By Mayor Brian Arrigo The fundamental changes that we put in place at the outset of my Administration have guided our budgetary practices to a point where today, this City occupies probably the strongest financial position in its history. Don’t…
Category: Editorials
Letter To The Editor
Flip-Flopping on Development Dear Editor: As we discuss the future of our community, there’s no doubt that any development that happens on our vacant properties – residential, commercial, or otherwise – comes with trade-offs. Traffic and congestion are absolutely issues…
Let’s Keep in Mind the Facts About Health Care Costs in This Country
The issue of national health care is now front and center in the debate among the presidential candidates of both parties, with each offering their vision of what should be done about this important issue. Some favor a repeal of…
Letter to the Editor
What’s Going on With the Tax Rate? Dear Editor, There seems to be a great deal of confusion regarding the recent decrease in the tax rate and the increase in tax bills. “What is going on with my taxes?! They…
Guest Op-Eds from the Mayoral Candidates
Looking at the Truth About Suffolk Downs By Mayor Brian M. Arrigo Between June and October of last year, the Suffolk Downs Development Advisory Group (DAG), consisting of 23 residents and public officials, convened eight times in public meetings with…
Enjoy the Fall Season
Despite the exceptionally wonderful and warm early-fall weather we have been enjoying recently, the calendar does not lie — and the fall season squarely is upon us. For many New Englanders, autumn is our favorite time of year. Even the…
Guest Op-ed: The Suffolk Downs Development Project Will Cause Big Problems for Revere
By Councillor Dan Rizzo Mayor Brian Arrigo’s approval of the massive Suffolk Downs development project on the Revere side of the 161-acre property that straddles Revere and Boston is a prime example of Mayor Arrigo’s uncontrolled overdevelopment policies for Revere.…
Letters to the Editor
Multicultural Fest Sept. 28 Dear Editor, It’s hard to believe that September is half gone and our calendars are filling up with fall festivals. The Beachmont Improvement Committee (BIC) is planning its 3rd Annual Beachmont Multicultural Festival on Saturday, Sept.…
Time to End the War On Drugs
For those of us who have been around for longer than we might care to admit, America has been consumed during our lifetime by the never-ending battle to combat drug abuse. It was in 1971 — almost 50 years ago…
Letter to the Editor
Happy over Little Library Dear Editor, I can hardly wipe the smile off my face. I’m so pleased with the Little Library project, the outgrowth from a simple idea that has caught fire. Our committee, led by Elle Baker, started…
Guest Op-Ed : Remembering a Tragic Day: An Appreciation for First-Responders
By Mayor Brian M. Arrigo The numeric reference is all we need to see. 9/11. Or the numbers, spoken as a single hyphenated word, now a part of our vocabulary that evokes a stark and unmistakable memory: Nine-eleven. On this…
The Real American Carnage
Whenever a mass shooting occurs — which is to say, fairly regularly somewhere in America these days — investigators scour for clues as to the “motive†of the gunman. Often, as was the case in El Paso two weeks ago,…
When Will It Be Our Turn?
Hurricane Dorian, the fifth Category 5 hurricane to hit the U.S. in the past four years, has captivated many of us for the past week as we watched the latest forecasts to see where it would strike the American mainland.…
Letter to the Editor
BAC Local 3 Endorses Correggio Dear Editor, The BAC Local 3 offices have endorsed the candidacy of John Correggio for the Revere City Council at Large. John Correggio is a long time friend of BAC Local 3. He firmly believes…
Guest Op-Ed : The Right to Vote, the Duty to Serve
By Mayor Brian M. Arrigo Next Tuesday, thousands of Revere residents will stand in a sacred place and perform one of the most honored and solemn acts of individual freedom and American democracy. The place is the ballot box, and…
Enjoy a Safe Labor Day Weekend
It may be hard to believe, but the summer of 2019 is entering its final week as we approach the traditional Labor Day weekend. “Time and tide wait for no man,†said the poet. The calendar never lies and soon…
School Is Back — Drive Safely
We’re sure we’re no different than all of our fellow commuters in expressing this sentiment: It’s so nice when there are no school buses, crossing guards, and children in the streets during our morning commute. We time the departure from…
Guest Op-Ed : Understanding Traffic, and Addressing It
By Mayor Brian M. Arrigo Last week we ran through some of the City’s accomplishments of the past summer—and there were quite a few. But it’s also true that once the school buses start to roll and summer vacations come…
What Happened to Our Red Sox, Nation?
After 2018’s record-setting season in which our Red Sox won the most regular-season games (108) in their history and then vanquished the Yankees, Astros, and Dodgers in the post-season by a combined 11-3 en route to winning the World Series,…
Guest Op-Ed : It’s Been Quite a Summer!
By Mayor Brian Arrigo In just a few days, school buses will be rolling—a sure sign that summer is approaching an end. But what a busy summer it was—at least from the perspective of all that has happened in the…
