The city of Revere is mourning the loss of one of its most legendary residents, Michael “Mickey†Casoli, who died on July 20, 2019 following a brief illness. A retired Revere Police detective, Mickey was known for his involvement in…
Author: Cary Shuman
Election 2019 : 34 Candidates Submit Nomination Papers to Appear on Ballot
The deadline for submitting nomination papers for the Revere city election was Tuesday at 5 p.m. and 34 candidates will be on the ballot. Two of those candidates, Mayor Brian Arrigo and Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo, will vie for the position…
Roca Draws Praise as National Model at Panel Discussion : CPD Capt. Batchelor Speaks Out on Need Identifying High-Risk Individuals at a Younger Age
Community leaders praised Roca as a national model for its positive impact in helping to decrease incidents of urban violence during a panel discussion held June 27 at Northeast Crossing in Boston. Carl Miranda, director of Roca Boston moderated the…
Unanimous Decision : Encore Delivers a Knockout with First Boxing Show
It didn’t take long for Encore Boston Harbor to establish itself as a major player in the New England boxing scene. A sell-out crowd of 2,300 fans enjoyed an action-packed show Friday night at the recently opened $2.6 billion resort…
The Lights Are On : Councillor Mckenna, Speaker Deleo Team up for Safety on RB Parkway
Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna started her personal crusade 18 months ago to fix the lights on the Rita Singer Bridge after hearing from a parent of a 20-year-old daughter who had to walk daily from Beachmont Station over the…
—— We’re Building a Playground —— Paul Revere Students Help With Design of New Facility
When the students at the Paul Revere School return from their summer vacation on Aug. 27, they will find a newly rebuilt playground located behind the school. And it’s likely that they will like the design very much: the students…
Rizzo Submits Nomination Papers for Mayor’s Race
Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo submitted his nomination papers for the office of mayor to the Revere Election Department Monday at City Hall. In a Facebook post, Rizzo indicated that he and his team had collected four times the number of signatures…
Arrigo Forms Advisory Team To Monitor Casino Impact
If there’s one thing that Revere residents learned from Mayor Brian Arrigo’s press conference last Thursday at Revere City Hall, it’s that when the subject is the Encore Boston/Harbor Hotel, everyone is interested. There were no less than eight television…
Sullivan Square
Jordan and Taylor Latest in Family to Excel as Student-athletes They helped Revere Pop Warner win four national cheerleading championships but that was just the beginning of their success in athletics. The Sullivan twins – Jordan and Taylor, have been…
City Council Approves FY20 Budget
The Revere City Council approved a city operating budget of $203.4 million for the Fiscal Year 2020 at the Council meeting Monday night. The total of expenditures for the year is $217,053,143, which is a 5.6 percent increase from this…
Arrigo, Rizzo Clash Over FY20 Budget
Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo criticized a 5.6 percent increase in the Revere operating budget for the coming fiscal year during remarks following the Council meeting and in a town hall broadcast on Facebook Monday night. Mayor Brian Arrigo was quick to…
Going for the Gold: Jared Coppola, St. Mary’s Spartans Seek Division 2 State Baseball Title
Jared Coppola will be playing the final game of his outstanding high school athletic career Thursday night at Alumni Field in Lowell. Coppola, a 2019 graduate of St. Mary’s High School who grew up in Revere, will be hoping to…
Campaigns Underway for Election 2019 Rizzo Holds Virtual Town Hall
Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo held what was described as “a first-ever virtual Town Hall†last Tuesday night as he continues his campaign for election as mayor of Revere. Niko Kostopoulos moderated the live broadcast during which Rizzo answered a number of…
Arrigo Pulls Nomination Papers; Holds Annual Birthday Fundraiser
Mayor Brian Arrigo pulled his nomination papers for the office of mayor last Friday at the Revere Election Department at City Hall. Arrigo, who was elected mayor in November, 2015, was accompanied by his wife, Daveen, and their sons, Joseph…
City Council President Arthur Guinasso Announces for Re-election for Ward 3
City Council President Arthur Guinasso drew a huge crowd to DeMaino’s Restaurant for a campaign reception Monday night. Family, friends, and a tremendous representation of his colleagues in city government and candidates for office turned out for the event. The…
Veterans Committee Donates Flagpoles for Beachmont School
The Revere Veterans Committee will hold a flag dedication ceremony on Flag Day (June 14 at 11 a.m.) at the Beachmont School where the committee will announce its donation of two new flagpoles to the school. Committee Chairs Al Terminiello…
Councillor Novoselsky Seeks Response from National Grid
Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky is upset with National Grid and its contractors using local streets in the Garfield neighborhood as staging areas for their work on gas line connections to home. “National Grid has been parking its heavy-duty equipment…
Plans Are in the Works for a New Point of Pines Fire Station
The process that will result in a brand-new Point of Pines Fire Station on the site of the old station located at 140 Lynnway is well underway. During his remarks to the City Council about “the long-awaited feasibility study†for…
Councillor Rizzo Seeks Traffic Officers for Busy North Shore Road Intersection
The City Council approved a motion by Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo that Mayor Brian Arrigo instruct the chief of police to assign officers at the intersection of North Shore Road and Revere Street during peak hours of traffic. Rizzo said he…
Rotondo Receives Commendation Award for His Life-saving Efforts
The Revere City Council honored Councillor George Rotondo for his actions in helping to save the life of an individual who had lapsed in to an unconscious state in the City Hall parking lot. City Council President Arthur Guinasso presented…
