It was a year of major transitions for Revere in 2023. As 2023 comes to an end, 2024 will see a new mayor and a reshaped City Council as many of the issues that dominated the headlines over the past year should continue to play out. In April, Mayor Brian Arrigo resigned from office to
By Adam Swift The City Council is asking Acting Mayor Patrick Keefe to look into the feasibility of a city grant program for residents and small businesses who have been affected by water main breaks. Councillor-at-Large and Legislative Affairs subcommittee chair Steve Morabito filed the request, which initially sought to ask the mayor to establish
By Adam Swift The City Council is looking to adjust the salaries of two positions that have gone without substantial increases for more than a decade. Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro introduced a motion at Monday night’s council meeting that would amend the city ordinances and raise the assistant city clerk salary to $75,000, and
By Adam Swift In a closely contested race, Patrick Keefe topped Dan Rizzo to become Revere’s next mayor. Keefe came out ahead by 330 votes on the unofficial count, 4,852 to 4,522. There was little love lost between the two candidates on the campaign trail in a race that featured Keefe, the acting mayor and
By Adam Swift Several City Councilors highlighted issues with voting at polling locations at public schools during the Sept. 19 preliminary election at last week’s council meeting. Many of the concerns stemmed from a lack of parking spaces at the schools due to a professional development day for Revere educators on that day, according to