Special to the Journal State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership announced the graduation of 34 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program including five from Revere. “Massachusetts firefighters are on the frontlines protecting…
Month: September 2024
City of Revere, the Public Health Department, and SUDHI Hold Candlelight Vigil
Cary Shuman Photos In honor of Aug. 31 being International Overdose Awareness Day and September being Recovery Month, The City of Revere, the Public Health Department, and SUDHI held a Candlelight Vigil Saturday at Overdose Memorial Park. Mayor Patrick Keefe…
Council Looks to Name Memorial Garden for Former City Outreach Worker Chris Alba
By Adam Swift Chris Alba was a champion for the city’s most vulnerable and in-need populations. Alba was a beloved community outreach worker who died almost one year ago. Now, the city council is supporting a request that the garden…
Human Case of WNV confirmed in Revere
DPH to continue weekly mosquito spraying protocols, education to residents and vulnerable populations Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today one confirmed human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in Revere, and one suspected…
ZBA Rejects Request for Parking Variance at 810 Washington Ave.
By Journal Staff The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, August 28, in the City Councillor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber. Chair Michael Tucker and fellow members Aklog Limeneh, John Lopes,…
Principal Bowen Updates School Committee on Cell Phones, Attendance, and Student Support
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During its regular meeting, the Revere School Committee invited Chris Bowen, Principal at Revere High School (RHS), to provide more information on addressing the school’s cellphone and attendance policies and how its student support system will…
Revere Public Library Introduces New Librarian and Fall Programs
By Melissa Moore-Randall As summer comes to a close, the Revere Public Library is gearing up for back to school with many new fall programs and introducing a new librarian. Kim Maniscalco is the new Adult Services Librarian. Kim is…
Red Sox and Pats are Taking the Fans for Granted
For the third year in a row and fifth time in six years, the Red Sox appear doomed to fail to reach the playoffs, a stretch of futility that the Patriots promise to mimic almost precisely if they fall short…
The Hostages are Just Pawns
The brutal deaths this past week of six innocent civilian hostages who were taken captive by the Hamas terrorists on October 7 has shone a bright light on a simple reality: The hostages are nothing but pawns, if even that,…
Revere High Football Team Hosts Whittier in Opener
By Cary Shuman The Revere High football team will kick off its 2024 season Friday (6 p.m.) on what will be a special night for the program. At halftime, the undefeated 1964 RHS team will be honored (see related story).…
RHS Sports
New season, new coach for Revere High girls soccer The Revere High 2024 fall athletics season is set to get underway this week, with the Lady Patriot soccer team featuring a new head coach. Ariana Rivera, who also coaches the…
Unbeaten Revere High School 1964 Football Team to be Honored at September 6 Ceremony
Special to the Journal Revere High School’s misfortunate 1964 football team, which was forced to forfeit an unbeaten season due to a roster technicality, will be recognized during a halftime ceremony Friday night at Revere’s season-opener against Whittier. Players from…
Steve Walsh: Still Slugging After All These Years
By Bob Marra When a 31-year old amateur baseball player rips up his left knee and fractures a tibia in a skiing accident, it usually means that any future need for a bat and glove is pretty much finished. Competitive…
Obituaries 09-04-2024
Angelo Sozio Of Wakefield, formerly of Revere Angelo “Chuck” Sozio, (98) of Wakefield formerly of Revere passed away on August 31, 2024, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in East Boston on August 5, 1926, to the late…