Last week, candidate for Revere At-Large Councillor Dimple Rana and her supporters were at Beachmont T Station talking to commuters and taking selfies as part of a system-wide day of action organized by Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu to protest…
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Make the Most of Summer
Our founding publisher, Andrew P. Quigley, who lived an extraordinary life, used to say, “When you look back on your life, you realize that all you really have is a lot of memories.†What brings these words to mind is…
Obituaries 07-10-2019
Liane Wallace A Loving and Caring Person Liane Wallace of Revere died on June 29 at the age of 56. Liane was a loving and caring person by nature and would often take in many of her children’s friends to…
Residents Comment on New Massport CEO
Last Thursday the Massport Board voted 5-2 to confirm Massport’s Port Director Lisa Wieland as the Port Authority’s new CEO. Weiland replaces Thomas Glynn as CEO who stepped down in November. Massport’s CFO John Pranckevicius has filled in as CEO…
Finishing Touches For Waterfront Square
The final building in the Waterfront Square development is ready to be built, marking over two decades of development along Ocean Avenue. The Zoning Board of Appeals granted several variances for a brand new, 12-story, 230-unit residential apartment building to…
Fire Officials Urge Public to Leave Fireworks to the Professionals
“Last year, several people lost fingers and suffered serious burns lighting off illegal fireworks in Massachusetts,†said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. “Thirty-four firefighters were injured when an errant firework ignited a six-family building. Have a fun but safe…
Enjoy an Awesome — and Safe — 4th of July
With the Fourth of July falling on a Thursday this year, many of us will be enjoying an extra-long holiday weekend for which the weather hopefully will cooperate. The Fourth of July rekindles fond memories from our childhood of the…
News Briefs
Mass Audubon ‘Picture This:’ Annual Statewide Photo Contest Alive and Clicking! Do you appreciate the outdoors and enjoy taking photographs that celebrate your connection with nature? Then you and “Picture This: Your Great Outdoors,†Mass Audubon’s annual statewide photo contest,…
Eleanor Vieira Receives Unsung Heroine Award at State House Ceremony
The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women awarded Eleanor Vieira of Revere, and Donna Segreti Reilly, of Winthrop, Unsung Heroine Awards in a ceremony at the State House in Boston. This distinction celebrates extraordinary women who perform acts of…
Cirque du Soleil Corteo at Agganis Arena Now Through June 30
Story by Marianne Salza Exuberant circus clown, Mauro, dedicated his life to joyously entertaining friends and audiences; and even in his passing, his cheerful spirit hopes to remind his loved ones of the laughter they shared. In the Cirque du…
Police Briefs 06-19-2019
Robbery with Knife Revere Police are investigating an attempted robbery on Mahoney Circle June 3. The victims told police they were passing by the circle when a male and female approached them and asked for the time. As they looked…
Suffolk Downs Readying For Live Racing June 29 and 30
The final two days, June 29 and June 30, for live thoroughbred racing a Suffolk Downs are approaching. What was once a mudflat and was then turned into a premiere live horse-racing venue, opened July 10, 1935. It’s hard to…
Two Revere Organizations Receive $17,500 in Grants
On Saturday, June 8, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation awarded $17,500 in small grants to Revere community organizations which will support free summer beach events throughout Revere as part of Save the Harbor/Save…
Councillor Novoselsky Seeks Response from National Grid
Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky is upset with National Grid and its contractors using local streets in the Garfield neighborhood as staging areas for their work on gas line connections to home. “National Grid has been parking its heavy-duty equipment…
Let’s Celebrate Our Rivers This June – and Make Sure We Know it’s Safe to Jump in
By: Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance At long last, a recent weekend presented one of those pristine days that remind us here in Massachusetts why we endure those winters. With warm spring weather finally here, many of us…
Obituaries 06-12-2019
Eleanor Adams Malden native, 70-year Revere resident of Point of Pines section Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Celebration of Life for Eleanor F. (Tufts) Adams on Saturday, June 29 at 10 a.m. on the Campus of…
Plans Are in the Works for a New Point of Pines Fire Station
The process that will result in a brand-new Point of Pines Fire Station on the site of the old station located at 140 Lynnway is well underway. During his remarks to the City Council about “the long-awaited feasibility study†for…
Suffolk Downs Live Racing though June
There are now only two weekends left of live horse racing at Suffolk Downs on June 8 and 9 and June 29 and 30 before the track shifts to simulcasting. For horse racing enthusiasts, simulcasting will be offered through next…
News Briefs
Summer Schedule at First Congregational The following Summer 2019 Schedule will start at the First Congregational Church 230 Beach Street Revere. Sunday worship services 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. (June 16th – September 1st, 2019) Closed circuit TV of Worship…
The Winthrop Marketplace Turns 20
By Domenic DeMasi “In all aisles of the Marketplace you could hear how happy the patrons are to finally have a market open in townâ€, begins Catherine Elcik’s article in the June 10, 1999 issue of the Winthrop Sun-Transcript about…
