A Revere resident can add business owner to her resume with the recent opening of Luxor Hair Studio at 137 Charles St. on Boston’s Beacon Hill. Rosanna Miller, who worked for nearly seven years as a stylist at another Beacon…
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What’s Better Than a New Jetter? New vehicle will help DPW with sewer maintenance
Mayor Brian Arrigo and DPW Water/Sewer Department Superintendent Donald Ciaramella and other DPW staff welcomed the arrival of a new $250,000 Jetter truck that will help maintain and clean sewers in the city. “Out with the old and in with…
Baris Berk of United Brokers proves that the American Dream is alive
Baris Berk grew up in Turkey and emigrated to the United States in 1998. “I had $1,800 cash in my pocket,†remembers Berk, 46, adding that he came to this country hoping that his hard work would help him attain…
SJC issues order restricting municipal court matters
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Tuesday ordered that, because of the public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning March 18 and at least until April 6, the only matters that will be heard in-person in Massachusetts state…
State Rep. candidates start new type of campaigning
The race to be the successor to RoseLee Vincent as Revere’s state representative has begun. Revere candidates Joseph Gravellese and Jessica Giannino are moving forward in their campaigns and the Democratic Primary that will be held on Sept. 1. Gravellese…
Council approves Viscay as City finance director
The City Council unanimously approved the appointment of Richard Viscay as the new finance director for the city of Revere. Viscay will also remain in his position of city auditor and budget director, and has been appointed to the Revere…
Revere Commission on disabilities cracks down on unlawful motorists
Motorists illegally parking either in handicapped spaces or in the so-called “ladder†spots next to the handicapped spaces had the members of the Revere Commission on Disabilities sounding off at the March 10 meeting in the City Council Chambers at…
ER Docs, major hospitals preparing for potential surge of patients
Numerous public gatherings, meetings and conferences were abruptly cancelled over the last 10 days, and at the same time, major hospitals in the area were preparing for a potential surge of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases – all this while financial markets…
MBTA reduces service on all lines
In an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 the MBTA announced it will be reducing frequency in service to help facilitate social distancing. “All subway and bus service will run on Saturday schedules,†the MBTA announced in a statement.…
Small Business Administration to provide small businesses impacted by COVID-19
Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement last Friday in response to the President’s address to the nation: “The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small…
City of Revere Response to COVID-19: March 18, 2020 Update
City Confirms First Case; Number Expected to IncreaseMayor Arrigo Secures $1 Million for Revere Response EffortsEmergency Response Team Publishes Mutual Aid Informational Packet for ResidentsOutreach to Business Owners ContinuesMessage to Residents: Please Stay Home March 18, 2020 – The City of…
City of Revere Response to COVID-19: March 16, 2020 Update Emergency Response Team Continues to Implement Containment Strategies
Grab-and-Go Meal Services Available to All Students at All Revere Public Schools SitesMessage to Residents: Please Stay Home March 16, 2020 – Today the City of Revere’s COVID-19 Emergency Response team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and…
Revere Public Schools Grab-and-Go Meal Service Opens to Every Child in Revere
WHEN: TODAY, Tuesday, March 1712:00 P.M. WHERE: Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School51 Park Avenue, RevereWHO: Revere Public Schools Superintendent Dianne Kelly WHAT: During the COVID-19 closures, Revere Public Schools’ food program is being offered at all eight school sites across the…
Kelly, Revere health nurse address the Covid-19 virus
Twenty-six Revere High School students and three members of the school staff were slated to return to school today (Wednesday) after being self-monitored at home for three days due to the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) decision to change the…
Gravellese announces State Representative bid
Joe Gravellese (D-Revere) announced his candidacy for State Representative in the 16th Suffolk District on Monday, joining the race to replace outgoing representative RoseLee Vincent. He will launch his campaign with a Virtual Town Hall on Facebook on Wednesday, March 18 at…
Local roadways to receive repairs under House bill
On March 5 House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Representative RoseLee Vincent along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives passed a $18.28 billion transportation bond bill dedicated to maintaining and improving the Commonwealth’s roads, bridges, and public transportation…
Annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash raises $50K for free Better Beaches programs and events
On Sunday, March 8, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s 10th annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash to benefit Save the Harbor and DCR’s Better Beaches Program partnership brought nearly 300 beach-lovers together to raise funds to support free beach events and programs…
Revere’s Garfield Elementary School prioritizes students’ emotional regulation with new SEL curriculum
Garfield Elementary School kicked off a new partnership this semester with Sudbury-based education technology company The Connections Model, whose KidConnect solutions help students develop emotional regulation, the necessary foundation for all learning. Starting this semester, five first-grade classrooms with nearly…
Resource Fair at SBA on Thursday
On Thursday, March 12, parents, students, families, teachers and administrators of the Susan B. Anthony School (SBA) Middle School, 107 Newhall St., will be holding a Resource Fair from 4:30 to 7 p.m.. The event will feature a variety…
EBNHC preparing for coronavirus
It was only a matter of time before the coronavirus, or COVID-19, that spread across China landed in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission announced that as of Monday there was one confirmed case of coronavirus in Boston and eight…
