The Baker-Polito Administration announced on Monday that the Massachusetts National Guard has successfully completed its school transportation mission. From September 14 – November 5, 2021, nearly200 Guard members drove thousands of routes and travelled over 300,000 miles, ensuring nearly 15,000…
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Fifth Annual Dance for Dana Dance-A-Thon Set for Sunday, Nov. 21
On Sunday, November 21, local dancing schools and teams will join together to host the 5th Annual “Dance for Dana†Dance-A-Thon to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Nicole Paolo founded the event in 2017 in honor of those who courageously fight…
Veterans Day — Honor Our Veterans
It was 103 years ago on November 11, 1918, that World War I formally came to a conclusion on the “11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month.†Americans observed the first anniversary of the end of the…
Guest Op-Ed: The Experience to Change Things
By Anthony D’Ambrosio The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted our community in virtually every way imaginable. It laid bare all our society’s vulnerabilities and inequities, as well as the ways in which our leaders are failing in their obligations to Massachusetts residents.…
Letter to the Editor
Responding to the Editorial “if Taiwan Is Attacked, Should We Defend It?†The Revere Journal published an opinion piece on Taiwan last week that asked the question, “If Taiwan is attacked, should we defend it?†My hometown newspaper concluded that,…
RHS Sports Roundup
Early Exit for all RHS Tourney Teams The Journey to the Tourney turned out to be a short visit for the three Revere High teams that qualified for the post-season state tournament. Coach Lianne Mimmo and her volleyball Patriots made the…
Obituaries 11-10-2021
Andrew Procopio, Jr. Former Director of the Revere Housing Authority and Dedicated Family Man Family and friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours on Saturday, November 13, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals,…
Bocce Court Dedicated in Memory Of Gerald ‘Jerry’ Russo
At- Large Councillors Elected
Cogliandro, Fiore and Novoselsky win Ward races
Rizzo tops At-Large race followed by Morabito, Silvestri, Visconti and Rotondo Election night in Revere brought a few changes and some new faces to both the City Council and the School Committee. Anthony Cogliandro wins Ward 3 seat Anthony Cogliandro…
November’s Public Servant of the Month: Revere Public Schools Resource Officer Joe Singer
Special to the Journal In July, Mayor Arrigo launched the Public Service Honor of the Month Campaign to highlight Revere’s outstanding public service workers for their dedication to making the city a better place. For the month of November, Mayor…
North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra returns live Nov. 14
After a twenty-month pandemic-induced hiatus, the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra returns to the stage and opens its 73rd season Sunday, November 14, 3:00 p.m. at Swampscott High School when Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts a program that features Beethoven’s heralded…
News Brief
Community Stories’ short films event set for Friday at 6 p.m. The City of Revere’s Community Health and Engagement Office in collaboration with RevereTV will present a series of short storytelling videos highlighting some of Revere’s proud, hard-working, multi-cultural business…
ZBA postpones action on three applications
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals took up all three of the matters on its agenda last Wednesday, but ultimately postponed taking action on the items in order to obtain more information about each of the applications. All five members of the…
Fire officials offer reminder to change your clocks, check your alarms
With the end of daylight savings time coming on Nov. 7, Massachusetts fire officials issued a seasonal reminder to check your smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms when you change your clocks. Text Description automatically generated with medium confidence“Working smoke…
MIAA’S Football Ratings are Absurd
We want to make it clear at the outset that we have not spoken to any football coaches, athletic directors, athletes, parents, or officials from any school. The point-of-view we are expressing here is strictly our own and it is…
If Taiwan is attacked, should we defend it?
We are living in unprecedented times — from the COVID-19 pandemic, to the supply chain issues that are affecting all aspects of our economy, to the dire consequences of climate change, to the messy pullout in Afghanistan, to the spike…
Letters to the Editor
Regarding Mandates Dear Editor, Freedom to choose is a privilege God gave to Human Creation. Humans, made in the image of God, have abilities to reason, imagine, create, be self-aware, love, etc., while the animal kingdom functions with built-in instinct. …
Guest Op-Ed: We need to invest in America
By Dr. Glenn Mollette America needs attention to our infrastructure. It’s pathetic that our Congress and President are having so much trouble putting something together they can agree on. We managed to spend the equivalent of a trillion dollars in…
RHS Sports Roundup
Bettero scores 100th career goal for RHS The Revere High girls soccer team celebrated Senior Day in appropriate fashion, defeating Malden with a 4-0 shutout in which RHS senior captain Carolina Bettero scored her 100th career goal, becoming the only player…
