New Testing Site Opens at Rossetti-Cowan Lauren Buck. Public Health Director for the City of Revere announces the opening of COVID testing site at the Senior Center. Those residents who want to get tested must make an appointment. The site…
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Comm. On Disabilities Discusses Improved Access to Revere Beach
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, JAN. 11. Chairperson Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and members Mario Grimanis, Jason Barone, and Asmaa Aabou-Fouda were on hand for the meeting that was held via…
Revere Receives State Grant of $34,797 for Firefighter Safety Equipment
The City of Revere has received a state grant of $34,797 as part of the FY22 Massachusetts Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. The grant is part of a $5 million grant package announced by the Baker-Polito Administration. The grants are…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Additional Measures to Protect Acute Care Hospital Capacity
In response to continuing staffing shortages across the healthcare industry, the Baker-Polito Administration announced several measures intended to ensure acute hospitals can serve those in need of acute care. The Commonwealth’s healthcare system has been facing a critical staffing shortage which has…
Lack of Quorum Chills ConsComm Meeting
The Revere Conservation Commission was unable to hold its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, January 12, in the City Council Chambers, because it lacked a quorum. Chairman John Shue and two of his fellow commissioners, Joseph LaValle and Robert…
Kim Driscoll Launches Campaign for Lieutenant Governor Mayor Arrigo Is Among Key Early Endorsements for Salem Mayor
Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo is among the key early endorsements for Kim Driscoll, the five-term Mayor of Salem, who announced her candidacy last week for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 Democratic Primary. “We need leadership on Beacon Hill…
Agero Employees Grant MVES Clients’ Holiday Wishes
Mystic Valley Elder Services’ (MVES) consumers recently received an unexpected but cheerful visit during the holiday season from their care managers who delivered over 100 care gift bags full of clothing, linens, games, books and other items they had on…
Arrigo Seeks to Expand Access to Jobs and Opportunities
Mayor Brian M. Arrigo announced the appointments of Maritsa Barros as the first Chief of Talent and Culture for the City of Revere and Claudia Correa as the new Director of Human Resources. Maritsa Barrospreviously served as Framingham’s inaugural Chief…
MOMS Expands With Acquisitions
MOMS, the family-owned leader in New England powersports, that also has a dealership in Revere, will begin providing its industry-leading customer service to powersports enthusiasts in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts after its recent acquisition of a pair of family owned,…
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards to be Inaugurated January 20
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards will be sworn in to the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday, January 20th at 12:00 pm. Members of the Edwards family will join the Senator-Elect in person. Due to COVID-19 protocols, the event will have extremely limited in-person…
DA Kevin Hayden Fills Out Executive Team
District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden today announced the appointment of two seasoned attorneys and dedicated public servants to his executive team. Padraic P. Lydon will be Hayden’s Chief of Staff and Erika P. Reis will be General Counsel for the…
Strike Out Your Ex This Valentine’s Day: Kings Dining and Entertainment Locations Will Be Hosting an Anti-Valentine’s Day Party
Kings Dining and Entertainment is hosting an Anti-Valentine’s Day Weekend where to get out some frustrations while over your ex. In addition to regular bowling and dining reservations, on Sunday the 13 and Monday the 14, guests can pay $10…
Northeast Metro Tech Will Seek Voter Approval for New School Building
Superintendent David DiBarri and the Northeast Metro Tech Building Committee announce that voters across the District’s 12 sending communities will have the opportunity to approve plans for a new state-of-the-art school building later this month. Northeast currently serves about 1,300…
Baker-Polito Administration Files $5 Billion General Government Bond Bill
The Baker-Polito Administration filed legislation seeking $4.991 billion in capital funds to support core improvements that will enable the Commonwealth to continue delivering critical state services to the people of Massachusetts. The proposal, titled An Act Financing the General Governmental…
Mayor Michelle Wu: Grace Under Pressure
The job of mayor of a large American city never has been easy, but these days the challenges facing our public officials who lead our major metropolitan areas are greater than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a confluence of…
Something Else to Worry About
We were driving on the Expressway the other day and we heard on the radio that the Florida orange crop will be at its lowest output since the 1940s. “What? The 1940s?!?†we thought to ourselves. The point of the…
Letter to the Editor
Please Vote Dear editor, On Tuesday, Jan. 25, voters in Northeast Metro Tech’s 12 sending communities will be asked to approve construction of a new school building through a special referendum. As members of the administration, School Committee, and School…
RHS Sports Roundup
Two GBL Victories for RHS Boys Basketball Team The Revere High boys basketball team returned to action last week after the one-week hiatus that had been imposed by the Greater Boston League (GBL) because of the surge in cases of…
Obituaries 01-19-2022
Marilyn Jean Buonfiglio Clarke Of Melrose, formerly of Revere Marilyn Jean (Flinkfelt) Buonfiglio Clarke, of Melrose and formerly of Revere and Boston, passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Thursday, December 23 at age 85.…
