The Revere Farmer’s Market may not be one of the largest in the area, but it is serving a broader area by becoming an incubator for the growing small businesses feeding the food economy. Last year Revere on the Move…
Month: May 2018
News Briefs
Help Build Harmon Park Playground Help build Harmon Park playground on Salem Street with a community build on May 18, 19 and 20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers are welcome throughout the day. The North Revere Neighborhood Group…
Public Housing Officials Voice Appreciation for Legislators’ Local Support at State House Event
Officials from the Revere Housing Authority met with State Sen. Joseph Boncore and State Rep. RoseLee Vincent to discuss the need for increased state support of public housing at the 36th Annual Legislative Information Day sponsored by the Massachusetts Chapter,…
House Passes Balanced Budget with a Focus on Local Aid, Helping People
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and State Rep. RoseLee Vincent joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass a FY19 budget which makes investments in programs and services across the Commonwealth. Funded at $41.064 billion, the House budget maintains funding…
Boston’s Wounded Veterans Run Hosts Eighth Annual Motorcycle Fundraising Ride on May 20
Boston’s Wounded Veterans Run is proud to announce its eighth annual motorcycle charity ride on Sunday, May 20, to help raise money to help four New England veterans who were recently severely injured in overseas combat. The 28-mile ride begins at Harley-Davidson…
Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
INDUCTED INTO HONORS SOCIETY Brenda Angel of Revere, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Angel was initiated at Salem State University. Angel is among approximately…
Immaculate Conception School Holds Annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser
On Jan. 27, Immaculate Conception Parish School in Revere celebrated Catholic Schools Week in honoring God with a beautiful liturgical celebration of the Eucharist. This year’s “Annual Pasta Dinner Fund Raiser†was organized by Immaculate Conception School’s Admissions Director, Donis…
School Funding ‘Big Fix’ Makes It into Senate Budget
If the world of education funding has been a massive break over the past three years, then Sen. Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) is the technician who showed up just in time this year with the parts to fix it. DiDomenico, who…
Northeast Metro Tech Students Preparing Each Other for Real World Experiences
Northeast Metro Tech juniors received a glimpse into what their futures may hold as they made their way around a financial literacy fair and attempted to plan life after graduation. Organized by business technology students, the event was designed to…
Hallmark Health is Now MelroseWakefield Healthcare
Hallmark Health System, a regional leader in providing community healthcare in north suburban Boston, has changed its name to MelroseWakefield Healthcare. “It has been a time of important growth and positive momentum for our organization,†said Bobbi Carbone, MD, MBA,…
Revere Firefighters Train for Water Rescue
Firefighters are challenged everyday with the calls they receive, literally anything can happen and they have to be ready for that. That’s where their training comes in, not just from the fire academy but also from continued training on and…
Police Briefs 05-16-2018
Police News MAN WAVING GUN ARRESTED A Saugus man waving a gun up and down Broadway and on Beach Street was arrested on Tuesday, May 8, after threatening several people. The gun ended up being a replica firearm air gun.…
Letters to the Editor
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU Dear Editor, We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Stop & Shop on Squire Road and their customers for their generosity, which allows our local chapter of St. Vincent de Paul to assist those…
President Trump Could Accidentally Help Protect the Environment
No one would mistake President Trump for an environmentalist. Yet his immigration policies could inadvertently safeguard the environment. Here’s why: More than 325 million people live in the United States. By 2065, that figure is expected to grow to 441…
Well-Deserved Recognition
The presentation to the city of the Distinguished Budget Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) is quite an honor of which Mayor Brian Arrigo and his financial team should be justly proud. In addition, we would be remiss…
Sports 05-16-2018
RhS sports Roundup RHS girls tennis wins two matches The Revere High girls tennis team earned two victories this past week, defeating Everett, 3-2, and Medford, 4-1. In the Everett victory, the scores were as follows: 1st singles, Farah Selman…
Obituaries 05-16-2018
Constance ‘Connie’ Errico Longtime Revere Schools cafeteria manager Constance “Connie†Errico of Revere died on May 11. The beloved wife for almost 60 years to the late Joseph Errico, Jr.,  she was born and raised in Westbrook, Maine to the late…
Celebrating Art and Music
Michael Daigle and Dayana Matamoros sing “Roar” by Katie Perry.
Cooking with Councillor Keefe
City Councillor Patrick Keefe welcomed Girl Scout Troop 75455 into his home for a cooking class about healthy cooking and eating. Patrick is the culinary director at Legal Seafood, so he loved the thought of giving back to his community,…
Council Receives Recommendations for Police Department from Ryan Strategies
When Mayor Brian Arrigo took office in 2016 he opted not to renew then Police Chief Joseph Cafarelli’s contract. Arrigo appointed Capt. James Guido as acting police chief, citing a desire to have the entire department reviewed and hopefully move…
