The New England Aquarium released dramatic footage of two of its divers rescuing a juvenile ocean sunfish last week that became trapped in a construction barrier that was placed in the waters off the shore of East Boston. “Two of…
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Revere Public Schools shares Equity Audit Findings
At the July Revere Public School (RPS) Committee meeting a guest panel of educators went over the findings from RPS’s Equity Audit report. For the past several years Revere has been working towards creating a more ‘equitable’ environment for all…
HYM Investment Group opens Suffolk Downs racing circle to the public
Last Wednesday, HYM Investment Group’s Founding Partner and Managing DirectorTom O’Brien joined Revere and East Boston elected officials to cut the ribbon for the new “The Track at Suffolk Downs†public open space. For the first time in the history…
Revere Public Schools Mull Attendance Policy
At last Tuesday night’s Revere Public School Committee meeting Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly said last year RPS began discussing the need to revisit school handbooks and policy books based on the advancements that RPS has made around equity and inclusion.…
Happy Valley Adult-Use Cannabis Shop Opens on McClellan Highway
After years of red tape, permitting, city and state approvals and construction, East Boston’s second adult-use cannabis dispensary will open at 220 McClellan Highway–the former site of Enterprise Rental Car facility. Newton-based Happy Valley Ventures LLC, which was originally approved…
EBSB Charitable Foundation Donates to Garfield School
At a Revere Public School Committee meeting earlier this month, Garfield Elementary School Council member Priscilla Nickerson announced the school had received a donation from the East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) Charitable Foundation. Nickerson said after a tough year, the…
Revere School Committee Votes to Go Forward With $102.7 Million FY22 Budget
At last Tuesday night’s Revere Public School Committee meeting, committee members voted to approve line items for the School Department’s $102,691,177 budget for Fiscal Year 22. The money approved at last Tuesday’s meeting for FY22 did not include the federal…
NSMHA Receives Grant to Adding 24-Hour Hotline for Recovery Support and Training Center for Recovery Coaches
Katie O’Leary, North Suffolk Mental Health Association’s (NSMHA) Director of Recovery Support, knows the crucial role peers and recovery coaches play in helping others struggling with substance abuse stay on a path of sobriety. As NSMHA’s Project Director for the…
RHS’s Adrianna Fusco on a Full Ride to Union College in the Fall
On December 8 of last year, Revere High School graduating senior Adrianna Fusco was making a gingerbread house and was covered in frosting when she got the most important phone call of her life. “I had to immediately get on…
RHS Graduation at Harry Della Russo Stadium Next Tuesday
Next Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. more than 450 Revere High School seniors will walk the stage at Harry Della Russo Stadium and receive their diplomas as part of the high school’s in-person graduation exercise. Valedictorian Sydney Ciano, Salutatorian Viktoriya…
EBNHC President and CEO Manny Lopes Takes Part in Panel Discussion
To commemorate Boston Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People issue, the magazine hosted an influencer panel discussion on how to overcome the challenges facing Boston and other communities post pandemic and beyond. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) President and CEO…
Middle School Placement Lottery to Take Place Thursday Evening
At last week’s Revere School Committee meeting Revere Public School (RPS) Assistant Superintendent Dr. Danielle Mokaba announced that Revere will hold its annual Middle School placement lottery on Thursday, May 27 at 5 p.m. The lottery will be broadcast live…
Several Sites Identified for Potential New RHS
At an online community meeting last Wednesday representatives from Perkins Eastman presented several site options for a new Revere High School (RHS). At the meeting the architecture firm chosen by the city to work on creating a new high school…
MassDOT to Close Sumner Tunnel for Four Months in Summer 2023
If the past is prologue, residents in East Boston are preparing themselves for another traffic nightmare in 2023. At back to back informational meetings last week, MassDOT announced it will close the Sumner Tunnel for a full four months during…
RPS Hosts Vaccine Webinar to Encourage Teen Vaccination
With only one of the three currently available COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in teens 16 or older, Revere Public Schools hosted an online Webinar last week to encourage more high schoolers to get vaccinated. Right now the Pfizer vaccine…
RPS Holds Visioning Workshop
Last Tuesday night Revere Public Schools hosted a “Virtual Community Visioning Workshop†that focused on setting educational and architectural priorities for the new Revere High School project. During the hour and half long workshop a good amount of time was…
RHS Graduation Planned for June 8
With COVID numbers down, and more and more residents getting vaccinated each day it looks as though this year’s Revere High School (RHS) graduation ceremony will be different than the 2020 RHS graduation. During the height of the pandemic last…
Rockland Trust Will Acquire East Boston Savings Bank
Officials from East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) and Rockland Trust announced last week that the two banks have inked a merger agreement for Rockland to acquire EBSB’s parent company, Meridian Bancorp., thus acquiring EBSB in a $1.15 billion deal. Under…
RPS Officials to Hold Visioning Workshop for New High School Next Week
On Tuesday, April 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Revere Public Schools (RPS) will host a “Virtual Community Visioning Workshop†that will focus on setting educational and architectural priorities for the new Revere High School project. According to RPS Superintendent…
RPS Poised for a Great Fiscal Year
At the Revere Public School Committee Ways and Means meeting last week Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly reported that RPS has kicked off its lengthy budget process and funding for next year looks better than it has in decades. “This coming…
