Month: March 2023
Rizzo Enters Mayor’s Race
The race for Mayor of Revere just got a lot more interesting with the announcement by popular councillor-at-large, and former mayor, Dan Rizzo that he will be a candidate for the city’s chief executive position in the 2023 election. Rizzo…
Who’s in the Running? Paul Argenzio Running for Ward 4 Council Seat
Paul Argenzio, a lifelong resident of Revere has announced his Candidacy for City of Revere Ward 4 Councilor. The following is his statement: “Dear Neighbors of Ward 4, I am excited and proud to officially announce my candidacy for Ward…
Chris Giannino Will Run for Ward 6 Council Seat
Chris Giannino served the Revere Police Department exceptionally well for 33 years. In 2012, Sgt. Giannino was assigned the Officer in Charge position of the Traffic Division and held that position until his retirement in January. Giannino will now bring…
Additional Funding Requested for Point of Pines Station
By Adam Swift Construction on the new Alden Mills Point of Pines Fire Station can get underway pending the approval of an additional $6.4 million for the project. A public hearing on the loan order was ordered to a public…
Outreach for Public Arts Initiatives in the City Continues
By Adam Swift The public outreach effort continues as the Revere Public Arts Commission continues to look at how a potential arts center at the old Beachmont Fire Station could best benefit the city’s arts community. Smaller focus groups on…
Election Department Preparing for Busy Municipal Election Cycle
By Adam Swift With the rarity of an open mayor’s seat in 2023, Election Commissioner Paul Fahey is gearing up for a busy election season. With several City Councillors already announcing that they plan a run for mayor with Brian…
COVID-19: Still a Major Threat for Seniors
President Biden declared recently that the COVID-19 pandemic officially will be over in May, but in our view, that is just wishful thinking. In January, the number of COVID-related deaths fell after a holiday spike, but nevertheless numbered about 2,100…
Safe Consumption Sites Are the Only Way To Stem the Tide of Drug Overdoses
The so-called War on Drugs, which began in the administration of Richard Nixon, has been ongoing in America for more than 50 years. Putting aside the fact that Nixon began his war on drugs primarily as a means for incarcerating Black and brown…
Obituaries 03-15-2023
Daniel Singer Proud Union Electrician Another piece of old Beachmont is gone with the passing of my dad, Daniel Singer, due to cancer while living in Clearwater, Florida. He was the husband, soulmate, lover, confidant, sparring partner and any other…
Visconti, Keefe, Announce Run for Mayor: State Rep. Jessica Giannino Will Not Run for the Seat, Morabito To Make Formal Announcement Soon
With news of Mayor Arrigo not seeking reelection getting around, local officials have begun to announce their intentions to run or not to run for the office of Mayor or Revere. The following are their statements. Patrick Keefe, Jr. City…
Kelly Honored As Top Superintendent in Mass.
Bob Haas III Announces He Will Run for Councilor-at-Large
Bob Haas III, son of the legendary former Revere mayor and city councillor, Robert Haas Jr., and Juanita Haas, has announced that he will be candidate for a councillor-at-large seat in the 2023 municipal election. “I’m very excited to announce…
Arrigo Delivers Final State of City Address
By Adam Swift The day after announcing he would not seek reelection this year, Mayor Brian Arrigo delivered his eighth and final State of the City address last Thursday at the Susan B. Anthony auditorium. It was a night for…
New High School Debate Dominates Council Meeting
By Adam Swift The City Council held a spirited, nearly four hour meeting on Monday night, with the major topic of discussion, to no one’s surprise, being the future of the Revere High School building project. Much of the debate…
Councilors Reply to Arrigo’s Statement on RHS Vote
Special to the Journal Revere City Councillors, Anthony T. Zambuto, Gerry Visconti, Richard J. Serino, Dan Rizzo, Joanne McKenna, and Anthony Cogliandro have issued the following response to Mayor Brian Arrigo’s statements on the new high school that had appeared…
News Brief
Retired Boston Legends, Brady, Ortiz, Garnett, and Rask Have Unclaimed Property Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg has announced the latest grouping of names added to the state’s list of unclaimed property owners, and fortunately for you this is one shot…
Council Wants Further Info on Endicott Avenue Rebuild
By Adam Swift It was a case of almost but not quite for a developer looking to rebuild a six-unit building destroyed by fire on Endicott Avenue at Monday night’s City Council zoning subcommittee meeting. The subcommittee was on the…
Council Approves Special Permit for Shirley Avenue Development
By Adam Swift The City Council approved a special permit for scaled-back plans for a 24-unit apartment development with two ground floor commercial units on Shirley Avenue at its meeting Monday night. Last year, developers proposed a 32-unit, five-story building…
RHS Senior Christy Ly Creates Hall of FEM
By Melissa Moore-Randall One of the many exciting clubs offered at Revere High School is the Feminist Empowerment Movement (FEM).FEM focuses on creating gender equality at RHS and in the community through different projects, events, presentations, and collaborations with other…
