Following the latest fight at Revere High School that saw one teacher injured while trying to break it up, Mayor Patrick Keefe has announced several steps the city is taking to help curb violence in the schools.Those initiatives include an…
Month: September 2024
Styrofoam Container Ban to Go into Effect Next July
An ordinance banning polystyrene, or Styrofoam, food packaging containers that was passed by the city council in 2021 will finally go into effect on July 1 of next year.“This was passed by the city council in 2021 and it was…
Disabilities Comm. Hears of New AI Tool for Parents with Children in Special Ed.
By Journal Staffhe Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday (September 10) via Zoom. Chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and fellow members Annemarie Fiore, Jason Barone-Cichocki, and Mario Grimanis were on hand for the session.The…
RHS Teacher Anna DiCenso will Receive Distinguished Award
DiCenso honored by MassBioEd with the Champions for Biotechnology Education AwardSpecial to the JournalMassBioEd will honor Revere High School (RHS) biology teacher Anna DiCenso with the Joshua Boger Innovative Educator Champion Award. Supported by the Joshua Boger Family Foundation the…
Broadway Master Plan meeting set for Sept. 25
Special to the JournalCity of Revere’s Department of Planning & Community Development to present updates on the Broadway Master Plan. A public meeting will be held on September 25th at Revere City Hall, City Council Chambers from 7:00 pm to…
Affordable Housing Trust Fund holds meeting
By Journal StaffThe board of the Revere Affordable Housing Trust Fund held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, September 11, in the City Hall Council Chambers. Chair Joe Gravelese, vice-chair Claire Inzerillo, and treasurer Anayo Osueke were on hand for…
Annual ALS & MS Walk for Living set for Oct. 6; Honors Jeffrey Siegal
Special to the TimesDespite devastating diagnoses, the ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and MS (multiple sclerosis) residents at the Leonard Florence Center for Living face each day with optimism, courage, determination and humor. ALS resident Martha Waite is a perfect example.…
Too Many Guns = Too Many Shootings
The spectre of yet another lone-wolf gunman attempting another assasination of Donald Trump is shocking, but not surprising.Up until the past 50 years, assassinations of public figures in America were carried out by individuals with a political agenda –Abraham Lincoln…
How Can a State Police Trainee Die in a Boxing Ring?
The death last week of 25 year-old Mass. State Police (MSP) Trainee Enrique Delgado-Garcia in a boxing ring during a “training exercise” is, in a word, unfathomable.Mr. Delgado-Garcia was less than one month away from graduating and achieving his dream…
Letter to the Editor
What We are not Hearing about Revere High SchoolDear Editor,We are three weeks into our new school year and Revere High School has been the top story on the local news on several occasions. However, the notoriety is not one…
RHS Roundup
RHS boys soccer off to fast 3-0 startThe Revere High boys soccer team improved to 3-0 on the season with a pair of victories this past week over Greater Boston League (GBL) rivals Lynn Classical and Lynn English.In a 5-1…
Obituaries 09-18-2024
Marie OlivieriHer loving, generous, and compassionate spirit will forever be remembered and cherishedWith profound sadness, we share the passing of our beloved Marie (Scimone) Olivieri after a brief illness on September 15, 2024.She was born on May 3, 1943, to…
It was a Reunion Weekend for Revere High
364 Ocean Ave. Tenants to Move to 388 Ocean Ave.
By Journal Staff A resolution to the long-running saga for the beleaguered 41 tenants of the condemned Water’s Edge high-rise apartment building at 364 Ocean Ave. appears to have been achieved after a lengthy hearing before Judge Irene Bagdoian that was held…
RHS Grads Participate in Boomers Softball Game
Every year Peter Mucci likes to host a softball game for RHS graduates from the 1970s. “We started in 2017 and held it in 2018 and 2019 before COVID caused us to postpone the game in 2020,” related Mucci, a…
MWRA water main project delayed another month before ConsComm
By Journal Staff The Revere Conservation Commission held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, September 4, in the City Council Chambers. On hand for the session were vice-chair Nicholas Rudolph, who chaired the session, and fellow members Bernardo Sepulveda, Wilson…
News Briefs
Revere beach art festival returns this saturday sept. 14 The Revere Beach Partnership is hosting the 7th Annual Revere Beach Art Festival on Saturday, September 14th, 2024. The festival will be held to showcase local and regional talent and to…
City seeks comments on plan for Revere group electricity buying program
Special to the Journal Revere is developing what officials say is a consumer-friendly electricity program called ReverePower Choice. The program is an electricity aggregation, which is a group electricity purchasing program for Revere residents and businesses. Through Revere Power Choice,…
Light turnout in Revere for state primary
As expected, voter turnout was light in Revere and across the state for last week’s state primary election. In Revere, turnout was just over 11.5 percent, with 3,730 of the city’s 32,117 registered voters casting ballots. In the most closely…
City and firefighters sign new three-year contract
The city council approved a new contract with the local firefighters union on Monday night. The memorandum of agreement between the city and Revere Firefighters Local 926 calls for a 3 percent raise for firefighters for each year of the…