The Turner Construction Company Boston team has established a unique way to support local, former servicemen and women and their families by holding an annual macaroni and cheese, “Mac Attack,†donation drive. The 2021 drive was the team’s fourth annual…
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Legislature Passes American Rescue Plan Act, FY21 Surplus Spending Bill
On Friday, December 3, the Massachusetts Legislature advanced a $4 billion bill to the governor’s desk that directs federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) surplus funding to assist the Commonwealth’s ongoing economic recovery from the…
735 Households in Revere Received $5.5 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance in FY21
Special to the Journal Since 2013, Metro Housing|Boston has documented the effectiveness of Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT), a homelessness prevention program for households with low incomes that are experiencing a housing crisis. However, the pandemic has changed…
Metro Beaches Commission and Advocates Call for Better Beach Access for People With Disabilities
The Metropolitan Beaches Commission and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay convened a Virtual Public Hearing focused on improving access for people with disabilities on the Commonwealth’s public beaches in Lynn, Nahant, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and…
RHS Model UN Participates in REVMUN IV Conference
Special to the Journal Twenty-one members of the Revere High School Model UN club recently participated in the REVMUN IV Conference where they acted as members of the Human Rights Council focused on the issue of Human Rights in China.…
Dining/Entertainment Wynn Proposes Along Everett’s Lower Broadway
Special to the Journal Wynn Development DBA East Broadway LLC, has announced that the company has filed plans with the City of Everett for a mixed-use development project along Lower Broadway, located across from Encore Boston Harbor. The initial phase…
Clark Touts Infrastructure Bill at Deer Island
Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark toured the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s (MWRA) Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Tuesday afternoon to help promote the clean water infrastructure provisions in the recently signed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The bipartisan infrastructure law…
Yawkey Foundation Commits $15 Million to Pine Street Inn: Transformational Gift Will Help Create 400-500 Permanent Housing Units
Today, Pine Street Inn, New England’s largest homeless services organization, announced that it has received a transformational gift of $15 million from the Yawkey Foundation to advance Pine Street Inn’s goal of ending homelessness by making permanent housing a reality…
Revere CARES Mini-Grant Program Accepting Applications
You got ideas, and we’re funding them. The mini-grant program, hosted by the Revere CARES coalition, is now accepting applications until January 21th for innovative ideas that promote a healthier community for all. Since its creation in 2012, the mini-grant…
North Shore Philharmonic Makes a Resounding Return to Revere
Special to the Journal Hundreds of concert-goers poured into St. Anthony’s Church Sunday for the annual Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas†Concert, bringing with them two truckloads of food for the associated Food Drive and resuming a 45-year…
Don’t Forget to Vote — the Special State Senate Primary Is Tuesday
We wish to remind our readers that the Special State Primary election for the First Suffolk and Middlesex District Senate is set for this Tuesday, December 14. Revere School Committee member Anthony D’Ambrosio and Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards are…
Human Rights Commission’s Work Is Necessary and Important
We just want to take a moment to express our thanks to the members of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) for the work they do in representing the wide diversity of the Revere community. The Revere HRC was reconstituted by…
Charlie Baker Will Be Missed
There has been a lot of speculation by the pundits as to the reasons behind Governor Charlie Baker’s decision not to run for re-election in 2022, but we think it comes down simply to this: Gov. Baker is burned-out, similar…
Throw the Book at Them
Another news cycle — and yet another mass shooting incident in America. The horrific murder last week of at least four students at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit and the wounding of several others by 15 year-old fellow student…
Guest Op-Ed: What About the Other Ethan Crumbleys?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette We are unfortunately informed once again of another horrific, senseless school shooting. They don’t stop. When will the next one be? Who will be the next shooter and who will be the next unsuspecting victims? Once…
RHS Sports Roundup
New Coach, New Season for RHS Girls Basketball The Revere High girls basketball team, under the direction of new head coach Chris Porrazzo, will open its 2022 season this coming Tuesday (December 14) when the Lady Patriots host defending Greater…
Obituaries 12-08-2021
Carl Bartolo Of Lynn Standout Revere High School Athlete Carl J. Bartolo of Lynn died on December 2 at the age of 89. A standout athlete while at Revere High School, he was born in Boston on November 11, 1932…
Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Hosted by Mass Badge
Early Voting for State Senator Special Election Begins Saturday
With the Special State Primary for the First Suffolk and Middlesex District Senate set for Tuesday, Dec. 14, Revere Election Commissioner Diane Colella expects hundreds of residents to take advantage of the Early Voting process that begins Saturday, Dec. 4…
News Briefs
Novoselsky Asks Federal Delegation to Investigate U.S. Census Process in City Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky said he is finalizing a letter requesting that U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Congresswoman Katherine Clark launch an investigation into…
