In the wake of last year’s school shooting Florida that 17 students and faculty school districts, cities and town are taking no chances when it comes to a possible threat. One such that occured last week in Revere. According to…
Author: John Lynds
Superintendent Dianne Kelly Announces Revere School Grants
The current state school funding formula has forced working class school districts like Revere to become creative when it comes to adding or expanding successful educational and extracurricular programs. School administrators and especially teachers are always on the lookout for…
Revere High Athletic Program Will Leave the Northeastern Conference
Fourteen years ago Revere Schools left the Greater Boston League for the Northeastern Conference (NEC), something many coaches past and present thought was a mistake. Less than two years later the GBL was a shell of its former self with…
Sen. Boncore, Madaro File Legislation to Address Traffic Woes
At a community meeting called by elected officials, MassDOT was forced to admit that when designing the new entrance into the Sumner Tunnel the state agency used outdated traffic projections. MassDOT predicted traffic going into the tunnel would grow by…
Stabbing Victim Dies, Police Still Searching for Suspects
The Revere man who was a victim of a stabbing in East Boston died from the injuries he sustained last Wednesday. The victim, Alfred Rodriguez is a father of two and owns of a barber shop on Shirley Avenue in…
Revere High Speech and Debate Team, Model UN Club Making Waves
The Revere High School’s Speech and Debate Team as well as the Model UN Club made some waves this month in some high profile state competitions. Earlier this month sophomore Kevin Cano and junior Seba Ismail, both members of the…
Revere Schools Fighting Flu Season with Smart Thermometer
Four Revere schools are participating in a national school health program aimed to keep kids healthy this school year through technology. They are part of this year’s FLUency, a national health program by Kinsa, a company that makes smart thermometers…
Revere High School Students off to Beijing to Take Part in Model G20 Summit
Sixteen Revere High School (RHS) students will have the opportunity of a lifetime as they prepare to travel to Beijing China to participate in a Model G20 Youth Leadership Summit. The sixteen Revere High students representing the school’s sophomore, junior…
Revere Schools Highlighted in Mass. Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Annual Report
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s new annual report was recently released. In it includes a video link depicting what teacher leadership looks like in action in Revere by focusing on one teacher’s commitment to her students. The…
Airline Inspectors at Boston Logan Airport Warn Passengers of Safety Concerns Amidst the Government Shutdown
Local concerns regarding Air Traffic Controllers working without pay at Boston Logan Airport during the government shutdown are surfacing. The shutdown and working without pay maybe making an already stressful job more demanding an impacting safety. With hundreds of thousands…
Science From Scientists Program Discussed at Revere School Committee Meeting
At January’s Revere School Committee meeting Chief Operating Officer from Science from Scientists Amanda Schutt gave an overview on her program’s work in the Revere School system. Science from Scientists was founded by Dr. Erika Ebbel Angleto in 2002 to…
Superintendent Kelly demands educational equity for all Revere students
Revere School Superintendent Dianne Kelly was a panelists last week at Malden High School during a forum calling on legislators to overhaul the state’s current educational funding model to ensure equity for all students, especially those in low-income areas. The…
Revere School Committee Discusses Chronic Absenteeism
During Monday’s Revere School Committee meeting Revere Public School administrator Dr. Lourenco Garcia gave the committee an overview on understanding chronic absenteeism among students. Starting this year absenteeism will be measured by the state and be part of Revere School’s…
Gov Charlie Baker talks Addiction with EBNHC Specialists
Last Thursday after being sworn in to his second term, Gov. Charlie Baker delivered his inaugural address. In it, Baker discussed opioid addiction and the steps he and the legislation has taken to combat the substance abuse and mental health…
Revere Public Schools Clears First Hurdle to Building a New High School
For the past three years Revere has been trying to get a plan off the ground to consolidate some old school buildings and build a new high school that will serve the city’s students and families for generations to come.…
Garfield Students Helped Push State’s Gun Reform Legislation
Last summer, Gov. Charlie Baker signed important state gun reform legislation that now allows household members, or others in close relationships, and local law enforcement to file an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) petition with the court to remove firearms…
Therapy Dog Helping Hill School Students Achieve
Inside Amanda Domenici’s Special Education class at the Hill School in Revere something amazing is happening. Once a week the class is visited by Toby. Toby is not a teacher but a golden doodle (half golden retriever half poodle) and…
EBNHC President and CEO Manny Lopes Tapped to Chair Boston’s Board of Health
Anyone involved in the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center knows that Manny Lopes is a dedicated leader and one of the most recognizable figures in and around the area. So it came as no surprise when Lopes took over the…
Revere School Committee Pays Tribute to Carol White
At last week’s School Committee Meeting Revere School Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly led the committee in a special tribute to longtime school administrator Carol White. White, who had been with Revere Public Schools for nearly four decades, died following a…
Student Left on School Bus for Four Hours
The bus driver who left special needs student alone on a school bus in Revere for four hours has been fired. The bus monitor, an employee of Revere Public Schools (RPS) employee, who was working that day has also been…
