The instruments are tuned and the musicians are ready for Sunday’s Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas†Concert and Food Drive featuring the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra. Music Director Robert Lehmann will start the program of popular Christmas music…
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Randall Mondestin is December’s Public Servant of the Month
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo announced Randall (Randy) Mondestin as December 2021’s Public Servant of the Month. Randy started at Revere City Hall in June 2017 as part of the three-person team launching Revere 311. He brought years…
Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremony Thursday at City Hall
The City of Revere will hold its annual Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremony Thursday, Dec. 2 at 4:30 p.m. on the front lawn at Revere City Hall. Mayor Brian Arrigo and Ward 2 City Councillor Ira Novoselsky invite all residents to…
NSMHA CEO Moore Announces Retirement
North Suffolk Mental Health Association Chief Executive Officer Jackie K. Moore, Ph.D., has announced her intent to retire after more than 16 years at the helm of the Chelsea-based behavioral health nonprofit. The NSMHA Board of Directors has engaged national…
Traffic Commission Rejects Request to Remove the Fire Lanes on Naples Rd.
The Revere Traffic Commission held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, November 18. DPW Supt. Paul Argenzio chaired the meeting that was attended by fellow members City Engineer Nicholas Rystrom, Fire Chief Chris Bright, and Police Chief Dave Callahan. The…
Markey Endorses Lydia Edwards for State Senate
Special to the Times U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey endorsed Lydia Edwards with a canvass kickoff in East Boston. The campaign was joined by members of 32BJ SEIU, 1199 SEIU, Teamsters Local 122, Teamsters Local 25 and President-elect Sean O’Brien,…
Edwards Endorsed by State Senators and Representatives
Special to the Times Recently, Lydia Edwards was endorsed by a group of State Representatives and State Senators, joining the long list of elected officials who support her campaign for State Senate representing the First Suffolk and Middlesex District. View…
Revere Ward City Councilors Endorse D’Ambrosio
Special to the Times With his latest round of major endorsements, Anthony D’Ambrosio continues an unprecedented campaign that has united activists, elected officials and leaders from across the City of Revere. “When I first announced this campaign, I was determined…
State Would Deny Saugus Ash Landfill Expansion
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would not allow the expansion of the Wheelabrator Saugus Ash Landfill as it’s currently proposed according to a letter from Commissioner Martin Suuberg. The letter cited the location of the landfill and adjacent…
Congratulations, Coach Cicatelli and the RHS Football Team
We’d just like to take a moment to offer our congratulations to Revere High head football coach Lou Cicatelli and the Revere High football team for their exciting 16-13 victory over Winthrop on Thanksgiving Day. The big victory, which came…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, started this past Sunday evening and will culminate this coming Monday, December 6. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days by lighting the candles of the Menorah,…
Pearl Harbor Was 80 Years Ago
It was 80 years ago this coming week that the nation of Japan launched its attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened a joint…
Guest Op-Ed: Speaking Truth to Power
By Anthony D’Ambrosio As this campaign draws toward Election Day, on December 14th, I recall the instructive words of the illustrious Tip O’Neal- “all politics is local.†My efforts over the past several months have been designed to convince you,…
Guest Op-Ed: Real Estate Trends — November 2021
By Maureen Celata Just as predicted in my September 2021 article the real estate market is showing signs of price adjustments and some inventories are sitting on the market a little bit longer. Prices are slightly lower than their peak…
Revere Teacher Nate Dore Goes the Extra “26.6†Miles
By Melissa Moore-Randall Most days you will find Nate Dore teaching physical education at the Beachmont Elementary School and SeaCoast High School, a position that he has held for over a decade. However, when he is not teaching students physical…
Obituaries 12-01-2021
Elisa Guazzerotti Homemaker and Family Matriach Funeral Services and Interment were held privately for Elisa P. (Ferrara) Guazzerotti, who died surrounded by her loving family at her Revere home on Saturday, November 27 following a long illness. She was 90…
Good Food and Good Friends At Annual Corner Reunion at DeMaino’s
Anthony D’Ambrosio Endorsed by Arrigo, Citywide Elected Officials
Special to the Journal With his latest round of major endorsements, Anthony D’Ambrosio continues an unprecedented campaign that has united activists, elected officials and leaders from across the City of Revere. “When I first announced this campaign, I was determined…
ZBA Approves Variances for Two-Family Dwellings
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals held a brief but productive session at its regular monthly meeting this past Wednesday, November 17, in the City Councillor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber. Chairman Michael G. Tucker and fellow members Arthur Pelton,…
Council Votes for City’s Own Version of New Ward and Precinct Map
The City Council voted unanimously to have Mayor Brian Arrigo and the city’s reprecincting committee make the final determinations for the new 2021 ward and precinct map rather than allow the Secretary of State to determine the locations for those…
