Saber Abougalala, owner of the Good Diner, with his wife, Shimaa, and children, Abdel, 18; Adam, 16; and Hana, 9; with volunteer, Pamela M. Anderson, loading up trays of Thanksgiving dinners for the First Congregational Church parishioners.
Month: November 2018
Straight Out of the 1700s At the RHS Pep Rally
RHS Principal John Perella gets into the Revere spirit with Dillion Day and Erica Anderson at the Revere High School pep rally held last Wednesday, Nov. 21. The pep rally is held every year to get the students and athletes…
RHS LACROSSE STAR:Eric Bua Signs Letter of Intent to Attend Franklin Pierce Univ
Eric Bua began playing lacrosse in the Revere youth program in the sixth grade. Former Revere lacrosse coach Steve Magno knew right away that Eric was a special player with a bright future in the sport. Eric’s mother, Renee Richards,…
Council Approves Suffolk Downs Redevelopment
The Revere City Council voted by a 10-1 margin to give the go-ahead to the proposed 161-acre development project at Suffolk Downs, with 40 percent to be developed on the Revere portion and 60 percent on the East Boston portion…
Tax Rate Dropping 6.5 Percent in FY19
Revere Board of Assessor Chairman Dana Brangiforte and Assessors Mathew McGrath and John Verrengia appeared at a City Council hearing Monday night for the purpose of submitting the city’s proposed Fiscal Year 2019 tax rate. The assessors announced the residential…
Human Remains Found at Rumney Marsh
The Thanksgiving weekend was anything but quiet for local and State Police as human bones were found in Rumney Marsh and an elderly woman was robbed in the Beachmont section. State Police are not commenting on additional bones found in…
Revere School Committee Pays Tribute to Carol White
At last week’s School Committee Meeting Revere School Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly led the committee in a special tribute to longtime school administrator Carol White. White, who had been with Revere Public Schools for nearly four decades, died following a…
News Briefs
Holiday entertainment this month There’s a lot going on in Revere this holiday season, here’s a sampling of just a few events in the coming week: The Annual Robert A. Marra Memorial Sounds of Christmas Concert Sunday, Dec. 2,…
Christmas Ecumenical Memorial Service at Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery has announced it will be holding its’ eighteenth annual Christmas Ecumenical Memorial Service in the chapel on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Francis J. LaRovere, III, Esquire President and Chief Executive Officer in making the announcement…
Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation Holds Election
A Special Election was held on November 8 to fill the position of President for the Revere Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation. Bob Upton, longtime RSCHP member and Revere Beach enthusiast was nominated and elected as the new interim…
The Good Diner Thanksgiving
With a generous heart of contentment, Saber Abougalala stood peacefully outside the frosted glass door of his Broadway diner on the sunny, 17° Thanksgiving morning. The Good Diner owner had been cooking turkey dinners for First Congregational Church parishioners since…
NARFE to Hold Holiday Party December 5
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) North Shore Chapter 479 invites active and retired Federal employees to its Holiday Party Wednesday December 5, from 12 Noon to 3 p.m.  at Angelica’s Restaurant and Functions, 49 South Main St. Middleton.   Cost is…
Police Briefs 11-28-2018
TWO MEN ARRESTED IN BOSTON AFTER UNDERCOVER OPERATION HERE As a result of a two-month long undercover narcotics operation by members of the Revere Police Department Narcotics/Gang Unit, members of the Winthrop Police Department, and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department…
Climate Change is Happening Now
The report released last Friday by 13 U.S. government agencies concurring in an assessment that the effects of climate change will result in a 10 percent decline in the U.S. gross national product and the loss of $1 trillion in…
Sports 11-28-2018
RHS football defeats Winthrop for third straight holiday win The 2018 Revere High football team joined the ranks of only three other grid teams in Patriot football history with an 18-6 triumph over Winthrop on a bitterly cold Thanksgiving…
Obituaries 11-28-2018
Mary Palmariello Feb. 28, 1925 — Nov. 29, 2018 Mary P. Palmariello of Manchester, N.H., formerly of Boxford and Revere, passed away peacefully on Nov. 20. She was 93 years old. The loving mother of Roger Palmariello and his wife,…
Giving Thanks
The Amaru-Cammarata-Falzone families celebrated with a Mass to remember their loved ones on Nov. 18, shown with Father Gianni (left) at St. Mary of the Assumption Church.
High School Thanksgiving Rivalries:RHS Football Team Seeks to Write Itself into the Record Books
When the Revere High football team takes to the glistening turf field at Harry Della Russo Stadium at 10 a.m. on what promises to be a sunny, dry — and chilly — Thanksgiving Day morning, coach Lou Cicatelli and his…
Licensing Commission Suspends License
The License Commission has suspended the liquor store license of D & L Discounts Liquors, 653 Broadway, for two days, Nov. 26 and Nov. 27. after a former employee was caught dealing drugs on the job. According to store manager…
Shop Small Business Saturday in Revere on Nov 24
In Revere it’s the local businesses, which are the backbone of a local economy, why not patronize them this weekend during Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24? “The day kicks off at 9 a.m. with teams from the City’s Economic Development…
