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- Passenger in Saugus pit bull attack arraigned in Lynn
The man who was a passenger inside a car that contained a pit bull that bit Saugus Animal Control Officer Harry Young during a police traffic stop was arraigned Thursday in Lynn District Court.
- After massive search, Level 3 sex offender arrested
The Level 3 sex offender who caused a massive air and ground search Dec. 29 was found and arrested at his Holden Avenue home without incident Monday afternoon, police said.
- Revere crews fix burst pipe on Walnut Ave.
Quick-acting city repair crews fixed a pipe that burst opposite 245 Walnut Ave. early Monday morning, sending water pouring onto Revere Beach Parkway.
- Lynn, Revere get federal housing grants
Lynn and Revere were among 32 communities statewide to receive federal grants Monday to provide job training for low-income residents through the municipal housing authority.
- Men arrested after threatening Revere restaurant worker
Three men were found with a handgun and about 15 knives in their car Sunday moments after they threatened an employee of Margarita's restaurant in Revere who owed them a debt, police said.
- Water main breaks cause problems for two towns
A pair of water main breaks are causing trouble in two towns north of Boston Monday.
- Ballot questions raising questions
Originally created as a way to give citizens a larger role in their government, ballot initiatives have been an integral part of Massachusetts politics for almost a century.
- Revere police, firefighters respond to three New Year's incidents
Police and firefighters saved three New Year's revelers who were caught in the frigid cold drunk and in one case without a shoe.
- Revere police get $10G grant to curb underage drinking
Mayor Thomas Ambrosino and Police Chief Terence Reardon recently announced that the Revere Police Department was awarded $10,000 in grant funding as part of the 2009 Underage Alcohol Enforcement Grant Program ...
- Two arrested in Lynn prostitution sting
Two alleged prostitutes were busted Monday night after Lynn police answered their erotic ads on Craigslist.org , police said.
- Revere pothole damages 5 cars
Revere police said five cars were damaged at about 7:30 p.m. Monday because of one giant pothole on the Lee Burbank Highway .
- Hate crime investigated in Revere
Revere police say the two men who allegedly beat a Hispanic man with a baseball bat while taunting him with racial slurs Saturday at a Wendy's restaurant drive-thru could be charged with a hate crime.
- 2008 in Review- Things We'd Rather Forget
This is the third in a series of several pieces that will look back at the most notable events and people in 2008 in Medford.
- Las Vegas 'black widow' to get new trial
After spending nearly 10 years in prison, a former socialite known as Las Vegas' "black widow" killer has been awarded a new trial for the murder of her millionaire husband.
- Ambrosino: Revere economic status 'bleaka
The prospect of municipal layoffs in 2009's first half is casting a black cloud over rosy news of progress on the local economic front.
- Blue Carmena The Cheesemana DiNunzio hopes for Christmas charity
E ven to this wiseguy's "family" there's no place like home for the holidays. Carmen "The Cheeseman" DiNunzio, who until he was placed on house arrest in May was the reputed underboss of the New England Mafia, ...
- Lynn gets $2.5 million to relocate waterfront power lines
The city received an early Christmas present Tuesday in the form of a $2.5 million dollar check from the state to help relocate power lines on the Lynnway.
- Santa Parade ready to light up Lynn on Christmas Eve
The city's 22nd annual Santa Parade is revving up for a Christmas Eve spectacle.
- Stoneham thief ditches car in Revere
The photo of the man police say stole a car in Stoneham then dumped it into a Revere river two weeks ago has been released as police ask for the public's help in locating him.
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City DescriptionRevere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It borders Winthrop, East Boston and Chelsea to the south, Everett and Malden to the west, Saugus and Lynn to the north, Melrose to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. It comprises 10.0 square miles, although 4.1 of those are open water and wetlands and not suitable for development. Of the 5.9 miles² of developed land, 70% is used for housing. Revere is located approximately 5 miles from downtown Boston. The population was 47,283 at the 2000 census.
Revere’s first inhabitants were Native Americans who belonged to the Pawtucket Tribe and were known as the Rumney Marsh Indians. The leader, or sachem, of the Pawtuckets was Nanepashemet of Lynn. In 1616, an epidemic, probably smallpox, swept the region, killing thousands in its wake. Nanepashemet retired to the Mystic River, in what is now Medford, but was found murdered in 1619 at his fort on the brow of Rock Hill overlooking the river.
Three sons succeeded him in his reign. One of them, Wonohaquaham, also called Sagamore John, had jurisdiction over the Indians at Winnisemmit (later Chelsea) and Rumney Marsh.
Often, the Indians, with their intimate ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Suffolk County
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