Public health officials have defined so-called long COVID as the physical, neurological, and cognitive symptoms that can persist indefinitely after infection. Over the past two years, we’ve all seen the countless news stories about the devastating effects of long COVID…
Month: January 2022
Guest Op-Ed: The 3Gpocalypse Is Coming — Is Your Car Ready?
By Kane DiMasso-Scott Just this week I heard about something that I’m surprised has not gotten more media coverage on the national level, as it’s extremely important to us as consumers. Beginning in February and continuing through the end of…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Boys Basketball Plays at the TD Garden Sunday The Revere High boys basketball team will have the thrill of a lifetime when they will get the chance to play on the fabled parquet floor of the Boston Celtics at…
Obituaries 01-26-2022
James Martin Longtime Owner of Martin’s Autobody of Lynn James W. Martin, 88, of Saugus, died on Tuesday afternoon, January 18 at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill. He was the husband of Jean (Ciarletta) Martin and the late…
Voters approve funding for new Northeast Regional Vocational High School project
Revere joined other communities in the Northeast Regional Vocational High School district Tuesday in voting overwhelmingly to fund the construction of a new $317 million vocational high school and related athletic facilities on the school campus in Wakefield. Across the…
Minor Flooding Along the Coast During Last Week’s Storm
Retirement Party For Colella at City Hall
School Department, Human Rights Committee Holds ‘A Tribute to Dr. King’
Special To The Journal The Revere School Department, in conjunction with the Human Rights Commission, sponsored by Mayor Brian Arrigo, presented “A Tribute to Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.†Monday night on Revere TV. Revere High students Katherine Uribe…
School Comm., School Building Committee Vote Wonderland as Preferred Site for New High School
At a School Committee meeting Tuesday, members voted to recommend the former Wonderland Dogtrack as the preferred site for a new Revere High School. The recommendation will now go before the Revere City Council Monday for a final vote. If…
News Briefs
New Testing Site Opens at Rossetti-Cowan Lauren Buck. Public Health Director for the City of Revere announces the opening of COVID testing site at the Senior Center. Those residents who want to get tested must make an appointment. The site…
Comm. On Disabilities Discusses Improved Access to Revere Beach
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, JAN. 11. Chairperson Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and members Mario Grimanis, Jason Barone, and Asmaa Aabou-Fouda were on hand for the meeting that was held via…
Revere Receives State Grant of $34,797 for Firefighter Safety Equipment
The City of Revere has received a state grant of $34,797 as part of the FY22 Massachusetts Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. The grant is part of a $5 million grant package announced by the Baker-Polito Administration. The grants are…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Additional Measures to Protect Acute Care Hospital Capacity
In response to continuing staffing shortages across the healthcare industry, the Baker-Polito Administration announced several measures intended to ensure acute hospitals can serve those in need of acute care. The Commonwealth’s healthcare system has been facing a critical staffing shortage which has…
Lack of Quorum Chills ConsComm Meeting
The Revere Conservation Commission was unable to hold its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, January 12, in the City Council Chambers, because it lacked a quorum. Chairman John Shue and two of his fellow commissioners, Joseph LaValle and Robert…
Kim Driscoll Launches Campaign for Lieutenant Governor Mayor Arrigo Is Among Key Early Endorsements for Salem Mayor
Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo is among the key early endorsements for Kim Driscoll, the five-term Mayor of Salem, who announced her candidacy last week for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 Democratic Primary. “We need leadership on Beacon Hill…
Agero Employees Grant MVES Clients’ Holiday Wishes
Mystic Valley Elder Services’ (MVES) consumers recently received an unexpected but cheerful visit during the holiday season from their care managers who delivered over 100 care gift bags full of clothing, linens, games, books and other items they had on…
Arrigo Seeks to Expand Access to Jobs and Opportunities
Mayor Brian M. Arrigo announced the appointments of Maritsa Barros as the first Chief of Talent and Culture for the City of Revere and Claudia Correa as the new Director of Human Resources. Maritsa Barrospreviously served as Framingham’s inaugural Chief…
MOMS Expands With Acquisitions
MOMS, the family-owned leader in New England powersports, that also has a dealership in Revere, will begin providing its industry-leading customer service to powersports enthusiasts in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts after its recent acquisition of a pair of family owned,…
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards to be Inaugurated January 20
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards will be sworn in to the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday, January 20th at 12:00 pm. Members of the Edwards family will join the Senator-Elect in person. Due to COVID-19 protocols, the event will have extremely limited in-person…
DA Kevin Hayden Fills Out Executive Team
District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden today announced the appointment of two seasoned attorneys and dedicated public servants to his executive team. Padraic P. Lydon will be Hayden’s Chief of Staff and Erika P. Reis will be General Counsel for the…
