Gloria Ciulla March 8, 1929 – August 7, 2018 Gloria B. Ciulla passed away Tuesday evening, Aug. 7. She was 89 years old. Born and raised in Revere, a beloved daughter of the late Agrippino and Antonette (Alicata) Padova, Gloria…
Month: August 2018
Revere Celebrates National Night Out
Representing the Suffolk County DA’s Officer and the Chelsea District Court Probation Department, from left, are Jackie Ramirez, Chelsea Novelli, Alec Brown, Breanna Arsenault, and Stephanie Hunter of the DA’s Office, and Carolyn Shannon, Erin Hudd, Frank Russo, Alisha MacDonald,…
Revere Fire Dept Awarded $1.1M Homeland Grant
Mayor Brian M. Arrigo announced this week that the Revere Fire Department has been awarded a $1.1 Million SAFER Grant by the U.S. Department Homeland Security. The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant will help the fire department…
Legislature Fails to Pass Education Funding ‘Fix’ at the Last Hour
The last second ticked off the clock on Beacon Hill Tuesday night, July 31, and when the score was settled, education funding for Gateway cities like Everett and Revere was the big loser. School Superintendents à including Revere’s Dianne Kelly,…
Council Discusses Traffic Issues Due to Festival
The City Council discussed the traffic congestion that residents encountered during the International Sand Sculpting Festival that attracted between 700,000-800,000 people to Revere Beach. The councilors took on the issue after Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo made a motion that “Mayor Brian…
Revere Projects Receive Funding in State Environmental Bond Bill
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo joined Sen. Joseph A. Boncore and Rep. RoseLee Vincent and their colleagues in the Legislature who voted Tuesday to pass a $2.4 Billion Environmental Bond Bill focused on improving climate change resiliency and adaptation; enhancing…
August Activities Posted at Local DCR Areas
Celebrate DCR’s 125th birthday by exploring your state park system during the month of August. There are some wonderful programs happening statewide – below are few highlights! For more information check out the DCR event and program calendar (https://www.mass.gov/service-details/upcoming-programs-and-events)! Also,…
Henning Outlines his Proposal on LEED
Candidate for Suffolk County District Attorney Greg Henning announced details of his plan to create a mentorship program called Law Enforcement Early Diversion, or LEED, which would pair law enforcement professionals, such as Assistant District Attorneys and police officers, with…
Frustrated House Waited for Horse Racing/Simulcast Bill All Night
Live horse racing and simulcasting took a topsy-turvy ride over a period of 48 hours last week, when the Sport of Kings became illegal in the Commonwealth for the first time in generations. All of it came as a result…
Community to Honor Father Nazzaro
Fr. John Nazzaro, who has been the face of the Salesian Boys & Girls Club in East Boston throughout his tenure, announced last month he would be leaving East Boston for a new assignment in New Jersey. On Thursday, Aug.…
Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Highlights
Education $4.9 billion in Chapter 70 education funding, which represents an increase of 3.4 percent over the previous fiscal year and increases funding for employee health care costs by $39 million. $319.4 million to fund the Special Education Circuit Breaker,…
Legislators Give Recap of Bills Passed in Session Just Ending
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo joined with Sen. Joseph A. Boncore and Rep.RoseLee Vincent and their colleagues in the Legislature to mark the end of the legislative session and highlight accomplishments of the productive 2017-2018 session that included the passage…
DeLeo Not Happy with Negative Comments on School Funding Breakdown
Last week, after a school funding fix broke down at the State House during the last minute, the imminently important issue for Everett, Revere and Chelsea drew a great deal of disappointment locally and in the Senate, and much of…
Police Briefs 08-08-2018
ENTICING A CHILD A Level 2 sex offender in Revere was arrested on Friday afternoon after an investigation into his efforts to lure a child under 16 via social media. After an investigation into the man, who lives on the…
Church Needs to Take Swift Action on Sexual Abuse
For the past several days, articles in the national media have reported accusations of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual improprieties with several adults and his criminal violations of the sexual abuse of minors.ÊÊThese alleged actions, when committed by any person, are…
Want Better Business? Invest in Public Transit
Earlier this year, an Amazon executive called officials in Detroit to explain why the city had fallen out of contention for the retail giant’s new headquarters. The main reason? The lack of investment in Detroit’s regional public transit. The city…
A Look to the Future
The passage by the legislature of the $2.4 billion bond bill spearheaded by Speaker of the House Bob DeLeo, with the enthusiastic support of Revere State Rep. Roselee Vincent and State Senator Joseph Boncore, that will prepare our state’s coastal…
Summertime — and the Livin’ Is Easy
With this past week’s high temperatures and high humidity, those of us who work and live in air conditioned buildings have had a lot to be thankful for. Even a sojourn to the beach offers no relief from the heat,…
Sports 08-08-2018
Brighton, Revere top each division as playoffs loom for the Yawkey Baseball League teams The Yawkey Baseball League (YBL) has always been competitive, but those in the league said that its parity has never been greater. With the playoffs…
Obituaries 08-08-2018
Florence Novoselsky Charter member of the Revere Jewish Community Center, past president of the JWV Ladies Auxiliary Post 161, and past member of the Revere Hadassah Florence E. (Portnoy) Novoselsky, 100, of Revere, beloved wife of the late Samuel Louis…
