FREE PARKING! Mayor Brian Arrigo announced Tuesday that parking meters throughout the City’s business districts will not be enforced on Friday and Saturday to encourage shoppers to patronize local businesses on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. “This is a…
Author: Journal Staff
Police Briefs 11-21-2018
POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING BUS INCIDENT Revere Police said they are conducting an investigation into the situation where a transportation company left a young child on a school bus last week. Capt. Amy O’Hara said they have initiated an investigation into…
Letter to the Editor
STOP SMOKING AND VAPING HELP AVAILABLE Dear Editor,                                                  This Holiday season, I’d like to remind readers to thank a co-worker, friend or family member who has quit smoking, vaping, or using other nicotine delivery products. Many users say quitting is…
Thanksgiving and Very Thankful
This Thanksgiving I am thankful to not have cancer. I hope. Six months ago my family doctor sent me for a CT scan because I went in to be checked out for something that felt weird which ended up being…
Allow for Meaningful Reflections
It’s not often that the ever-flowing river of activity that gushes through our lives slows enough to allow meaningful reflection on the many reasons we can be thankful. Thanksgiving, though, is an important time for just that. It’s quiet here…
Let’s Keep It Fun
We have written in the past of how we have been impressed with the enthusiasm and decorum of the Revere High student body at RHS sports events in recent years. The exemplary behavior of our students has been reflective of…
Let’s Go Revere — Make It Three in a Row!
This already has been a highly-successful season for the Revere High football team. Coach Lou Cicatelli and his squad have compiled a 6-4 record in which they qualified for the post-season state football tournament and earned the first-ever tourney victory…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, tracing its roots back almost 400 years to the Pilgrims, long before there was even a thought of a United States of America. Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. It has no national-celebration connotations,…
Napolitano Leads the Way with Two Touchdowns
The Revere High seniors continued their Powder Puff mastery over Winthrop with a 36-0 triumph in the annual matchup Sunday at Miller Field. Revere has won six of the last seven meetings against their neighbors, with the other game ending…
Obituaries 11-21-2018
Giuseppina Gervasio Of Revere Giuseppina (Vitagliano) Gervasio of Revere died on Nov. 15 at the age of 84. The beloved wife of the late Raffaele Gervasio, she was the devoted mother of Teresa Prinzivalli of Middleton, Sandra Maria Gervasio and…
Veterans Day Ceremonies Around the City
WWII Veteran Morris Morris led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance at the Beachmont VFW on Sunday, Nov. 11 to begin the City of Revere’s Veterans Day ceremony.
Community Comes out for Fire Victims
It was a packed room at the Comfort Inn & Suites on Thursday, Nov. 8, as the community gathered in large numbers to support and raise funds for the Franklin Avenue fire victims. Shown here are Mayor Brian Arrigo, Vice…
FBI Warns Posting Hoax Threats is a Crime; Launches Campaign to Educate the Public to #ThinkBeforeYouPost
The FBI Boston Division is launching a public awareness campaign to educate the public about the consequences of making hoax threats of violence to schools, events, and other public places, and reminds everyone that any threat is taken with the…
East Boston Savings Bank Opens New Burlington Branch
East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) has opened its 37th branch office in Burlington. The new branch is located at 50 Summit Drive at the Middlesex Turnpike and Route 95/128 interchange. The 2,100 square-foot office has been designed to take full…
Revere School Administrator talks MCAS Changes at Meeting
During October’s Revere School Committee meeting Revere Public School Administrator Dr. Lourenco Garcia gave the committee an overview of the state’s new MCAS scoring and accountability system. Last year the state made changes to the MCAS testing format and scoring.…
Large Number of Revere Voters Turn Out for Election
Revere voters joined voters throughout Massachusetts in supporting Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito by a wide margin in the Nov. 6 election. Baker and Polito team received 8,596 votes in Revere to handily defeat Jay Gonzalez and…
Police Briefs 11-14-2018
ARRESTED AT SCHOOL Two 15-year-olds were arrested at Revere High School after triggering a fire alarm and resisting arrest. The School Resource Officer was alerted to the two students and upon a follow-up, found they had just exited from a…
Letter to the Editor
A BIG THANK YOU Dear Editor: I would like to publicly thank the following individual’s for working so hard to ensure the success of the recent state primary and state election; Mayor Brian M. Arrigo, Election Board Members; Robert N.…
Revere is on the Move
While much of America waited in high anticipation for Amazon’s decision about where to locate its touted second world headquarters–the celebrated HQ2–we in Revere took it as an opportunity to showcase our great city to the nation. While Amazon has…
Remember Those in Need This Holiday Season
For the vast majority of Americans, the holiday season, which is now upon us is a joyous time when the abundance that life offers is most apparent in a wealthy nation such as ours. But the sad reality for many…
