Month: November 2024
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Council Adopts Residential Tax Split for FY25
By Adam Swift The city council adopted a minimum residential tax factor on Monday night, establishing a split tax rate between residential and commercial properties and setting the tax rate for Fiscal Year 2025. There was a brief public hearing,…
License Comm. Approves 1-day Licenses for Holiday Fair
By Journal Staff The Revere License Commission (RLC) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday afternoon (November 20) in the City Council Chamber. Chair Robert Selevitch and fellow members Daniel Occena and Liliana Monroy were on hand for the session.…
‘Sounds of Christmas’ will Play in St. Anthony’s Church December 15
Special to the Journal Music Director Robert Lehmann and the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will make their Christmastime visit to Revere on Sunday, December 15 when they perform the annual Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” concert at St.…
News Briefs
Author Talk with Local Author John Lanza 18+ Join with the Revere Public Library as John Lanza discusses his new book. John spent his retirement years reading, researching, and writing about veteran airmen and the history around them. He spent…
Mayor Keefe Moves to Initiate First Phases of New RHS Project
Special to the Journal The administration of Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. has initiated the early phases of the new Revere High School project. In November, the City will move to install temporary fencing along the front side of the…
Susan B. Anthony’s Civics Class gets a Lesson in Local Government
Eighth-Graders take a tour of City Hall Special to the Independent Last week, Susan B. Anthony Middle School’s eighth-grade civics teacher, Alexandra Butler, had an idea for her students. Wanting to try something new, Butler decided to take her class…
Toys for Tickets Back for 2024 Holidays
Special to the Journal Mayor Patrick Keefe has re-instituted the Toys for Tickets Program in the city for the 2024 holiday season. From now until Friday, Dec. 13, residents are encouraged to bring a new toy to the Parking Office…
Five-story Apartment Building Proposed for Green Street
By Adam Swift The city council’s zoning subcomnmittee will consider a proposal for a 29-unit, five-floor apartment development at 21 Green St. at its meeting on Monday, Dec. 9. Monday night, the council held a public hearing on the proposed…
RMA Intervention Update Provided at School Committee Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During the Revere School Committee’s regular meeting last week, Superintendent Dianne Kelly provided some new information concerning Rumney Marsh Academy (RMA), which was found to need assistance or intervention. Last month, the Revere Journal reported on…
Winter Fest Debuts as Boston’s Biggest and Most Magical Festive Experience
Special to the Journal Winter Fest, a large-scale, immersive winter experience has transformed Hood Park in Charlestown into a dazzling wonderland featuring a breathtaking festival of lights. From December 5th through January 25th, guests can enjoy ice skating, an Après…
City to Host Annual Santa Parade, Tree Lighting
Parade to be held in honor of the Priscilla Nickerson Memorial Scholarship Fund Special to the Journal Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. is proud to invite Revere residents to the annual Priscilla Nickerson Memorial Scholarship Santa Parade, which will bring…
NeighborHealth and HarborArts unveil art installation
Story by Marianne Salza NeighborHealth, formerly East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, and HarborArts celebrated the unveiling of the art installation, “Expressions of Community: Honoring Voices Through Art,” on November 20, at NeighborHealth’s new administrative offices, located on the second floor…
Saving Our Climate is Saving Our Homes
Special to the Journal On Monday, November 25th the Revere City Council unanimously passed a curb-side composting ordinance and pilot program for Revere residents. Composting is a natural recycling of organic material like food scraps, leaves, and yard trimmings into…
Bravo, Brandon Brito!
Revere filmmaker scores big with his brilliant documentary on ‘64 football season By Cary Shuman As Brandon Brito’s memory-stirring documentary, “Unbeaten: The Beach City Boys of 1964,” was heading toward its dramatic finish at a private screening inside the Rumney…
Happy Thanksgiving
Although a Harris poll a few years back revealed that Christmas is the favorite holiday of the year among all age groups of Americans, we think that Thanksgiving, our uniquely American holiday, has much more to recommend it than Christmas.…
Let’s Go Revere — Beat Winthrop!!!
When the Revere High football team takes to the turf field at Miller Field in Winthrop to meet their achrival Winthrop Vikings on Thanksgiving Day morning, the outcome of the contest between coach Lou Cicatelli and his Patriots, who are…
Letter to the Editor
The American Dream Begins with the Single Family Dear Editor, The American Dream has always been built on the foundation of opportunity, hard work, and, most importantly, ownership. At its heart is the single-family home—a cornerstone of stability, community, and…
Obituaries 11-27-2024
George S. Dumas Polaroid retiree and antique car enthusiast Family and friends attended visiting hours on Monday, November 25th in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza Beechwood Home for Funerals, 262 Beach St., Revere for George S. Dumas who died on…
