The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill two months ago that would allow roughly 160,000 immigrants of driving age in our state to apply for a driver’s license if they can prove their identity with documents such as a…
Month: April 2022
Guest Op-Ed: Moderation, Balance and Rigid Flexibility
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Most doctors will encourage their patients to not overdrink alcohol. Too much might cause you to fall and impairs an individual’s ability to make good decisions or drive an automobile. Going on a binge of anything…
Letter to the Editor
Abortion Is Wrong Dear Editor, This atrocity must stop! We are outraged with emotion at what is happening in Ukraine. Women and children who simply are trying to escape danger are killed mercilessly in this war. This is horribly wrong.…
Obituaries 04-13-2022
Gloria Haggerty She was Loved Beyond Measure Gloria A. (D’Eon) Haggerty of Collinsville, IL, 85, born on October 29, 1936, in Haverhill, died on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, IL. Gloria was a bank teller at Stockyards…
McMackin Returns Home After 70 Years
An Evening With the Mayor
News Briefs
Friends of Belle Isle to Hold Meeting The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh are holding our Annual Meeting this year on Sunday, April 10, 1-3pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church Hall, 222 Bowdoin St. in Winthrop. This event is free…
Beachmont Teacher Cerasale-Messina Nominated for Stem ‘Teach of the Year’ Award
Representatives from the New England Patriots came to the Beachmont Elementary School Monday to announce that technology teacher Katie Cerasale-Messina has been nominated for the Massachusetts STEM Teacher of the Year Award. Beachmont Principal Chris Freisen and Assistant Principal Janelle…
Action Towing Represents Revere in Polar Plunge
Distribution Numbers Are Growing in City Food Hub Helping Hundreds of Revere Families
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is moving slowly out of the medical spotlight in the United States, the humanitarian efforts of the Revere Food Hub continue, with workers and volunteers at the food pantry distributing food to hundreds of Revere families…
RHS Graduate Jerry Gerardi Is Now the Voice of RHS Sports
By Melissa Moore-Randall As Revere High students returned to school and athletics after a year of remote learning and canceled and delayed sports seasons, a familiar voice could be heard at RHS basketball and football games. Jerry Gerardi, a 1992…
Arrigo, Shah Foundation Meet With White House Advisors and Other State Mayors to Discuss Expanding Tax Benefits to All Residents
Mayor Arrigo is calling on residents with low or no incomes to apply for thousands of dollars available to individuals and families this year through several expanded federal tax credit programs. Today, Mayor Brian Arrigo and the Shah Foundation hosted…
Sen. Edwards Uses Crown Act to Deliver Powerful Maiden Speech
Last week the Masschausetts Senate unanimously passed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. The bill prohibits discrimination, which largely impacts Black residents, based on natural and protective hairstyles in places of work and school-related…
Dese to Conduct English Learner Education Review of Revere Public Schools
Next week the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE’s) Office of Language Acquisition will conduct a Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of Revere Public School’s (RPS) ELE (English Lerner Education) program. According to RPS Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly the Office…
Public Servant of the Month: Sandra Porrazzo and Catherine Penn Are April’s Public Servants of the Month
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo announced Sandra Porrazzo and Catherine (Cathy) Penn as April’s Public Servants of the Month. Sandra and Cathy both work at the front desk at City Hall, greeting residents as they enter with questions…
Council Will Vote Monday on New 72-Unit Condominium Project in North Revere
Mike Vienneau, managing partner at Broadway Capital, turned a defunct nursing home in Chelsea into a spectacular 33-unit condominium project that sold out quickly. The project at 932 Broadway drew plaudits from the neighbors for helping to transform and beautify…
TD Bank Opens Branch in East Boston
Last Tuesday, TD Bank officially cut the ribbon on a new branch in Maverick Square next door to La Sultana Bakery. The full service branch will provide another banking option for Eastie residents and customers from the surrounding area. However,…
Silent Film Classic ‘Old Ironsides’ to Screen on April 29 at Custom House Maritime Museum
Sea-faring epic recreates early years of USS Constitution, built to battle pirates; presented with live music at historic Newburyport venue Relive the early days of the USS Constitution, when the ship was launched by a young nation to battle pirates…
MBTA Cancels Upcoming Blue Line Disruption
At a community meeting last month the MBTA’s Adam Kamoune announced the T would be closing down the Blue Line for nearly two weeks between Airport and Government Center from Saturday, April 2 to Thursday, April 14 for harbor tunnel…
Massport Announces the Start of Its 2022 Cruise Season with Norwegian Pearl
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is pleased to announce the start of the 2022 Cruise Season, the first full season in two years. Today, the Authority welcomes the first cruise ship to the Port of Boston, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian…