First, to both the proponents and opponents of the casino question, a thank you is in order for running two vigorous campaigns that resulted in more than 50% of Revere’s eligible voters coming out to cast their vote. This large …
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The Casino Vote Is next Tuesday
The decision of whether to have a casino located at Suffolk Downs will be decided next Tuesday by the Revere voters. In the last few weeks, the campaigns both for the casino and against have been intensifying. The major campaigns…
Snow and Cold: A Tough Winter, but We’re up for It
When we were younger, we never truly understood what our grandmother meant when she would say, “It’s been a long, hard winter.” In a child’s world, a big snowstorm means no school, which would leave us free to go sledding,…
An Arms-Length Transaction
The often used word in today’s jargon when one talks about the city or state or federal government is “transparency.” Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner James McHugh has said publicly at the Commission’s regular meeting that what the officials from Suffolk Downs…
We Are in Good Hands: New Hill School Construction to Start
The official groundbreaking for the new Hill School on Park Avenue is only a few weeks away and so is the start of the construction budget. As anyone who has ever done a building project, overruns are to be expected.…
He Had a Dream: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King
Despite the countless number of times that we have heard Dr. Martin Luther King’s speeches on TV news shows and specials over the past 50 years (okay, we’re revealing how old we are), we never fail to feel a chill…
Walsh Needs to Be Reasonable about Casino Mitigation Package
There are new twists and turns almost on a daily basis concerning the casino proposals at Mohegan Sun in Revere and Wynn Resorts in Everett. Two new developments we have been following are: • Boston is still considered a surrounding…
Rep. Reinstein’s Decision
The decision last week by Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein to resign her seat in the House of Representative and take a job in the private sector certainly came as a shock to many residents. However, in retrospect maybe it was to…
Ring out the Old…. We Wish Our Readers a Happy and Healthy 2014
New Year’s Day really isn’t different than any other day of the year. It is a day that has no real significance other than its place on the calendar. However, that lack of meaningfulness also is New Year’s greatest asset. …
Merry Christmas: We Wish Our Readers a Happy and Safe Holiday
The holiday season is here, which for most of us means the traditional gatherings with family, friends, and co-workers to share the joy of Christmas and the New Year. For many, the Christmas holiday season marks the only time of…
It’s Not Too Late: Please Remember Those in Need
The economists may tell us that we finally have turned a corner in the recovery from the debacle of the Great Recession of the Bush years, but statistics only tell part of the story. The cold, harsh reality for many…
Nelson Mandela: A Truly Unique and Wonderful Man
The outpouring of world-wide respect for Nelson Mandela, the former leader of South Africa who passed away this week, is unprecedented in the world we live in today. No one reading this editorial can even begin to imagine or comprehend…
On the MGCDecision
The compromise decision by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) to allow the proposal by Mohegan Sun to operate a casino at the site of Suffolk Downs in Revere to go forward certainly comes as good news to all the thousands…
Revere Wins: Council Urged to Vote for Casino
The last week has been truly remarkable as the Revere-only casino proposal gathers momentum. As we have mentioned countless times before, if a Revere-only casino is approved, our city will be changed dramatically. We join with our elected officials and…
Let’s Go Revere — Beat Winthrop!: Revere Will Play at Winthrop on the Holiday
The traditional Revere vs. Winthrop football game is set for Thanksgiving Day at Miller Field in Winthrop and promises to be a hard-fought and exciting battle between two evenly-matched teams. Although the weatherman is forecasting a blustery day with wind…
Give Thanks for Thanksgiving: Our Uniquely American Holiday
Although a Harris poll a few years back revealed that Christmas is the favorite holiday of the year among all age groups of Americans, we think that Thanksgiving, our uniquely American holiday, has much more to recommend than it does…
Remember Those in Need: There Are Many Ways to Help Those Less Fortunate
Although the economists tell us that the recovery from the Great Recession is still a slow one, the bottom line is that for most Americans, things are going well and getting better compared to a few years ago But for…
Remembering 50 Years Ago
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago this week seared an indelible imprint into the memory of every American living at that time. Similar to the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on December 5, 1941 and…
Twists and Turns of the Casino Project
When East Boston voters turned down the proposed casino development at Suffolk Downs last Tuesday, many Revere residents thought the project was not to come to fruitation for Revere, even though we approved the casino by a 60% to 40%…
Veterans Day: Thank a Veteran for His or Her Service to Our Country
This Monday, November 11, we will join with our fellow Americans in observing Veteran’s Day, a day set aside to honor the sacrifices made by all of those who have served in our nation’s armed forces. Veteran’s Day originated as…
