A group of high school-and-college-age students from the Lakewood Baptist Church of Phenix City, Alabama, performed the gift of community service at the Revere Food Pantry Monday and Tuesday. The group, under the direction of the church’s youth minister, the…
Author: Cary Shuman
A Golden Era of Track & Field: Retiring Coach Sam Ros Inspired RHS Track Athletes To Excel in Their Sport
Sam Ros was at Revere City Hall Tuesday to receive his own certificate of commendation and to watch proudly as his relay team was honored with commendations for qualifying for the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Oregon this past season. The…
School Committee Members Rizzo, Ferrante Differ on New Election Proposal
Long-time School Committee members Stacey Rizzo and Michael Ferrante have agreed on many issues during their years on the seven-member board. Both have advocated vigorously for the construction of new schools and voted often to ensure that Revere students have…
Brito To Produce Documentary On The Undefeated RHS Football Team
Brandon Brito has his own place in Revere High School football history as a three-year starter, a captain, and recipient of two major team awards who later tried out for the Division 1 Boston College contingent. But Brito, a 2020…
Reps. Giannino, Turco Pleased That Revere Beach Has Full Lifeguard Coverage for 2022 Season
With fewer applicants seeking lifeguard positions across the commonwealth, there had been concern that popular summertime destinations such as Revere Beach might not be fully staffed at times during the season. But seven-days-a-week coverage by lifeguards started at Revere Beach…
Visconti Calls for a Recess During Presentation on Biolab Safety Regulations
Two things remain apparent on the issue of biolab safety at the life science center being planned as part of HYM’s spectacular development of the Suffolk Downs site. One is that the issue of which biolab safety level [the levels…
State Road Wine and Spirits Flourishing Under New Management
When Philip Drago was working as a baker at Esposito’s Bakery on Squire Road, he would often walk next door to the Dairy Mart store and buy snacks and Mass Lottery tickets. It was there where Drago developed a strong…
Cut 21 Celebrates Its First Anniversary: Mike Aldi Brings Dining Excitement To Revere Beach
Mike Aldi’s Cut 21 Restaurant on Revere Beach Boulevard will be celebrating its first anniversary in July. The high-end dining jewel is the third of Aldi’s restaurants that have helped boost the culinary options in the city and brought excitement…
Revere’s Record Breaker: Dr. Joseph DeMarco Is About To Be Crowned the Undisputed World Champion of Pushups
Dr. Joseph DeMarco is awaiting official certification from Guinness World Records that he in fact is the most prolific pushup person in his age category in the world. On May 25, DeMarco shattered the eight-hour and twelve-hour world records for…
Firefighters Rescue Two People From Waters Edge Building
The Revere Fire Department rescued two people Tuesday from a balcony adjacent to Unit 1107 – where a blaze had engulfed a large exterior wooden deck — at a high-rise building at 370 Ocean Ave. The firefighters were able to…
Revere Annual Summer Food Program Begins: Pauline Lyons Starts Her 24th Year As Its Director
Pauline Lyons said as a child growing up in a family of seven living in public housing in the city, she would look forward to the lunches being dropped off each day. Today Lyons is helping children across the city…
Petrilli Named No. 1 Mortgage Loan Originator in Winthrop
Al Petrilli, loan officer and branch manager of the Winthrop office of New Fed Mortgage, has placed No. 1 in the rankings for 2021, according to The Warren Group, a real estate and financial information company based in Massachusetts. Petrilli…
Chief Callahan Hopes To Deploy More School Resource Officers
School security has remained in the spotlight nationally following the May 25 shooting in the Uvalde (Texas) school district in which 19 students and two teachers were killed. At Monday night’s Council Legislative Affairs hearing on the Revere budget, City…
Fire Chief Bright Appears at Legislative Affairs Meeting for Fiscal ’23 Budget Discussions
Fire Chief Christopher Bright appeared at the Council’s Legislative Affairs Subcommittee meeting Monday nights a part of the Fiscal ’23 budget discussions. Bright wore a mask at the meeting, stating that he is recovering from a bout with COVID-19. Bright…
Rizzo Offers Motion for Councillors’ Pay To Be $100 Per Meeting Attended
Longtime political observers could tell by his tone at the last Council meeting that Councillor-at-Large and former Revere mayor Dan Rizzo did not particularly like the underlying theme of his two colleagues’ motion to deduct a portion of a councillor’s…
HYM’s O’Brien Praises Arrigo for Leadership Role in Redevelopment Project
HYM Investment Group founding partner and managing director Thomas N. O’Brien praised Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo for his key role in the Suffolk Downs Redevelopment Project at the groundbreaking ceremonies held May 24. In his introductory remarks, O’Brien said that…
A Star in Stripes: Restiano Set To Begin Career in College Basketball Officiating
Gena Restiano could dribble, shoot, dish, and score with the best of them in Revere High School girls basketball history. Now the RHS and Suffolk alumna has her sights on another aspect of the game: officiating. Restiano, 27, made a…
Cogliandro Wants Councillors Who Miss Meetings To Face Salary Cut
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro has been in office for only five months. But he’s not shying away from making motions that stir things up. Citing poor attendance at meetings by some councillors, Cogliandro wants an ordinance passed that would…
Cogliandro Seeks Traffic Lights at Intersection of Mountain Avenue and Broadway
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro is asking MassDOT, the Revere Traffic Commission, and the Revere DPW to consider the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Broadway. Cogliandro said he has received many complaints about the…
Council Approves $175,000 Appropriation for Sand Sculpting Festival
The City Council unanimously approved a request by Chief Financial Officer Richard Viscay for a free cash appropriation of $175,00 for the annual Revere Sand Sculpting Festival held at Revere Beach. The international competition that attracts the best sand sculptors…