Patrick Keefe, board member of Eastern Massachusetts Pop Warner, said the board voted Monday to cancel all Pop Warner seasons in the area, which includes the Revere Junior Patriots organization’s football and cheerleading teams. Keefe, past president of Revere Pop…
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Council, School Committee Select Jannino-Elam to Regional School Committee
Melissa Jannino Elam will succeed her father, the late Ronald Jannino, as Revere’s representative on the Northeast Regional Vocational School Committee. Mr. Jannino served with distinction for 35 years on the Committee before his passing on June 20, 2020. He…
Rev. Nick Granitsas Retiring from First Congregational
The Rev. Nicholas Granitsas, pastor of the First Congregational Church, Revere, is retiring on Aug. 31 after 46 years of service to the church. “The people in my church usually call me ‘Pastor Nick’ and the people in the community…
Revere Democratic City Committee Will Announce Endorsements Aug. 13
The Revere Democratic City Committee (RDCC) will announce its endorsements of candidates on Thursday, Aug. 13 for the Tuesday, Sept. 1 Democratic Primary. The Committee will make its decision after its Aug. 12 candidates forum with State Representative candidates Joseph…
Garfield’s Curtis Park Undergoing Renovations
Curtis Park is undergoing renovations and the new baseball field and basketball court should be ready for use next spring. Mike Hinojosa, director of Revere Parks and Recreation, said as a teenager he played in the Babe Ruth League on…
Bowden Appointed as New Collector-Treasurer
The City Council unanimously approved Mayor Brian Arrigo’s appointment of Cathy Bowden as the collector-treasurer for the City of Revere at its meeting Monday night. Bowden began her service in city government as a tax title clerk and has served…
Hotel Rooms’ Tax Receipts Show Slight Decrease
Revere Chief Financial Officer Richard Viscay said the city had estimated $2 million in rooms’ taxes for the Fiscal Year ’20. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Revere’s room tax collections are down, but not as severely as one might have…
Council Votes Down Rana to HRC
The City Council voted by a 9-2 margin against Mayor Brian Arrigo’s appointment of Dimple Rana to the position of executive director of the Revere Human Rights Commission. Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito and Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky supported Rana’s appointment…
Revere Dem. Comm. will Meet Aug. 15 for Endorsements
The Revere Democratic City Committee (RDCC) will meet on Saturday, Aug. 15 to determine which candidates the Committee will endorse in the Sept. 1 Democratic Primary. Dimple Rana, chair of the RDCC, said the Committee is inviting the two Democratic…
Keefe will Make a Major Speech at Monday’s Meeting
City Council President Patrick Keefe will deliver a major address at the Monday, July 27 meeting of the Council. The speculation is that Keefe’s lengthy speech – which he has reportedly been working on for the past several days –…
Perez Receives Salix Scholarship Award
Revere resident Jocelyn Perez was the recipient of a $10,000 academic scholarship from the Salix Gastrointestinal Health Scholars Program. Perez, 25, will begin her graduate studies in September at Columbia University where she will pursue a Master’s degree of Public…
Gravellese, Giannino will Debate Aug. 20
Joe Gravellese and Jessica Giannino, candidates for state representative in the 16th Suffolk District that includes Revere, Chelsea, and Saugus, will participate in a Revere Journal-sponsored debate on Thursday, Aug. 20. Gravellese and Giannino, who will be on the ballot…
Eagle Eye: Brito Produces a Soccer Documentary While Honing His Filmmaking Skills at Boston College
Brandon Brito has never backed down from a challenge or a goal. For example, during his junior year at Boston College, Brito tried out for the Eagles’ top-shelf, Division 1, Power Five, ACC football team. “It was my dream since…
Hard Work Pays Off: St. Mary’s Basketball Star D’Itria Receives Team’s Unsung Hero Award
St. Mary’s High School basketball coach Jeff Newhall told the guests at the team’s awards banquet that “This player did a little bit of everything for us†this season. The little things added up in a big way for Nicolette…
D’Ambrosio Seeks to Create Advisory Board to School Committee
Saying that “I didn’t get elected to just go along with the status quo,†first-term School Committee member Anthony D’Ambrosio is proposing to establish an advisory board that would make recommendations to the Committee and the superintendent of schools on…
Gravellese, Giannino Discuss Debate Format
Under normal circumstances, the race for the Democratic nomination for state representative in the 16th Suffolk District (that includes parts of Revere, Saugus, and Chelsea) would be the ‘talk of the town’ among political observers. Earlier this year popular state…
A Night of Champions: Revere High Awards Program Scheduled for July 15
Revere High School’s student-athletes will be recognized on July 15 at a virtual Awards Night broadcast live on the Revere Youtube Channel. Director of Athletics Frank Shea will preside over the end-of-the year event that has traditionally been held at…
Hinojosa Makes the Call: Umpire, Field Director Steps Up for Yawkey League
Mike Hinojosa was truly in charge over the weekend at the Revere High School baseball field. Hinojosa not only assisted the Yawkey Baseball League by allowing it to use the Revere field for the games, but he served as the…
Face to Face: City Council will Return to Council Chambers for Next Meeting
City Council President Patrick Keefe said the 11-member Council will return to the Joseph A. DelGrosso Chambers at City Hall for its next meeting on July 27. The Council has been participating remotely in meetings for the past few months…
Rana takes Leave of Absence as Director of Healthy Initiatives
Dimple Rana has taken a leave of absence from her position as director of Healthy Community Initiatives for the City of Revere. Rana said there were “a couple of reasons†behind the decision that she made last Thursday afternoon. “First,…
