Two things remain apparent on the issue of biolab safety at the life science center being planned as part of HYM’s spectacular development of the Suffolk Downs site. One is that the issue of which biolab safety level [the levels…
Author: Cary Shuman
State Road Wine and Spirits Flourishing Under New Management
When Philip Drago was working as a baker at Esposito’s Bakery on Squire Road, he would often walk next door to the Dairy Mart store and buy snacks and Mass Lottery tickets. It was there where Drago developed a strong…
Cut 21 Celebrates Its First Anniversary: Mike Aldi Brings Dining Excitement To Revere Beach
Mike Aldi’s Cut 21 Restaurant on Revere Beach Boulevard will be celebrating its first anniversary in July. The high-end dining jewel is the third of Aldi’s restaurants that have helped boost the culinary options in the city and brought excitement…
Revere’s Record Breaker: Dr. Joseph DeMarco Is About To Be Crowned the Undisputed World Champion of Pushups
Dr. Joseph DeMarco is awaiting official certification from Guinness World Records that he in fact is the most prolific pushup person in his age category in the world. On May 25, DeMarco shattered the eight-hour and twelve-hour world records for…
Firefighters Rescue Two People From Waters Edge Building
The Revere Fire Department rescued two people Tuesday from a balcony adjacent to Unit 1107 – where a blaze had engulfed a large exterior wooden deck — at a high-rise building at 370 Ocean Ave. The firefighters were able to…
Revere Annual Summer Food Program Begins: Pauline Lyons Starts Her 24th Year As Its Director
Pauline Lyons said as a child growing up in a family of seven living in public housing in the city, she would look forward to the lunches being dropped off each day. Today Lyons is helping children across the city…
Petrilli Named No. 1 Mortgage Loan Originator in Winthrop
Al Petrilli, loan officer and branch manager of the Winthrop office of New Fed Mortgage, has placed No. 1 in the rankings for 2021, according to The Warren Group, a real estate and financial information company based in Massachusetts. Petrilli…
Chief Callahan Hopes To Deploy More School Resource Officers
School security has remained in the spotlight nationally following the May 25 shooting in the Uvalde (Texas) school district in which 19 students and two teachers were killed. At Monday night’s Council Legislative Affairs hearing on the Revere budget, City…
Fire Chief Bright Appears at Legislative Affairs Meeting for Fiscal ’23 Budget Discussions
Fire Chief Christopher Bright appeared at the Council’s Legislative Affairs Subcommittee meeting Monday nights a part of the Fiscal ’23 budget discussions. Bright wore a mask at the meeting, stating that he is recovering from a bout with COVID-19. Bright…
Rizzo Offers Motion for Councillors’ Pay To Be $100 Per Meeting Attended
Longtime political observers could tell by his tone at the last Council meeting that Councillor-at-Large and former Revere mayor Dan Rizzo did not particularly like the underlying theme of his two colleagues’ motion to deduct a portion of a councillor’s…
HYM’s O’Brien Praises Arrigo for Leadership Role in Redevelopment Project
HYM Investment Group founding partner and managing director Thomas N. O’Brien praised Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo for his key role in the Suffolk Downs Redevelopment Project at the groundbreaking ceremonies held May 24. In his introductory remarks, O’Brien said that…
A Star in Stripes: Restiano Set To Begin Career in College Basketball Officiating
Gena Restiano could dribble, shoot, dish, and score with the best of them in Revere High School girls basketball history. Now the RHS and Suffolk alumna has her sights on another aspect of the game: officiating. Restiano, 27, made a…
Cogliandro Wants Councillors Who Miss Meetings To Face Salary Cut
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro has been in office for only five months. But he’s not shying away from making motions that stir things up. Citing poor attendance at meetings by some councillors, Cogliandro wants an ordinance passed that would…
Cogliandro Seeks Traffic Lights at Intersection of Mountain Avenue and Broadway
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro is asking MassDOT, the Revere Traffic Commission, and the Revere DPW to consider the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Broadway. Cogliandro said he has received many complaints about the…
Council Approves $175,000 Appropriation for Sand Sculpting Festival
The City Council unanimously approved a request by Chief Financial Officer Richard Viscay for a free cash appropriation of $175,00 for the annual Revere Sand Sculpting Festival held at Revere Beach. The international competition that attracts the best sand sculptors…
Visconti Said Video Recorders of Council Meetings Must Make Request in Advance
Council President Gerry Visconti announced the implementation of new video recording rules for City Council meetings. Visconti said the new rules were being adopted “due to some of the behavior that happened at our last meeting.” “Anyone who wishes to…
Council Approves Resolution Recognizing May As ‘Brain Tumor Awareness Month’
The Revere City Council approved a resolution submitted by Ward 6 Councilor Richard Serino that the month of May be recognized as “Brain Tumor Awareness Month” in the city. Following is the text of Councillor Serino’s resolution: Whereas, the National…
Mayor Arrigo Proposes Change in Structure of Revere School Committee To Ward Seats
Mayor Brian Arrigo is proposing that the Revere School Committee be restructured to have six members elected from each of the six wards in the city, along with two at-large seats elected citywide. The sitting mayor serves as the ex-officio…
Linda’s In: Former Councillor Linda Santos Rosa Will Run for Ward 5 Seat
Linda Santos Rosa pulled her nomination papers at the Revere Election Department Tuesday morning and the former councillor-at-large will be a candidate for the Ward 5 seat in the July 19 special election. Santos Rosa said she wants to work…
RHS Student Stamatopoulos Selected for FBI Youth Leadership Program
Revere High sophomore Bella Stamatopoulos has been selected to attend the FBI National Academy Associates, New England Chapter Youth Leadership Program. Revere Police Capt. Amy O’Hara, a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Leadership Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in 2019,…
