By Seth Daniel Revere Public Schools officials are feeling a bit of the ‘limbo’ this month as enrollments in Revere are soaring and state school funding decisions are still in flux regarding how they will approach last year’s problem of…
Author: Journal Staff
Disability Commission Seeks Input from Public
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Commission on Disabilities is back in business and is seeking the public’s input on a couple of ideas. Two issues the commission will be working on is the need for an office space for the…
EBNHC Looking to Build New Facility in City
By Sue Ellen Woodcock East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) is looking to expand its services in Revere with a new building on Garofola Street on the site of the Mottola Post for its PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for…
News Briefs
VOYAGE TO THE OTHER SIDE On January 20 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 Boardman St., East Boston, there will be a fundraiser benefit for Those Who Can for Those in Need, with Mediums Kristen Gallagher and Gay Lemons. The…
Police Briefs 01-18-2017
MONDAY, JANUARY 9 Melissa M. Buckley, 31, of Lynn, was issued a summons for a charge of distributing obscene material. Nicholas M. Couch, 26, of Revere, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Grace M. Serrano, 27, of 28 Constitution Ave.,…
Letter to the Editor
On sale of tobacco products Dear Editor: On Tuesday, February 21st the Revere Board of Health will decide whether to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco to stores dedicated only to selling tobacco products. Right now they are available everywhere…
Congress Ignores Drug Safety with CREATES Act
By Peter J. Pitts Over 60 percent of Americans want the government to take action to lower prescription drug prices, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey. Â Congress, for once, is listening to voters. Lawmakers are pushing forward with…
Congresswoman Clark is Making the Wrong Statement
The announcement by our Congresswoman Katherine Clark that she will not be attending the inauguration on Friday of President-elect Donald Trump as a sign of protest is wrong. As a private citizen, Clark is entitled to make any lawful statement…
Attention Democrats:Grow Up
Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated on Friday. Certainly, that is a day and an event that no serious person on any side of the political spectrum ever thought might be possible. However, that is the reality that we…
Sports 01-18-2017
Revere High girls basketball rolls on; beats Swampscott, Salem for 10-0 record By Cary Shuman There is no sign of Lianne O’Hara’s Revere High School Girls Basketball Express slowing down after victories over Swampscott (65-56) and Salem (59-25). In fact,…
Obituaries 01-18-2017
A.L. ‘Pal’ Foulds Board member of Chelsea Yacht Club, member of former Seaview Lodge of Masons, A.F. & A.M., active at Revere’s First Congregational Church “Pal†Foulds, a longtime Revere resident, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, evening, January 10 at the…
RHS Takes to the Ice at Frozen Fenway
The Revere players gather for a photo with Mayor Brian Arrigo before the Frozen Fenway scrimmage against Pembroke last Thursday, Jan. 5, at Fenway Park. Revere and Pembroke battled it out to a 3-3 tie, with Revere tying the scrimmage during…
Last Call
DeMainos Restaurant owners Lenny and LJ celebrated June Racca Bille’s last night behind the bar at DeMainos. June has been serving it up for 40 years.
Council Begins Session for the 2017 Year
By Sue Ellen Woodcock It was a smooth transition of power on the Revere City Council Monday night when Robert Haas Jr. was voted in as City Council President for 2017 and Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe was voted in…
Arrigo Explains Position on Police Chief
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Mayor Brian Arrigo said his decision not to renew Police Chief Joseph Cafarelli’s contract is neither personal nor political. On Monday morning, Arrigo said the five-year contract for Cafarelli will be up for renewal on June…
ConCom Continues Public Hearing on Old Shaw’s Site
By Sue Ellen Woodcock A civil engineer working with Gate Residential appeared before the Conservation Commission last Wednesday night to begin the public hearing process and explained the developers notice of intent and to get the project started. In addition,…
News Briefs
WATER Pipe breaks on Oak Island rd. Water service has been restored after a water break on Oak Island Road last Thursday around 4 p.m. The impact was felt on Woodland Road, Hansen Terrace, Flint Street. View Street, Putnam Road,…
Police Briefs 01-11-2017
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 Travis T. Lazare, 26, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested on charges of identity fraud, credit card fraud less than $250, and failure to stop for a police officer. He also was cited for the civil motor vehicle…
Letters to the Editor
Naloxone can save lives Dear Editor: The use of Naloxone can save a life.  Naloxone, also known as Narcan is an opioid antagonist used in opioid overdoses to counteract the life-threatening depression of the respiratory system. It allows an overdose victim to…
Right and Wrong Ways to Address the Drug Cost Conundrum
By Kenneth E. Thorpe Americans are gearing up for higher health care costs in 2017. Average monthly insurance premiums for popular plans on Healthcare.gov, the major Obamacare exchange, are slated to rise by 25 percent. Some consumers will see their…
