Month: April 2025
Revere Senior Center Spring Fling
High School Building Committee Approves Several Invoices
By Adam Swift The Revere High School Building Committee held a special meeting earlier this month to approve paying two invoices for the $500-million project at Wonderland. The next regular meeting of the committee is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30.…
Athletics in Revere are at a Crossroads
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Frank Shea, Director of Athletics and Physical Education, joined last week’s School Committee regular meeting, revealing troubling trends regarding participation in the district’s athletic programs. “I believe we may be at a crossroads, being an urban…
News Briefs
Suffolk Downs announces Blue Line Flex Fitness HYM Investment Group and fitness entrepreneur Tim Khanoyan announced the launch of Blue Line Flex, a free fitness event series held twice weekly at The Yard at Beachmont Square at Suffolk Downs, beginning…
Suffolk Downs HYM Development Update at OHNC Meeting
Story & Photos by Marianne Salza The HYM Investment Group presented its Suffolk Downs development update focusing on construction on the Beachmont side of the parcel as well as the concert series during the April 14 Orient Heights Neighborhood Council…
Whelan School Raises Money for Pediatric Brain Cancer Research
Caps for the Cure fundraiser honors late student Maya Bragdon Special to the Journal Whelan School student Maya Bragdon’s battle with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, or DIPG, started when she was six years old. Her journey was marked by immense…
Revere Housing Authority Holds Monthly Meeting
By Journal Staff The Revere Housing Authority Board of Commissioners held their monthly meeting on April 16, 2025. Chairman Anthony Perrone, Vice-Chairperson Fatou Drammeh, Treasurer Richard Viscay, and State Appointee, Kathi Reinstein, voted unanimously to accept the Revere Housing Authority…
Revere Teen Faces Multiple Charges in Milford Arrest
Staff Report An 18-year-old Revere man is facing multiple charges after being arrested in Milford late Friday night, April 18. Kayck Dos Passos Barroso, 18, was charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, possession…
Disabilities Comm. Applauds Extension of Remote Meeting Law
By Journal Staff The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting on April 8. On hand for the session were chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, Jason Barone-Cichocki, Mario Grimanis, and Ellie Vargas. Perno noted that a potential…
AHTF Discusses Updates on Programs
By Journal Staff The Board of Trustees of the Revere Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, April 9, in the City Council Chambers. Vice-chair Claire Inzerillo adroitly chaired the session and was joined…
Revere Police Athletic League Honor Local Middle School Lady Hoopsters
By Melissa Moore-Randall The Revere Middle Schools Girls’ Basketball team celebrated their championship season. The team was treated to a luncheon at DeMaino’s hosted by the Revere Police Athletic League (PAL). The team pulled off a three peat with a…
Strong Support for Sen. Lydia Edwards at Campaign Fundraiser at La Hacienda
Cary Shuman Photos Sen. Lydia Edwards, who represents the City of Revere in the Massachusetts State Senate, held a community fundraiser April 17 at La Hacienda. The event drew a large crowd of supporters, including several city officials, led by…
The Pires Family’s Incredible Bond with Chelsea Jewish Lifecare
Special to the Journal When Mary Ann Pires first started work at Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home in 1962, she never imagined her job would continue for 63 years, or that she’d still be working at age 83, or that two…
Earth Day: Many Battles Won, But the War is Lost
This week marks 55 years since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. The genesis of the first Earth Day had begun a few months earlier when the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland literally caught fire because of the chemicals…
A First Taste of Summer
With temperatures reaching the 80s this past Saturday, our region felt its first taste of summer. But, as always is the case at this time of year along the Massachusetts coast, Saturday’s balmy air provided just a fleeting glimpse of…
Pope Francis
The passing this week of Pope Francis will leave a deep void in the conscience of our world. Pope Francis, a native of Argentina who became the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, fought for a more inclusive Roman Catholic…
RHS Roundup
RHS girls track tops Chelsea, undefeated at 3-0 The Revere High girls outdoor track and field team improved to 3-0 on the season with an 84-61 victory at Chelsea last Monday. “We finally had the weather on our side and…
Obituaries 04-23-2025
Wilfred James Of Revere Wilfred James of Revere entered into rest on April 19, 2025, at the age of 87. The beloved father of Deborah Abreu and her husband, Fernando and the late Ronald James, he was the loving grandfather…
