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The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) this week stated that the new gambling commission needs to consider several factors in determining the eventual sites of the state’s three casinos – factors like traffic and environmental impacts, necessary infrastructure investments and social welfare consequences. And those factors are concerns that should be shared...
THAT’S OUR SON: Mayor Tom Ambrosino greets his proud parents, Fred and Margaret Ambrosino, at his farewell Reception Open House on a crowd-filled first floor at city hall on Wednesday, December 28. (Advocate photo)
The reins of the city of Revere’s government will be turned over to a new mayor at Monday night’s biennial inauguration ceremonies at the Revere High School auditorium. The program is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Daniel Rizzo, a six-term councillor and prominent local businessman, will take the oath to become Revere’s new...
Robert Rice, the city’s former library director, was sentenced to six months in the Suffolk County House of Correction on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to using his city position to enrich himself by committing embezzlement and procurement fraud. Rice, who was indicted last March on 21 counts, is also responsible for...
SURPRISE – BUT, NO SURPRISE!: It’s hard to believe that Josh Resnek, editor-in-grief at the Revere Journal would go out of his way to blast members of the city council and the mayor-elect for the city government’s holiday get-together at Abe & Louie’s Steak House in Boston. Maybe, what bugged the Journal editor the...
January – Police are greeted by a 5 year-old girl who called 911 for her collapsed grandmother who was babysitting. The little girl, her pre-school, and the police dispatcher are credited with saving the grandmother’s life. February – On the morning of Jan. 7, Dept. of Public Works Supt. Donald Goodwin suffers several...
Greetings, Neighbors, let’s get one thing quite clear – we’re wishing all our Beach City friends good things in the coming year. Worldly problems that confuse us, I don’t have easy solutions. But for my own shortcomings, I’ll make some New Year’s resolutions. I’ll be a better person, I’ll try to watch my weight. ...
Last Friday night, the Revere High girls basketball team rolled over visiting Beverly, 57-37. It is the third win in the row for the Patriots who improved to 3-1 overall. “Our defense buckled down in the second half,” pointed our Revere first-year head coach Katelyn Leonard. “We tweaked our press defense and...
By Stephen Martellucci On Dec. 21, the Revere High hockey team picked up its first win as they edged guest Northeast Tech, 2-1, at Cronin Rink in a non-league game. With the victory, the Patriots evened its record to 1-1-1. “We battled back after being down 1-0,” pointed out Patriots head coach...