Author: Journal Staff
Culinary Arts Students Film Cooking Show
Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to share that Northeast Metro Tech Culinary Arts students filmed the first installment of a new cooking show recently for RevereTV. Four Culinary students prepared a creamy chicken pesto orzo dish on RevereTV for the…
Units Available for Pre-Lease at First Suffolk Downs Residential Building in Revere
Pre-leasing has begun at Suffolk Downs first residential building, the beginning of what will be over 10,000 units of housing at the massive redevelopment project in Revere and East Boston. Last week, the HYM Investment Group, in partnership with Cathexis…
McKenna Upset With Decision To Keep Tide Gates Open During Recent Storm
By Adam Swift Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna wants to make sure that the DCR shuts the tide gates on Winthrop Parkway during heavy storms such as the recent Nor’easter earlier this month. The DCR did not shut the tide…
News Briefs
Rescheduled Marathon Daffodil Dash at Suffolk Downs The third annual Marathon Daffodil Dash will take place this Sunday, April 28, from 10am – 1pm at Suffolk Downs. Participants will meet at the historic finish line for a fun run based…
Busy Agenda for License Commission
The Revere License Commission (RLC) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, April 17, in the City Council Chamber. Chair Robert Selevitch and fellow commissioners Liliana Monroy and Dan Occena were on hand for the minute. The commission tackled a busy…
Earth Day Since 1970: Winning Some Battles, but Losing the War
For those of us who were around for the first Earth Day in 1970, the steady but sure demise of our environment over the past 54 years has been nothing less than depressing. When the first Earth Day was celebrated…
Guest Op-Ed: Retail Theft Impacts Consumer and Employee Safety, Residential Quality of Life
By DA Kevin Hayden Two women are facing shoplifting charges after police recovered approximately 200 stolen clothing items in the vehicle they used to flee after shoplifting on Newbury Street Monday, and an Everett man was charged Tuesday for stealing…
Guest Op-Ed: Happy Earth Day!
By Sen. Ed Markey There are a lot of reasons why I’m honored to serve the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and its natural beauty holds a special place in my heart. From the world-famous beaches of Cape Cod to the…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Girls Track Improves to 3–0 The Revere High girls outdoor track and field team cruised to a 121-11 victory over Greater Boston League (GBL) rival Lynn Classical last week, The win improves coach Racquel MacDonald-Ciambelli’s Lady Patriots to 3-0…
Revere Teachers Run Their First Boston Marathons
By Melissa Moore-Randall While most teachers were on a warm beach or enjoying a relaxing April vacation, two Revere teachers were participating in their first Boston Marathon. On Monday, April 15, Amy Rotger and Alex Butler took off from Hopkinton…
Obituaries 04-24-2024
Jo-Ann (Raphanella) Wood Truly the Matriarch of her Family Family and friends attended visiting hours on Monday, April 22nd in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals, 262 Beach St, Revere for Jo-Ann (Raphanella) Wood who died unexpectedly…
Chamber of Commerce Installation of Officers
Mayor Highlights Optimism, Unity In First State of the City Address
By Adam Swift In his first official State of the City address last week, Mayor Patrick Keefe hit on themes of optimism and unity as he moves forward as the city’s leader. While Keefe was in the spotlight, he shared…
St. Mary’s Holy Name Society Annual Brunch at Marina at the Wharf
Revere Educators Call for Paid Parental Leave With Walk-Ins
Special to the Journal Over 750 Revere educators mobilized and held walk-ins at their school buildings Wednesday as part of a historic coordinated week of action for paid parental leave. The Revere Teachers Association’s demonstrations and walk-ins mirror those of…
News Briefs
First Congregational Church to Participate in Walk for Hunger On May 5, First Congregational Church of Revere will be among over 3,500 participants to lace up for Project Bread’s 56th annual Walk for Hunger. For the sixth consecutive year, the…
Food for Free Just Eats Program Continues To Support Revere Residents
By Melissa Moore-Randall The City of Revere has been a Just Eats program recipient since the height of the pandemic. Each week, Food For Free delivers 280 to 300 boxes of food for immediate distribution outside of City Hall to…
Disabilities Comm. To Hold an All-Abilities Day at Revere Beach
The Revere Commission on Disabilities (COD) held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, April 9, via Zoom. On hand for the session were chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and members Jason Barone Cichocki, Mario Grimanis, and Ellie Vargas.…
Four Gateway Cities Chosen For Second Cohort of MHP’s Complete Neighborhoods Partnership
Special to the Journal Four gateway cities have been selected to participate in the second cohort of the state’s Complete Neighborhoods Partnership (CNP), a program that supports the creation of walkable neighborhoods across the commonwealth near downtowns, transit and jobs.…
