Democrats elected to serve on the Revere Democratic City Committee on the March 3rd Presidential Primary Ballot, met Saturday, May, 16 to elect new local party leaders to serve for the next four years. By a unanimous election of the…
Month: May 2020
COVID Relief Coalition Offers Pro Bono Legal Work to State’s Small Business and Nonprofits
By Dan Murphy One neighborhood lawyer has joined a number of fellow attorneys to provide pro bono work to the state’s small businesses and nonprofits in the age of COVID-19. Christian Westra, an attorney with the Ropes & Gray and…
Former Class Officers Organize Fundraiser to Support RHS Seniors
By Taylor Giuffre-Catalano, RHS Class Secretary ‘18 Thursday, March 12, 2020 inadvertently became one of the most notable days in recent Revere High School history. “I never thought it was going to end like this,†recalled senior Emily Woodman. The…
Construction Update: Tobin Curves Project Construction: Looking Ahead Through May 30
Route 1 Traffic Impacts • Route 1 Northbound : Approaching the Tobin Bridge from Boston, the work zone begins in the left lane. Two of three travel lanes will be open during daytime hours (5 a.m.–10 p.m.) • Route 1…
Baker-Polito Administration Releases Phased Reopening Plan
By Lauren Bennett Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday announced the phased reopening plan for Massachusetts, and urged residents to continue being vigilant to prevent further spread of COVID-19. The plan has been the task of the governor’s Reopening Advisory Board…
Police Briefs 05-20-2020
Weekly Crime Report These are among the calls for service to which the Revere Police Department responded during the past week. Monday, May 11 0110: Domestic disturbance on Sumner St. The officer will file a report. 0153: Noise disturbance on…
Memorial Day, 2020
This will be a Memorial Day unlike any that Americans have known. Ever since the official inception of the holiday on May 30, 1868, when the practice of decorating the graves of the fallen Union soldiers with flowers, wreaths, and…
Letter to the Editor
Coronavirus The following letter, a poem, was submitted by local student, Emily Green. By Emily S. Green Hey you, Coronavirus Why so desirous To demolish our lives I promise to end your thrive Never knew how much I like school…
Guest Op-Ed: In This COVID-19 War, This Is the Next Battle
By Brian M. Arrigo Now comes the hard part. For the past two months, we’ve suffered and sacrificed in countless ways to resist the rampant spread of Covid-19. We had some help staying shuttered at home, as most places were…
Guest Op-Ed: Finding Common Ground, Even in Divided Times
By Joe Gravellese, candidate for State Representative If you’ve been following my campaign for State Representative, you know that I have strong opinions about how to move Massachusetts forward. These firm convictions are a big reason why I decided to…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS LAX Coach, Seniors, Reflect on Lost Season “As an RHS athlete, I have learned that you can do anything you set your mind to.†With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the closure of schools across the state for the remainder…
Perfect Recollection: Jim Del Gaizo Remembers Shula, Undefeated Dolphins Team
Former Revere High quarterback Jim Del Gaizo and his wife, Sandra, are living in south Florida not far from where Jim and his Miami Dolphins teammates made history in the 1972 season, becoming the National Football League’s first (and still…
Obituaries 05-20-2020
Jose Martin Ramirez Of Revere Jose Martin Ramirez, 50, of Revere, originally of Jalisco, Mexico, died on May 12. The son of José Ramirez and Abigail Vargas, he was the beloved husband of Alma Ramirez Martinez, cherished father of José…
City Launches Multilingual “Wear One For Me” Public Awareness Campaign, Urges the Public to Protect Our Frontlines by Wearing a Mask
The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and establish strategies for longer-term recovery efforts. As of May 13, the Revere Board of Health has been notified by the Massachusetts…
Feeley Retires from DPW
Always There for Revere: Councillor Zambuto Has Perfect Attendance for 20 Years
Woody Allen once said 90 percent of life is showing up. Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto takes it 10 percent farther. He has never missed a City Council in 20 years – he’s been perfect, 100 percent. When City Clerk Ashley Melnik…
Special Mother’s Day Visit at Quality Inn
Firefighters Contain Fast-Moving Fire on Loring Road
Last Friday afternoon Revere firefighters battled a two-alarm fire that started in the rear yard at 21 Loring Road in Oak Island and quickly spread to two 2 ½-story homes, three sheds, a fence and the abutting marshland. The blaze…
News Briefs
MVES Open and Ready to Assist Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) wants to remind the communities that they are open for business and is working to be sure that those individuals in need receive the necessary services. • MVES continue…
Revere Public Schools Trudging Along with Eyes on the Future
As remote learning has become the norm for Revere Public School (RPS) students and teachers, a fact has turned out that RPS seems to be ahead of the curve and is now planning for the future. “District staff members have…
