During October’s Revere School Committee meeting Revere Public School Administrator Dr. Lourenco Garcia gave the committee an overview of the state’s new MCAS scoring and accountability system. Last year the state made changes to the MCAS testing format and scoring.…
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Large Number of Revere Voters Turn Out for Election
Revere voters joined voters throughout Massachusetts in supporting Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito by a wide margin in the Nov. 6 election. Baker and Polito team received 8,596 votes in Revere to handily defeat Jay Gonzalez and…
Councillor Rotondo Requests Information about City Correspondences with State
Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo wants a copy of the letter that Mayor Brian Arrigo sent to State Auditor Suzanne Bump relating to the City Council’s request of a “cost estimate†for an audit of city finances by Bump’s office. The Council…
Gov Baker Stops by Revere on Election Day
Pictured on Election Day 2018 outside the St. Mary of the Assumption Church are, from left, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe, Mayor Brian Arrigo, Daveen Arrigo, Gov. Charlie Baker, Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto, and Police Chief James Guido.
Mayor Arrigo Assures Residents About Safe Environment at Revere Recreation
In remarks at a Revere City Council meeting Monday night, Mayor Brian Arrigo assured residents that the Revere Recreation Department offers a safe environment for children. Arrigo’s speech came in response to a motion by Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo that “the…
State Auditor Commends Arrigo’s Administration’s Audit Practices, Declines City Council Request
State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump notified Revere Mayor Brian M. Arrigo that her office will not undertake an audit of the City’s finances that was suggested by the Revere City council in August. Following her department’s review of independent audits…
Suffolk Downs Not the Choice, According to Amazon Rumors
Rumors persist to fly around about where Amazon will land its HQ2, and according to the Washington Post, it’s not going to be in the Boston area or part of the proposed Suffolk Down development in East Boston and Revere.…
Meet the New Student Rep on the Revere School Committee, Wallid Soukaki
During October’s Revere School Committee meeting, committee members welcomed Revere High School senior Wallid Soukaki to his first meeting as the committee’s student representative. Soukaki grew up in Revere and attended the Lincoln and McKinley Elementary Schools, the Rumney Marsh…
News Briefs
Hallmark Health VNA AND Hospice named as a Top Agency Hallmark Health Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice announced that it has been named a Top Agency of the 2018 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in…
State Sen Joe Boncore Reflects on Work at State House
State Sen. Joe Boncore held a “Coffee with Joe†event with Revere residents this past Saturday at Torretta’s Bakery. He took a moment to reflect on his work at the State House and for his constituents around the First Suffolk…
City, Police Land Second Important Grant Aimed at School Safety
In the wake of getting a large grant for school safety training and resources last month from the U.S. Justice Department, the Revere Police Department announced this week that it received another grant from the state to supplement the grant…
All Dressed Up:Young and Old Alike, Revere Celebrates the Halloween Spirit
Joshua and Jaylee Alarcon enjoying the Fright Night at the Runmey Marsh Academy with RHS Basketball Coach Dave Leary.
HYM Presents Plan to Public
Since the proposal for Suffolk Downs redevelopment surfaced two years ago, there have been over 300 meetings with state and local officials and community groups in both Revere and East Boston. Last Wednesday night, The HYM Investment Group held a…
Revere Voters Still Have Early Voting Option:General Election Set for Nov 6, Get out and Vote
Revere voters still have until November 2 to cast their ballots in early voting or head to the polls on Nov. 6 to consider several contested races and ballot questions. The part of the city represented by Speaker of the…
Councillors Discuss City’s New Barrel Program
Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna only had good intentions when she introduced a motion requesting that Mayor Brian Arrigo to implement an educational program on how to use the city’s new trash and recycle bins and what items can be…
News Briefs
Franklin Ave. Fire update A little after 2 p.m. on the afternoon of Sept. 16, a five-alarm in a condominium building at 10 Franklin Ave, Revere did extensive damage to the four-story, 36-unit building. One hundred residents were displaced but…
Revere’s Roger Marino Presents ‘Stiffs’ by Lynn Filmmakers Joe and Frank Ciota
Have you ever wondered about the men who work in funeral homes? This past Sunday night over 100 people attended the movie “Stiffs†in the Lynn Auditorium to find out. “Stiffs†is a black comedy starring Danny Aiello, who has…
Elementary School Students Present Their New Math Program to School Committee
At the monthly meeting of Revere School Committee held on Oct. 23, elementary school students from the Lincoln and Garfield schools presented a Powerpoint presentation that they put together themselves regarding their new math interactive computer program–ST Math. Third-graders Isaac…
Red-Blue Line Connector Cheaper than Once Thought
Last week MBTA officials announced that the project to connect Red and Blue lines, thus ending the only two train lines that currently do not intersect might be a lot cheaper than once thought. In 2010 the MBTA released a…
Chowdah Day with Pop Warner
Revere Pop Warner President Patrick Keefe, who is director of operations at the well-known Legal Sea Foods Restraunt Group, arranged for the Chowda Van to be at Harry Della Russo Stadium Sunday for Revere Pop Warner games. All proceeds from…
