SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM The Revere Public School will sponsor the 23rd Annual Summer Food Program at various locations throughout the City of Revere through August 17. The program is provides a free breakfast and lunch to any child under…
Author: Journal Staff
Cirque du Soleil Brings Color and Imagination to the Community
A surreal setting where you are immersed in Mexico’s many vivid landscapes, a running woman who is half monarch, a live band, and a giant treadmill where hoop divers spring through the air effortlessly. These are a few of the…
Baker Signs ‘Grand Bargain’ Legislation
Gov. Charlie Baker signed the “Grand Bargain†legislation on Thursday, June 28, that deals with minimum wage increases, paid family medical leave and an annual sales tax holiday. The compromise legislation will create a permanent sales tax holiday, increase the…
Police Briefs 07-04-2018
PUNCHED PARKING CLERK A 66-year-old Revere resident has been summoned to court for allegedly punching a parking clerk in the back of the head after getting a violation on Park Avenue June 26. Around 8:15 p.m., the parking clerk alerted…
Real Justice Requires a Fundamentally Different Approach: Prosecuting the Rich When They Steal from Workers
Prosecutors are so conditioned to win at all costs that they have lost their nerve to test the waters in the name of justice. Currently, when corporate executives steal we use civil statutes to punish with fines. These fines help…
Promises to Make to Yourself
You make promises to others but what promises do you make to yourself? Making appropriate commitments to yourself is essential for guiding your life in the direction you desire. If you don’t take care of yourself, no one else will.…
Enjoy a Safe and Sane Fourth
The summer season’s big holiday, the Fourth of July, soon will be upon us. Millions of Americans will be celebrating the holiday — which will be a long and extended five-day weekend for many of us — with friends and…
Sports 07-04-2018
SUMMER SHOWDOWN: East Boston Knights to face the Revere Rockies this Friday By Jonathan Chang The East Boston Knights have yet to find their groove this season, but they’ll face Revere in a rubber match on July 6 that promises…
Obituaries 07-04-2018
Steven Pires Member of Carpenters Union Local 67 Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Memorial Funeral Mass on Saturday, July 7 at 11 a.m. in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., Revere for Steven A.…
Bob Haas Memorial Unveiling
Juanita Haas and Rachel Shanley unveil the new memorial to Bob Haas at the Lincoln School playground on Thursday afternoon, June 21.
Thank You Dan Conley
On behalf of the City of Revere, Councillor George Rotondo gave a plaque commending District Attorney Dan Conley in helping the residents of Revere and all of Suffolk County.
Appreciation:Eileen Haydock Merullo Lived a Life of Service
Eileen Haydock Merullo has lived a life of service: in the military, in the schools, and in the community. When asked why she had entered the Army immediately after graduation from Boston University, Eileen said that she was very anxious…
Senior Tax Exemption Program Applicants Accepted July 1
Qualified senior citizens will be eligible for a property tax exemption under the new Senior Tax exemption program announced this week by Mayor Brian Arrigo. Voters overwhelmingly approved the exemption program in the November 2017 municipal election, voting 4,543 to…
News Briefs
Senior Citizen Work-Off Abatement Program FY 2019 Mayor Brian Arrigo is pleased to announce the City of Revere will be accepting applications on July 1Â for the Senior Citizen Work-Off Abatement Program Fiscal Year 2019. This program provides the opportunity for…
Speaker DeLeo Leads Growing Coalition of Support Behind Evandro Carvalho for Suffolk DA
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo endorsed Democratic State Representative Evandro C. Carvalho for Suffolk County District Attorney, citing Carvalho’s strong progressive record and prosecutorial experience. Speaker DeLeo, a lifelong Democrat and Winthrop resident, said Carvalho has distinguished himself as a…
City Council Motions
18-230 Motion presented by Councillor Powers: That the Mayor convene a meeting to discuss resources available and possible solutions to abate the flooding problems that the City has recently experienced in the areas of Rice Avenue, Mills Avenue, Pines River,…
Revere Resident Elle Baker Receives “Unsung Heroine†Award
Ms. Lauriellen “Elle†Baker of Revere was recently honored as a member of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s 2018 class of Unsung Heroines in a ceremony at the State House in Boston. This distinction celebrates extraordinary women…
Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
LOCAL STUDENTS EARN ACADEMIC HONORS Belmont Hill School students from Revere achieved academic honors for the 2017-2018 school year. They are listed below: James Perullo — Grade 11, Â Honors Mauricio Rodriguez — Grade 10, Â Honors TWO GRADUATE FROM UNION…
Police Briefs 06-27-2018
Police News CITIZENS ACADEMY GRAD HELPS POLICE Revere Police are giving high accolade to Jesse Foster, a graduate of their Citizens Police Academy, who helped police on June 20 find a man who was allegedly breaking into cars on Library…
Why is Plastic Pollution Partisan?
Pollution should be a non-partisan issue. But, for some reason, it’s not. On June 5th, World Environment Day (WED), India’s Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Harsh Vadham, announced India’s unprecedented pledge to abandon single-use plastics by 2022 at…
