The MBTA is pleased to announce that the New England Patriots, New England Revolution, and Patriot Place recently donated 2,500 facemasks and 5,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to distribute to MBTA riders in support of the T’s Ride Safer campaign. “The…
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Mother and Daughter Donate $2K to MVES
Cummings Properties recently donated $2,000 to Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) through a unique giving program called Cummings Community Giving that honors colleagues, long-term clients, and other select associates of the Cummings organization by contributing $1,000 to the local charity…
RMV to Continue Designated Service Hours for Customers 75 Years of Age or Older
The Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) has announced it will continue to offer dedicated weekly Wednesday service hours for customers who are 75 years of age or older into the month of January at 17 locations including Revere. Individuals in…
Local Area Companies Receive State Grants
MassDevelopment has awarded 85 grants totaling $4,465,619 from the Taxi and Livery Business Support Grant Program to support 104 small businesses operating in the taxi and livery industries and two taxi and livery industry associations including five area businesses. The first…
Galvin Lists Dates for Special House of Representatives Contest
Special to the Journal Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin has issued a calendar of deadlines for a Special State Primary on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 and especial election to be held on March 30, 2021 in the Nineteenth…
Veterans Services Officer Marc Silvestri Announces Candidacy for Suffolk District State Rep. Seat
To my friends and the residents of Winthrop and Revere: Speaker Bob DeLeo’s decision to step down after 30 years of dedicated service leaves our communities with a significant loss of leadership on Beacon Hill. Bob DeLeo set the highest…
Jeff Turco Announces Candidacy for 19th Suffolk State Representative Seat
Cites lifelong commitment to community and working-class values for his desire to represent the people of Winthrop and Revere, Jeff Turco has officially launched his campaign for State Representative in the 19th Suffolk District for Winthrop and sections of Revere.…
Alicia DelVento to Run for the Mass. House of Representatives 19th Suffolk Seat
Alicia DelVento officially announced via video that she is running to fill the Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Suffolk seat vacated by former Speaker Robert A. DeLeo’s resignation. Alicia currently serves as the Democratic State Committee Woman for the First…
Capobianco to Seek 19th Suffolk Seat in the Mass. House of Representatives
Valentino Capobianco, current member of the Winthrop School Committee, formally announced his candidacy for the Massachusetts House of Representatives’ 19th Suffolk district seat, vacated by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo. The district includes Winthrop and parts of Revere. The special…
Mass. Legislature Passes Landmark Climate Change Bill
Special to the Journal Rep. RoseLee Vincent and Senator Joseph Boncore joined with their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature this week in passing breakthrough climate legislation that overhauls the state’s climate laws, drives down greenhouse gas emissions, creates clean energy…
Comprehensive, First of Its Kind, Police Reform Legislation Signed Into Law
Gov. Charles Baker signed “An Act Relative to Justice, Equity and Accountability in Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth,†a controversial piece of legislation that creates a mandatory certification process for police officers, increases accountability and transparency in law enforcement and gives police…
Fighting COVID One Vaccine at a Time
Emissions Bill Is a Big Step for the Environment
The approval on Monday by both houses of the Massachusetts legislature of a bill that requires the state to reduce its carbon emissions by at least 85% below 1990 levels by 2050 represents a huge step toward the goal of…
Guest Op-Ed: ‘It Was an Honor’ to Serve With Speaker Bob DeLeo
By Joseph Boncore I am so incredibly honored to have spent these past few years serving alongside House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo in the General Court. For over 40 years, starting as a town meeting member and ending with his…
Guest Op-Ed: First Responders Need Vaccines Now
By Senator Sal DiDomenico One of the greatest bright spots of 2020 and now leading into this New Year has been the speedy development and subsequent rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. For the first time in many months, we are…
Obituaries 06-01-2021
Brian Paul Shaer Gifted Vocalist and Versatile Guitarist With a Passion for Photography Brian Paul Shaer passed away on December 23, 2020 at the age of 61. He grew up in Revere and spent his later teenage years in Van…
I Got Vaccinated
A Look Back at 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and Mayor Brian Arrigo and his administration’s response to the unprecedented health crisis was the top story in Revere for 2020. Mayor Arrigo was universally lauded for reacting quickly and decisively as the pandemic hit Revere very…
Police Briefs 12-30-2020
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Revere Police Department responded on the listed dates and times (in military time): Saturday, December 12 0015: Disturbance on Proctor Ave. The officer issued a summons for a court…
Have a Happy — and Safe — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring in…
