LIFE LINE SCREENING TO HOLD EVENT ON NOV. 2 Residents living in and around the Revere can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. The community…
Month: September 2017
Police Briefs 09-20-2017
ARREST Report MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Mariana Eileen Brugman, 23, of 373 Mountain Ave., was arrested on charges of assault & battery upon a person over the age of 60 and assault & battery in a domestic situation. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER…
Students Need An Escape from Public School Violence
By Lance T. Izumi America’s public schools are starting to resemble war zones. Recently, a fistfight between two female students at an Alabama high school erupted into a campus-wide fracas that ended in gunfire.  A massive brawl at a North…
Letters to the Editor
EYES ON FLOODING Dear Editor, The City of Boston and the City of Revere are holding meetings in Boston, alongwith the new owners of Suffolk Downs (HYM’s Development). Mr. Thomas N. O’Brien of HYM’s Development is discussing the future of…
Fall Is Here–Make the Most of It
Although those of us who are fortunate to live near the coast may choose the summer as our favorite time of year, fall is the top choice of many of our fellow New Englanders — and a close second for…
Sports 09-20-2017
RhS sports Roundup RHS GRID TEAM AT CLASSICAL FRIDAY The Revere High football team will be seeking to break into the win column Friday evening when the Patriots make the short sojourn to Manning Field in Lynn to take on…
Obituaries 09-20-2017
Helen Pompeo Family matriarch of Groveland, formerly of Revere and East Boston Helen (Marmaud) Pompeo of Groveland, formerly of Revere and East Boston, died on Sept. 17 at the age of 90. Helen was the matriarch of the family who…
Beachmont Multicultural Festival
Sonia Yamileth, from Veronica Robles Dance Company, performs an Afro-Peruvian Dance.
Immaculate Conception Family Festival
Dilisa Miranda and Leslie Salbador show off a dish from the El Salvador tent. Parishioners from many different nations featured food and culture with one another last Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8 and 9.
A Firefighters Dream – Third Alarm Pizza
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Why not combine things that you love in life? For fire department Lt. Kevin Doherty that would be fire trucks and pizza and the creation of Third Alarm Pizza, a working wood fire pizza oven mounted…
DA Clears Officers in Death of Man
Revere Police officers have been absolved of any wrongdoing in the death of a man on Winthrop Avenue in 2015, but state pathologists could not discount that Tasers used by police could have contributed to his death. Suffolk County District…
Broadway Fall Festival Coming on Sept 23
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Revere is gearing up for the first ever Fall Festival on Broadway with activities for all ages on Sept. 23 from 1-7 p.m. The event is organized by the Revere Parks and Recreation Department and, the…
Keefe Continues to Focus on Representing Ward 4
By Cary Shuman Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe stood in Luberto’s Bakery recently and spoke about a wide variety of issues such as public safety, the use of Harry Della Russo Stadium and the effect it has on neighbors, and…
Council Approves NECCO Zoning Change
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The city council has approved a zoning change for the NECCO property on American Legion Highway opening up the possibilities for hi-tech and robotics companies to be able to come to Revere. The zoning change will…
Strecker Reflects on Years of Teaching Dance
Agnes Strecker, owner and director of the Agnes Strecker Dance Studio (ASDS) started her dream of being a dance choreographer and owner of a dance studio as a senior in High School. Her first studio was located in the garage…
Hill School Dresses Down for Patriots, Houston Relief
By Seth Daniel About 10 times a year, the Hill School students ‘donate to dress down’ as part of their school culture, but few times were more charitable and exciting than last Thursday, Sept. 7, when student donated money for…
Mayor’s Amendment Regarding Police Chief Sent to Subcommittee
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Once again Mayor Brian Arrigo’s discussion of the police chief position has prompted criticism from Councillor George Rotondo. Arrigo attended Monday night’s council meeting to update the council on an amendment that seeks to allow Arrigo…
Police Briefs 09-13-2017
ARREST Report FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Herson D. Chicas, 31, of 83 Atlantic Ave., was arrested on a charge of assault & battery in a domestic situation. William Rocha, 23, of Arlington, was arrested on a charge of operating a…
Letters to the Editor
TAKES ISSUE WITH REPORTING Dear Editor: In a recent article regarding the “Police force in flux.†I am not sure if your reporter was at the same meeting as I, but I take umbrage with half the reporting made. So…
Moving Forward with the Facts
By Mayor Brian Arrigo My focus is always on the work we are doing to build a better Revere for the 21st century. I do not spend much time worrying about misleading attacks on social media. Unfortunately, the increasingly bizarre,…