By John Vitagliano As the economy begins to recover from COVID-19 the nation’s airports have experienced a dramatic increase in passenger travel, over 80 percent of total passenger throughput in July, 2021 compared to July, 2019 as measured by TSA…
Month: July 2021
Obituaries 07-28-2021
Jeanette Silvestro Dedicated Wife and Mother, Former Mass Dept. Of Revenue Clerk A Funeral Mass was celebrated in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Revere on July 26 for Jeanette T. (Scimone) Silvestro, 87. who died unexpectedly in her Revere…
Baker signs $47.6 billion Fiscal Year 2022 State Budget
Gov. Charlie Baker has signed the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget into law, a $47.6 billion plan designed to support the Commonwealth’s communities, schools, families, small businesses, and workers as Massachusetts emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget fully funds…
125th Birthday Party for Revere Beach
Clark Delivers $4 million for Wonderland Connector
Special to the Journal Assistant Speaker Catherine Clark (MA-5) visited the site of the future Wonderland Multimodal Connector July 14 to tour the facility and discuss the economic and social benefits of the project. The planning and design of the…
Volunteers spruce up Sandler Square as part of neighborhood revitalization project
Special to the Journal  A neighborhood revitalization project took place at Sandler Square on Saturday, July 17. Mayor Brian Arrigo, residents of Revere, and staff from Republic Services and The Neighborhood Developers installed new benches, added new lights, painted sidewalk…
Bianchi’s at the Sandbar holds grand opening on the beach
Last Thursday’s ribbon-cutting celebrated the grand opening of Bianchi’s at the Sandbar, but it also marked 70 years of pizza-making excellence on Revere Beach for the Bianchi Family. Bobby Bianchi is continuing in his role of running the famous pizza…
News Briefs
Revere Democrats to Meet July 24 The Revere Democratic City Committee will caucus ahead of the 2021 democratic issues convention to be held in Lowell in September. All revere registered Democrats are invited to join this caucus which will be…
Fenley Street home is recognized as Revere Beautification Committee’s Beautiful Home
The Revere Beautification Committee (RBC) named the D’Addario/Duncan home located on Fenley Street as the latest recipient of its “Beautiful Home†award. The first thing that is noticed as you approach the property is the lovely entrance. A neutral colored…
Morabito considering run for state senate
Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito is continuing to weigh the possibility of running for state senate in the First Suffolk and Middlesex District. Morabito has pulled papers for the councillor-at-large race. He said if he were to enter the senate race, he…
D’Ambrosio moves toward Senate run
Revere School Committee member Anthony D’Ambrosio has taken several key steps toward running for the State Senate seat in the First Suffolk and Middlesex State district that includes Revere, Winthrop, and parts of Boston and Cambridge. State Sen. Joseph Boncore…
Former councillor Al Fiore will run for Ward 5 seat
Al Fiore, a former councillor-at-large who topped the ticket in four of his five elections to the position, will be a candidate for the Ward 5 seat in this year’s municipal election. Fiore, a three-time Council President, pulled his nomination…
Giannino secures necessary funding for Triangle, Inc.’s School to Career program
Rep. Jessica Giannino and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the disability community by funding the expenses for Triangle, Inc.’s School to Career Program line item in the FY 2022 budget. The two-hundred thousand dollar line item…
Chelsea Theater Works to showcase immersive Shakespeare play in Chelsea Square in August
Special to the Journal The age-old vendetta between the Capulets and the Montagues erupts this August in Chelsea Square. Shakespeare’s beloved romantic tragedy will be staged in the streets, parks, and by the fountain, as well as in the windows…
State advises residents to report dead birds in light of new disease
In late May, wildlife managers in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs. More recently, additional reports have been received…
The Boch Center announces 2021 holiday programming
A Christmas Story, the musical comes to the Boch Center Wang Theatre Dec. 7 – 19 From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas…
Councillor Powers’ Vision Comes to Fruition
Robert F. Kennedy often was quoted as saying, “Some men see things as they are, and say why. I dream of things that never were, and say why not.†Bobby Kennedy’s words came to mind this past week with the…
Not Vaccinated? COVID-19 Will Get You — And Your Family
When we were writing about COVID-19 last year at the height of the pandemic, we often put it this way: COVID-19 is a hunter and we, the human animal, are its prey. In the summer of 2021, another way to…
Letters to the Editor
Looking for an Explanation Dear Editor: Both members of Revere’s State House delegation, Jeff Turco and Jessica Giannino, recently voted “no†on proposals that would: 1) institute term limits for Speaker of the House; 2) require all representatives’ votes in…
Greater Boston Stallions start off season with a win-by-forfeit
Story by Bob Marra The Greater Boston Stallions began their New England Football League season with a “victory†that came much more easily than they ever would have imagined: as the Stallions prepared to take their home field at Harry…
