Month: June 2023
Ralph Celestin Announces Candidacy for Ward 5 Council
Special to the Journal Ralph Celestin, award-winning documentary filmmaker and community leader is announcing his candidacy for Revere City Council – Ward 5. The following is his announcement: “Ralph is currently the only candidate running for Ward 5 without any…
Peczka Honored As Unsung 2023 Commonwealth Heroine
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women last week announced the 2023 Commonwealth Heroine Award honorees. The annual awards recognize women across the Commonwealth for their extraordinary contributions to their local communities in public or…
Annual Outdoor Mass at Lady Of Lourdes Parish in Beachmont
Council Approves Fiscal Year 24 Operating Budget
By Adam Swift The City Council approved a $262,136,012 Fiscal Year 2024 operating budget on Monday night. The vote comes after two weeks of council ways and means subcommittee meetings with city department heads. The final figure is $10,000 less…
BoH Upholds Fine, Suspension for Tobacco Violation
The Revere Board of Health held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday evening in the City Council Chambers. Chairperson Dr. Drew Bunker and fellow member Dr. Craig Costanza were on hand for the session, along with Director of Public Health…
News Briefs
DPW Household Waste Day July 8 The Revere Department of Public Works announced today they will host a DPW Household Waste Day on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at the Revere High School Parking Lot (101 School St) from 9:00 a.m.…
Capital Improvement Budget Includes Money for New Police, Fire Vehicles
By Adam Swift The City Council unanimously approved a $2,675,000 “pay-as-you-go†capital improvement budget for Fiscal Year 2024 on Monday night. The capital budget uses available funds from the city’s capital improvement stabilization fund, free cash, and water and sewer…
RHS’ NUTRONs 125, To Host Summer Robotics Camp
By Melissa Moore-Randall The Revere High School Robotics Club, the NUTRONs 125, will offer a Summer Robotics Camp this August. The camp is open to students in grades 6-10 as of Fall 2023. Campers will be able to design, build,…
Initial Stage at Suffolk Downs Concerts Get High Marks From City Officials, Police
By Adam Swift The inaugural series of concerts held at the Stage at Suffolk Downs held two weekends ago went off with minimal complaints and complications, according to city officials and the Suffolk Downs developers. Tom O’Brien, the managing director…
Bricklayers Endorse Michelle Kelley in Latest Sign of Growing Support
Special to the Journal The Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Union Local 3 Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island announced today its endorsement of Revere At-Large City Council candidate Michelle Kelley, citing her positive message and vision for Revere as reasons…
Stacey Rizzo Endorses Juan Pablo Jaramillo for Councillor at-Large
Special to the Journal Class of 2012 graduate and candidate for Revere Councillor at-large Juan Pablo Jaramillo earns the endorsement of School Committeewoman, Stacey Rizzo in his bid to become a Revere City Councillor-at-large. Rizzo was a school nurse in…
School Committee Okays Operating Budget
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Revere School Committee held a hearing during its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 20, to vote on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2024 School Operating Budget — a total of $121,711,646 — which was subsequently approved.…
Alexander Rhalimi for Councillor-at-Large Campaign Reception at Marina at the Wharf
Alexander Rhalimi, candidate for a Councillor-at-Large seat on the Revere City Council, held a campaign reception at the Marina at the Wharf Restaurant. Alexander and his wife, Sofia, and their children, Faris and Jad, were joined by an enthusiastic group…
Hinojosa Tells Disabilities Comm. of New Health and Wellness Center
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, June 13, via Zoom. On hand for the meeting were chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, Jason Barone-Cichocki, Ellie Pagan-Vargas, and Robert Brown. Michael Hinojosa, the Director…
Hill Elementary School Students Win MWRA Poster Contest
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) recently announced there were three winners from Revere in MWRA’s Annual Poster and Writing Contest. From the grade 4 class at the Hill Elementary School, Leandro Ruiz Vega was the…
School Committee Introduces Newest Principals, Rachel Shanley and Cassie Sermon
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 20, the Revere School Committee introduced two of its newest principals in the district Rachel Shanley who will be heading the Whelan School, and Cassie Sermon, who will be…
Revere Works’ Job Fair Draws Strong Attendance and Positive Response From Major Employers
Special to the Journal Revere Works, a dynamic coalition of City departments, workforce training agencies, and educational providers, successfully organized a highly anticipated job fair on Thursday, June 22, at Revere High School. The event, which took place from 6:00…
Boston Harborfest Brings Color, Music, and Spectacle to Downtown
Special to the Journal The 42nd edition of Boston Harborfest, the country’s largest, and Boston’s most expansive, Fourth of July celebration, runs June 30 through July 4 with events stretching from Downtown Crossing to the North End and from the…
Happy Fourth of July
With the Fourth of July falling on a Tuesday this year, many of us will be enjoying an extra-long holiday weekend for which the weather hopefully will cooperate. The Fourth of July brings back fond recollections from our youth, when…
