Month: March 2017

Joyce Dinuccio Sworn In As Notary Public

Revere resident Joyce DiNuccio was recently sworn-in as a notary public by Assistant Secretary of the Commonwealth Michael Maresco. State Representative RoseLee Vincent was also in attendance at the State House ceremony. Pictured (left to right) are: State Representative RoseLee…

Honoring Our Veterans

Mayor Arrigo (left) and Director of Veteran Services, Marc Silvestri (right), honored all local veterans with a gift certificate of honor for their service. Shown above is City Councillor Charlie Patch (center) who served in Vietnam as marine in 1969-1970…

Arrigo Signs Contracts with Three Unions

By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Mayor and union representatives for the Revere Police Employees Association, the Revere School Traffic Supervisors Union and the Public Works Department have signed and agreed to new labor contracts. While all three contracts are separate,…

News Briefs

RHS GRADUATION DATE SET The Revere Public Schools officially announced this week that they have set the commencement exercises for this year’s senior class on Thursday, June 8. The rain date will be Friday, June 9. The graduation will take…

Police Briefs 03-29-2017

ARREST Report MONDAY, MARCH 20 Walter C. Cruz, 23, of Canton, was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and carrying a dangerous weapon. Sandro D. Anaya, 22, of 1729 North Shore Rd., was…

Trump Fails to Put Children First in His Budget

By Senator Sal DiDomenico President Donald Trump recently released his 2018 budget, outlining billions of dollars in cuts to vital governmental agencies and services. Almost laughably, the Administration has titled its budget “America First,” despite zeroing out and reducing funding…

Investing in Revere’s Future

By Mayor Brian Arrigo Good governance requires looking beyond the present day and planning for the long-term future of our city. At this week’s City Council meeting, the council approved requests I submitted that represent a significant investment in Revere’s…

How Low Can They Go?

The political goings-on in Washington these past few weeks truly have been unprecedented within the lifetime of anyone alive today. The budget outline submitted by President Trump a few weeks ago, followed by the failed attempt to take away health…

A Good Vote

The vote by both the City Council and School Committee to approve the submission of a Statement of Interest for a new high school to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) certainly comes as good news to both parents and…

It Was Bound to Happen

The news last week that officials at Suffolk Downs Racetrack are entertaining offers to sell the 160 acre site should come as little surprise to local officials and residents. Ever since the bid to place a casino at the site…

Sports 03-29-2017

A Perfect Season Immaculate Conception JV team enjoys undefeated regular season By Taylor Giuffre-Catalano The Immaculate Conception Junior Varsity Boys Basketball team went undefeated in their 2016-2017 regular season, and continued on to as finalists in the state tournament. The…

Obituaries 03-29-2017

Charles R. Balliro Attorney, actor, author, and playtwright Attorney Charles R. Balliro died tragically in his Winthrop home on Saturday, March 18. He was 68 years old. Born in Boston, Charlie was raised in the North End before the family…