2018 March Mini-Grants Awardees Announced! Every January, Revere on the Move (ROTM) awards mini-grants to fund permanent changes, program implementation, and youth-led projects that would help prevent or reduce obesity in children and adults in Revere. This year, in addition…
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Electronic Billboards Continue to be a Hot Topic at Council Meeting
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria came back to Revere Monday night to attend another City Council meeting to talk about his idea to reduce the number of billboards. DeMaria, who owns a Honey Dew Donuts on Squire Road, asked if it…
City’s Bond Rating Goes Up
Last week, it was announced that the City of Revere has more than $11 million in free cash, and this week, Mayor Brian Arrigo and Finance Director George Anzuoni announced that the city’s bond rating has gone up to AA-stable…
Project Bread Kicks Off 50th Celebration with 20-Mile Walk for Hunger
East Boston-based Project Bread, a leading statewide organization committed to preventing and ending hunger for Massachusetts residents of all ages, kicked off its 50th celebration Monday at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. Mayor Marty Walsh and Congressman Jim McGovern…
Art by Boston-Area Teens to Premiere at Stations Across the MBTA Starting March 26
Mithsuca Berry hasn’t even graduated Revere High School (RHS) yet, but the high-powered young artist already has her work spread out for viewers all over the Greater Boston regions – courtesy of the MBTA. Berry, a senior at RHS, was…
Revere High’s Got Talent
Mariantonia Gomez performed a dance routine at the RHS Talent Show on March 23, hosted by the Class of 2018. The night featured a full lineup of singing and dancing by singles, duets, and groups.
Record Amount of ‘Free Cash’ City Officials Announce at Council
Mayor Brian Arrigo and Finance Director George Anzuoni were pleased to inform the City Council on Monday night that the city is reporting the highest amount of free cash in the history of the city. Arrigo came to the council…
Council to Tackle Transient Housing
With over 300 AirBnB listings in Revere, the City Council is going to tackle the job of implementing regulations overseeing the trend of short terms rentals. The issue of short-term rental housing has been building over the past few years…
Appreciation:Joseph Festa, Prominent Developer, Dies at 89
Mr. Joseph A. Festa, one of the most successful and prominent real estate developers in the city’s history, died on March 26 at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, after a valiant battle against illness. He was 89. Mr. Festa and…
Model G-20 Summit Brought Real Life Negotiations to Revere High Students
Even though the Model G-20 Summit had come and gone a little over a month ago, the reverberations of the mock diplomatic negotiations were still a little raw for several of the students who participated in the worldwide conference held…
Powers has Questions on Wonderland Status
Ward 5 Councillor John Powers is not giving up on demanding that the owners of the old Wonderland Dog Park site appear before the city council on April 2 and explain what it going on at the site. “There isn’t…
Residents Produce Short Film On Gun Issue to Premiere April 4
Gun violence is all too often in the news, and two filmmakers from Beachmont tackle the issue in a short-film called “God Don’t Love Ugly†that premieres digitally next Wednesday, April 4, and will be available to stream on Amazon,…
Councillors Hear about Billboard Ordinance
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria came to Revere Monday night to attend a City Council meeting, but he wasn’t there as a public official, he was there as a businessman concerned about billboards. DeMaria, who owns a Honey Dew Donuts on…
House Passes Landmark Rules Reform Package to Help Ensure a Comfortable Workplace Free of Harassment Updated Rules Are among the Strongest and Most Comprehensive in the Nation
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and State Rep. RoseLee Vincent joined their colleagues in the House to unanimously vote to strengthen House Rules in an effort to ensure a workplace free of sexual harassment, retaliation and discrimination. The updates include multiple measures…
Revere’s Moschella Speaks to Malaysian Fire Academy
Former Revere firefighter Dr. John Moschella left Massachusetts last month to speak about fire science at the Malaysian fire academy, but he said he came back realizing that as much as they had to learn from him, we also have…
Fund Established for RHS Class of 2014 Athlete and Scholar Lauren Hayes’ Recovery
Last week while on spring break vacation out of the country Lauren was in a boating accident due to negligence of the boat crew, ultimately resulting in a serious skull fracture. Lauren was admitted to Hospital Galenia in Cancun where…
Several City Building Projects Being Considered
The City Council had finances on its mind during Monday night’s meeting with a request to back a grant application for a new high school, a request to study the feasibility of a new fire station in the Point of…
Suffolk Downs Overlay District Approved by City Council
The City Council has approved the Suffolk Downs Overlay District proposed by HYM Investments, owners and developers of the 161-acre site that is shared with East Boston. The overlay district covers the 52-acres on the old site on Winthrop Ave.…
Medical Marijuana Tax for Revere Approved
Monday night the council voted to accept a state law that would allow the city to impose a 3 percent tax on any marijuana purchased at a marijuana facility. The council has already voted against recreational marijuana shops, but a…
Tenants File Suit in Court over Housing Conditions
Since Feb. 23 tenants in three high-rise buildings known as the Water’s Edge at 364, 370 and 388 Ocean Ave. have been without a functioning elevator, and the issue has gone to Housing Court. A special office by the management…
