RHS hockey team wins two in a row The Revere High hockey team put it all together at both ends of the ice to skate to a pair of impressive victories this past week. Last Saturday, the Patriots took on…
Month: January 2020
Obituaries 1-29-20
Andrew McCarrickShaheen Brothers VP of SalesAndrew R. McCarrick died on Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Lahey Clinic Hospital in Burlington of heart disease after a brief illness at the age of 59. Andy was born in Chelsea and raised in…
Gov. Charlie Baker and the great state of our state
From the moment that Gov. Charlie Baker strode into the House Chamber last Tuesday to deliver his State of the Commonwealth address, it was evident why Gov. Baker, despite being a Republican in a heavily Democratic state, has rated as…
Fire Marshal announces Burn Awareness Week Feb. 2-8
National Burn Awareness week is February 2-8, 2020. State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey said, “Burn Awareness Week is an opportunity for fire, health, and medical professionals to review some simple safety steps people can take to prevent burn injuries…
News Briefs
CHA Cambridge Birth Center Receives Baby Friendly Re-Designation Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north region, is excited to share that the CHA Cambridge Birth Center has received the prestigious Baby-Friendly re-designation…
Mayor Arrigo announces interim appointments
Mayor Brian Arrigo has announced the following interim appointments to city leadership positions: Deb Peczka, who previously worked in the Mayor’s Office, is the interim director of Revere Elder Services. Allan Fitzmaurice, who previously worked at the Revere 311 Center,…
Summit convenes leaders to address East Boston health needs
On Thursday, Jan. 23, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) to convene more than 40 East Boston community leaders representing schools and not-for-profits to jumpstart further collaboration and share plans…
City Council pays tribute to WWII veteran Morris Morris
Anyone who visited the Rosetti-Cowan Senior Center over the past several years knew Morris Morris and exactly where in the hall he would be situated during social events. Mr. Morris had his own area at the front of the room…
REJA celebrates the passage of Student Opportunity Act
For the past year teachers and school advocates in Revere, like the Revere Education Justice Alliance (REJA), actively lobbied the state legislature and governor to begin taking steps to overhaul the state’s education funding formula to ensure equity for all…
Storage facility heads to zoning committee
A proposal to build a four-story, self-storage facility at 727 Revere Beach Parkway is heading to the Council’s zoning sub-committee for further review. Attorney Cory D. Rhoades of D’Ambrosio Brown Counselors at Law, Revere, presented the plan on behalf of…
Police News 01-23-2020
TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNS Just after 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, Troopers from State Police-Revere responded to Route 1 northbound in the area of Route 60, for a tractor-trailer that had rolled over. Responding Troopers found the tractor-trailer on its side…
St. Mary’s High School retires Tony Conigliaro’s jersey number
St. Mary’s High School retired the jersey number “12” worn by Tony Conigliaro during a ceremony held before the premiere of a new documentary about the former Boston Red Sox star Friday night at the Lynn Veterans Auditorium. St. Mary’s…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS boys win long jump event at state relay meet The trio of Joe Llanos, Antony Arias, and Camron Ventura combined to bring home first place in the long jump at the Division 1 State Relay Meet held this past…
U.S.A.’s 10TH RANKED BOXER Wabik returns to the ring Jan. 31
Revere’s professional women’s boxer Kimberly Wabik is climbing the ladder and soaring toward a shot at the title. Coming off three consecutive victories, Wabik has skyrocketed to No. 10 in the USA rankings in the super lightweight division. Wabik had…
MVES recommends steps for seniors to keep warm during the winter months
There are many joys to living in New England – summers by the sea, autumn foliage, watching the Patriots, Bruins and Red Sox, winter skiing, just to name a few. But for older adults in particular, it can be challenging…
Obituaries 01-22-2020
Marie PacchielatStop & Shop retiree, producer of prize-winning flowers, herbs and vegetables and member of Rossetti SeniorsFamily and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith Home…
Guest Op-Ed: The price of Carbon pollution
By Jack Clarke On Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk are three options for reducing emissions from cars and trucks – the largest source of heat-trapping carbon pollution in America. As we’re in the midst of a global climate emergency, the Governor…
Winter: So far, so good (and not so good)
The winter season thus far has been fairly easy to take for those of us who have lived in New England for all of our lives. The warmer-than-normal temperatures, highlighted by the record-breaking highs in the 70s two weekends ago, have been…
Two Revere schools are finalists for state Kaleidoscope Collective Learning pilot program
Last month the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education named the Rumney Marsh Academy and Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Revere as finalists for the Kaleidoscope Collective for Learning pilot program. The program is aimed at involving more students and…
LimeBike ends bike-share relationship with Revere and other communities
Despite healthy demand for the LimeBike dockless bike-rental service in Revere, the company announced this week it wouldn’t be renewing its contract with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) – the regional planning agency that helped to propagate the service…
