Month: July 2024
Bench Dedication
City set for 20th International Sand Sculpting Festival on Friday
Special to the Journal The 20th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival comes to the shores of Revere Beach from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21. This free event, hosted by the Revere Beach Partnership, will feature sand sculpture art…
AHTF Receives Draft for its Strategic Plan
By Journal Staff The board of the Revere Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, July 10, in the City Hall Council Chambers. Chair Joe Gravellese presided over the session that was attended by…
ConsCom Hears of Plans for New MWRA Water Pipe Underneath Saugus River
By Journal Staff The Revere Conservation Commission (ConsComm) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, July 10, in the City Council Chambers. Chair John Shue and fellow members Nicholas Rudolph, Bernardo Sepulveda, Brian Averback, and Wilson Correa were on hand for…
Man Dies in Patriot Parkway House Fire
Special to the Journal An early morning house fire on Patriot Parkway claimed an older adult’s life early Monday morning. “On behalf of the Revere Fire Department, I want to express our heartfelt condolences to this man’s family and loved…
DCR Traffic Advisory for the 2024 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival
Beginning on Thursday, July 18, and continuing through Sunday, July 21, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will implement various road closures in the City of Revere to accommodate the 2024 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival. Each day…
Revere man sentenced on cocaine charges
By Journal Staff A Revere man was sentenced in federal court in Boston last week for cocaine related offenses. Francisco Restrepo Mesa, 55, was sentenced on July 10 by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 68 months in…
Two Men Arrested, Police Seize a Firearm, Large Amount of Drugs and Cash
A three month long multijurisdictional narcotics investigation involving the Revere Police Special Investigation Unit, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, Everett and Chelsea Police, resulted in the arrest of two Revere men on several charges including Trafficking and Distribution of Drugs. Two…
Revere Students honored during ceremony at Fenway Park
Six Revere middle school students were recognized for their academic achievements during El Mundo Boston’s Latino Youth Recogntion Day on Friday, June 14th. Moments before the Sox took on the rival New York Yankees, students representing the Garfield Middle School,…
The Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival is This Weekend
One of the biggest events of the summer season in the Greater Boston area will take place this weekend when the 20th annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, sponsored by the Revere Beach Partnership (RBP), will transform America’s oldest…
Putin: The Hitler of the 21st Century
The horrific bombing recently of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital by Russia only adds to the genocidal atrocities being perpetrated upon the people of Ukraine at the direction of Vladimir Putin. The Russian assault on the hospital marked one of the…
Obituaries 07-17-2024
Pasquale Politano Retired steam and building technology engineer Pasquale Politano of Revere, entered into rest on July 11, 2024, at the age of 76. Pat was born and raised in Revere and graduated from Revere High School, Class of 1965.…
Parks and Rec Kick Off Summer Concert Series
City, Parks and Rec Host 4th of July Celebration
Traffic Comm. Approves MBTA Bus Route Changes on a Trial Basis
By Journal Staff The Revere Traffic Commission (RTC) held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 20, in the City Councillor Joseph A. Del Grosso Council Chambers of Revere City Hall. City Planner and chair Frank Stringi, DPW Director Chris…
Community Response Network Meeting Highlights City’s Summer Activities
The latest meeting of the Revere’s Community Response Network, which includes a number of city leaders, on Monday highlighted a number of upcoming events and important dates. Assistant Superintendent of Schools Richard Gallucci noted that the school district’s 2024-25 school…
News Briefs
Colombian Flag Raising at City Hall July 18 Residents are invited to join the City of Revere, and Las Parceritas in a celebration of the Colombian Flag raising on Thursday, July 18, from 4-7 p.m. The flag raising will be…
Beachmont Improvement Committee Finds a Surprise in a Small Space
Special to the Journal On July 2nd, friends and family gathered as the Beachmont Improvement Committee happily presented life-long Beachmont resident Ginny Colangelo with the BIC Home Pride Award. Hers is a small welcoming alley garden bestowed with hundreds of…
United Way Honors State Senator Lydia Edwards as Legislative Champion
Special to the Journal United Way of Massachusetts Bay recently recognized State Senator Lydia Edwards as one of the organization’s seven inaugural Legislative Champions for her exceptional leadership and steadfast commitment to advancing thriving, more equitable communities.????? In recognition for…
