Revere woman was hit by a car Saturday evening, at approximately 6:10 p.m. Troopers from the State Police Revere Barracks responded to reports of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle on Revere Beach Boulevard, just south of Oak Island…
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News Briefs
Ward 4 Community Meetings Councilor Patrick Keefe is pleased to announce continued ward 4 Community Meetings. Our committee is focused on continuing to bring city hall to the residents and have their concerns heard, As always direct communication and collaboration…
State Fire Marshal Issues Holiday Decorating Safety Tips
The best way to prevent a Christmas tree fire is to water it every day, place it well away from heat sources, and dispose of it soon after the holiday,” said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. “Although Christmas tree…
Police Briefs 12-05-2018
MAN SHOT IN FERNWOOD HOME Revere Police are investigating an incident on Fernwood Avenue where a man was shot with a firearm on Nov. 28. Around 10:40 p.m., several units responded to a call for a man who had been…
Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL FOR SUFFOLK DOWNS VOTE Dear editor: Thank you to the City Council for taking steps to strengthen Revere’s future by moving forward with the transformative development project at Suffolk Downs. Your vision will bear fruit…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
With the Christmas season in full swing, there will be the usual office, family, and neighborhood parties for all of us to partake and enjoy. By no means do we wish to cast negative thoughts or to be party-Scrooges, but…
Enjoy the Holiday Season
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Sports 12-05-2018
NEC all-star recognition for RHS football players Post-season accolades were accorded to eight members of the Revere High football team, which compiled a sterling, overall record of 7-4 and finished in second place in the Central Division of the Northeastern…
Obituaries 12-05-2018
Louis Vazza Owner of Vazza Funeral Homes Louis R. Vazza of East Boston and Naples, Fla., passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, Nov. 29. He was in his 86th year. A U.S. Coast Guard veteran of the…
A Tradition Reaches Sixth Year: ‘Everyone Deserves a Nice Thanksgiving’
Saber Abougalala, owner of the Good Diner, with his wife, Shimaa, and children, Abdel, 18; Adam, 16; and Hana, 9; with volunteer, Pamela M. Anderson, loading up trays of Thanksgiving dinners for the First Congregational Church parishioners.
Straight Out of the 1700s At the RHS Pep Rally
RHS Principal John Perella gets into the Revere spirit with Dillion Day and Erica Anderson at the Revere High School pep rally held last Wednesday, Nov. 21. The pep rally is held every year to get the students and athletes…
News Briefs
Holiday entertainment this month There’s a lot going on in Revere this holiday season, here’s a sampling of just a few events in the coming week: The Annual Robert A. Marra Memorial Sounds of Christmas Concert Sunday, Dec. 2,…
Christmas Ecumenical Memorial Service at Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery has announced it will be holding its’ eighteenth annual Christmas Ecumenical Memorial Service in the chapel on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Francis J. LaRovere, III, Esquire President and Chief Executive Officer in making the announcement…
Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation Holds Election
A Special Election was held on November 8 to fill the position of President for the Revere Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation. Bob Upton, longtime RSCHP member and Revere Beach enthusiast was nominated and elected as the new interim…
The Good Diner Thanksgiving
With a generous heart of contentment, Saber Abougalala stood peacefully outside the frosted glass door of his Broadway diner on the sunny, 17° Thanksgiving morning. The Good Diner owner had been cooking turkey dinners for First Congregational Church parishioners since…
NARFE to Hold Holiday Party December 5
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) North Shore Chapter 479 invites active and retired Federal employees to its Holiday Party Wednesday December 5, from 12 Noon to 3 p.m. at Angelica’s Restaurant and Functions, 49 South Main St. Middleton. Cost is…
Police Briefs 11-28-2018
TWO MEN ARRESTED IN BOSTON AFTER UNDERCOVER OPERATION HERE As a result of a two-month long undercover narcotics operation by members of the Revere Police Department Narcotics/Gang Unit, members of the Winthrop Police Department, and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department…
Climate Change is Happening Now
The report released last Friday by 13 U.S. government agencies concurring in an assessment that the effects of climate change will result in a 10 percent decline in the U.S. gross national product and the loss of $1 trillion in…
Sports 11-28-2018
RHS football defeats Winthrop for third straight holiday win The 2018 Revere High football team joined the ranks of only three other grid teams in Patriot football history with an 18-6 triumph over Winthrop on a bitterly cold Thanksgiving…
Obituaries 11-28-2018
Mary Palmariello Feb. 28, 1925 — Nov. 29, 2018 Mary P. Palmariello of Manchester, N.H., formerly of Boxford and Revere, passed away peacefully on Nov. 20. She was 93 years old. The loving mother of Roger Palmariello and his wife,…
