The Revere High School Cheerleaders placed second in the Large Coed division at the State Competition on Sunday March 10. The team also earned the seventh highest score in the state and the highest score RHS Cheer has ever earned…
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BHCC Men’s Basketball to Compete in NJCAA Elite Eight Revere’s Jones, Jones, Urdaneta and Joof Looking For A Win
The Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) Men’s Basketball Team, led by head coach Nkrumah Jones, of Revere, (ranked eighth nationally) won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III Region XXI tournament. BHCC Men’s Basketball defeated Bristol Community College…
Obituaries 03-13-2019
Anthony J. ‘Killer’ Vinciarelli, Sr. Revere Fire Department retiree Anthony J. “Killer†Vinciarelli, Sr. of Revere passed away on March 6 at the age of 84. Anthony was a loving family man, he was a 27-year veteran of the City…
Making The Most of A Snow Day
McGrath Fundraiser
News Briefs
Arrigo Cites National Consumer Protection Week Mayor Brian Arrigo acknowledged National Consumer Protection Week (March 3 through 9) by encouraging residents to make use of the Revere’s Consumer Affairs Office when confronted with any type of consumer issue such as…
Goldberg Releases New Unclaimed Property Listings
Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg today announced the latest grouping of names that have been added to the state’s list of unclaimed property owners. Over 45,000 new properties worth millions of dollars are owed to individuals and businesses throughout the…
MBTA Seeks Input on Proposals
Seeks Input on Proposals As part of its Better Bus Project the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) is seeking opinions from bus riders on three new proposals for bus lines in Revere. Proposals include changes to Route 411, Route 424…
Affordable Housing Units are Slated for Revere
Last week, Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, and Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Janelle Chan announced support the creation of 643 new rental housing units in the Commonwealth, including 397 units…
Police Briefs 03-06-2019
Police News Juvenile Joy Ride A Revere youth has been charged with taking his father’s car for a late-night joy ride on East Mountain Avenue and then crashing it into a parked car. Police were called to an accident on the…
Letters to the Editor
On DeLeo’s Greenworks Proposal Dear Editor, Speaker DeLeo’s billion-dollar GreenWorks proposal could offer much-needed support to Winthrop, other coastal towns, and all the Commonwealth’s communities as we face greater extremes of tides and weather. But as with any local distribution…
March: In like a Lion
Just when all of us were counting the days to the beginning of spring — known as the vernal equinox, which this year falls on Wednesday, March 20, at 5:58 p.m. — Ol’ Man Winter struck with a vengeance, bringing…
Let’s Close the Loophole in State Law to End Human Trafficking
The recent national news stories concerning a massage parlor in Jupiter, Fla., have brought to light what is nothing less than a national abomination: The trafficking of women that reaches into every corner of the United States. The news stories…
Boston City FC Lions Roar into Revere for the 2019 National Premier Soccer League Season —NPSL Club Will Call Harry Della Russo Stadium in Revere Home —
Boston City FC will kick off the 2019 National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) season in a new home and two new venues when the Lions roar into Revere this spring. Boston City FC plays at the highest level of the…
Obituaries 03-06-2019
Frederick Garrity Retired Deer Island engineer 1st Class and longtime member of Revere American legion Post 61 Frederick P. Garrity, a lifelong resident of Chelsea’s Powder Horn Hill section, passed away following a long confinement at the Pope Nursing Home…
Revere Chamber of Commerce Holds State of the City Breakfast
by Marianne Salza The Marina Restaurant and Bar At The Wharf was crowded with business leaders and local officials during the Revere Chamber of Commerce State of the City Business Breakfast with Brian Arrigo, on Feb. 26. Chamber Executive Director…
Councillors Discuss Numerous Issues at Monday’s Meeting
The Revere City Council met on Monday night and discussed issues ranging from double street poles to short-term housing rentals to making sure that absentee landlords keep their sidewalks free from ice and snow. “Businesses like AirBnB are getting out…
DeLeo Announces GreenWorks – Resilient Communities Investment
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced a new initiative to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies – including clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate change resiliency measures – that cut greenhouse…
News Briefs
Learn to skate classes starting March 3 New winter Learn-To-Skate classes for children, ages 4 to 18 at the LoConte Rink on Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Medford will start Sunday, March 3 at 1 p.m., for five weeks. Use hockey, recreational…
A Mission of Love and Living the Gospel for Haiti
Looking Back at Morningstar Catholic Collaborative’s Recent Trip to Haiti By Stephen W. Fielding – Special to the Journal When the Morningstar Catholic Collaborative, consisting of parishioners from St. Mary of the Assumption Par-ish, Revere and Our Lady of Grace Parish,…