REVERE POLICE LOOK AT DISTRACTED DRIVING Mayor Brian Arrigo and Chief Joseph Cafarelli announced that the Revere Police Department will conduct a series of patrols designed to reduce the number of crashes, fatalities, and injuries caused by distracted driving. The…
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Letters to the Editor
“Come On Down…Experience Senior Power†Dear Editor The Revere Office of Elder Affairs and the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center invites you to our Open House that will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2017 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM. This…
Arrigo Initiates Police Chief Assessment Center; Seeks Resident Feedback
By Mayor Brian Arrigo Since taking office last year, I have made it a top priority for the City of Revere to attract and hire the best and the brightest. One of the most important hirings in my administration is…
Spring Has Sprung….
Although our winter season was a mild one, both in terms of cold and snow, giving us hopes for an early arrival of spring, our optimism proved illusory thanks to a near record-setting chilly and wet month of March that…
Happy Easter
It’s hard to believe that another Easter already is upon us. Good Friday and Easter Sunday will be here this week, and those of the Christian faith will begin the observance of the holiest days of their religion upon which…
Happy Passover
We want to wish our friends in the Jewish community a Happy Passover or Happy “Pesach†as this important holiday is known in Hebrew. The holiday begins with a special Passover dinner known as a Seder when the story is…
Sports 04-12-2017
Junior Achievement Pepic earns two All-Scholastic honors By Cary Shuman Valentina Pepic took her game to new heights this season and the Boston sports media took notice. Pepic, the 6-foot-2-inch center for the Revere High girls basketball team, was selected…
Obituaries 04-12-2017
Florence Emily Bravos Retired hairdresser Florence Emily (Castella) Bravos, a resident of Revere for 67 years, passed away Monday morning, April 10 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.  She was 101 years old. Born in Chelsea, the daughter of the…
Sno-Ball
Junior prom goers Laura Desousa (junior) and Cal Capozzi (sophomore) were a little surprised by the blustery prom day Friday, March 31st.
Book Fair At The Lincoln School
Clifford the Big Red Dog welcomes students to book fair with Police Officer Joe Singer. at the Lincoln School last week.
Torretta’s Bakery Celebrates 25 Years
By Cary Shuman Torretta’s Bakery, a landmark business in Beachmont, celebrated its 25th anniversary Sunday in an impressive ceremony that also paid tribute to the life of its founder, Salvatore Torretta. Mayor Brian Arrigo, City Councillors Joanne McKenna, Ira Novoselsky,…
Council Approves Purchase of New Equipment for DPW
By Sue Ellen Woodcock It’s no secret the Department of Public Works has been hurting when it comes to equipment, but the City Council took the pain away a little Monday night when it approved two loans orders for $1.5…
Grandmothers Raise Autism Awareness
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Lou Ann Meola and Debra Hendricks are the best of friends, sharing not only friendship but the understanding of what it means to have an autistic grandson. Both women have asked the City Council and Councillor…
New Provider for After-School, Summer Programming Selected
By Seth Daniel After an attempt to take after-school and summer programming in-house a few years ago, the Revere Public Schools have abandoned the venture and awarded a contract to the AlphaBEST company to begin programming this summer, and after-school…
News Briefs
RUNNER’S CLUB TO START IN APRIL Revere Runner’s Club will be holding “See Revere, Run Revereâ€. The first meeting will be at Harry Della Russo Stadium beginning on Friday April 7, at 6 a.m. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/KeefeForRevere…
Police Briefs 04-05-2017
Revere Police warn crack usage on the rise, make major bust on The Ave By Seth Daniel Acting on good police work and keen observation, Revere Police detailed the arrest of four suspects accused of dealing crack cocaine in the…
Delivering an Efficient City Budget
By Mayor Brian Arrigo As we work to craft this year’s budget, the goal remains the same as it always will be for as long as I am Mayor: to deliver the most efficient and effective use of your tax…
Letter to the Editor
Clarification Dear Editor: I am writing on behalf of Federal Realty Investment Trust, the developer of Assembly Row. We had noted that in your March 31 piece, “It Was Bound To Happen,†the claim is made that “the development of…
Arrigo Providing An Efficient City Government
There is an article on this page from Mayor Brian Arrigo outlining the steps that he has taken and will take to continue to spend the taxpayers’ dollars as efficiently as possible. He pledges to make sure that department heads…
Sports 04-05-2017
RhS sports Roundup RHS baseball team hoping to open season “Rain, rain, — and cold, wind, and snow – go away…†has been the common refrain of coaches and athletes thus far in the spring sports season of 2017. For the…
