Less than 100 NECCO employees are biding their time, facing layoffs on May 4. At one time the bustling plant on American Legion Highway employed 400 people and made iconic candies known around the world. Now the plant is producing…
Month: April 2018
Revere High Funding Plan Submitted to State Again
Revere Public Schools and the City are hoping that the third time’s a charm when it comes to the state School Building Authority (MSBA) accepting the new Revere High School (RHS) proposal into its funding pipeline. For two straight years,…
Revere Woman Hit and Killed on Parkway
A 44-year-old Revere woman was struck and killed by a car Monday night around 8:30 p.m. in the vicinity of the police and fire station on Revere Beach Parkway (Route 145). The driver left the scene of the accident, according…
News Briefs
Free Parents Forum Workshop April 28 Parents and interested community leaders are invited to a free Parents Forum workshop on Saturday, April 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Winthrop Public Library, 2 Metcalf Square, Winthrop. The workshop,…
Rep Katherine Clark Visits RHS Health Center
U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark came to Revere High School last Friday afternoon to learn more about the collaboration between Massachusetts General Health and Revere High School. The school-based health center is two centers with hours during school and hours afterschool.…
Two New Principals Chosen for Paul Revere, Hill Schools
The Revere Public Schools announced this week they have hired new principals for the Paul Revere School and the Hill School, with both coming on July 1. The two vacancies come about as longtime veteran principals Barbara Kelly and Ed…
Mayor Arrigo Encourages Resident Participation in Local Government
Mayor Brian M. Arrigo this week encouraged residents to take active roles in City by seeking positions on the Boards and Commission that decide and regulate a variety of municipal governmental functions. In an Op-ed piece appearing in the local…
Bruins Commercial Features Revere/Everett’s DeFilippo
When Lillian DeFilippo kisses her hand and touches it to a painting of Bobby Orr, she does so for every Bruins fan out there hoping for an exciting playoff run. DeFilippo and her son, Dave, both have a bit of…
MBTA to Fund Red Line/Blue Line Connector Study
Linking the only two MBTA train lines that have no connection has been something residents in East Boston and surrounding communities have been asking and waiting for since the 1970s. The Red Line/Blue Line Connector has long been a bone…
‘The Sound of Music’ Coming to Boston
The Boch Center and The Madison Square Garden Company announced that a brand new production of “The Sound of Music” will take the Boch Center Wang Theatre stage for a limited two week engagement from May 1-13. “The Sound of…
Mystic Valley Elder Services Encourages Lawmakers to Protect Seniors from Elder Abuse
On Tuesday, March 27, Mystic Valley Elder Services hosted its annual legislative breakfast at the agency’s headquarters, located at 300 Commercial St. in Malden. Board President Mary Prenney and Executive Director Dan O’Leary were joined by legislative host Rep. Donald…
Police Briefs 04-11-2018
Police News HIT AND RUN A Ward Street man has been summonsed for a wild situation near Copeland Circle on April 3 involving an airport shuttle. Around 7:30 p.m., the shuttle driver observed a car driving erratically near Copeland Circle.…
Keeping the Promise
The following article is written by school officials from Revere, Chelsea, and the Greater Boston area. Among the many challenges facing public schools today is to fund an adequate education for all students but especially students with complex learning requirements,…
A Municipal ‘Call to Arms’
We all remember our grade school history lesson when we studied Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and the famous phrase extolling “…government of the people, by the people, and for the people…” Government’s sacred function is to serve its people. But…
Red Line/Blue Line Connector
The hiring of VHB Engineering to begin a three-month study on the feasibility of the Red Line/Blue Line Connector certainly comes as good news to residents who depend on public transportation to commute to their jobs and homes on a…
Bond Rating is a Big Deal
Municipal bond ratings typically do not garner a lot of public attention. The minutiae of how and why an agency such as Standard & Poor’s assesses the financial health of every city and town in the nation typically is the…
Sports 04-11-2018
High Hopes Lopes begins season as new girls lacrosse coach By Cary Shuman The temperature was a brisk 44 degrees at practice Monday night at Harry Della Russo Stadium, but coach Manny Lopes and his Revere High girls’ lacrosse team…
Obituaries 04-11-2018
Rose Ambrosino Of Revere Rose (Mirabile) Ambrosino of Revere died on April 8. The beloved wife of the late Joseph “Generoso,†she was the devoted mother of John Ambrosino and his wife, Rhonda of Revere and Frank Ambrosino and his…
Bright Blue
Students at the Hill School celebrating Autism Awareness Month. Pictured from left to right, in the back row are Deren Renderos,Diana Florian Nolasco , Lorena Martinez, Anabelle Ewing, Oscar Aracena, Carmen Torres, Josy Ibanez, Tyrone Hong Mom, Emiliano Rodriguez, Mateo…
Immaculate Conception Stations of the Cross
Jesus,portrayed by Orlando Abrego, during the 6th annual re-enactment of Jesus’ suffering and crucifixion at Immaculate Conception Church on Good Friday,March 30.
