Barry S. Decker United Airlines Retiree Barry S. Decker of Lynn, formerly of Revere, passed away on January 27 at the age of 70. Born on September 7, 1953, he was the son of the late Orland and Georgieanna Decker.…
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RHS Robotics Team Competes Against Other Schools in Event
By Melissa Moore-Randall On January 13, six NUTRONS FTC teams, including Revere High School’s Robotics Club, participated in the Battle of Lexington, a competitive event that saw these teams facing off against various others from across Massachusetts. RHS Senior Sergio…
A Beloved Resident: Council To Honor Carol Tye With Certificate of Commendation
By Adam Swift The City Council unanimously approved awarding a Certificate of Commendation to one of its most beloved residents Monday night. Councillors Juan Pablo Jaramillo and Robert Haas, III presented the motion to present the certificate to Carol Tye…
RHS Hoop Action
Council Votes Wonderland As Site for New High School
By Adam Swift Following over a year of uncertainty, the future of the new Revere High School appears to once again be headed to Wonderland. On Monday night, the City Council voted 10-1 to approve the latest Revere High School…
Lee’s Trailer Park Development Proposal Headed to Subcommittee
By Adam Swift The planned redevelopment of the dilapidated former Lee’s Trailer Park on Winthrop Avenue, consisting of 250 residential units with 10 percent of the units offered at affordable rates, is headed to the City Council’s zoning subcommittee. The…
ZBA Approves Variances for 20-Unit Apartment Building on Lee Burbank Highway
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, January 24, in the City Councillor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber at Revere City Hall. On hand for the session were chair Robert Tucker and…
Environmentalists: Putin’s ‘Useful Idiots’
Vladimir Lenin used the term “useful idiots” to refer to journalists, labor leaders, and politicians in the West who extolled the virtues of Lenin’s new Communist regime in Russia as a “worker’s paradise.” They were in the vanguard of the…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Girls Track Finishes at 7-0 to Win GBL Title The Revere High girls indoor track and field team defeated Greater Boston League (GBL) rivals Everett and Medford in a tri-meet last Tuesday to finish their regular season with a…
Obituaries 01-31-2024
Janeen Guiliano-Miranda A Woman of Grace, Strength and Ceaseless Compassion Who Left a Lasting Legacy in the Field of Education Janeen Guiliano-Miranda, affectionately known to her friends and family as “Neenie,” was a beacon of light to those who had…
Jack Satter House Holds Installation of Officers
Revere High School Holds Student Showcase
By Melissa Moore-Randall As City officials continue to finalize the site for the new Revere High School in the coming months, many hope the construction of the new state-of-the-art high school will begin. However that is not stopping the amazing…
Building Committee Backs Wonderland As Preferred New High School Location
By Adam Swift The Wonderland property is now back on board as the preferred site for building a new high school, at least as far as the Revere High School Building Committee is concerned. Last week, the building committee voted…
News Briefs
Temporary Overnight Northbound and Southbound Detours The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be implementing temporary detours on the bridge carrying Route 107 over the Saugus River in Lynn and Saugus. The detours will be in place…
Traffic Comm. Holds Off on Action To Make Harris Street One-Way for Another Month
The Revere Traffic Commission held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday in the City Councillor Joseph A. Del Grosso Council Chambers of Revere City Hall. On hand for the session were City Planner Frank Stringi, who was sitting as the…
RHS Students Testify at the State House For Financial Literacy Course Graduation Requirement
By Melissa Moore-Randall Members of the RHS Student Senate recently visited the Massachusetts State House in support of a bill related to financial literacy courses. Matthew Terrell, Erta Ismahili, Raihan Ahmed, Salsabil Mendoza and Leah Zuniga represented Revere and RHS…
School Committee Votes To Bring Back Honors Classes
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Following spirited testimony from students, teachers, and parents during the public speaking portion of last week’s regular School Committee meeting, two motions were passed that would bring separate honors-level classes back to the middle school and…
Revere Housing Authority Kicks Off 2024 by Voting in Board
Special to the Journal The Revere Housing Authority kicked off 2024 by unanimously voting its Board of Commissioners to their respective seats: Chairman Anthony Perrone, Vice Chairman George Anzuoni, Treasurer Richard Viscay, and Member Fatou Drammeh. The RHA Board also…
Beachmont STEAM Afterschool Program a Hit With Students
Special to the Journal Something really special is happening every Friday at the Beachmont School. Each Friday from 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., around twenty Beachmont fourth and fifth graders take part in a STEAM (Science, Technology, Art and Math)…
House Unanimously Passes Bill To Prevent Abuse and Exploitation
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation that combines several separate legislative initiatives into one bill that will help to prevent abuse and exploitation, while also enhancing protections for survivors. The legislation addresses teen sexting and…