By Taylor Giuffre-Catalano At last week’s meeting, on August 15th, the Revere School Committee unanimously passed a motion to hire new teachers and staff based on feedback and requests from school administrators. The commitment to fill these “wishlist†positions marks…
Month: August 2022
RPS To Revise COVID-19 Policies for the 2022–2023 Academic Year
By Taylor Giuffre-Catalano At last week’s School Committee meeting, held on August 15th, Lauren Buck, the Director of the city’s Public Health Department, outlined updates and changes to the COVID-19 policy at Revere Public Schools. The bottom line: “We want…
Revere School Years Begins on Tuesday, Aug. 30
Supt. of Schools Dr. Dianne Kelly met with school administrators Tuesday morning at Revere High School as the district moves closer to the official opening of the school year. Kelly said that students will begin the school year on Tuesday,…
Bringing Out Their Best: For 40 Years, Beverly Richards Has Been Instilling Joy and Self-Confidence in Students
Beverly Richards, who grew up in East Boston and has devoted her entire life to promoting the positive lifelong advantages of dance, is excited. The start of the new dance season is fast approaching and she’s preparing another fun-filled year…
One Era Ends, Another Begins at Winthrop School of Performing Arts
As The Winthrop School of Performing arts begins its 37th season teaching children the art of dance, acting, voice and instruments, there will be a new director at its head. Trudy Macero, founder of and director of WSPA, has decided…
RHS Graduate, Dianne Cabelus Braley, To Host Book Signing and Book Talk in Revere
By Melissa Moore-Randall A self proclaimed unique and interesting character from Revere, Dianne Cabelus Braley is a proud, published author of Unheard Whispers and The Silence of the Sound. On September 14th she will be at Mission on the Beach…
Path Cleared for Construction of New Point of Pines Fire Station
Ward 5 Councillor John Powers said Tuesday morning that he was hopeful that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would withdraw its appeal regarding the construction of the new Point of Pines fire station, and the much-anticipated project would…
Rep. Turco Steps Up Again for His Pines’ Constituents
State Rep. Jeff Turco, who was instrumental with State Rep. Jessica Giannino in the dismantling of the parking meters on Revere Beach Boulevard, can now claim another victory following his forceful and persuasive remarks during the Mass DEP’s visit to…
Revere License Commission Splits on Approval of Used Car Dealer License
The Revere License Commission held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, August 17, in the City Council Chamber. Chairman Robert Selevitch and fellow members Daniel Occena and Linda Guinasso were on hand for the meeting. The principal business that consumed…
Traffic Commission Approves One-Way Signs for Sigourney, Derby Neighborhood for 60 Days
The RevereTraffic Commission gave its approval at its meeting last Thursday to a proposal that seeks to give relief to residents of Sigourney St. and Derby Rd. from the onslaught of motorists who use those streets as cut-throughs from Squire…
DCR Releases Update on Breakheart Reservation’s Wildland Fires
Below is an update regarding the wildland fires within the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Breakheart Reservation in the Town of Saugus: The wildland fires within Breakheart Reservation were ignited on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, as five individual fires.…
The MWRA Is Doing a Great Job
Residents in our newspapers’ circulation area in Greater Boston probably are unaware that most of the communities in Massachusetts are enduring drought conditions that have resulted in the imposition of severe water-use restrictions. But here in Greater Boston, there is…
Robert Kraft Belongs in the Hall of Fame
As we are writing this early in the week, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Coach/Contributor Committee is getting ready to meet to select one of 12 nominees for inclusion in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the Class…
Letters to the Editor
Immigration or Invasion? A report published in an article by the Federation for American Immigration Reform had staggering statistics. During the first year of Biden’s Administration, the illegal alien population increased by 1 million, adding $9.4 billion in cost to…
Dugout at High School Baseball Field To Be Named in Honor of Former Coach Al Blasi
The City Council voted unanimously to name the new home-team dugout at the Revere High School baseball field in honor of the late Al Blasi, a long-time educator and baseball coach in the school district. Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe,…
Obituaries 08-24-2022
Elena Mazzone She Was the Light on a Dark Cloudy Day Elena F. Mazzone of Chelsea passed away on August 21 at the age of 85. Born in Chelsea on March 11, 1937 to the late Quirino Mazzone and Angelina…
Celebrating 126 Years of Revere Beach
Busy Agenda for City Council
The City Council will have a busy agenda at its Aug. 22 meeting, according to Council President Gerry Visconti. “Because there’s been the usual summer hiatus (the last Council meeting was held July 11), I think you’ll see a lot…
News Briefs
Boston Area Prices Were Up 7.0 Percent From a Year Ago The New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released figures for the Boston CPI in July 2022. The CPI program produces monthly data…
School Safety Community Forum ProvidesVital Information As New Academic Year Begins
The Revere School Safety Community Forum, held Aug. 12 at the West Revere School Complex, was an informative event that gave parents an in-depth look at how the City of Revere, Revere school officials, the Revere Police Department, and the…
