The Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center 2019-2020 Senior Bocce League commenced on Thursday, Sept. 12. Forty-eight seniors began a nine-month schedule that will pit 12 teams consisting of four players per team. This long-standing league takes place on the second floor of…
Month: September 2019
State Releases Labor Report for the Month of August
(Source: MA Office of Labor and Workforce Development) Massachusetts Unemployment and Job Estimates for August: •The state’s August total unemployment rate remained at 2.9 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Sept. 20. •The Bureau of Labor…
Police Briefs 09-25-2019
Assault with Knives A man taking his 80-year-old father to the airport was accosted on Squire Road on Sept. 21 with four men brandishing knives who apparently were upset over the man honking at them. Around 9:30 p.m., the victim…
Revere Police Department to Host Coffee with a Cop on Oct. 2 : Program Offers Opportunity to Meet Local Officers, Discuss Community Issues 09-25-2019
On Wednesday Oct. 2, officers from Revere Police and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships, and drink coffee. All community members are invited to attend. The event begins at 10…
Let’s Keep in Mind the Facts About Health Care Costs in This Country
The issue of national health care is now front and center in the debate among the presidential candidates of both parties, with each offering their vision of what should be done about this important issue. Some favor a repeal of…
Letter to the Editor
What’s Going on With the Tax Rate? Dear Editor, There seems to be a great deal of confusion regarding the recent decrease in the tax rate and the increase in tax bills. “What is going on with my taxes?! They…
Guest Op-Eds from the Mayoral Candidates
Looking at the Truth About Suffolk Downs By Mayor Brian M. Arrigo Between June and October of last year, the Suffolk Downs Development Advisory Group (DAG), consisting of 23 residents and public officials, convened eight times in public meetings with…
RHS Sports Roundup Two For Two : Patriots Cruise Past Peabody
Face Tough Test Friday vs. Classical The Revere High football team put it all together for the second consecutive week of the young season to cruise to a 24-0 victory over Peabody before a standing room only crowd at Harry…
Obituaries 09-25-2019
Elaine Riley City of Revere Crossing Guard Elaine E. (Haarman) Riley of Revere died on Sept. 20. Elaine was born in Chicago and raised in Medford. She graduated fromMHS, Class of ‘53. She settled in Revere where she raised her…
A Somber Ceremony
Patriots Win Opener
Mercurio and McKenna Dedication
Revere Fall Festival Expected to Draw Large Crowd Saturday
Revere Parks and Recreation Director Mike Hinojosa and Assistant Director Charles Guiffrida are predicting a turnout of more than 1,000 people for the Fall Festival on Saturday on Broadway. The third annual festival, which is being presented by Mayor Brian…
Arrigo, Rizzo Will Meet in a Live Televised Debate
Mayor Brian Arrigo and Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo have accepted invitations to participate in a mayoral debate on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Susan B. Anthony Middle School Auditorium. The debate is being co-sponsored by the Revere Journal…
McKenna Wants a Clean-up of Beachmont Fire Station Property
The City Council approved a motion by Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna that Mayor Brian Arrigo request the DPW to paint the façade and clean the Beachmont fire station property on Winthrop Avenue. McKenna said the former fire station (which…
Rotondo Seeks Release of Recommendations for Ocean Avenue/Revere Street Intersection
Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo wants the city to release the recommendations that were made by the city to the Deprtment of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) regarding the Ocean Avenue/Revere Street intersection in light of the many projects being constructed on the…
Visioning Event For New High School Oct. 1
Revere Superintendent Dianne Kelly is inviting Revere residents to participate and share their ideas on how to guide the future Visioning Team as it sets sail on a historic course to bring a new high school to the city. The…
News Briefs
City Receives Award of Excellence in Financial Reporting The City of Revere has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial…
Senior Center News
Rossetti Cowan Senior Center Activities 25 Winthrop Ave. Chair Massage TBA Therapeutic Massage can relax tense Muscles due to overwork or stress. It can also improve the blood supply to tissues, improve energy and alertness and relieve stress and anxiety.…
School is Open, and It’s Time for The School Supply Challenge
By Al Terminiello Jr. The Second School Supply Challenge is about to come to a close, with the delivery of 100 supply-loaded backpacks to area students. Nykolette Moulaison and Kristina Jones have been busily collecting all kinds of school supplies…
