Following through on an announcement that he made during his State of the City Address, Mayor Brian Arrigo stated that a number of after-school, youth and adult programs will begin in September at the George V. Colella Multi-Cultural Center at…
Month: May 2019
DAs File Case Demanding End to Federal Immigration Enforcement in Courthouses
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), and the Chelsea Collaborative filed a groundbreaking lawsuit April 29 demanding an end to federal immigration enforcement in and around Massachusetts courthouses. For…
YMCA of Metro North Announces ‘Y Champion Breakfast and Annual Meeting Set for May 23
The YMCA of Metro North has announced its awards winners for the “Y Champion Breakfast and Annual Meetingâ€. Scheduled for Thursday, May 23, the breakfast is a celebration of the work that the YMCA of Metro North does for the…
Pope John High School Hosts Rally to Garner Fundraising Support
Pope John XXIII High School Principal Thomas Mahoney stood outside the school auditorium welcoming alumni, parents, and students to a rally Monday night. Mahoney said because of International Residential Management [IRM] not fulfilling its financial obligations to the school for…
Luna Joins Mass. State Police to Help People in Crisis
The Massachusetts State Police recently acquired an English Black Labrador as the first-ever comfort dog. Luna, who is 4-months old and was bred for comfort dog work and donated to the Department, is assigned to the Employee Assistance Unit (EAU). …
Police Briefs 05-01-2019
Robbery at Prime Gas Revere Police are investigating a robbery of the Prime Gas store on the Parkway last Thursday, April 25. The man approached an attendant around 8:24 a.m. April 25 and demanded cash. The robber was wearing a…
Support Sen. Markey’s Effort to Ban Robocalls
Robocalls are the new plague of the digital and cell phone era. According to some estimates, Americans received 48 billion robocalls last year, up from 30 billion in 2017. It used to be that only a person’s land line would…
Will April Showers Bring May Flowers?
As Bob Dylan noted, ‘you don’t need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing.’ Similarly, we have not needed a weatherman to tell us that this has been a particularly rainy April. However, we learned this…
Thank You to All Dear Editor, We witnessed a beautiful moment of community service in the City of Revere this weekend as volunteers poured out to add their hands and backs in a city-wide cleanup. I’m so proud of the…
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Care and Data
By Alexander Acosta A little more than a year ago, I had the opportunity to visit Maryhaven treatment facility in Columbus, Ohio, to hear from those recovering from the effects of addiction. The visit was an impactful one. I met with individuals…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS girls tennis opens with win over Salem The Revere High girls tennis team opened its season with a 4-1 victory over Salem. Senior Farah Selman, playing at first singles, led the way for the Lady Patriots with a 6-1,…
Mildred King-Garrett Lifelong Revere resident Mildred (Ferrera) King Garrett, a lifelong resident of Revere and a long-time summer resident of Dennisport, died on April 12 at St. Andrews Estates in Boca Raton, Fla., where she had lived for the past…
