If NECCO doesn’t find a buyer, then upwards of 400 employees could face layoffs. There are roughly 40 employees of these who reside in Revere. Last week NECCO’s CEO Mark McGee notified Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo that without a buyer…
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Summer 2018 with Revere Parks and Recreation
To our fellow residents, the summer of 2018 marks yet another exciting season with the City of Revere’s Parks and Recreation Department; even after what turned out to be a tremendous 2017, this could be our best summer yet. Our…
Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
LOCAL STUDENTS RECEIVE HONORS AT MALDEN CATHOLIC The following students received academic honors at Malden Catholic High School. Chen, Feifan, First Honors Dai, Zhenghao, Headmaster’s List Giannino, Anthony, Second Honors Holmes, Kyle, Headmaster’s List Jiang, Erzhan, Headmaster’s List Mitala, Vincent,…
Scouts Pancake Breakfast
The Revere Cub Scout Pack 15 and Boy Scout Troop 15 hosted its fourth annual Pancake Breakfast on March 11 at the VFW. Pictured above, Joshua Chamness, Dante Faiella, and Nathaniel Kerins collecting donations for Savers FUNDrive at the breakfast.
Gov Baker Visits Shirley Avenue to Deliver $2M Grant
Gov. Charlie Baker came to the Bagel Bin last Thursday afternoon to present a $2 million MassWorks grant to city officials for upgrades to Shirley Avenue area. The award will enable substantial improvements to street surfaces and sidewalks within Revere’s…
Updates for Suffolk Downs Project:Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Issues Environmental Waiver for Phase 1 Project
In an effort to make a portion of the 161-acre Suffolk Downs site ‘Amazon Ready’ HYM Investment Group, LLC requested an environmental waiver from the state, which would allow the Phase 1 project to proceed prior to completion of the…
Councillors to Take Up Suffolk Downs SDOD
The City Council will take up a zoning request from the developers of Suffolk Downs at its meeting this coming Monday night. The council’s Zoning Subcommittee met this past Monday with HYM Investments head Tom O’Brien to review his request…
Principal Moccia Reflects on A-Typical 30-Year Career
Hill School Principal Ed Moccia has had a storied career in the Revere Public Schools, but it hasn’t exactly been by the book. The popular Hill School principal, formerly the McKinley School principal, has led the school from a place…
News Briefs
2018 CENSUS IS UNDERWAY In accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 51, Section 4, the 2018 Annual City Census was mailed in January to every household in the City of Revere. Upon receipt of the form residents are asked to…
Have You Had Enough Yet?
For the second time in less than two weeks Revere was hit with a nor’easter, closing schools and City Hall. Last Wednesday the battle was against rising tides and flooding. Yesterday over a foot of snow was left to contend…
March Madness, MGC Report Address Future of Sports Betting – Perhaps at Casinos like Wynn Boston Harbor
Starting this week, and going through the rest of the month, the country will largely be enraptured in NCAA college basketball “March Madness,†and no other time during the year is betting on sports more active. Yet, according to the…
Revolutionary Clinics Hosts Special Art Display at Store
He has drawn and sketched since he was a child, but Michael Kerwin’s artistic talents became an emotional outlet for him as he underwent brain surgery in an attempt to stop the daily seizures he suffered. In his recovery from…
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Makes a Very Big Splash on the Beach
On March 11, more than 150 brave beach lovers plunged into Boston Harbor at BCYF Curley Community Center in South Boston as part of the 7th annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash to benefit Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, including Revere’s top fundraiser…
Dr Seuss Day with Gov Baker
Gov. Charlie Baker dropped by the Whelan School on Friday, March 2, to help celebrate Read Across America Day with the students – a day that is also Dr. Seuss’s birthday. While at the school, he read ‘The Lorax’ to…
The Lion Roared in Revere
The month of March certainly came in like a lion, and let’s hope it goes out like a lamb. Eastern coastal communities, including Revere, were battered with a nor’easter that blew in last Friday and stayed much of the weekend.…
Suffolk Downs Developer Visits Chamber of Commerce
Tom O’Brien, head of HYM Investments and owners of the 161-acre Suffolk Downs site, spoke in Revere once again last Thursday afternoon at the invitation of the Revere Chamber of Commerce. O’Brien has made several visits to Revere, appearing in…
Revere High Students to Stage Walkout on March 14 in Memory of Florida School Shooting Victims
With the blessing of the school administration, Revere High students have planned a walkout for March 14 to honor the 17 students killed in the Florida school shooting, and to highlight the students’ desire to see nationwide reform of gun…
Arrigo Delivers State of the City Address
Mayor Brian Arrigo gave a confident, forward looking, State of the City speech address last Thursday night at the Susan B. Anthony Middle School. Stressing that Revere is a place to invest in, Arrigo also cited the work of the…
News Briefs
Friends of Belle Isle Marsh meet March 11 The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh announces their annual meeting, which is free and open to the public will be held on Sunday, March 11, from 2-4 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal…
Mayor Brian Arrigo’s 2018 State of the City Address
Good evening, everyone. What is the state of our City? This evening I will give you a snapshot of our City today and a vision for tomorrow. When I stood in front of you a year ago, I promised to…
