By Adam Swift Residents of a dead end street are concerned about the possibility of a 24-bed homeless shelter opening in their neighborhood. Monday night, many of those Arcadia Street residents appeared before the City Council to voice their concerns and ask for help. The councillors agreed to draft a letter in opposition to the
By Adam Swift The future location of a new Revere High School doesn’t seem like as much of a sure thing as it did only months ago, at least for a few city councillors. During a nearly three hour ways and means subcommittee meeting Monday night, the City Council heard from the project manager about
By Adam Swift The price tag for a new Revere High School, how to pay for it, and whether the council should rethink the location of the new school all came up for debate at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Richard Viscay, the city’s chief financial officer, gave a 30 minute presentation on Revere’s long-range
By Adam Swift It was a mayoral showdown at Monday night's City Council meeting. Current Mayor Brian Arrigo and former mayor and City Councillor-at-Large engaged in a sometimes heated discussion over Rizzo's ongoing efforts to garner information about police misconduct and settlements since 2017. The council eventually entered into executive session to discuss several of
By Adam Swift Some City Councillors want to see better communication between the council and the mayor’s office. For his part, Mayor Brian Arrigo said he has an open door policy, and councilors are free to contact him whenever they need an update on the status of a motion or request. Ward 3 Councillor Anthony