Gov. Charlie Baker announced last Friday that the state has secured approximately $70 million in federal funding for the new 154-bed Community Living Center at the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home – federal funding that pretty much gives the green light to…
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Captain O’Hara
Revere Police Captain Amy O’Hara pictured at her promotion to captain ceremony on Tuesday, April 24 at Revere City Hall with her father, retired State Police officer, Ed O’Hara. See more coverage in next week’s issue.
SEPAC Walk for Autism
Maryann Fiorino with Marcella Booth and Amina Benchalh and Bruins mascot Blades at Hary Della Russo Stadium for the SEPAC Walk for Autism.
Councillors Concerned Over Price of DPW Building
It’s agreed that the city needs a new Department of Public Works building, but the potential cost is concerning to the councillors who have to approve the loan order The request several months ago was for a new building estimated…
Revere Chamber of Commerce has New Head
Bob Upton, of Revere Beach.com, thought he would only head up the Revere Chamber of Commerce for a couple of months. Well that was two years ago, and now the Chamber had found the perfect person to lead the Chamber…
RHA says No to Land Swap for New Revere High School
It started with a motion from Councillor George Rotondo and ended with a clear message that the Revere Housing Authority isn’t selling any real estate to build a new high school. At Monday night’s Ways and Mean Subcommittee meeting Rotondo…
Parkway Project Told No to Changes
An attempt to shift around the plans for apartment/extended stay hotel already well under construction on Revere Beach Parkway got shot down by the City Council Monday night. Two years ago when Gate Residential/Transdel/RBP Hotel purchased 205 Revere Beach Parkway,…
News Briefs
2018 boston marathon jimmy fund walk set for Sunday sept. 23 Registration is now open for the 2018 Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai, the nation’s most successful single-day fundraising walk. Scheduled for Sunday, September 23, funds raised…
Appreciation:Remembering Kathy Finklestein
They came from all walks of life, bowlers and business people, friends and family, people of all faiths and beliefs – and what they all had in common was this: to have known Kathleen “Kathy†(Pawlak) Finklestein was to have…
A Note from Barbara Bush
Len Piazza is the kind of guy who is always thinking, and years ago when he worked for Bicknell and Fuller (makers of corrugated boxes and more), as the vice president of sales, he learned that First Lady Barbara Bush…
What’s Your Address?
So what’s your address? That’s what Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky wanted to know Monday night when he questioned Election Commissioner Diane Colella and City Engineer Nick Rystrom about roughly 4,000 addresses in the city. “There were several people in…
RBC Looking for Beautifully Landscaped Homes and Businesses
The Revere Beautification Committee (RBC) would like to have all residents start thinking of the spring and summer temperatures that will eventually make their way to Revere, and the RBC will need your help during that time. Every year, the…
Clean Up Resumes at Wonderland
After months of work at a standstill the owners of Wonderland Dog Track have resumed work, taking away piles of rubble containing asbestos. In a letter to the council from Chip Tuttle, representing the property owners CWB Lending, regarding an…
Harlem Wizards
Students made hand painted signs to thank all of the sponsors that made the Harlem Wizards game possible.
Beauty and the Beast
The Hill School Drama Club,made up of fourth-and fifth-grade students, performed Beauty and the Beast on April 5 and 6. Both nights of the performance were sold out. The Drama Club dedicated this years show to Principal Ed Moccia.
City Receives $5 Million MVP Grant
Continuing their commitment to working with communities and local partners to prevent and prepare for climate change, the Baker-Polito administration announced $5 million in supplemental funding for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program, last Friday morning at the Revere Beach…
Iacoviello, Jr Takes Plea Deal to Voluntary Manslaughter
The murder of late Police Officer Dan Talbot has finally been fully resolved. In a case that is one of the most contentious cases in a City with a lot of contentious cases, the matter was about to proceed on…
New Hotel Proposed Along American Legion Highway
A new five-story hotel with 104 rooms is being proposed for 405 American Legion Highway, the current home of the Revere Car Wash. Engineers and architects were in front of the Site Plan Review Board Tuesday morning to go over…
ConCom Approves 119 Bus Turnaround
The Conservation Commission has approved a notice of intent for a bus turnaround for the 119 bus serving Beachmont and the Tomisello Drive area. Mike Borowsky of HYM Investments and Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna have been working on getting…
News Briefs
Beachmont Improvement Committee Events Saturday, April 21, 9:30 a.m. the Beachmont Improvement Committee Clean Street Sweep Fleet will roll out to clean the square and the sidewalk area along Bennington. This year we will meet regularly at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday…