Mayor Brian Arrigo pulled his nomination papers for the office of mayor last Friday at the Revere Election Department at City Hall. Arrigo, who was elected mayor in November, 2015, was accompanied by his wife, Daveen, and their sons, Joseph…
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Suffolk Downs Readying For Live Racing June 29 and 30
The final two days, June 29 and June 30, for live thoroughbred racing a Suffolk Downs are approaching. What was once a mudflat and was then turned into a premiere live horse-racing venue, opened July 10, 1935. It’s hard to…
City Council President Arthur Guinasso Announces for Re-election for Ward 3
City Council President Arthur Guinasso drew a huge crowd to DeMaino’s Restaurant for a campaign reception Monday night. Family, friends, and a tremendous representation of his colleagues in city government and candidates for office turned out for the event. The…
News Briefs
Support Group Meeting Scheduled National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater North Shore is hosting a Family & Friends Support Group and a new Individual (Peer) Support Group on Wednesday June 26 from 7 – 8:30 pm at Beverly Hospital, 85…
Mystic Valley Elder Services Awarded $100,000 Grant
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) was recently awarded a $100,000 sustaining grant over a 4-year period through Cummings’s Foundation “$100k for 100†program. The grant was awarded to MVES in support of its Elder Independence Fund, a 21-year program that…
Two Revere Organizations Receive $17,500 in Grants
On Saturday, June 8, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation awarded $17,500 in small grants to Revere community organizations which will support free summer beach events throughout Revere as part of Save the Harbor/Save…
Veterans Committee Donates Flagpoles for Beachmont School
The Revere Veterans Committee will hold a flag dedication ceremony on Flag Day (June 14 at 11 a.m.) at the Beachmont School where the committee will announce its donation of two new flagpoles to the school. Committee Chairs Al Terminiello…
Parking Meter Investigation ends; Reforms Project Record Revenue
Mayor Brian M. Arrigo expressed satisfaction with the closure of the investigation of a Revere Parking Department technician and emphasized the success of Parking Department reforms and technology improvements implemented since an internal audit revealed a trend of declining meter…
Councillor Novoselsky Seeks Response from National Grid
Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky is upset with National Grid and its contractors using local streets in the Garfield neighborhood as staging areas for their work on gas line connections to home. “National Grid has been parking its heavy-duty equipment…
Taylor Ridings, of Revere, Receives Teamsters Local 25 Scholarship
Teamsters Local 25 awarded college scholarships worth $60,000 to 30 high school students at its May 19 membership meeting, held at the Local 25 Union Hall. Taylor Ridings, of Revere, was among the recipients. A recent graduate of Northeast Metropolitan…
Shock Dogs: Northeast Vocational Juniors Combine Cooking, Science and Technology
Two Northeast Robotics and Automation students are taking the art of barbecuing to a new level. Juniors Matthew Cheffro, of Wakefield, and Kyle Paradis, of Revere, recently created a programmable logic controller (PLC) hot dog cooker, to produce what students…
7th Annual Revere Runs 5k Race
Fr. George Butera Retires
Plans Are in the Works for a New Point of Pines Fire Station
The process that will result in a brand-new Point of Pines Fire Station on the site of the old station located at 140 Lynnway is well underway. During his remarks to the City Council about “the long-awaited feasibility study†for…
RHS Students Set to Graduate this Evening
Students from the Revere High School’s (RHS) class of 2019 are scheduled to walk across the stage this evening at Harry Della Russo Stadium to pick up their diplomas, an achievement that will live with each graduate for years to…
Suffolk Downs Live Racing though June
There are now only two weekends left of live horse racing at Suffolk Downs on June 8 and 9 and June 29 and 30 before the track shifts to simulcasting. For horse racing enthusiasts, simulcasting will be offered through next…
News Briefs
Summer Schedule at First Congregational The following Summer 2019 Schedule will start at the First Congregational Church 230 Beach Street Revere. Sunday worship services 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. (June 16th – September 1st, 2019) Closed circuit TV of Worship…
Councillor Rizzo Seeks Traffic Officers for Busy North Shore Road Intersection
The City Council approved a motion by Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo that Mayor Brian Arrigo instruct the chief of police to assign officers at the intersection of North Shore Road and Revere Street during peak hours of traffic. Rizzo said he…
Julia Tran named Revere High School Class of 2019 Valedictorian
This evening at Harry Della Russo Stadium Revere High School senior Julia Tran will take the stage and deliver her Valedictorian address. Tran, an honors student and AP scholar with distinction, will graduate with 465 of her fellow classmates and,…
Rotondo Receives Commendation Award for His Life-saving Efforts
The Revere City Council honored Councillor George Rotondo for his actions in helping to save the life of an individual who had lapsed in to an unconscious state in the City Hall parking lot. City Council President Arthur Guinasso presented…
