Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso, dean of the Revere City Council with 34 years of distinguished service, attended his final City Council meeting Monday night. Colleagues praised Guinasso as one of the longest-serving members in the city’s history. Ward 4…
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‘A Man of Faith and Love for the City’ Anthony Zambuto Is Honored by Council
Anthony Zambuto served for 22 consecutive years as a councillor-at-large, winning 11 elections. He served this year as president of the City Council as Revere continued to come back from the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Zambuto was universally praised by his…
‘One of the Greatest City Councillors’ Councillor John Powers Honored by Colleagues
Ward 5 Councillor John Powers was once a key aide to Massachusetts Gov. Endicott “Chub†Peabody. He later served commendably as director of recreation in the City of Revere in another part of his lifelong commitment to public service. Monday…
Council Delays Action on Metered Rates Ordinance
The Council’s Ways and Means Subcommittee decided to postpone action on an ordinance amending metered rates for residential buildings and commercial properties based upon the number of units in the buildings at its meeting Monday. Subcommittee Chair Gerry Visconti said…
‘A Beginning of A New Chapter’: Council Honors Jessica Giannino
With her proud family sitting in the front row, Jessica A. Giannino was honored for her contributions to the City Council over the past decade. Giannino, the popular 30-year-old councillor-at-large who was first elected to the Council while a student…
Lt. Gov Polito Presents MassWorks Infrastructure Program Grant to City
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Ashley Stolba came to Revere Tuesday to present a MassWorks Infrastructure Program design grant of $750,000 to the city that will help reconfigure the area near Redgate’s proposed residential and …
Councillors Cite Lack of Communications from RHS Building Committee
The Revere High School Building Committee, who is working on plans for the construction of a new high school, came under heavy criticism at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo led the torrent after requesting that the building…
McKenna, HYM Team Up for Revere’s Bus Riders
Through the diligent efforts of Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna and the generosity of HYM, developer of the Suffolk Downs project, Revere bus riders now have a new bench on Furlong Drive. During her first year in office in 2015,…
Councillor Guinasso Receives Standing ‘O’
Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso received a standing ovation from his colleagues after chairing his last Appointments Sub-Committee meeting Monday night. The dean of the City Council with 34 years of service, Guinasso is stepping down from his position after…
Councillors Support Giannino, Serino in Opposition to Expansion at Wheelabrator
The Revere City Council voted 8-1 to join Councillors Jessica Giannino and Richard Serino in stating their opposition to a vertical expansion at Wheelabrator in Saugus. Council President Anthony Zambuto was the lone councillor to not support the statement. Following…
SeaCoast School Students Make History in Revere High Basketball Program
Revere High School boys basketball head coach David Leary has announced the election of captains for the 2021-22 season, and for the first time in the program’s history, two of the captains are students at the SeaCoast School. SeaCoast School…
A Victory to Treasure: Revere Bests Winthrop, 16-13, in Thriller at Della Russo
The Revere High School football team showed all season that it deserved a spot in the MIAA playoffs. But it was the team’s eighth and final victory that will be long remembered as the exclamation point to one of the…
Portillo Is Rebuilding the Revere Chamber of Commerce: Local Business Owner Begins Her Role as Executive Director
Like many organizations, the Revere Chamber of Commerce faced trying times during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. With no networking or social events allowed due to coronavirus restrictions, the local business group pretty much fell out of existence for more…
Zambuto’s Recount Bid Falls Short, Rotondo Takes Final Spot in Election
City Council President Anthony Zambuto’s recount bid in the Nov. 2 election picked up four votes, but Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo emerged as the fifth-place finisher overall by 33 votes, taking the final at-large position. The recount, under the direction of…
Revere Hosts Winthrop in Thanksgiving Game Thursday
The Revere High School football team will be looking for its eighth victory of the season when it hosts Winthrop High in the annual Thanksgiving game Thursday at 10 a.m. at Harry Della Russo Stadium. By now, it’s widely known…
Board of Assessors Discuss New Tax Rate With City Council
Revere Board of Assessors Chair Dana Brangiforte and Assessors John Verrengia and Mathew McGrath appeared at a City Council hearing Monday night to discuss the adoption of the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 tax rate. Brangiforte said the proposed new residential…
Recount in Councillor-At-Large Election Scheduled for Saturday
Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto has requested a recount in the Nov. 2 councillor-at-large election, and the recount has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 20 at 8 a.m. at the Revere High School fieldhouse. Zambuto, the current City Council President, finished sixth…
City Council Approves Recommendation for Pledge of Allegiance at All City Meetings
The Revere City Council approved a motion co-sponsored by Councillors George Rotondo and Richard Serino that the Council recommend to all boards the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance before all city board and commission meetings held in the Council…
Novoselsky Questions Accuracy of U.S. Census Count in Ward 2
Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky discovered during his research on the city’s redistricting process that 67 people had listed their address on U.S. Census data as living on the block where Atlas Auto Body Collision Repair stands on North Shore…
Revere-Winthrop Powder Puff Game Set for Saturday at Miller Field
The Revere High School Powder Puff team will play Winthrop High School in the annual Power Puff game Saturday at 1 p.m. at Miller Field in Winthrop. Members of the two schools’ senior classes will compete in a flag football…