Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro wants to see the videotape of a verbal exchange between Revere resident Gina Castiello and a member of the Revere Human Rights Commission that allegedly occurred following an HRC meeting on Dec. 2, 2021. Cogliandro,…
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License Commission Grants License for Park N Go Operation
The Revere License Commission took up a full agenda of items at its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, April 20, in the City Council Chamber. Chairman Robert Selevitch and fellow commission members Daniel Occena and Linda Guinasso were on hand…
RHS Holds Focus Groups for New RHS Principal and Vice Principal
Led in part by the Revere Public School Committee’s Student Representative Elni De Jesus, Revere High School held several focus groups with staff, parents and students at the end of March to find out what they are looking for in…
Starbucks Store Proposed for Former Bank of America Site on Highway
The City Council reacted favorably to a proposal by developer Paul Kneeland to construct a new drive-in Starbucks coffee shop at 25 American Legion Highway and a new urgent care facility and pizza shop at 55 American Legion Highway. Kneeland,…
Lincoln School Window and Door Replacement Project Moves Forward
The Lincoln Elementary School will most likely be getting all its doors and windows replaced soon. CFO Richard Viscay said the replacement plan is part of the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s Accelerated Repair Program. “The City is eligible for up…
Revere Fire Department Awarded Grant to Equip Municipal Emergency Response Vehicles
This week, the Baker-Polito Administration announced grants to empower local municipalities to purchase Automated External Defibrillators (AED) for public safety and first responder vehicles. $527K of state and federal funding will equip 246 vehicles serving approximately 70% of the Commonwealth’s…
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Easter Sunrise Service On Revere Beach
The Track at Suffolk Downs Presents The Daffodil Dash
Visconti Expects Busy Agendas at Upcoming Council Meetings
One week after making what is now being called his “decorum declaration†Revere Council President Gerry Visconti is expecting busy Council agendas right though the fiscal year 2023 budget planning season. Visconti began the last meeting by asking his colleagues…
Discussions on Zoning Change for Squire Road to Continue
A tie goes to the runner in baseball, but a tie vote by a Council subcommittee was not all that advantageous for the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Boston who is hoping to open a rental-car business on Squire Road at…
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USPS Job Fair Set for May The United States Postal Service is consistently named one of the most trusted brands in America. They have, for over 246 years, delivered information, connected families and friends, and powered the engines of commerce…
Panthers Elite Football and Cheer Is Soaring to New Heights in Revere
Dan Occena began his college football career at Division 1 Syracuse University where he had received a partial scholarship. He injured his knee in his freshman year and transferred to Alfred University where he played the next three seasons. The…
Revere Commission on Disabilities Holds Monthly Meeting
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, April 12. Chairperson Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and members Mario Grimanis, Jason Barone, Asmaa Aabou-Fouda, and Robert Brown were on hand for the meeting that was…
Face Coverings Are No Longer Required for MBTA, Airport Travelers
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), MBTA and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) are announcing updates to masking requirements following a U.S. District Court judge’s decision on Monday voiding the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation. Beginning…
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $22.5 Million to Strengthen the Mass. Food Supply System
The Baker-Polito Administration announced $22.5 million in funding to food producers across the Commonwealth, including Grow in Revere, Food Hub with $99,734. This program represents ongoing efforts to address food insecurity issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. During an event…
Northeast Metro Tech Carpentry Students Take on Dugout Construction Project at Revere High School
Baseball fields in three Northeast Metro Tech communities including Rvere will soon boast brand new dugouts, once the work of juniors and seniors in Northeast’s carpentry program is done. Last summer, Reading Little League President Mike Wondolowski reached out to…
Overnight Soil Removal and Site Restoration Work Adjacent to Airport Station Begins April 25
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be conducting overnight construction operations in the area immediately behind the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Blue Line Airport Station in East Boston. The work is scheduled to begin on…
Passion Enactment Returns To St. Anthony’s Church
Brenda Lafrate Will Compete in Her Fourth Boston Marathon Monday
Four years ago, Brenda Iafrate decided to to run the Boston Marathon in honor of her 19-year-old daughter, Ariana, who had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. “I wanted to show Ariana that with determination and strength you can do…
