After receiving close to two feet of snow during a blizzard that began late Friday night and continued through Saturday, the City of Revere has recovered well, and life was returning to normal following the DPW’s around-the-clock snow removal efforts.…
Month: February 2022
News Briefs
CHA Wins MHQP Patient Experience Awards Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north communities, has received three awards from Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) for being one of the top practices in Massachusetts…
Health Board Recommends Masks in All Indoor Spaces
The Revere Board of Health held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, January 27, in the City Council Chambers. In attendance at the meeting were the board’s new chairperson, Dr. Drew Bunker, and fellow members Dr. Craig Costanza and Nezha Louaddi. The…
Parks and Rec Director Michael Hinojosa Proving You Can Still Be a Kid at Heart
By Melissa Moore-Randall If you are looking for a fun activity to keep your kids busy during these tough Covid times, look no further than the City of Revere Parks and Recreation Department. The Revere Parks and Recreation offers residents…
February’s Public Servant of the Month: Revere Community School Leader Fatou Drammeh
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo has announced Fatou Drammeh as February’s Public Servant of the Month. As Manager of the Revere Community School and nonprofit leader, Fatou Drammeh has worked for decades to connect residents with resources and…
Suffolk Downs Looking to Become an Outdoor Entertainment Venue Through 2025
In a Notice of Intent (NOI) filed recently with the Boston Conservation Commission (BCC), owners of the defunct Suffolk Downs thoroughbred racetrack are looking to create an interim outdoor entertainment venue that would operate through 2025. HYM Investment Group, who…
Jack Satter House Tenants Association Officers Installed at Jan. 27 Ceremony
Mayor Brian Arrigo and Ward 5 Councillor Al Fiore joined residents of the Jack Satter House on Revere Beach Boulevard for the Tenants Association Installation of Officers Jan. 27 in the community room at the senior residential building. Roxanne Aiello…
The Innocent Classroom’ at Paul Revere School a Model for Anti-Racism Education
Every child should know what it is like to feel innocent – to believe that this world is open to them but many times our society’s stereotypes stand in the way. “The Innocent Classroom†project, founded by Alexs Pate, partners…
Appreciation: Major Michael Mucci Sr., Football Star at Revere High and Boston College
The City of Revere is mourning the loss of one of its greatest football players of all time, Michael C. Mucci Sr., who died on Jan. 28, 2022. He was 71 years old. Major Michael C. Mucci Sr. had a…
Bike to the Sea to Discuss ‘Border to Boston Trail’ at Upcoming Meeting
Learn About the “Border to Boston Trail†at the next Bike to the Sea Member Meeting, via Zoom, on Wednesday, Feb. 9 Updates on a trail suitable for walking and bike riding from the New Hampshire border to Boston will…
ZBA Approves Conversion to a Two-Family Residence
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday evening, January 26, in the City Councilor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber . Chairman Michael Tucker and members Aklog Limeneh, Arthur Pelton, and Hazem Hamdan were…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Residents Receive Academic Honors Northeastern University is pleased to recognize those students who distinguish themselves academically during the course of the school year. The following local students were recently named to the University’s dean’s list for the Fall semester,…
MBTA Plan Reallocates $500 Million to Support Critical Capital Investments
This week, the Audit and Finance Subcommittee of the MBTA Board supported reallocating up to $500 million in operating funds to support critical and timely capital investments, allowing the MBTA to accelerate key capital projects in safety, advance key employee…
Teacher Shortage Was Inevitable
An article in the Wall St. Journal this week highlighted yet another area of a labor shortage in the country that has been fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic: “Burned out teachers are leaving the classroom for jobs in the private…
Pres. Biden’s Supreme Court Pick
There has been criticism from the usual suspects regarding President Joe Biden’s declared intention to choose a Black woman for the U.S. Supreme Court seat to fill that of Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced his imminent retirement last week. We’d…
Letter to the Editor
Two Kingdoms Dear Editor, The Book of Ecclesiastes written by King Solomon states that “there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.†Eccl 3:12. And that a person finds satisfaction in…
Guest Op-Ed: America’s Crumbling Bridges, Can We Save Ourselves?
Dr. Glenn Mollette The Forbes Avenue bridge over Fern Hollow Creek in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park collapsed last Friday morning, January 28th with several vehicles, including a Port Authority bus, on the span at the time. The bridge that collapsed is known…
Revere Middle School Girls Basketball Claims GBL Title: Shayna Smith Leads the Way as Team Beats Medford
An undefeated season and a league title were in jeopardy as Medford came out firing in the second half and closed the margin to one point. But talented eighth grader Shayna Smith and her Revere Middle School basketball teammates weren’t…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Girls Top Classical, Drop Heartbreaker to English The Revere High girls basketball team turned in a pair of stellar performances in their contests with Greater Boston League opponents Lynn Classical and Lynn English this past week, splitting their encounters…
Obituaries 02-02-2022
Wilfred Roy French March 13, 1929 – January 17, 2022 In loving memory of Wilfred Roy French, 92, a longtime resident of Revere. A graduate of Revere High School Class of 1947, he passed quietly at Massachusetts General Hospital after…
