By Seth Daniel [email protected] Revere’s Maria Paige knows what it means to turn the page. Sitting with a beautiful view of the Atlantic Ocean from her condo at the St. George’s on Revere Beach, Maria Paige has penned two psychological…
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Fox, no hounding – ZipTrip shines a positive spotlight on the city
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Hundreds of people joined Fox 25’s morning ZipTrip program live on Revere Beach last Friday, giving the city and its beach a very positive plug. The television set was placed in the pavilion across from Kelly’s…
Opponents succeed in putting the issue to a vote
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Voters this November will be called to not only decide which candidates they prefer, but also whether or not the schools need to rethink the Family Choice Contraception program offered at the Revere High School’s School-based…
The incredible disappearing signs; sign wars ignite in ward races on both sides
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Signs don’t vote, as they say, but they certainly can cause low-level wars in City Elections. Tempers have flared already at the City Council and among challengers concerning signs, and signs have become the centerpiece of…
Calling the Bluff – High stakes political poker game over Senate seat
By Seth Daniel and Joshua Resnek A high-stakes poker game between two local Congressmen is unfolding this week in regards to a potential run for the vacated U.S. Senate seat of the late Edward “Ted†Kennedy. However, it is the…
Revere’s pre-eminent historian, Peter McCauley, dies at 86
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The city’s most prolific and knowledgeable historian, Peter McCauley, passed away last Friday, Aug. 28. He was 86 years old and had suffered from a long illness. McCauley was born and raised in Beachmont and graduated…
Guinasso stakes his claim in Ward 3; Vesce calls residency challenge insane and desperate
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Will the real Ward 3 resident please stand up? After being accused for the past several months of living outside the ward, incumbent Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso said this week that he has concrete evidence…
The Kelly Way – New principal will pilot the Paul Revere School into a new, community-oriented format
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Barbara Kelly has been returning to Beachmont for years around the holidays, but never has she returned to the Beachmont School – which is just what she’ll do this year as she takes the reins of…
A solid century Carmela Ranno hits the 100-year mark
By Seth Daniel [email protected] One glass of red wine per day, that’s the ticket to longevity for Revere native and long-time resident Carmela Ranno, who turned 100 years old last Sunday, Aug. 23. “Everyone asks her how she lived to…
Back to school means preparing for another round of Swine Flu
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The Swine Flu may not have had its last oink just yet, as city and school officials are preparing plans for a possible re-emergence of the sickness during the first weeks of the new school year.…
Channel Surfing – Did he or didn’t he swim the English Channel in 1908?
By Seth Daniel [email protected] There was no greater, larger-than-life character in the character-rich history of Revere than that of Samuel Mahoney – an extraordinary swimmer and lifeguard on Revere Beach that has left the city with one of its most…
Council has no taste for it – Meal’s tax increase unanimously voted down; could signal a loss of political capital for the mayor
By Seth Daniel [email protected] An increase to the local meal’s tax wasn’t on the menu Monday night, as the City Council voted unanimously against it at the urging of several members of the local business community. Council President Dan Rizzo…
Right in the kisser – City loses its prolonged court case; damages top $750,000
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The city has lost its longstanding court case over legal fees in what began 16 years ago as a Constitutional free speech case with the Moon-Lite Reader adult bookstore. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Thomas Connolly ruled…
Ruling could come any day; decision will impact several Revere residents
By Seth Daniel [email protected] At one time, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority was a simple toll-collecting agency, but now it has attracted the ire of many tollpayers and has prompted a lawsuit that many in Revere and the surrounding areas are…
Eagle has an eye for Revere
By Seth Daniel [email protected] It was enough to make everyone in the Point of Pines put their hands over their hearts and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Last week, America’s national bird, the bald eagle – the undeniable symbol of…
Revere Beach becoming an unexpected bird sanctuary
By Seth Daniel [email protected] There are quite a few rare birds on Revere Beach, but none with as interesting a story as the endangered Piping Plovers. The story of Revere Beach had been a sad one up until the mandatory…
Talbot case slows with the summer – No significant developments expected until October or later
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The murder case of Revere Police Officer Dan Talbot has all but come to a quiet halt this summer. There have been no filings for months, the information sharing process between the prosecution and defense attorneys…
Opponents want to put the issue on November ballot
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Several residents in opposition to the Revere Public Schools’ new contraception policy at the school-based Health Center are collecting signatures and expect to have a question on the November ballot. Kathy Magno of Revere Street told…
Circus Smirkus brings its ‘big top fairy tale’ to Revere this weekend; tickets are selling fast
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Revere’s favorite big top act, Circus Smirkus, is but a few days away and tickets are available but going fast for shows this Friday and Saturday. Shows will be at 1 and 7 p.m. on both…
Rosa enters Council race; ballot is finalized
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The names just keep coming out of the woodwork in the City Council-at-Large race this year. Late last week, Pines resident Linda Rosa announced that she is retiring from the office of State Sen. Anthony Petruccelli…
