Category: News
The Track at Suffolk Downs Presents The Daffodil Dash
Visconti Expects Busy Agendas at Upcoming Council Meetings
One week after making what is now being called his “decorum declaration†Revere Council President Gerry Visconti is expecting busy Council agendas right though the fiscal year 2023 budget planning season. Visconti began the last meeting by asking his colleagues…
Discussions on Zoning Change for Squire Road to Continue
A tie goes to the runner in baseball, but a tie vote by a Council subcommittee was not all that advantageous for the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Boston who is hoping to open a rental-car business on Squire Road at…
News Briefs
USPS Job Fair Set for May The United States Postal Service is consistently named one of the most trusted brands in America. They have, for over 246 years, delivered information, connected families and friends, and powered the engines of commerce…
Panthers Elite Football and Cheer Is Soaring to New Heights in Revere
Dan Occena began his college football career at Division 1 Syracuse University where he had received a partial scholarship. He injured his knee in his freshman year and transferred to Alfred University where he played the next three seasons. The…
Revere Commission on Disabilities Holds Monthly Meeting
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, April 12. Chairperson Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and members Mario Grimanis, Jason Barone, Asmaa Aabou-Fouda, and Robert Brown were on hand for the meeting that was…
Face Coverings Are No Longer Required for MBTA, Airport Travelers
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), MBTA and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) are announcing updates to masking requirements following a U.S. District Court judge’s decision on Monday voiding the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation. Beginning…
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $22.5 Million to Strengthen the Mass. Food Supply System
The Baker-Polito Administration announced $22.5 million in funding to food producers across the Commonwealth, including Grow in Revere, Food Hub with $99,734. This program represents ongoing efforts to address food insecurity issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. During an event…
Northeast Metro Tech Carpentry Students Take on Dugout Construction Project at Revere High School
Baseball fields in three Northeast Metro Tech communities including Rvere will soon boast brand new dugouts, once the work of juniors and seniors in Northeast’s carpentry program is done. Last summer, Reading Little League President Mike Wondolowski reached out to…
Overnight Soil Removal and Site Restoration Work Adjacent to Airport Station Begins April 25
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be conducting overnight construction operations in the area immediately behind the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Blue Line Airport Station in East Boston. The work is scheduled to begin on…
Passion Enactment Returns To St. Anthony’s Church
Brenda Lafrate Will Compete in Her Fourth Boston Marathon Monday
Four years ago, Brenda Iafrate decided to to run the Boston Marathon in honor of her 19-year-old daughter, Ariana, who had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. “I wanted to show Ariana that with determination and strength you can do…
Giannino, Turco Host Meeting on Permitting of WIN Waste Ash Landfill Site
State Reps. Jessica Giannino and Jeffrey Turco went all-in on their informative meeting and question-and-answer session to discuss the future permitting of the Saugus-based WIN Waste ash landfill site and WIN Waste reaching its capacity. Local, regional, state, and federal…
Visconti Wants More Professionalism at Council Meetings
Council President Gerry Visconti took a moment of personal privilege at the outset of Monday night’s meeting to address the topic of Council decorum during meetings. “For the past several meetings, there’s been a trend in these council chambers where…
Suspect in Revere Police Shooting Arraigned on Several Charges Monday
The man who shot at Revere Police officers Friday, forcing them to return fire and hit the man in the foot, was arraigned Monday in Chelsea District Court on several charges. District Attorney Kevin Harden announced Daniel Cote, 32, of…
News Briefs
Earth Day Cleanup on the Trail An Earth Day cleanup of the Northern Strand Community Trail is being held on Saturday, April 23 in Lynn. Anyone interested in helping out should bring work gloves and meet along the trail at…
License Commission Opens Food Truck Applications
In June of 2020, the City of Revere approved an ordinance to allow the operation of mobile food vendors within the city limits. Historically, mobile food vendor operation in the City of Revere was restricted to temporary special events in…
Conscomm Determines That Ambrose Park Project Does Not Require Its Oversight
The Revere Conservation Commission held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, April 6, in the City Council Chamber. Chairman John Shue and commissioner Heather Legere were on hand for the meeting, as well as the two new members of…
Council Looks to Develop Biosafety Level Regulations for Proposed Life Science Building
The City Council referred to the Legislative Af-fairs Subcommittee a motion to develop bi-osafety level regulations for the City of Revere. The motion spotlights the fact that The HYM Investment Group plans to construct a a life science building with…