Just a few years ago, Maria Peniche was roaming the halls of Revere High School (RHS), a smiling young lady full of energy with academic talents that she hoped would one day lead to a career at the United Nations…
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Preliminary in Ward 5 Called off with Billy Bell’s Withdrawal
It looks as if last week’s announcement of a Preliminary Election was a bit preliminary. This week, the Sept. 17th Preliminary Election in Ward 5 is called off just one week after it was called. That came on Monday when…
Fight Brewing over Digital Billboards
Members of the Revere Beautification Committee (RBC) typically focus in on trash, but currently they are crunching numbers and they believe the City is getting ripped off by billboard companies looking to convert to digital displays. Currently, ClearChannel Outdoor –…
Revere Man Killed in Robbery at Boston Store
A Revere family this week has been devastated by the murder of Joe Morante Jr. last Wednesday, July 31st, and District Attorney Dan Conley is asking that the heat be turned on in the investigation into who murdered him in…
Weiner Kidnapping, Attempted Murder Case Turns Heads
In an unbelievable case involving attempted murder, Sexting and kidnapping last Sunday, one Reservoir Avenue man sits behind bars this week – held in Chelsea Court without bail pending a dangerousness hearing. Anthony Weiner, 25, of 334 Reservoir Ave., has…
New Director at Revere Library Has Many Innovative Programs
When asking new Revere Library Director Kevin Sheehan what his favorite book is at the moment, the Classics scholar could cite any type of Greek philosophy or Roman Empire chronicler, but at this stage in his life, that favorite book…
A Lion in Summer: Lions, Ladies and Motorbikes; the Old Days on the Beach
Many might think that things down at Revere Beach in the old days were pretty prudish and conservative compared to the bikinis, tattoos, fast cars and ginormous soft serve ice cream cones that are now a staple of the Beach.…
Ward 5 Voters Have a Preliminary
There will be a Preliminary Election in Ward 5 this September, with voters in the extensive district being the only voters to go to the polls to choose between three candidates. Nomination papers were due into the Election Department on…
Economic Development Opens Lines of Discussion with City Council
The City’s Economic Development team and the Revere City Council have re-established communications, and the result is a much happier Council and a more informed public. Economic Development Director John Festa addressed the Council on Monday night, July 22nd, during…
Sand Sculpting Festival
In the early morning fog this past Monday, the sand sculptures on Revere Beach took on a whole new persona. Here, a woman walks along the shoreline in dense fog as one of the sculptures eerily looks down on her.
Sand Sculpture “Strong” Finish: Security Concerns Took Festival to Unexpected Higher Level
After months and months of planning for this year’s Sandsculpting Festival on Revere Beach, State Police and top state public safety officials approached the Revere Beach Partnership not long after the Boston Marathon bombings and told the organization it had…
Jobi Makes It Four Straight Wins
The fourth time was a charm for Jonathan ‘Jobi’ Bouchard, of Montreal, who won the Revere Beach National Sandsculpting Festival for the fourth year in a row. The competition was tough, and five new sculptors were added to the individual…
Karate Tournament to Bring Best Martial Artists
Some of the finest martial arts fighters and practitioners will be arriving in Revere next week for the second time in 10 years – as the city welcomes the 49th Annual International Karate Championships. The tournament came to Revere for…
Parcel H Development Close to Starting
A Dover developer has taken one important step this month in moving forward on the massive Parcel H private development at Waterfront Square – a development straddling the new pedestrian bridge and plaza and considered a key component in the…
Photo Album: National Sandsculpting Festival photos courtesy of Bob Upton/RevereBeach.com
Photos courtesy of Bob Upton – http://www.RevereBeach.com
Photo Album: National Sandsculpting Festival, July 19th
Photo Album: National Sandsculpting Festival, July 18th
Photo Album: National Sandsculpting Festival, Monday, July 15th
Sand Castle Festival is This Weekend
The Revere Beach National Sandsculpting Festival is celebrating its 10th year anniversary and is expecting more than 500,000 people to descend upon the nation’s First Public Beach between July 17th and 21st. This year, 15 sculptors will compete in the…
At Home on the Beach This Weekend
The Cambriello family of Beachmont has spent several lifetimes squashing fires around Revere, but the newest generation in the family has a knack for squashing hunger with burgers sold from the nation’s hottest new culinary trend – the gourmet food…
