Month: October 2021
Farewell, But Not Goodbye: A Personal Thank You to the Community from Manny Lopes
Special to the Journal Manny Lopes, who has in many ways become the face of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), will officially leave the Health Center Friday to become Executive Vice President of Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts. Lopes…
Revere Voters Go to the Polls on Tuesday, Nov. 2
The campaigns are winding down, and on Tuesday, Nov. 2, Revere voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots in the councillor-at-large, ward councillor, and school committee races. In the councillor-at-large election, there are six candidates for the…
License Commission Tackles Full Agenda at Monthly Meeting
The Revere License Commission addressed a full panoply of items on its agenda at the commission’s monthly meeting last Thursday, October 20. Chairman Robert Selevitch and fellow commission members Daniel Occena and Linda Guinasso were on hand for the meeting.…
News Briefs
City Outreach Department Launches Storytelling Platform The City of Revere’s Community Health and Engagement Office in collaboration with RevereTV will present a series of short storytelling videos highlighting some of Revere’s proud, hard-working, multi-cultural business owners sharing their entrepreneurship story…
MBTA and City of Revere Announce Start of Southbound AM Peak Bus Lane Pilot
The MBTA and the City of Revere today announced an AM peak bus lane pilot along the southbound side of Broadway in Revere between Revere Street and Revere Beach Parkway. The mile-long bus lane will begin operational testing on the…
Council Discusses Plans for New Revere Public Works Building
The Revere City Council reviewed the city’s plans for the construction of a new 37,500 square-foot public works building on the current Revere DPW site at 321A Charger St. During a public hearing on the matter Monday night, Simon Tempest,…
Revere Paraprofessionals Union Seeks Six-and-a-Half Hour Work Day
At last Tuesday night’s Revere Public School (RPS) Committee meeting President of the Revere Paraprofessionals Union Susan Buckley lobbied the committee for a six and half hour work day as opposed to the current three hour and fifty-five minute work…
Councillor McKenna Wants a Ban on Styrofoam in City
Special to the Journal Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna is requesting a ban on Styrofoam products as part of a proposed ordinance establishing regulations for sustainable food ware and packaging. At Monday night’s Council meeting, McKenna, who co-sponsored the motion…
Memorial Pole Dedication Ceremony for Army Corporal John (Jack) Griffin
The City of Revere honored U.S. Army Corporal and World War II veteran John (Jack) Griffin by a dedicating a square in his memory at the corner of Mountain Avenue and Essex Street Saturday. Revere Veterans’ Services Drector Marc Silvestri,…
Neighbors Oppose Plans for New Funeral Home on Mountain Avenue
Neighbors expressed their opposition to plans for a new funeral home at 9 Mountain Ave. and a parking lot at nearby 100 School St. during a public hearing Monday night at the City Council meeting. Daniel S. Smith of Vertuccio…
Edwards Endorsed by UAW Region 9A, Iron Workers Local 7, and Massachusetts State Council of Machinists
Special to the Journal Lydia Edwards has been endorsed in the special election to State Senate by: the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UAW Region 9A; International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers…
Edwards Announces Trio of New Labor Union Endorsements
Special to the Journal Lydia Edwards has been endorsed in the special election to the State Senate by: the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) and member union Pile Drivers Local 56; and United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW)…
Rotondo Wants Pledge of Allegiance Recited at Public Meetings in Council Chambers
Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo offered a proposal at Monday’s City Council meeting that the Pledge of Allegiance be said at all public meetings in the City Council Chambers. Said Rotondo, “This beautiful hall and one of our greatest patriots, Paul Revere,…
Anthony D’Ambrosio for State Senate Endorsement Rollout
Special to the Journal The D’Ambrosio campaign is proud to announce that we have received the endorsements of Charlie Patch, Former Revere Ward 6 City Councilor and RoseLee Vincent, Former State Representative. “Anthony will bring to the State Senate high…
Chelsea’s Leo Robinson Endorses Anthony D’Ambrosio for State Senate
Special to the Journal The D’Ambrosio campaign is proud to announce that we have received the endorsement of Leo Robinson. Robinson has served as an At-Large City Councilor for over 30 years in Chelsea “Anthony and I have worked on…
Chief Bright Provides an Update on Construction of New Point of Pines Fire Station
At the request of Ward 5 Councillor John Powers, Revere Fire Chief Christopher Bright gave the City Council an update on the construction timeline for the new Point of Pines fire station Monday night at the Council meeting. “That station…
Newly Established Short-Term Rental Office Provides Update to Revere Residents
The newly established Short Term Rental Office provided an update to residents on registration processes. Last summer, the City Council passed the Short Term Rental Ordinance, an ordinance setting rules and regulations around short term rental properties in the city…
Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act Ensuring More Students Access Free Meals at School
Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Secretary of Education James Peyser joined lawmakers to participate in a ceremonial bill signing forAn Act Promoting Student Nutrition (H 3999) which increases students’ access to free school meals and prohibits schools…
Treasurer Goldberg Announces Appointees to Cannabis Advisory Board
Treasurer Goldberg announced 5 appointments to the Cannabis Advisory Board. The Board, which consists of 25 members, studies, and makes recommendations to the Cannabis Control Commission regarding the regulation and taxation of marijuana in Massachusetts. “I am pleased to appoint…
