Last Friday, the state submitted the Commonwealth’s initial vaccine order to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and expects to get 300,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of December. The federal government allocated Massachusetts…
Month: December 2020
Madaro Family Community Fund Works With Businesses and Organizations to Collect Toys
This week, the Madaro Family Community Fund launched their annual Eastie’s Elves toy collection program which will directly support local families who are in need of holiday gifts. On December 1, the non-profit organization placed toy drop-off boxes at twenty-four…
Revere Residents Named to Honor Roll at BC High
Boston College High School is proud to announce that the following students from Revere have been named to the school’s First Quarter Honor Roll. BC High successfully reopened for in-person learning this past September using a hybrid model, with two…
Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
Regis Students Make the Dean’s List Regis College is pleased to announce that 603 students made the Dean’s List for academic achievement for the 2020 spring semester. The following students were among those who made the dean’s list. * Gabriela Lopez,…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, gets underway this Thursday, December 10, and will culminate next Friday, December 18. In summary, Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees — a group of fierce warriors who used…
The Virus Is a Hunter — and We Are Its Prey
It now has been nine months since lockdowns went into effect in many states, including here in Massachusetts on March 16. However, despite all of our previous efforts, the COVID-19 pandemic is surging across the entire United States. The pleas of public health…
Pearl Harbor Was 79 Years Ago
 It was 79 years ago this week — December 7 — that the nation of Japan launched its attack on Pearl Harbor. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened a joint session of Congress in which he famously…
Letter to the Editor
Finalize, Pass and Enact a COVID Relief Package Dear Editor: With Election Day well behind us and most races settled, we renew our urgent request for action to help stave off further job loss on Main Street, especially as spiking…
Guest Op-Ed: When Does Christmas Begin?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Christmas has different beginning times for most everyone. For some it’s when you put up the Christmas tree and decorations. For others it’s when you wrap some presents and put them under the tree. While for…
A Dual Decision: RHS Senior Jarrod Natola Commits to Curry College
Revere High School senior Jarrod Natola has committed to Curry College where he intends to continue his athletic career in lacrosse and football. Natola has been in correspondence with the Cury coaching staffs and has notified the school of his…
Obituaries 12-09-2020
John ‘Jacky’ Connolly Longtime Malden Evening News Reporter John “Jacky†Connolly of Revere passed away on December 2 at the age of 69. Jack loved the beach (Rocky Beach) and was referred to as Weaser by his Beachmont friends. He…
Paid Spaces
Traffic Commission discusses new layout, parking meter status for Central Ave. lot Monday’s meeting of the Revere Traffic Commission was historic in that the members fielded exemption requests from residents pertaining to the city’s first-ever residential parking program that began…
2020 Sounds of Christmas
Concert Silenced by COVID-19 Special to the Journal For the first time since 1988, the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra won’t make its annual visit to St. Anthony’s Church for Revere’s annual Robert A. Marra “Sounds of Christmas†Concert. “We’re heartbroken…
Ralph DeCicco was All-in on Traffic Commission Meeting
Viewers of Monday’s Revere Traffic Commission meeting on Revere TV or Zoom witnessed an interesting sight, an optical illusion, almost: the scene behind Ralph DeCicco appeared to be in slow, but constant motion. DeCicco, chair of the Revere Commission on…
Councilor Novoselsky is in 14-day Quarantine
Ward 2 Councilor Ira Novoselsky is in a 14-day quarantine at his home after a member of his family tested positive last week for COVID-19. “My son tested positive,†reported Novoselsky. He was tested last Wednesday and he received the…
Dr. Garcia Updates School Committee on New Equity Advisory Board
At last month’s Revere Public School Committee meeting, RPS’s Assistant Superintendent of Equity and Inclusion Dr. Lourenço Garcia has updated members on the new Equity Advisory Board (EAB) that was created over the summer. The EAB, proposed by School Committee…
News Briefs
MCU Wins Community Service Award Metro Credit Union (MCU), Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, today announced it is the first-place national recipient of CUNA’s 2020 Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award. The Dora Maxwell Award is presented to credit unions…
License Commission Approves Three Requests
The Revere License Commission approved three requests and postponed one at its November 18 meeting. The commissioners approved an application for a change of manager at the Hampton Inn from Jennifer James to Christian Demilia. The commissioners, in approving the…
Disabilities Commission Discusses Smile Masks
The Revere Commission on Disabilities met on November 10 and reviewed the next steps for distributing Smile Masks. The masks have a clear front and will be useful for residents and families who are hearing-impaired. “These masks must get to…
ZBA Approves Revised Plan for Apartment Building
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) met on November 18, approving one project and continuing two others. The board approved a scaled-down version of a development for Lot 1 at the junction of Washington Avenue and Sherman Street. The…
