Supporters, friends, and city officials joined School Committee candidate Vanessa Biasella for a campaign reception Monday at Easy Pie on Squire Road. Popular Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino introduced Biasella at the event, stating that with her outstanding credentials and…
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Metro Tech Building Project Receives Funding
Special to the Journal Superintendent David DiBarri and the Northeast Metro Tech Building Committee are pleased to share that the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has awarded the district a grant of up to $140.8 million grant for a new…
Revere Residents to Participate in Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
Ten residents from Revere will choose their own route on October 3 for the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk: Your Way presented by Hyundai. Participants are encouraged to “Walk Your Way†from wherever they are most comfortable—whether that be from…
Transfer Student Disparities Grow Across Racial and Ethnic Lines in 20-21 Academic Year
In the 2020-21 academic year, higher education lost about 191,500 transfer students, or 8.4% compared to the previous year, according to research released today by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress Academic Year 2020-21…
MVES Nurses Work as Part of Interdisciplinary Team in Caring for Individuals
They say home is where the heart is. Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) nurses know this holds true for so many older adults so in turn they work tirelessly to help keep consumers living safely in their own homes in…
Enjoy a Safe Labor Day Weekend
There’s a temptation for people to splurge at the end of things. We all are familiar with the idea, “If this is the last, let’s make it a blast!†We don’t have anything against that sentiment, but all too often…
The 13 Service Members Were True Heroes
Every American was saddened last week upon hearing the news of the suicide bombing by a terrorist in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service men and women, 11 of whom were Marines and one each from the…
Letters to the Editor
A Vote for John Powers Is a Vote for a Proven Track Record Dear Editor, I want to say a few words on behalf of John F. Powers, candidate for re-election to Ward 5, Revere City Councilor. My family has…
Guest Op-Ed: Fiore Opposes 291-Unit Riverside Building
By Al Fiore Recently, I joined several of my friends and neighbors in opposing yet another massive residential building project here in Revere. This time, we attended a Conservation Commission meeting to voice our opposition to a 291-unit building being…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Fall Sports Swing into Gear Next Week With the pandemic restrictions of 2020 hopefully in the rear-view mirror and a return to near-normalcy on the horizon, the Revere High fall athletic season is set to get underway next week.…
Obituaries 09-01-2021
Anna Robnik Retired Waitress at Hilton Hotel at Logan Airport Family and friends are invited to attend a Visitation in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107) Revere today, Wednesday, September 1, from 11 a.m. to…
Visconti Holds Pizza Party for Seniors
Revere War Hero Silvestri Reflects on Crisis in Afghanistan
By Melissa Moore-Randall As the world watches the turmoil unfold in Afghanistan, Revere’s Director of the Veterans Service Office and candidate for the Revere City Council, Marc Silvestri, reflected on the drama in the troubled Middle Eastern country. Silvestri, a…
Arrigo Welcomes Revere Students Back for 2021 School Year: Updated Policies and Procedures Aimed at Keeping Kids in Classrooms
For the first time since early March 2020, all 11 Revere Public Schools will be open at full capacity for the 2021 school year. The School Department has worked closely with the Mayor’s Office, the Revere Department of Public Health,…
News Briefs
Fiore’s Market to Close for Good on Aug. 28 Fiore’s Market, the well-known, family-run, specialty grocery store located at 172 Revere St., will permanently close its doors on Aug. 28. On Fiore’s Market Facebook page, the family wrote, “After 43…
Councilor Keefe Announces Candidacy for Re-Election to Ward 4 Council seat
Special to the Journal Ward 4 City Councilor Patrick Keefe has announced his intent to run for re-election. The following is his announcment. “Dear Supporter, I am thrilled to announce that I will be seeking another term as Revere’s Ward…
Patriots Team Plane Used to Deliver Lifesaving Aid to Haiti
In the wake of the devastating, 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Haiti on Saturday, August 14, the Kraft family and the New England Patriots have stepped in to help Build Health International (BHI) and Partners in Health (PIH) deliver…
Museum of Science Unveils Fall Lineup of Innovative and Inspiring Adult Programming
The Museum of Science, Boston, announced an exciting fall lineup of award-winning speakers, transformative performances, drag takeovers, a haunted Halloween celebration, and more under its popular series, SubSpace. The fall lineup of after-hours events, kicking off in September, offers audiences…
Make the Most of the Rest of Summer
If nothing else, the Summer of 2021 has taught us an age-old lesson: The only thing that is certain about life is uncertainty. Remember when President Biden told the country in the spring that his goal was to have the…
The Unvaccinated Are Rebels Without a Cause
For the majority of our readers — who are vaccinated (because we live in Eastern Mass.) — the reasons being given by those who refuse to get the shot, even when they are dying in the hospital, are inexplicable. The…
