The Revere High football team will be a slight favorite over Winthrop when coach Lou Cicatelli and his Patriots take the field for the 87th renewal of their Thanksgiving Day rivalry at the Vikings’ new Miller Field complex. The opening…
Month: November 2017
Celebrate Small Business Saturday at Beach Sales
Shop small and celebrate Small Business Saturday this weekend at Beach Sales, a family-run showroom offering a range of discount appliances and electronics. To make the sweet deals even sweeter, free coffee and donuts will be served to customers on…
Revere Cares Turning 20
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Revere Cares Coalition is celebrating two decades of working with the City of Revere to make it a healthier, more aware community. Twenty years ago, Revere Cares was born out of a collaboration with Massachusetts…
Gravellese Leaving Mayor’s Office to Take Position at Boston College
By Sue Ellen Woodcock He’s been by Mayor Brian Arrigo’s side since before the election two years ago, but now Joe Gravellese, the mayor’s aide, will be taking a position with Boston College. His last day of work for the…
RHS Hoop Star Valentina Pepic Signs with Niagara University:Williams to be Inducted into the Hall of Fame
A longtime Revere equipment rental industry leader will become one of the newest inductees into the Rental Hall of Fame. The late Melvin Williams will be formally inducted during a ceremony at The Rental Show in New Orleans on Feb.…
MCAS Scores Show Gains in Elementary, Still Work to Do at Middle School Levels
By Seth Daniel Revere School officials have been crunching MCAS numbers and reported that scores are strong in the elementary schools, though certain subgroups in the high school are weighing down that school’s overall achievement. The schools presented the analyzed…
Police Briefs 11-22-2017
ARREST Report MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Edward Perez, 27, of Mattapan, was arrested on three outstanding warrants. Daniel Pineda, 30, of 581 Proctor Ave., was arrested on a charge of assault and battery in a domestic situation. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14…
AMAC:Aging is a Disease and Science is Determined to Find A ‘Cure’ for It
Is old age a disease? Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC], says a significant amount of scientific research indicates that aging is, indeed, a disease. “More important there are many who believe it is a…
Remember Those in Need
For the vast majority of Americans, Thanksgiving and the holiday season is a joyous time when the abundance that life offers is most apparent in a wealthy nation such as ours. But the sad reality for many of our fellow…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, tracing its roots back almost 400 years to the Pilgrims, long before there was even a thought of a United States of America. Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. It has no religious meaning,…
Sports 11-22-2017
Revere wins Powderpuff game 20-0 By Kevin Mahoney The Revere High versus Winthrop High Powder Puff Game is always a much-anticipated event on the sports calendar. Held annually on the weekend before Thanksgiving, the players from Revere High School and…
Obituaries 11-22-2017
Mladen ‘Braco’ Stijakovic Honorable man, great friend and warrior to the end Mladen “Braco” Stijakovic of Revere passed away at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after a long battle with lung cancer on Nov. 16. He was 61 years old.…
EBNHC,Officials Celebrate PACE Facility Groundbreaking
By Seth Daniel The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) embarked upon a project that will produce its largest and newest PACE program center in the network – a center that is designed to accommodate older adults in the daytime…
The Ultimate Wedding Contest Looks to Make a Special Someone’s Dreams Come True
Story & Photo by Marianne Salza While attending a performance at Blue Ocean Music Hall last summer, Heather Siegal-Demuro, co-owner of The Ultimate Woman’s Apparel, shared a table with a young couple who had been long engaged. The two had…
Capital Improvement Plan Details Revere’s Focus Through 2022
By Sue Ellen Woodcock It was capital improvement night at the City Council on Monday night, when Mayor Brian Arrigo presented a report detailing a proposed capital improvement plan and a plan for the Department of Public Works facility. All…
Vincent is In:To Seek Re-Election as State Rep in 2018
By Sue Ellen Woodcock While the next election for state representative is a year away, current State Rep. RoseLee Vincent is quashing rumors that she won’t run. She absolutely will. “The rumors are not true. I’ve only just begun,†said…
Election 2017 is in the Books
By Stephen Quigley Just when one thought that there would be a respite on election speculation for at least two months, on Wednesday morning, before the ballots were certified, rumors were already swirling from the Bagel Bin on Shirley Avenue…
Shop in Revere on Small Business Saturday, Nov 25
By Sue Ellen Woodcock It’s easy to name off big box stores, but it’s the small businesses thriving to keep Revere moving that people remember for years to come. On this year’s Small Business Saturday, which takes place on Saturday,…
MBTA Revisits Blue-Line/Red-Line Connector
By John Lynds Significant development in East Boston, Revere and along the MBTA Blue Line corridor has the MBTA re-examining the stalled Blue-Line/Red-Line Connector. At an October 30 MBTA board meeting, board chairman Joseph Aiello asked agency staff for an…
MassDot Working on New Toll-Plaza Reconfiguration
By John Lynds It’s no secret that traffic in East Boston has gotten worse, not better as a result of MassDOT’s All Electronic Tolling (AET) program that removed the toll booths from the mouth of the Sumner Tunnel. The removal…
