Council President Gerry Visconti announced the implementation of new video recording rules for City Council meetings. Visconti said the new rules were being adopted “due to some of the behavior that happened at our last meeting.†“Anyone who wishes to…
Author: Cary Shuman
Council Approves Resolution Recognizing May As ‘Brain Tumor Awareness Month’
The Revere City Council approved a resolution submitted by Ward 6 Councilor Richard Serino that the month of May be recognized as “Brain Tumor Awareness Month†in the city. Following is the text of Councillor Serino’s resolution: Whereas, the National…
Mayor Arrigo Proposes Change in Structure of Revere School Committee To Ward Seats
Mayor Brian Arrigo is proposing that the Revere School Committee be restructured to have six members elected from each of the six wards in the city, along with two at-large seats elected citywide. The sitting mayor serves as the ex-officio…
Linda’s In: Former Councillor Linda Santos Rosa Will Run for Ward 5 Seat
Linda Santos Rosa pulled her nomination papers at the Revere Election Department Tuesday morning and the former councillor-at-large will be a candidate for the Ward 5 seat in the July 19 special election. Santos Rosa said she wants to work…
RHS Student Stamatopoulos Selected for FBI Youth Leadership Program
Revere High sophomore Bella Stamatopoulos has been selected to attend the FBI National Academy Associates, New England Chapter Youth Leadership Program. Revere Police Capt. Amy O’Hara, a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Leadership Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in 2019,…
Meeting Turns Raucous for Life Center Building Plans at Suffolk Downs
Thomas O’Brien, managing director of the HYM Investment Group that is developing the Suffolk Downs site, appeared before the City Council Tuesday to talk about the exciting project and the life science building planned for the 161-acre site. O’Brien delivered…
Milbury Ellis Will Not Run for Ward 5 City Councillor
When word circulated throughout the city that the Ward 5 seat on the City Council was being vacated, Aisha Milbury Ellis’ name zoomed to the top of the list of potential candidates in a special election. Milbury Ellis had won…
Community Presentation Held for Repurposing McKinley School
City official Julie DeMauro of the Planning and Community Department saved the best news for last at the Reimagining the McKinley School community presentation meeting. “I think at the end of all of this, we’re really going to have a…
Al Fiore Resigns From City Council
In a stunning development, popular Ward 5 Councillor Al Fiore has resigned from the Revere City Council. Fiore, who was elected to the Council in November, emailed his resignation to City Clerk Ashley Melnik last Friday. In the communication, Fiore…
Powers, Clark Will Run for Ward 5 Seat in Special Election
Former Ward 5 Councillor John Powers and past Ward 5 candidate Ron Clark have both indicated that they will be candidates for the seat in the upcoming special election. Ward 5 Councillor Al Fiore resigned from the position last week.…
Council Delays Life Science Biosafety Level Vote: HYM’s O’Brien Will Appear at May 16 Meeting
Once again Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo read the room, understood the magnitude of the imminent vote and its impact on Revere, and basically told his colleagues, “This issue needs more research.†And the Council heeded his valuable advice, opting to postpone…
Morabito Wants More Light on Broadway
Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito says it’s too dark at both ends of Broadway and he wants new decorative lamps installed on the entire length of the city’s main street. “I submitted this motion because many residents expressed their concerns about the…
Cogliandro Requests HRC Vice Chair Appear at Council Meeting
The City Council unanimously approved a motion by Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro that Human Rights Commission Vice Chair Chai Hossaini appear before the Council to discuss a verbal altercation with residents that allegedly occurred after the HRC’s Dec. 2,…
Council Approves Amendment to Zoning Ordinance for Squire Road
The City Council voted by an 7-3 margin to approve an amendment to the city’s revised ordinances submitted by Enterprise Rent-A-Car who has been seeking to build a new automotive/rental car facility on Squire Road at the former site of…
Keefe Says Decision on Water Meter Rates Is Not Imminent
Sensing that there needs to be ‘a more equitable solution†to the Revere’s water meter rates payment structure, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe expects any action on the issue to be pushed back to later this year. “We want to…
Giving Back to Their Community: RHS Grads Harrington, Stevens Appointed to Cultural Council
They were classmates in the Revere school system and now they’re newly appointed members of the Revere Cultural Council. Revere High 2017 graduates Samantha Harrington and Lani Stevens were appointed to the Council by Mayor Brian Arrigo. Their appointments were…
Cogliandro Awaits Videotape of Incident After HRC Meeting
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro said he has not yet received a videotape of a verbal exchange that allegedly occurred following a Revere Human Rights Commission meeting. At the April 25 City Council meeting, a resident claimed that she was…
Revere Public Library Will Host Mother’s Day Tea Party May 6
The Revere Public Library, led by Library Director Diana Luongo and Children’s Librarian Krystee Maniscalco, will host a Mother’s Day Tea Party on Friday, May 6 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Library. Parents and children are cordially…
Turco Will Seek Re-Election as State Rep.
Jeff Turco has announced that he will be a candidate for re-election to the state representative seat in the 19th Suffolk District this fall. Turco was sworn in by Gov. Charlie Baker on April 7, 2021, after winning a special…
Viscay Offers Plans for ARPA Funds Distribution Travel and Tourism Office to Be Launched
The Revere Sand Sculpting Festival is already in a class by itself, annually drawing one million visitors to the city, before the pandemic wreaked havoc on all public events over the past two years. But there is more exciting news…
