Category: News
Powers Has a Vision for Wonderland Park Site Office Park, Hotel and Restaurants Part of His Plan
Ward 5 Councillor John Powers drives past the former Wonderland Greyhound Park property sometimes twice a day, if not more. Powers and his former colleague, the late Robert Haas Jr., were the co-sponsors of a motion a few years ago…
Master Plan Meeting on April 10
Mayor Brian Arrigo encouraged residents and community members to attend an upcoming community forum for the City’s master plan,Next Stop Revere. Following a widely-attended kick-off event in January, the forum will be the first of two this spring and gather…
City Awarded $40,000 Grant for ‘Recycling IQ’ Kit
Mayor Brian Arrigo announced that the City was awarded a $40,000 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to implement a “Recycling IQ†kit that will bolster the city’s ongoing efforts to encourage residents to recycle discarded materials properly.…
Real Estate Giant has Revere Office launch party
Back in January Revere School Superintendent Dianne Kelly was a panelists at Malden High School during a forum calling on legislators to overhaul the state’s current educational funding model to ensure equity for all students, especially those in low-income areas.…
Revere Cares Coalition Presents:Bees 101
Story by Marianne Salza The Revere CARES Coalition is expanding their Urban Agricultural Committee — an initiative that encourages composting, backyard and rooftop gardens, and food markets – and is in the process of recruiting community members to join the…
Real Estate Giant Has Revere Office Launch Party
Keller Williams Realty (KW), the largest real estate franchise in the United States, by sales volume and units sold, as well as the largest in the world by agent count, has announced the opening of its new office at 8…
Revere Schools Announce Middle School Placement Lottery
At last week’s Revere School Committee meeting Revere School Assistant Superintendent Dr. Josh Vadala announced that Revere will hold its annual Middle School placement lottery on Thursday, April 11 at 5 p.m. at Revere High School inside the Ferrante School…
Community Needs Assesment Survey Seeks More Input from the Public
Every three years health institutions are to give out a Community Needs Assessment Survey, and this time The Harvard Community Development project is now conducting a survey for Revere, Chelsea and Winthrop, according to Jeff Stone, director of the North…
The Revere League for Special Needs Has a Day at the Carnival, Courtesy of Fiesta Shows and the Mccarthy/Trifone Foundation
The beginning of Spring means the Fiesta Shows Carnival is in town, and that means a lot for the City of Revere. Because of the popularity of the carnival over the past 25 plus years, Fiesta Shows through the McCarthy/Trifone…
Revere Student Singled out as Leader at Mass. Youth in Government Conference
Robert Graf of Revere, a senior at Boston College High School, was one of the twenty-five BC High students who participated at the annual YMCA Youth in Government Conference from March 20 to 22 at the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill. The young men were delighted that they were able to meet BC High graduate 4th Plymouth Representative Patrick Kearney ‘13 of Scituate. The BC High students…
Mystic Valley Elder Services Hosts Annual Legislative Briefing
Legislative priorities relating to older adults hot topics of discussion Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) recently hosted its annual legislative briefing at its headquarters, located at 300 Commercial Street in Malden. MVES Board President Kathleen Beaulieu and Chief Executive Officer…
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Emergency Fund for CAPIC Approved
The Revere City Council praised CAPIC Executive Director Robert Repucci after approving a motion by Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto that Mayor Brian Arrigo be requested to establish an emergency fund for the agency that serves Revere, Winthrop, and Chelsea residents. Zambuto…
Despite the Cost, City Officials Still Encourage Recycling
You think you’re doing the right thing by recycling your plastic milk jug, your cardboard and cans. Environmentally, you are still doing the right thing, but for cities and towns, it costs more to dispose of recyclable trash as opposed…
MassDOT Issues Travel Advisory for Tobin Bridge and Rte. 1
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is reminding members of the public that the Department will be rehabilitating the surface of the Tobin Bridge and performing maintenance on the viaduct in Chelsea which carries traffic on Route 1 northbound and…
News Briefs
JOIN THE MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS The MRC is a national network of volunteers, organized locally to improve the health and safety of their communities. MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals, as well as other community members without healthcare…
School Committeeman Visconti Announces for Councilor at Large
School committeeman Gerry Visconti has announced for Councilor-at-Large. The following is his announcement: “As a parent of children in Revere Public Schools and as a coach in our community, it has been an honor and a privilege to represent our…
Licensing Commission Rolls Back Volare’s Operating Hours to 11 P.M.
The Licensing Commission has had it with Volare at 388 Broadway and decided to roll the hours of operation back to 11 p.m. Lt. Det. Robert Impemba told the commission last Wednesday that in the last four months the police…
Restroom Was Just That: Bathroom Break Lands D&L Liquor Before Licensing Comm.
It seemed innocent enough – an employee working in a Revere store decided to take a bathroom break. But he fell asleep when he sat down for at least 20 minutes. Customers came in and out, left money on the…