By Sue Ellen Woodcock Monday night the City Council approved the transfer of more than a $1,500,000 from the city’s stabilization fund to the general fund for several appropriations. Half of the transfer or about $500,000 goes toward the contract…
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Wheelabrator Officials Explain Cause Of Loud Noise at City Council Meeting
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Officials from Wheelabrator visited the City Council Monday night to share answers as to why the trash to energy plant in Saugus had such an loud sound coming from it in November. A sound that traveled…
Property Tax Rate is Down
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Between the increase in real estate values and new growth in the City, the residential and commercial property tax for fiscal year 2017 is a bit lower. The City Council, on the advice of the city…
News Briefs
Toy Drive Underway The Revere Police Toy Drive is underway to help needy families in Revere during the Christmas season. If you are in need of assistance, or wish to make a donation, contact Lee Nugent at 781-656-1109 or Patricia…
Perfect Start to Thanksgiving Day
Revere High head football coach Lou Cicatelli and assistant coaches Jose Escobar and Vin Gregorio celebrate while displaying the Thanksgiving game trophy after Revere’s exciting 14-7 victory over Winthrop in the annual rivalry.
One More Time:Board of Health Commissioners Want Another Hearing Before Raising Tobacco Purchase Age
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The members of the Revere Board of Health said they need one more meeting before deciding to raise the age of consent for the purchase of tobacco to age 21. Last Wednesday the Board of Health…
Keefe Seeks Plebiscite for Marijuana Shops in Revere
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Monday night Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe announced to the city council that he’d like a petition drive to put the topic of marijuana shops back in the hands of voters to stop any shops in…
Forty Years Later, the “Sounds of Christmas†Concert Still Resounds with Music and Charity
Forty years ago, as the nation celebrated its Bicentennial, a group of Revere leaders, including then-City Clerk John Henry, Revere Journal Editor Bob Long and Associate Editor Dick Powers, Wonderland Dog Park GM Dick Dalton, and then-City Councillor Fred Sannella,…
News Briefs
5th Annual Santa Walk is Sunday The Fifth Annual Santa Walk will take place on December 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Whelan/Susan B. Anthony School. The walk starts at the school and ends at Revere City…
Revere-Winthrop Powder Puff Ends in 20-20 Tie
Winthrop’s Uajda Musaku (14) grabs a hold of the flags on Revere’s Tia Fichera (40) as she streaks out of the backfield. The Revere Powderpuff team battled to a 20-20 draw with their archrival in a raucous contest at Harry…
RHS Football on Revere TV
Mickey “Say No To Drugs†Casoli, a former Revere High football star himself, welcomed Revere High football leaders on to his Revere TV show, “Casoli’s Corner†to talk about the season and the Thanksgiving game versus Winthrop. Pictured with Mr.…
Mama Barre
Haley Hanton’s newest class at the Rachel Ferrante’s Dance Academy on Beach Street, offers new moms the opportunity to work out with their babies. Classes are at 1:00PM every Tuesday.
$3.63 Million Reasons to Party:Baker Brings Funds for Infrastructure Work;City Gets Grant Due to Shaw’s Site Project
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Gov. Charlie Baker came to Revere last Wednesday to present Mayor Brian Arrigo with a check for $3.63 million to go toward infrastructure work near 205 Revere Beach Parkway, the future sight of a new hotel…
Students Learning English Challenge Themselves to Get to College
By Seth Daniel For many students who have arrived in Revere from other countries over the last couple of years, the brainpower is there, but the language skills often hold them back. And for many of those students, who might…
News Briefs
JOB FAIR AT EBNHC East Boston Neighborhood Health Center is hosting a Job Fair, Monday December 12, 2016 from 2-6pm for CNA/Home Health Aide’s. We will be conducting on site interviews at 250 Sumner Street, East Boston, MA 02128. Call…
Multicultural Night at Garfield School
ALL STRINGS LEAD TO REVERE: Bridget Shepard hangs up a sign over a map showing how all routes lead to the Garfield School from all over the world. The demonstration was part of the Garfield School’s annual Multi-Cultural Night on…
Recognizing Felix Desisto’s Civic Service
On Saturday November 12, members of the community memorialized and celebrated the life of Felix DeSisto, a WWII Veteran who flew 35 missions on a B-24 Liberator Bomber in the European theater. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross as a…
Partnering for Health
Officials from Winthrop, Revere and Chelsea signed an agreement for the North Suffolk Health Collaborative. The agreement between the three communities will allow for a partnering to address public health issues. From left are Nick LoConte, chair of the Winthrop…
Billboard Ban? Not Here:Despite City Ordinance,MassDot Approves New Signage at ‘T’ Garage
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Despite a one-year moratorium on billboards in the city of Revere, the MBTA recently received approval from the MassDOT to install a new billboard on the side of the MBTA garage at Wonderland facing the rotary.…
Regional Dispatch Goes Online
By Sue Ellen Woodcock It’s been well over five years in the making and now the Metro North Regional Emergency Communications Center, the regional dispatch center for Revere and Winthrop, is now online taking emergency calls and dispatching public safety…
