Eileen McCann shows off her authentic Shillelagh from the old country, and indicated she wasn’t afraid to use it if the occasion presented itself. She was one of many seniors that came out last Thursday decked in green for the…
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Police Investigate Quadruple Stabbing
Revere Police are investigating a gang-related incident from late Saturday night on Broadway where four young men were stabbed viciously – two of them in the chest. All four victims survived the attack, but have injuries – police said. Around…
Slavery in Revere?
Shackles, masters and African slave labor don’t tend to be the things most often associated with Colonial New England, but that “peculiar institution†so common in the Deep South during Colonial times was just as popular in Revere. Revere historian…
McKinley School Funding Approved: Council Moves McKinley Forward; Hundreds Crowd City Hall in Support
The final piece in the City’s 14-year-long school revitalization plan got the go-ahead Monday night as City Councillors – many with strong, continuing reservations about financing the project – voted in record time to affirm the bond authorization package and…
Market Basket Will Open This Year
The DeMoulas Market Basket store – largely seen as a transformative development at the Northgate Mall – is moving rapidly and company representatives said they should be open for business in 2013. The construction project has been moving at a…
Winthrop Ave. Bridge Project Starts in May
State highway officials have given the go-ahead to proceed on the State Road/Winthrop Avenue bridge replacement project – a $5.27 million project that will go at breakneck speed all summer long. State Department of Transportation spokesman Michael Verseckes told the…
Dakin Sees Less Help from RTA
The school administration and the Revere Teacher’s Association (RTA) have had an unprecedented run of peace recently, but Superintendent Paul Dakin said this week that he is seeing less cooperation this year. Most of that is due to a change…
Never Having Lost the Art of Knitting
Knitting was once a lost art, but has recently gathered increased popularity, and the Revere Senior Center’s knitting group is full on into the activity – donating some 75 hand-knit blankets to charity this past week. “This is such a…
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Twins Sofie and Seth Wyzanski looked every bit the part for Dr. Seuss’s birthday.
Waiting on Menino: Suffolk Downs Casino Mitigation Negotiations for Revere Ended; Boston Still Negotiating
Mayor Dan Rizzo announced this week that the City’s mitigation package negotiations with Suffolk Downs have been largely completed, but the agreement will not be revealed until Boston has finished its process. For many City Councillors, that has become a…
Councillors Upset over McKinley Financing Deal
Several City Councillors are taking a strong stand in opposition to the new McKinley School’s total financial package that Mayor Dan Rizzo presented to them last month, and which will be the subject of a major public hearing on Monday,…
Dakin Takes Top Honor for State
School Superintendent Paul Dakin doesn’t mind being out in front of a crowd, just as long as he’s not holding an award and wearing a medal. So it was that the City’s ever-popular superintendent quietly won the Massachusetts Superintendent of…
The Sport of Kings
Festa Road resident Louis Rizzo came bearing gifts – in this case a wonderful watercolor painting of a horserace – during the recent Suffolk Downs Senior Valentines Luncheon. Rizzo and his wife, Marjorie, are both signature members of the prestigious…
Adele Toro Was the Kind of Advocate That’s Missing from Today’s Discussions
There are not too many advocates left in the City who are unpaid and willing to fearlessly stick out their own necks for what they believe is the good of their neighborhood or their city. This month, there is one…
The Top 100: Highest Salary in Revere Last Year Was $316,958.
Also see - Revere Payroll 2012 More than 100 city employees exceeded the $100,000 per year salary, while the City also saw its first $300,000 per year earner – just one year after it saw its first $200,000 per year earner.…
After School Program Gets Initial Okay
There was absolute unanimous, though still preliminary, approval on Monday for a new After-School Program building to be sited at 85 Broadway by For Kids Only (FKO). Dozens of parents, employees and supporters of FKO joined every Revere City Councillor…
Wynn Seen as Serious in Everett
A move by the Wynn Resorts – headed up by casino mogul Steve Wynn - to bolster its image locally and to radically differentiate itself from the Suffolk Downs/Caesar’s Entertainment group has made a big splash this week in the…
Too Soon to Call Costs on Garfield Problems
Budget busting cost estimates on the fix at the Garfield School are much too preliminary according to Superintendent Paul Dakin. Engineers and consultants are currently making the conditions safe at the school to keep things safe in the event that…
Reveretv Doubles Studio Space and Now Focusing on Member Drive
One of the largest, most advanced television studios in the area can be found right above a bank. That’s because above the bank is the state-of-the-art new home of RevereTV, the city’s non-profit community access station. In preparation for their…
$25,000 Grant to Revere Chamber
Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo obtained a $25,000 grant from the Massachusetts Office of Business Development to launch a pilot business development and education program for the Revere Chamber of Commerce. In the photo above Speaker DeLeo presents…
