By The Advocate   Mayor Thomas Ambrosino announced Monday night that he is leaving the incoming Rizzo administration over $3.4-million in reserve “rainy day” funds. Addressing the city council, the departing mayor reported that the state has certified that Revere…

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By The Advocate   Gov. Deval Patrick signed the casino gambling bill into law Tuesday morning at the State House, setting the stage for the opening of three resort-type casinos in the state, plus one slot machine parlor. It is…

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By The Advocate   The state has awarded the city of Revere a grant of nearly a million dollars to help underwrite the cost of providing a pedestrian bridge connecting the city’s ambitious redevelopment project on Revere Beach with Wonderland…

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By The Advocate   At the urging of the mayor and superintendent of schools, the city council Monday night voted unanimously to file “letters of interest” with the state for the funding of new science labs at the high school…

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By James David Mitchell   The city council unanimously backed a motion offered this week by Ward Six Councillor Charles Patch that calls for the city to give residents a “heads up” before they are hit with an increase in…

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By James David Mitchell   The members of the city council this week collectively voiced their continued disappointment with Mass. Highway officials for turning a deaf ear to local pleas for badly needed sound barriers along Route 16 leading to…

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By James David Mitchell   Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo this week contended that Revere has a huge problem involving “illegal apartments”, and he warned that the dilemma has got to be addressed sooner than later. At Monday night’s meeting of the…

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By The Advocate   Mayor-elect Dan Rizzo says he’s looking to the future with confidence and excitement as he prepares to assume the city’s top elective office in January. The six-term city councillor admits that there are some tough issues…

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