RHS Boys Basketball Tops Chelsea, 69-57 The Revere High boys basketball team evened its record at 2-2 with its second win in a row, a scintillating 69-57 victory over archrival Chelsea before a large, boisterous, and appreciative crowd at the…
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Obituaries 01-08-2020
Frances Cristello Centenarian Frances R. (Natale) Cristello, 100, of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 5 at home surrounded by her loving family. The cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Carmela (Marafino) Natale, she was…
–—— A Year in Review —––— As the Decade Comes to a Close, We Look Back at Revere Through the Year
By Journal Staff For the residents of Revere, 2019 will go down as year that saw no changes in the leadership of the City, and much good news about the state of city. During this year, two of Revere’s key…
News Briefs
Keeping Happy and Not Sad During Winter Winter is one of the hardest times of the year for many, and feelings of sadness, loss, or isolation are very common especially among older adults. The holidays are over, the days are…
Massport Community Advisory Committee Partners With Collins Center
The Massport Community Advisory Committee (MCAC) has selected the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management to conduct its first annual review of Massport’s Current Expense Expenditures Budget. “The Massport CAC’s Enabling Act charges us with conducting a review…
Revere Scholarship Committee Acknowledges 2019 Donors for June Through December
The City of Revere Scholarship Committee awards scholarships each spring to college-bound Revere High School seniors. Applicants are evaluated based on their academic performance, financial need, and their response to an essay prompt. The scholarships are funded through the generosity…
A New Year, A New Decade
The arrival of a new year — especially when it is the start of a new decade — marks a time of reflection for all of us. We pause to think back to the decade that has come and gone,…
Have a Happy — And Safe — New Year
Celebrating the New Year requires all of us to make sure not only that we ourselves do so safely, but also that we are vigilant regarding the safety of others. Although most of us these days take precautions to ensure…
Letters to the Editor: Remembering Bobby Picardi at the Holidays
Dear Editor, Three months ago, the City of Revere lost one of its own. In the Spirit of Christmas, I would like to reflect on someone who had a tremendous impact on my life and on the lives of many…
Guest Op-Ed: The New Year’s Noise Diet: Why You Should Cut the Empty ‘Brain Calories’ in 2020
By Joe McCormack If you’re like most of us, you overindulged a bit too much in 2019. No, not on calories (well, maybe those too!), but on “noise.†That’s the name for the dizzying onslaught of information from work emails,…
RHS Sports Roundup
Lithgow Pours in 31 to Lead RHS Boys Basketball to 53-49 Win at Wakefield Junior guard Crisrael Lithgow poured in 31 points to lead the Revere High boys basketball team to an exciting 53-49 triumph at Wakefield this past Friday…
Obituaries 12-31-2019
Grace Healey Lifelong Lynn Resident Grace R. (O’Neil) Healey, a lifelong resi-dent of Lynn, passed away on Dec. 16. She was 93 years old. Grace attended Lynn Public Schools, enjoyed being a homemaker and loved crossword puzzles and Jeopardy. She…
Annual Sounds of Christmas Concert
Happy ‘Paw’Lidays
St. Jean Credit Union Opens in Revere
Malden Catholic High School Invests In Newly Expanded Arts Program
Over the years, Malden Catholic has been known for academic rigor and scholarly pursuits, but with the addition of the Girls Division in 2018, the school now boasts of a newly expanded, multi-faceted arts program. “Nurturing and balancing both right…
East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Awards MVES Grant
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) recently received a $2,500 grant from the East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation for MVES’ Elder Independence Fund, a significant resource that offers grants to low-income older adults or adults living with disabilities to pay…
Book Review: The Fatal Shore’
By Robert Hughes Reviewed By Bernie Kelley This book details the history of the colonization of Australia. This was largely accomplished by means of the importation of prisoners from England, Ireland and Scotland to the aforementioned continent. The book is…
Happy Holidays
and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose just the right tree, decorate it carefully with our family-heirloom ornaments, and when we first turn on the lights,…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
Christmas this year is part of what for many people will be an extra-long weekend, which means that for many of us, we will be indulging in the “Christmas spirit†early and often. By no means do we wish to…
