Joseph Gallant Boston Police Detective Joseph P. Gallant, Boston Police Department Detective, of West Roxbury, formerly of Revere passed away on January 4. He was 56 years old. He was a veteran Detective with the Boston Police Department, most recently working out of the Family Justice Center and a member of the Boston Police...
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Japan a Learning Experience for Revere’s Donovan
From a very young age – whether it was playing with toys brought back from Japan by an aunt or watching TV shows like Pokémon from Japan – Revere High School (RHS) senior Shannen Donovan has been attracted to the Land of the Rising Sun. And this past school term, she got to live...
DeLeo Easily Re-elected Speaker of the House
House Speaker Bob DeLeo won an easy re-election to the top post as Speaker on Wednesday in the State House, and in comments after his election, vowed to tackle the state’s fiscally-unsound Department of Transportation (MassDOT). With Revere Mayor Dan Rizzo, Winthrop Council President Peter Gill and Winthrop City Manager James McKenna in the...
Taking The Plunge
The Dennis Rich Memorial Polar Plunge had it’s 4th annual dip on New Year’s Day in honor of Jimmy Rich, who passed away from cancer. He left in addition to his many friends, his wife and three children. The group gathered en masse at the Beachmont VFW Post 6712 where they enjoyed refreshments both...
Rizzo to Deliver State of City on Monday Night
Mayor Dan Rizzo will recap his initial year in office during his first State of the City Address on Jan. 7th to the City Council in the City Council Chambers – focusing specifically on campaign initiatives that he has begun implementing over the past year. The 2013 City of Revere’s State of the City...
Markey Will Run for Senate Seat
Revere’s congressman Ed Markey (D-Malden) has officially tossed his hat in the ring as a candidate for Sen. John Kerry’s potentially vacant seat – and already Sen. Scott Brown has publicly challenged Markey’s residency at the Congressman’s childhood home in Malden. Markey announced his candidacy on Dec. 27th in a press conference. “With Senator...
Large Number of Homeless Students in RPS
The number of officially homeless students in the City’s school district has more than doubled over the last two years, and school officials said it is both a sobering and expensive turn of events. As of the end of the last term (December 21st), the schools reported that there is an all-time high of...
Working Across City Boundaries
Many, many years ago, Chelsea and Revere were one in the same city. There were no boundaries along the Parkway or Chelsea Creek that separated the communities. When the communities were based on agriculture in the early days, there are stories in the history books of Chelsea farmers and Revere farmers banding together in...
Boys, Girls Basketball Teams Win Tournament
Patriots defeat Pope John, Lynnfield; Ciambelli is MVP The Revere High boys basketball team enjoyed an outstanding holiday week, capturing the Pope John XXIII Christmas Tournament with victories over the host team in the opening round and Lynnfield in the championship encounter. “The team played well throughout the tourney,” said RHS head coach Rick...
Obituaries 01-03-2013
Lorraine Dauwer Worked for Philip Light Co. of Lynn Lorraine M. Dauwer of Revere died on December 29. A late employee of Philip Light Co. of Lynn, she was the cherished daughter of the late William N. and Mildred ( Hood) Dauwer, loving sister of Pauline Russo of Saugus, William Dauwer and Robert Dauwer...
