Over 60 kids from Revere Public School’s Afterschool Summer Program visited the Boston Harbor Islands National Park in July as part of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s free All Access Boston Harbor program. More than 5,000 youth and teens have…
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Letters to the Editor
Participatory Budgeting will give residents a real say in how their tax dollars are spent Dear Editor, We’ve long believed that residents deserve to have more of a say in how government spends their tax dollars. That is why next…
Community Compact Program
Mayor Dan Rizzo is to be congratulated for seizing the opportunity and having Revere become one of the first communities in the state to sign onto the Community Compact program. In simple terms, this state program will help Revere implement…
A Program Worth Keeping
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has developed a program for inmates that is in its third year and is showing positive results. We are referring to his farming program that has inmates growing vegetables and fruits in the prison yard.…
Stay Safe
After the long and cold winter that we experienced, all of us are taking every opportunity to get outdoors this summer. However, everyone (including our children) needs to take a moment before dashing outside in view of the warning recently…
Obituaries 08-12-2015
Dorothy Serino Of Revere, formerly of Winthrop Dorothy Serino of Revere, formerly of Winthrop, passed away August 6. She was the cherished daughter of the late Herbert and Anna (Imperato) Serino; dear sister of Robert Serino of Newburyport, and the…
Blocking a Spike
Team Amato and Team Colby square off at the net last Saturday morning on Revere Beach as part of the 9th Annual Revere Fire Department Local 926 Volleyball Fundraising Tournament. The annual tournament attracted several teams and raised money on behalf of…
Basketball Bride
Revere High School girls basketball coach Diana DeCristoforo was surprised on Saturday morning at her wedding at St. Anthony’s Church by current and former RHS basketball players. Diana married Thomas Finn of Reading. Pictured (back row left to right) Ashley DiFraia,…
Ballot Positions Announced for Sept. Primary
Revere Election Commissioner Diane R. Colella has announced the ballot positions for the Preliminary Election to be held Tuesday, Sept. 1. Colella drew the positions at the Elections Office at City Hall Friday morning. There will be primaries for the…
Water Quality Rating is High at Revere Beach
The nation’s first public beach remains strong as one of the cleanest beaches in the area on Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s mid-summer beach report released this week. Last year at this point in the summer Revere Beach scored a…
Moving Revere Forward Progress Report Released
The “Moving Revere Forward†progress report was released last Thursday night by Mayor Dan Rizzo, updating the original Transition Team document present to Rizzo in the winter of 2011. Giving a powerpoint presentation, Rizzo said the report was the work…
Police Briefs 08-05-2015
MONDAY, JULY 27 No Arrests Reported TUESDAY, JULY 28 Jason W. Gentry, 34, of Swampscott, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. David T. Hinchey, 54, of 238 Proctor Ave. was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You from RSCHP Dear Edior: On behalf of the Revere Society for Cultural & Historic Preservation (RSCHP) we would like to thank all those who visited our booth and exhibit at the recent Sand Sculpting Festival. We were gratified…
Dedication Ceremonies At New Stadium
If Mother Nature cooperates and delivers a beautiful late-summer evening, then the dedication ceremonies for the new Harry Della Russo Stadium – scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11 – should result in one of the largest crowds in years in attendance…
Revere Police ‘Park and Ride’ Initiative
The Revere Police Department’s initiative of having patrol officers carrying bikes on their cruisers and then patrolling the neighborhoods on those bicycles has been working well since its implementation. The June 30 incident in which officer Doug Zingali – while…
Harry Della Russo Stadium Now Open to Public
Harry DellaRusso Stadium is now open to the public from 7:00 A.M. to dusk. There will be minimal finishing work being completed in the area of the Fernwood Avenue ramp but this will not effect the use of the track…
Obituaries 08-05-2015
Maryann Cardinale Of Revere Maryann Cardinale of Revere passed away on July 31. She was the cherished daughter of the late Andrew Cardinale Sr. and Josephine (Mazziotta) Cardinale; dear sister of Andrew Cardinale, Jr. and his wife, Rosemary of Maine,…
Tornado Memorial Marks One Year Anniversary
A new plaque on the front lawn of City Hall now marks the area where an EF2 tornado struck the city last July 28, 2014 shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning city hall employees, police, fire, politicians, residents and business…
Councillors Support Rep.Vincent’s Legislation
Officials from Saugus and Revere gathered Monday night at the Revere City Council meeting to work together in supporting State Rep. RoseLee Vincent’s legislation to stop additional ash dumping at Wheelabrator Technologies on the marsh road in Saugus. Vincent has…
Letters to the Editor
Responding to letter on Mackin Field Dear Editor: I am writing in response to Mayor Rizzo’s Letter to the Editor in your July 22nd edition. As MA District 16 Administrator for Little League Baseball, I have closely followed the debate…
