Veronica Robles Cultural Center’s Luz Marquez shows the gathering a Cumbia Dance from Colombia during the second annual Beachmont Improvement Committee’s Multicultural Festival last Saturday, Sept. 22.
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East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) celebrated the opening of a new Neighborhood PACE facility on the site of the old VFW building at 10 Garafolo St. with state and local officials on Thursday morning. Manny Lopes, president and chief executive officer of EBNHC said, “I truly believe this is the best PACE facility...
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As president of the Revere Pop Warner organization, Patrick Keefe spends many hours at Harry Della Russo Stadium. Keefe wondered why there were no security cameras at the stadium, a state-of-the-art facility that also features an outdoor track, tennis and basketball courts. Keefe, who is the Ward 6 city councillor, proposed a motion at...
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As part of Mayor Brian Arrigo’s ongoing efforts to review the operation of all city departments that handle people’s money, a former employee of the Water and Sewer Department has been charged for allegedly pocketing cash for outdoor water meters. There is a long-standing program in Revere that allows residents to purchase a separate...
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It was an interesting week at America’s first public beach, first, millions of clams washed onshore early last week and on Friday morning a badly decomposing juvenile humpback whale washed up on the beach near the state police barracks. A curious crowd gathered to inspect the 25-foot male juvenile humpback whale. Some covered their...
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The Great Pumpkin Dash 5K Back for Its Fourth Year The Revere Beach Partnership will play host to the annual Great Pumpkin Dash 5K on Oct. 14. This race is in its fourth year and looking forward to one of its biggest years yet. This race will begin at Kelly’s Roast Beef with the course...
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In honor of Recovery Month, staff of the city’s Substance Use Disorder Initiative Office (SUDI) held a cookout on the lawn of the American Legion and two speakers, who grew up in Revere, shared their stories of recovery and by sharing they ended the stigma by so many fighting the battle of addiction. “I...
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Fire officials don’t believe the five-alarm fire at 10 Franklin Ave. on Sept. 16 was suspicious, but they also do not yet have a cause. Fire Chief Chris Bright said the building department would be deciding whether or not to demolish the building. Bright said Monday that investigators were trying to get back into...
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City Council Vice President Joanne McKenna, who also serves as president of the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, said that the organization’s Fall Festival, scheduled for this Sunday, has been canceled due to concerns about people potentially becoming infected by mosquitoes. McKenna made the surprising announcement during a discussion of a motion by Councillor-at-Large...
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Revere firefighters are always busy, but apparently they have used their off-duty time to add to the firefighting family. For the first time, nine firefighters have become fathers in less than a year. “I think this is a first. We’re going to have to make more room at the annual Christmas party,” said Fire...
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Under candlelight last Sunday night, Sept. 16, Nor Al Abadi remembers a loved one lost to drugs and/or alcohol during the 12th Annual Revere Beach Memorial at the Bandstand. The Memorial has been a longstanding way for residents to remember those lost to the opiate epidemic and to misuse of other substances.
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Running back Captain Darius McNeil (#24) eludes a Marblehead defender during the Patriots’ home opener on Friday, Sept. 14.
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Friends and family are mourning the loss of Revere resident Arthur Medici, 26, after he was bitten by a shark in Wellfleet and died on Saturday. The attack happened off Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet around 12:15 p.m. Medici, of Beachland Avenue, was an active boogie-boarder and was on his board with his future...
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At first the Revere Fire Department responded to 10 Franklin Ave. it was to respond to an alarm sounding on the fourth floor at 2:08 p.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived they searched each floor and found a haze floating in the air. “And then the fire made itself known,” said Fire Capt. Tom Todisco....
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Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo has asked that Mayor Brian Arrigo appear before the City Council to discuss missing or unaccounted water meters for potentially 120 homes in the city. “This was another situation that the city is now having to deal with,” said Rizzo. “What troubles me the most about this is that I had...
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Residents have been noticing RCN trucks on local streets and special mailers in the mail from RCN.  Soon they’ll be able to choose their cable service from Comcast or RCN. RCN obtained its license from the city in the past year and since then RCN has been establishing its fiber optic network. Jeff Carlson,...
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NARFE to meet The North Shore Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 1 pm at the Peabody Community Life Center, 75R Central Street, Peabody. This very important business meeting will include election of officers for the coming year. Refreshments will...
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Ward 5 Councillor John Powers was pleased to see the City Council approve his motion Monday night to limit overdevelopment at the boatyard at the corner of Mills and Thayer Avenues. The motion, which was earlier approved by the Planning Board and the Sub-Committee on Zoning, will prevent large-scale development on that site. “The...
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After a summer break in August, the Suffolk Downs Advisory Group comprised of local officials and community members, returned to work discussing the future development of Suffolk Downs with HYM Investments, owners and developers of the 161-acre site in Revere and East Boston. The topics at last Wednesday night’s meeting, were workplace development to...
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