Louis Rubino, owner of the new Broadway restaurant, The Cutting Board, wants to add an outdoor space for up to 16 guests at his restaurant located at 744 Broadway. And based on two councillors’ supportive comments at a public hearing…
Author: Cary Shuman
Ice Cream Shop Proposal Will Go to Zoning Committee
The City Council discussed a plan by Malden resident Rod Rivera to open an ice cream and smoothie shop at 54 Yeamans St. in Revere before sending the matter to the Council’s Zoning Subcommittee. Rivera, the construction supervisor and designer…
No More Playing Games: McKenna, Council Hit Hard at Disgraceful Condition of McMackin
For more than 60 years, Revere Little League baseball players sprayed line drives all over McMackin Park, the beloved ballfield known as “Little Fenway.†Now the only spraying being planned is for mosquitoes at the “eyesore†of a park that…
Giannino Seeks Accountability; Wants Councillor Motions in on Time
The City Council worked on four “late motions†at its Council meeting Monday night. Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino wants her colleagues to get their motions in on time. Councillors have until the Thursday before a Council meeting to get their motions…
Council Defeats Rotondo Motion on Federal Marijuana Legislation
The City Council defeated handily a motion by Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo that sought to request Revere’s federal delegation to support legislation to legalize marijuana nationally. “The motion speaks for itself,†said Rotondo. But the Council wanted no part of supporting…
Councillor Serino Requests Meeting With Capitol Waste Representatives
Claiming through reports he obtained from the city’s 3-1-1 program that Capitol Waste has missed 463 trash pickups in the past 12 months, Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino wants to meet with representatives of the waste management and disposal company.…
Revere Football Storms Past Medford, 48-32 in Finale
It wasn’t a masterpiece, to be sure, but the Revere High football team ended its season with a wild 48-32 victory over Medford High Friday night at Harry Della Russo stadium. Like the passengers on the S.S. Minnow, the Revere…
Power of Recovery Opens on Broadway
City and state officials joined the Powers brothers for the grand opening of a brand-new addiction and recovery treatment center in the Citizens Bank building on Broadway Tuesday. Matty Powers is the CEO of the Power of Recovery company that…
Conscomm Approves 10-Storey Condominium Building
The Revere Conservation Commission gave its unanimous approval for an “order of conditions†for a new, 10-story, 59-unit, condominium building at 459-463 Revere Beach Boulevard. Commission Chair Nick Moulaison and members Joseph Lavalle, Heather Legere, David Eatough, and Deborah McHatten…
One Year Later, the Gioioso Family Remembers Their Parents, John and Palmina
John Gioiso Jr. remembers well the many good times he and his two sisters enjoyed with their parents, John Gioiso Sr. and Palmina “Pam†Gioioso, and the good times their parents had in the City of Revere, which was their…
Arrigo Proclaims May 9-16 Taiwanese-American Heritage Week
Mayor Brian Arrigo is being praised by local Taiwanese-Americans for his proclamation in honor of May 9-16 being Taiwanese-American Heritage Week. Revere resident Joe McHugh, regional vice president of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA), said, “I want to…
Revere on the Move Launches Two New Initiatives
Revere On The Move Director of Community Engagement Dimple Rana said the department is launching new initiatives: the expansion of its community garden program from two to four gardens and a new raised garden bed pilot program. The two original…
Everett Rolls Past Revere in GBL Showdown Match
Revere hadn’t lost a regular season game since the 2018 season. And with two impressive wins over the Lynn schools, a 28 points-per-game average, and the starry emergence of senior quarterback Calvin Boudreau, Coach Lou Cicatelli’s team understandably had high…
Signal Call: Revere’s Star QB Boudreau Will Attend Curry College
Calvin Boudreau, one of the true stars of Revere High’s resurgence in football, will be continuing his career at Curry College in Milton. Boudreau, a three-sport captain, has been the Revere signal caller since Coach Lou Cicatelli gave him the…
Multimillion-Dollar Infrastructure Project at Town Line Brook
Donny Ciaramella, the city’s chief of infrastructure and engineering, Joe Lake, DPW general foreman, and Kori O’Hara, special assistant to the Water and Sewer Department, took their first steps Monday in what is hoped to be a multi-million-dollar infrastructure project…
Candidates Take Out Nomination Papers for City Election
Monday was an exciting day at Revere City Hall and the Revere Election Department as candidates in this year’s city election began pulling their nomination papers. Three incumbent councillors-at-large, Steve Morabito, Gerry Visconti and Anthony Zambuto, pulled their papers, an…
McKenna Says Construction Work Is Being Done ‘Illegally’ on Weekends: Councilor Requests Hiring of Part-Time Building Inspector
When Ward 1 Councillor Joanna McKenna zeroes in on an issue affecting her ward or the city in general, the reaction and resolution are usually swift. McKenna made a motion at Monday night’s Council Council meeting requesting that Mayor Brian…
Guinasso Concerned by Appointees Not Showing up for Subcommittee Confirmations
Anyone who watched Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso’s earnest approach to city business during his reign as council president in 2019 knows how efficient he was at keeping the discussion moving toward a final vote. That’s why it’s no surprise…
City Council to Honor Malden Catholic High School Student Encisio Torres
Ward 6 Councilor Richard Serino will return to his alma mater Friday to present a City Council Certificate of Commendation to Alondra Enciso Torres of Revere for her efforts in establishing the La Colaborativa Club at Malden Catholic High School.…
DPW Begins Cleanup of Northbound Route 1A Land
The City of Revere’s DPW and Sanitation Department has undertaken the difficult task of cleaning the litter out of approximately four acres north of the jughandle on the northbound side of Route 1A (North Shore Road) and approximately 20 acres…
