As the Massachusetts Gaming Commission held suitability hearings related to Wynn Resorts’ casino license, Mayor Brian Arrigo formally requested the Commission’s support for the city of Revere and emphasized the importance of a regional approach. In a letter sent last…
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Arrigo Introduces Proposals to Reduce Financial Burdens for Gold Star Families, Veterans, Seniors and Small Businesses
Mayor Brian Arrigo introduced a package of proposals to minimize financial burdens for Gold Star families, veterans, seniors and small businesses to the City Council on Monday night. “We’re committed to keeping the tax burden as low as possible for…
Revere Native Meritoriously Advanced in U.S. Navy
by Douglas H. Stutz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs Officer Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Dylan Stuart, (left), a 2010 Revere High School graduate and native of Revere, Massachusetts, was meritoriously advanced in rate serving at Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB)…
EBNHC Welcomes HHS Secretary Azar to Discuss Battle Against HIV and Other Community Health Issues
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) welcomed Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar II today to discuss the national HIV epidemic and EBNHC’s experience as a leading-edge provider of HIV prevention, screening, and treatment. In addition Secretary Azar…
Police Briefs 04-10-2019
Narcotics Unit Nets Two Arrests, Drugs, Firearms Revere Police Narcotic/Gang Unit officers and, working with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, arrested two men on narcotics and firearms charges Monday after executing multiple search warrants in a narcotics operation at on…
College Debt Is a National Crisis and Disgrace
One of the clearest indications of the growing income and wealth inequality in our nation is the level of college debt that is being incurred by the vast majority of the current generation of college students and recent graduates. According…
Guest Op-ed Keep Medicare Part D’s Six Protected Classes Protected
By Linda Stalters and Raymond Y. Cho Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a troubling regulation that would weaken Medicare Part D, the federal program that helps 45 million American seniors and people with disabilities afford prescription…
RHS Sports Round Up
RHS boys lacrosse thrashes Salem, 18-2 The Revere High boys lacrosse team cruised to a runaway, 18-2 victory over Salem on Monday. Patriot Eric Bua recorded his second, eight-goal game, while RHS goalie Cam Mazza and the Revere defense were…
Obituaries 04-10-2019
Calogero ‘Charles’ Maniscalco His sense of humor was like no other Calogero “Charles†Maniscalco of Revere passed away on Saturday, April 6 at the age of 81. Charles loved his wife and family above all. He was an avid Boston…
Getting Fenway Ready for the Season
Revere High Class of 2020 Junior Prom
Master Plan Meeting on April 10
Mayor Brian Arrigo encouraged residents and community members to attend an upcoming community forum for the City’s master plan,Next Stop Revere. Following a widely-attended kick-off event in January, the forum will be the first of two this spring and gather…
City Awarded $40,000 Grant for ‘Recycling IQ’ Kit
Mayor Brian Arrigo announced that the City was awarded a $40,000 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to implement a “Recycling IQ†kit that will bolster the city’s ongoing efforts to encourage residents to recycle discarded materials properly.…
Revere Cares Coalition Presents:Bees 101
Story by Marianne Salza The Revere CARES Coalition is expanding their Urban Agricultural Committee — an initiative that encourages composting, backyard and rooftop gardens, and food markets – and is in the process of recruiting community members to join the…
Real Estate Giant Has Revere Office Launch Party
Keller Williams Realty (KW), the largest real estate franchise in the United States, by sales volume and units sold, as well as the largest in the world by agent count, has announced the opening of its new office at 8…
The Revere League for Special Needs Has a Day at the Carnival, Courtesy of Fiesta Shows and the Mccarthy/Trifone Foundation
The beginning of Spring means the Fiesta Shows Carnival is in town, and that means a lot for the City of Revere. Because of the popularity of the carnival over the past 25 plus years, Fiesta Shows through the McCarthy/Trifone…
Revere Student Singled out as Leader at Mass. Youth in Government Conference
Robert Graf of Revere, a senior at Boston College High School, was one of the twenty-five BC High students who participated at the annual YMCA Youth in Government Conference from March 20 to 22 at the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill. The young men were delighted that they were able to meet BC High graduate 4th Plymouth Representative Patrick Kearney ‘13 of Scituate. The BC High students…
Mystic Valley Elder Services Hosts Annual Legislative Briefing
Legislative priorities relating to older adults hot topics of discussion Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) recently hosted its annual legislative briefing at its headquarters, located at 300 Commercial Street in Malden. MVES Board President Kathleen Beaulieu and Chief Executive Officer…
Police Briefs 04-03-2019
Police News Police Arrest Two in Driver Robberies Revere Police have arrested two individuals in a string of robberies of fast food drivers last month – arrests that came with great cooperation between Revere and Boston Police detectives. “This case…
Bring on the Spring
Yes, we know that the calendar told us that spring officially began with the vernal equinox on March 20. And yes, the crocuses have been in full bloom, bringing a welcome burst of color to the otherwise-dreary New England landscape…
