By John Lynds Rumors are swirling that Suffolk Downs owners have inked a deal with a local developer to develop all, most or some of the 160-acre racetrack but track officials have been mum. Reports have been surfacing all week…
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News Briefs
FBIM ANNUAL MEETING ON SUNDAY The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh (FBIM) invite you to attend our Annual Meeting at the Parish Hall of St. John’s Episcopal Church of Winthrop, 222 Bowdoin Street, Winthrop, on March 12, 2017 from 2…
Revere Mourns the Loss of Restaurateur Peter Woo
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Services were held Tuesday for Peter Woo, one of the most well-known businessmen in Revere who passed away February 26 after a brief illness. Friends and customers gathered at Peter Woo’s Restaurant last Monday night following…
Spring in February
Revere Police Officer Jessica Falzone takes some time for herself on Revere Beach on Thursday afternoon with her roller blades and some great tunes. Temps hit 70 degrees on Thursday and Friday in Revere.
Beauty and the Beast
Jianna Moreno, 2, with the Beast during the 3rd Annual Character Breakfast on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Revere Recreation Department. The annual event is a staple of School Vacation Week for families in the City. Scores of children attended…
Arrigo Backs Study Calling for HR Department
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Mayor Brian Arrigo campaigned on a promise to professionalize City Hall, starting with a human resources department. Monday night Mary Aicardi, of the Collins Center for Public Management, presented a study conducted for the purpose of…
Schools Begin Registration for Kindergarten Next Week
By Seth Daniel The Revere Public Schools announced this week that they have begun the first round of registrations for incoming kindergarten students at the six elementary schools. Registration is for students who will be 5 years old by Aug.…
Council Addresses Recreational Marijuana
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Revere City Council held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance Monday night for the placement of a recreational marijuana shop and the Planning Board was expected to discuss the ordinance at its meeting late…
News Briefs
Beautify Revere to kick off on April 22 After a successful series of cleanup events in 2016, Beautify Revere returns to kick off 2017 with a citywide, Earth Day cleanup on Saturday, April 22, from 9:30 AM-12:00 PM. “Revere residents…
Revere Through the Years
10 years ago February 28, 2007 Beachmont native Bernadette Pauley, whose parents, Daniel and Marcella, still reside on Bradstreet Ave., has become a nationally-recognized comedienne who has appeared on Comedy Central and other TV comedy shows. Pauley attended Emerson…
EBNHC’s Elder Service Plan Becomes Neighborhood PACE
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), which provides the residents of East Boston and surrounding communities with access to vital health care services, today announced that its Elder Service Plan is being renamed Neighborhood PACE, an abbreviation for Program…
Local Communities Receive Shannon Grant Funding from Metro Mayors
The Baker-Polito Administration recently announced the release of $5.7 million in competitive grants to cities and towns across Massachusetts who, with their local community partners, will use the funding to combat gang violence and support local at-risk youth. Cambridge, Chelsea,…
Boys Team First in 17 Years to Make State Tournament
To paraphrase Starship Enterprise Captain James T. Kirk’s opening lines from the old (1960s vintage) Star Trek TV series, the Revere High boys’ basketball team will be going where no Patriot boys’ team has gone since 2001. Coach David Leary’s…
NEC Champion Lady Patriots Prepare for State Tournament
By Cary Shuman The Revere High girls basketball team, led by first-year head coach Lianne O’Hara, won its first 18 games of the season, captured the Northeastern Conference North championship with a perfect 16-0 mark, and soared to the No.…
Vinny’s Sells $10M Lottery Ticket
By Cary Shuman Vinny’s Food Market, 296 Malden St., sold a $10 million winning ticket to a lucky customer in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$10,000,000 Gold†instant game. Lisa Gochakowski of Somerville bought the $20 ticket during a visit to…
Board Votes to Make 21 Legal Smoking Age
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Starting July 1, purchasers of tobacco products in Revere are going to have to be 21 years of age or older. On Tuesday morning, the Board of Health voted in 12 new amendments regarding the sale…
News Briefs
COMMISSION OF DISABILITIES HOLDS Meeting The Commission on Disabilities held its February meeting last Tuesday, discussing a number of items of interest to residents with disabilities: Website updates: The Commission on Disabilities’ website, http://www.revere.org/departments/commission-on-disabilities, has been updated with application forms…
Blades of RHS Hockey
Captain Chris Anderson celebrates his last home game at Senior Night with family, Uncle Chuck Zullo (’77), cousins, Dino (’05) & Marco Mazzarelli (’14) and Maxx Anderson (16).
Snow Blankets City With 23 Inches
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The one, two, three punch blanketed the City with over a foot of snow, closing schools for three days and City Hall last Thursday. Winter storm Niko dropped 14 inches last Thursday, with other storms dropping…
Opioid Overdoses Show Sudden Spike
Just two weeks after reporting that opioid overdoses and deaths were down for the year, there was an uptick in overdoses and fatalities due in large part to an influx of fentanyl. Last week, Mayor Brian Arrigo issued an advisory…
