Month: March 2024
Celebrating Women in Office
Residents Express Opposition to One-Sided Parking
The Revere Traffic Commission (RTC) held its regular monthly meeting this past Thursday, March 21, in the City Councillor Joseph A. Del Grosso City Council Chambers. On hand for the session were City Planner Frank Stringi, Fire Chief Chris Bright,…
News Briefs
Broadway Master Planning Process Kicks Off April 1 The City of Revere’s Department of Planning and Community Development has initiated a Master Planning process for Broadway, the city’s central commercial corridor spanning over 1 mile from Route 60 /Squire Road…
Council Approves Funds for History Museum Renovations
By Adam Swift Renovations to the Revere History Museum could be completed by the end of the current school year. Monday night, the city council approved the use of $50,000 in Community Improvement Trust (CIT) funds to help pay for…
AHTF To Consider Purchasing Two Affordable Housing Units at Salem St. Project
The board of the Revere Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 13. Chair Joe Gravellese, vice-chair Claire Inzerillo, treasurer Anayo Osueke, Laila Pietri, Deb Frank, Lori Manzo, Matthew Wolfer, and Dean Harris were…
Revere High School To Perform ‘Once on This Island’
By Melissa Moore-Randall Revere High School will perform Once On This Island, a musical adaptation of Rosa Guy’s book My Love, My Love, or The Peasant Girl, which is a Caribbean-influenced retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid on…
Star Burst: PCSS Student Isam Khorsi Honored for Exceptional Performance on MCAS
Isam Yanis Khorsi of Revere, a fifth grader at the Pioneer Charter School of Science in Everett, has been honored for his execeptional performance on the 2023 MCA tests. Isam, the 11-year-old son of Malik Khorsi and Chahinez Khorsi, who…
Council Moves Forward With Home Daycare Ordinance Change
By Adam Swift Monday night, the city council sent an ordinance change that will increase the number of children allowed at home-based daycare businesses in the city to a subcommittee meeting. The ordinance was first proposed last spring, but there…
Short and Sweet Meeting for License Commission
The Revere License Commission held a brief (22 minutes) regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, March 20, in the City Council Chamber. On hand for the session were chair Robert Selevitch and fellow members Daniel Occena and Liliana Monroy. The commission…
City Council Requests Draft Regulations for Electric Vehicle Storage
By Adam Swift A public hearing on a proposed change in the city’s food truck ordinance drew a mix of concerns at city hall on Monday night. Ward 4 City Councillor Paul Argenzio introduced the ordinance change, which would prohibit…
City Council Requests Draft Regulations for Electric Vehicle Storage
By Adam Swift One city councillor is again taking steps to make sure the city has regulations in place for the indoor storage of electric vehicles. Monday night, Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto introduced a motion asking the mayor request that the…
School Committee Mulls Life Skills Program Move in Special Education Redesign
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During its regular meeting last week, the Revere School Committee had an in-depth conversation about a proposed redesign of the district’s special education programming, in which concerns have been raised for a specific part of the…
Can AI Save The Environment?
The coming revolution in Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds great promise for the future benefit of mankind. (Yeah, we know, there are pitfalls, but for purposes of this editorial, we’re writing about a potential positive.) As we were listening the other…
Another Hapless Season for the Sox
With the Red Sox set to open their 2024 season this week, it seems all but assured that the Sox are destined for a third-straight last- place finish in the American League East. For those of us who cherish our…
Revere Athletes Recognized at the School Committee for Achievements in Winter Sports
By Melissa Moore-Randall The School Committee Room did not have an empty seat last Tuesday. The room was overflowing with Revere athletes and coaches for what Mayor Patrick Keefe referred to as “serious recognition for unbelievable accomplishments during the winter…
Revere High School Track Coaches MacDonald-Ciambelli and Fleming Named GBL Coaches of the Year
By Melissa Moore-Randall Revere High Track raced to GBL Championships which led to Coach of the Year honors for Head Coaches Racquel MacDonald-Ciambelli and David Fleming. MacDonald-Ciambelli, who is a Talent Acquisition Manager at the Boston Consulting Group specializing in…
RHS Sports Roundup
Spring Sports Season Begins for RHS Athletes The 2024 spring sports season for Revere High athletics is set to get underway this coming week. Coach Amy Rotger and the RHS girls lacrosse team will host Northeast Regional tomorrow (Thursday) under…
Obituaries 03-27-2024
Yvonne Pisano She Always Cared for Others and Loved Her Family Most of All Yvonne Pisano, born in Gloucester, the daughter of the late John and Marjorie (Brown) LeVie and beloved wife of Vito Pisano for 63 years, she was…
Council voices opposition to Bennington Street project
By Adam Swift Ward 1 City Councillor Joanne McKenna does not want to see MassDOT install a bike lane as part of a redesign of Bennington Street into East Boston. In the past, state officials have stated that the project…
