February 2017

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…

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…

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…

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…