The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) will call Suffolk Downs before its board on Thursday during a regularly scheduled meeting to explain how the track intends to proceed with a Revere-only casino project at its property that straddles the Eastie/Revere line.…
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No Bail for Alleged Gunman in Murder Case
The man who pulled a gun on Revere’s Joseph Morante, Jr., during a July 31 robbery pulled the trigger even though he faced no resistance from the store clerk. Elosko Brown, 27, of Brockton, was arraigned in Roxbury District Court…
Service At Revere School
Sgt. Dan Clark entertained hundreds of students, parents, elected officials and veterans last Friday at the annual Paul Revere School Veterans Day Ceremony. Clark performed numerous patriotic songs, including the Armed Forces Medley. Students also performed several songs and recited…
Casino in Revere Being Considered
In the wake of a ‘no’ casino vote in East Boston last Tuesday – Suffolk Downs and the City of Revere are preparing to make an 11th hour pitch to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) for a scaled-down casino development…
Broadway Revamp Gets $1.5M from State
The downtown Broadway Business District got a shot in the arm Tuesday morning in the form of a $1.5 million state grant. Mayor Dan Rizzo and state Housing and Economic Development Secretary Greg Bialecki announced that the City had won…
Correggio, Zambuto Led Spending for At-large Race
City Councillors John Correggio and Tony Zambuto far outspent and far outraised every other councillor in the at-large Council race this year, but with far different results. While Correggio led the field in spending and raised more money than everyone…
Escapee Found on Noble St.
An Alabama man who had escaped prison in September while serving a 50-year sentence was taken in after a standoff at a home on Noble Street Tuesday. The man had been in Revere for approximately one week after having been…
Help A Hero Scholarship Program
Boston, Massachusetts (October 14, 2013):Â Sport Clips Haircuts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts will once again be participating in the Sport Clips annual Help a Hero program. Since 2007 Sport Clips has helped U.S. service members connect with their loved…
Scenes from Tuesday’s Election Day
Scenes from Tuesday’s Election Day activities showed quite a crowd at the Satter House, with State Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein greeting sign holders from the various campaigns in the morning.
Revere Says Yes – but East Boston Says No to Suffolk
The overall casino plan is in turmoil after Tuesday’s election, despite the best effort of a Revere electorate that voted for a casino 59 percent to 38 percent. East Boston, however, spoiled the jackpot – shooting down the casino plan…
Revere 2013 Election Results for Offices
Total voter turnout 44% Councillor At Large Top 5 Jessica Ann Giannino 5.453 Robert J. Haas, Jr. 4,550 Anthony Zambuto 4,504 Steve Morabito 4,325 Brian M. Arrigo 4.265 George Rotondo 3,958 John R. Correggio 3,713 Walter W, Kovil, III…
MCAS Scores Show Students in for the Long Haul Find Success
As Revere Public Schools officials dig into the details of their MCAS scores this fall, one thing has jumped out at them – kids who have stayed in the system compete with the best students in the state. But they…
Medical Marijuana Store Proposed for Revere
A Revere hotel operator and a team of associates – including former Worcester County Sheriff Guy Glodis – has applied to operate a medical marijuana center on Railroad Avenue in Revere. Boston Wellness Association of Lynnfield – run by Rodeway…
Brady to Cookson: It’s a Touchdown
Over the past 19 months, 10-year-old Ricky Cookson has had to deal with the kinds of things no kid should have to deal with – getting treatments, listening to doctors talk about his illness and keep upbeat while having to…
Suffolk Owners Blindsided by Caesars
As Suffolk Downs official Charles Baker III sat in a meeting with the Mass Gaming Commission (MGC) on Oct. 2, the news about Caesars’s troubles fell on him and the whole Suffolk ownership like a pallet of bricks from out…
Bridge Termed ‘successful result’
Bridge designer Miguel Rosales has increasingly seen his thumb print all over Boston, and last Thursday he visited Revere Beach to check out his latest finished product – the Wonderland Pedestrian Bridge. His reaction; thumb’s up. “I think it is…
Revere School Officials Host Chinese Principals
Some 30 education directors from private schools in China converged on Revere High School (RHS) last Thursday morning for a personal tour and general discussion about how to keep on the cutting edge of urban education. The educators – who…
Caesars Leaves Casino Project after Gaming Comm. Report
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) came to bury Caesars last Friday afternoon, not to praise them. The entire casino effort at Suffolk Downs this week is in flux as the track searches for another gaming operator, Caesars Entertainment has limped…
Council Candidates Take Stand on Issues
All eight candidates for Councillor-at-large participated in a question and answer forum last Thursday evening at the Rumney Marsh Academy, and virtually every candidate used the platform to his or her advantage. The forum was a joint effort of the…
A Grand Parade
If there was one thing that was evident within the huge crowds lining the Columbus Day Parade route on Broadway Monday afternoon, it was that they had missed the parade in its five year absence. As Batman strode by and…
