FREE PARKING! Mayor Brian Arrigo announced Tuesday that parking meters throughout the City’s business districts will not be enforced on Friday and Saturday to encourage shoppers to patronize local businesses on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. “This is a…
Month: November 2018
Powers Pleased to See Development Potential at Former Wonderland Greyhound Park Site
Ward 5 Councillor John Powers recalled the motion that he and Councillor-at-Large Bob Haas made three years ago to demolish the Wonderland Greyhound Park administration, grandstand, and clubhouse buildings. Last week Powers saw the end result of the motion he…
Student Left on School Bus for Four Hours
The bus driver who left special needs student alone on a school bus in Revere for four hours has been fired. The bus monitor, an employee of Revere Public Schools (RPS) employee, who was working that day has also been…
Cost of Thanksgiving Meal Decreases Once Again; Price at an Eight-Year Low
The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving meal has once-again decreased and is at its lowest cost since 2010, according to the 33rd annual American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Thanksgiving dinner survey. The AFBF reported late last week that it had…
Police Briefs 11-21-2018
POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING BUS INCIDENT Revere Police said they are conducting an investigation into the situation where a transportation company left a young child on a school bus last week. Capt. Amy O’Hara said they have initiated an investigation into…
Letter to the Editor
STOP SMOKING AND VAPING HELP AVAILABLE Dear Editor,                                                  This Holiday season, I’d like to remind readers to thank a co-worker, friend or family member who has quit smoking, vaping, or using other nicotine delivery products. Many users say quitting is…
Thanksgiving and Very Thankful
This Thanksgiving I am thankful to not have cancer. I hope. Six months ago my family doctor sent me for a CT scan because I went in to be checked out for something that felt weird which ended up being…
Allow for Meaningful Reflections
It’s not often that the ever-flowing river of activity that gushes through our lives slows enough to allow meaningful reflection on the many reasons we can be thankful. Thanksgiving, though, is an important time for just that. It’s quiet here…
Let’s Keep It Fun
We have written in the past of how we have been impressed with the enthusiasm and decorum of the Revere High student body at RHS sports events in recent years. The exemplary behavior of our students has been reflective of…
Let’s Go Revere — Make It Three in a Row!
This already has been a highly-successful season for the Revere High football team. Coach Lou Cicatelli and his squad have compiled a 6-4 record in which they qualified for the post-season state football tournament and earned the first-ever tourney victory…
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 national-celebration connotations,…
Napolitano Leads the Way with Two Touchdowns
The Revere High seniors continued their Powder Puff mastery over Winthrop with a 36-0 triumph in the annual matchup Sunday at Miller Field. Revere has won six of the last seven meetings against their neighbors, with the other game ending…
Obituaries 11-21-2018
Giuseppina Gervasio Of Revere Giuseppina (Vitagliano) Gervasio of Revere died on Nov. 15 at the age of 84. The beloved wife of the late Raffaele Gervasio, she was the devoted mother of Teresa Prinzivalli of Middleton, Sandra Maria Gervasio and…
Veterans Day Ceremonies Around the City
WWII Veteran Morris Morris led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance at the Beachmont VFW on Sunday, Nov. 11 to begin the City of Revere’s Veterans Day ceremony.
Community Comes out for Fire Victims
It was a packed room at the Comfort Inn & Suites on Thursday, Nov. 8, as the community gathered in large numbers to support and raise funds for the Franklin Avenue fire victims. Shown here are Mayor Brian Arrigo, Vice…
Amazon Project Goes South:Officials Announce Arlington, VA and New York City to Be East Coast Locations; Arrigo and O’Brien Promise to Move Ahead with Suffolk Downs Project
For the past year the cities of Boston and Revere have waited for the possibility of Amazon placing its second North American headquarters (Amazon HQ2) at Suffolk Downs. Amazon announced Tuesday that New York City and Arlington, Virginia will share…
Making Thanksgiving Dinners Easy for Many Local Families
There are a lot of good reasons to pull an “all-nighter,†but at the Winthrop Marketplace in Winthrop, on Thanksgiving Eve, Michael Miccicichi has the best excuse in town. He’s in charge of cooking more than 80 turkeys and making…
Connect Opens Revere Office, Looks to Improve Quality of Life
Connect has teamed up with The Neighborhood Developers (TND), Metro Credit Union, Bunker Hill Community College, Metro Housing Boston and Career Source to offer the tools to work with residents on their financial health, job growth, job skills and more.…
FBI Warns Posting Hoax Threats is a Crime; Launches Campaign to Educate the Public to #ThinkBeforeYouPost
The FBI Boston Division is launching a public awareness campaign to educate the public about the consequences of making hoax threats of violence to schools, events, and other public places, and reminds everyone that any threat is taken with the…
East Boston Savings Bank Opens New Burlington Branch
East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) has opened its 37th branch office in Burlington. The new branch is located at 50 Summit Drive at the Middlesex Turnpike and Route 95/128 interchange. The 2,100 square-foot office has been designed to take full…
