By Melissa Moore-Randall Four years ago, the North Shore Breakers Softball Program was formed with a team of 13 ten year olds from Swampscott. The program was developed with the mindset of teaching girls the game of softball and allowing…
Month: November 2020
Revere AD Shea Welcomes Lynn Schools to the GBL
Revere High School Director of Athletics Frank Shea was part of a unanimous vote granting Lynn Classical and Lynn English admission to the Greater Boston League at a meeting held Nov. 12. The two Lynn high schools will most likely…
Obituaries 11-18-2020
Laura Belle Keene Of Newburyport, formerly of Revere Laura Belle (Neal) Keene, 83, of Newburyport, formerly of Revere, passed away on November 9 after a long illness. Born in Newark, N.Y., the daughter of the late Elmer and Jesse (Cook)…
Alphonse Anthony Ambrosino, Master Sergeant, USAF Memorialized at the Joseph L. Mottola VFW Post #4524
Last weekend, VFW Commander Matthew Cunningham and the members of the Mottola VFW Post proudly unveiled a memorial stone, in memory of life member and Revere United States Air Force veteran, Alphonse A. Ambrosino. The stone was placed at the…
Caggiano Elected to Regional School Committee at the Voke
Anthony Caggiano was elected as Revere’s representative on the Northeast Regional Vocational School Committee in the school’s district-wide election on Nov. 3. Caggiano defeated interim School Committeewoman Melissa Jannino Elam, who had been appointed to the position following the death…
Salute Your Veterans: Veterans Dir. Silvestri, Arrigo Lead Veterans Day Ceremony
The Offices of Mayor Brian Arrigo and Veterans Services Director Marc Silvestri were set to lead a virtual ceremony today (11 a.m.) in honor of Veterans Day. Silvestri, a U.S. Army veteran who is a recipient of the Bronze Star…
News Briefs
Riverfront District Master Planning Process to Start The City of Revere will hold its first webinar for the Riverfront Master Planning Process on Thursday, November 12th, 2020 beginning at 6:00 p.m. The master planning process will explore the opportunities and…
Revere City Council Will Honor Retiring Representative RoseLee Vincent
It would be an all-time testimonial dinner, a capacity-crowd tribute to her many years of service to Revere residents on Beacon Hill, the last six-and-half years as state representative for Revere, Chelsea, and Saugus. RoseLee Vincent is retiring from her…
City to Name Broadsound Avenue Area ‘The Corey Abrams Community Garden’
During an emotional tribute to a beloved Revere resident, the City Council voted to name a new community garden on Broadsound Avenue in memory of former Beachmont community leader and city councilor Corey Abrams, who died on May 31, 2020,…
Environmental Leadership Scholarships Available for Mass. High School Seniors
The Henry David Thoreau Foundation awards collegiate scholarships of up to $20,000 to eight to 10 students graduating from public or private high schools in Massachusetts. As Henry David Thoreau Scholars, these select high school seniors may enroll in any…
Winthrop Marketplace Gears up for Thanksgiving
Holiday gatherings may be smaller this year, but the Marketplace is still going strong, stocking up on supplies and making sure that residents have what they need for all of the Thanksgiving Day fixings. “We are currently in the process…
Revere Public School Committee’s Ways and Means Subcommittee Discusses Fiscal Report
At the last Revere Public School Committees Ways and Means subcommittee meeting members discussed the first quarter financial report that includes the first three months of the current fiscal year. According to the report presented by RPS Chief Financial Officer…
Revere High Seniors Sending Out an SOS
By Melissa Moore-Randall As the almost 8,000 students in the Revere Public School system begin their third√ month of remote learning, Revere High School seniors are anxiously waiting to see if they will return to school and the playing fields.…
Revere Society for Cultural and Historical Preservation Celebrates 25 Years
Special to the Journal The RSCHP Revere History Museum celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a new 2020 Christmas ornament, new products and a major facelift. If you have travelled in the vicinity of the Revere History Museum at 108 Beach…
Zonta Club of Chelsea Rebrands to Zonta Club of Chelsea and Northshore
The Zonta Club of Chelsea has been serving and advocating for women and children locally and internationally through out the years. The Zonta Club was started in Chelsea in 1980 by local professional women with the desire to volunteer and…
No Street Sweeping Fines Will Be Given Out in December
The City Council approved a motion by Councillors Richard Serino and Joanne McKenna that the city’s parking director enforce street sweeping in December by giving out warnings instead of fines. “A lot of people don’t realize we’ve extended street sweeping…
Sen. Joseph Boncore Blasts Proposed MBTA Service Cuts
MBTA’s Daniel Mueller laid out the T’s plan to cut service on the Blue Line, a move that was immediately publicly rebuked by the Senate Chair of the Transportation Committee, Sen. Joseph Boncore. Mueller said that the T’s ‘Forging Ahead’…
Towing Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud and Evading Cash Transaction Reporting
Special to the Journal The owner of a Revere towing company pleaded guilty yesterday to engaging in an under-the-table payroll fraud scheme that defrauded the government of more than $3.3 million. Gennaro Angiulo, 49, of Nahant and Saugus, pleaded guilty…
Two More Suspects Arrested in Connection With Revere Beach Murder
Special to the Journal Within the last few days, Massachusetts State Police and Revere Police have located and arrested two suspects who had remained at-large following a July homicide on Revere Beach. Early Friday morning, Revere officers responded to a…
Essex DA Releases Findings in Officer-Involved Shooting
Special to the Journal Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett stated that a preliminary investigation into an officer involved shooting in Lynn this morning has found the following: At approximately 8:07 this morning, Revere Police received reports of a robbery at…
