Attorney General Maura Healey announced nearly $3 million in funding under a new grant program focused on addressing the social determinants of health, including nutrition, safe housing, violence prevention, and substance use, all of which impact the health of individuals,…
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Police Briefs 01-09-2019
Police News EAST BOSTON MAN TAKES OUT BUILDINGS An East Boston man was taken to the hospital on Dec. 29 after taking out two buildings, four cars and a lot of peace of mind. Around 2:15 a.m., the man was…
Charlie Baker is Not an ‘Enigma’
A story this past week on the eve of Gov. Charlie Baker’s State of the State address in the Boston Globe stated that although Gov. Charlie Baker is the most popular governor in the country (he has an approval rating…
Sports 01-09-2019
RhS sports Roundup RHS boys defeat Chelsea in overtime The Revere High boys basketball avenged a loss two weeks previously to archival Chelsea with a scintillating 49-45 overtime victory last Wednesday at a rocking’ and rollin’ Roland Merullo Fieldhouse. The…
Obituaries 01-09-2019
Attorney James Page Retired U.S. Treasury Dept. area manager, served on Revere School Committee from 1980 – 1982 Attorney James F. Page, Sr. died on Thursday, January 3 at the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home following a nine-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.…
Car Goes Airborne on N Shore Road, Hits Apartment
A tremendous car crash early Saturday morning involving a driver whose vehicle went airborne and hit a Revere building is under investigation. The crash happened at approximately 2:15 a.m. on the southbound side of North Shore Road, near the intersection…
Powers has Questions about Wonderland Parking Permit
City Councillor John Powers has questions from about the parking of vehicles at the now-demolished Wonderland Park site on VFW Parkway. According to Powers, the special parking permit, that was awarded in 2013 to the owners of the property, expired…
Revere 2018 Year in Review
January Jake the Turkey Jake the Turkey welcomed in 2018 at one of his favorite intersections – Broadway, Park and Central. He stopped traffic, he posed for pictures, raised some blood pressure, but mainly he made people of all ages…
Police Briefs 01-02-2019
SECOND OUI, INTO FENCE A Winthrop Avenue man was arrested on Dec. 17 for allegedly driving into a fence while intoxicated. Police were called to the scene on Winthrop Avenue after a motor vehicle accident was reported. There, they found…
Sports 01-02-2019
RhS sports Roundup Cheever scores 20 for RHS girls basketball The Revere High girls basketball team engaged in a hard-fought contest with unbeaten Fontbonne Academy, but came up just short, falling by a score of 48-43 in a contest played…
Obituaries 01-02-2019
Mario DiBacco, Jr. Musician and GE retiree Mario R. DiBacco, Jr. of Winthrop, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 25, at Mass General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was 77 years old. Born in Boston, the son of the…
News Briefs
REBUILDING COSTA PARK THOUGH REPUBLIC SERVICES’ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION The newly established Republic Services Charitable Foundation announced The Neighborhood Developers and The City of Revere as recipients of its first-ever company-wide charitable giving program called National Neighborhood Promiseâ„¢. “Costa Park is…
Police Briefs 12-26-2018
ARREST Report MONDAY, DEC. 17 Mark V. Leto, 56, of 208 Winthrop Ave., was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor (2nd offense), negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and wanton destruction of…
Have a Happy, Safe — and Mindful — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring…
Sports 12-26-2018
ON FIRE Revere High girls basketball team nets back-to-back victories The Revere High girls basketball team broke into the win column in a big way, defeating Northeastern Conference rivals Malden and Somerville this past week. In the home opener for…
Obituaries 12-26-2018
Natasha Nicole Mejia-Rivera With her sister in heaven Natasha Nicole Mejia-Rivera of Revere was called to be with her sister in heaven on Dec. 12. She was the loving daughter of Rosibel Rivera and Edgar Mejia of Revere; adoring granddaughter…
Breaking up a 19th Century Burglary Ring on Chelsea (Revere) Beach
One of the earliest officers of the Massachusetts State Police, was Benjamin H. Linscott, who gained notoriety for a shootout with a burglary gang on Chelsea Beach (now Revere Beach) in 1866. Linscott was born in Alfred, Maine, in 1833…
The Point of Pines Yacht Club’s Commodore Lineage
Recently the Point of Pines Yacht Club held a Christmas Party and they had the honor to have 4 of the former commodores and the currant in attendance. The officers and members of the PPYC are to say the least…
Revere Police Department Donates $5,000 to Cops for Kids with Cancer
Claudia Cardona knows exactly what it’s like to remain strong while being faced with adversity. The single mother of two has had her fair share of challenges over the years, but none as great as when her daughter was diagnosed…
Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
Gianni Hill Elected to Hamilton College Student Assembly Gianni Hill, of Revere, has been elected to serve as a vice president in Hamilton’s Student Assembly for 2019. The Student Assembly is a duly-elected representative organization that works on behalf of…
