ROBBED IN RENDEZVOUS Revere Police are investigating a robbery that occurred when a man met a woman online and had her over to his house. Around 3:05 p.m., police responded to the Revere Housing Authority for an unarmed robbery of…
Author: Journal Staff
Surging Senior Population is Upon Us
By Stephen Fielding Recently I attended the Massachusetts Association of Councils On Aging and Senior Center Directors 2016 Conference (MCOA). This annual meeting always heightens knowledge of seniors we serve through extremely informative and educational sessions each conference day, allows…
Let’s Remember — And Thank — Our Veterans
This Friday, November 11, marks the annual observance of Veterans Day. The holiday originated as Armistice Day in 1919 to mark the first anniversary of the end of World War I, which formally was concluded on the 11th hour, of…
Sports 11-09-2016
RhS sports Roundup Rivera scores three TDs to lead football team to 35-28 win Senior captain Victor Rivera scored three touchdowns, two of them on electrifying kickoff returns, to lead the Revere High football team to a pulsating 35-28 victory…
Obituaries 11-09-2016
Daniel Dillon Longtime Revere teacher and local business man Daniel R. Dillon, a lifelong Revere resident, died on November 6. Daniel was a U.S. Army Veteran, teacher in the Revere Public Schools for many years as well as a local…
All Dolled Up & Pups
Revere Voters Head to Polls on Tuesday
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Revere voters will head off to one of 21 polling places in the city on Tuesday, Nov. 8 to cast their vote for one of four Presidential candidates and their running mates as well as several…
Early Voting Is A Huge Hit Here
For the first time every community in Massachusetts has been offering early voting as a way to accommodate people’s daily schedule, and reduce lines at the polls on November 8. In Revere there were 2,011 voters as of Tuesday morning…
Residents Give Their Views on Ballot Questions
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Not only has the Presidential race garnered the interest of Massachusetts voters but so have the initiative ballot questions. On Nov. 8 voters will be faced with four questions covering slot machines, charter schools, marijuana and…
Councillors Call to Open Fire Station
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Ward 5 Councillor John Powers and Councillor at Large Robert Haas are calling on the city to repair and re-open the Alden Mills Fire Station in the Point of Pines Neighborhood. Powers is concerned about the…
News Briefs
Multicultural event a RHS on Wednesday The Revere High School community cordially invites you to its second annual multicultural event on Wednesday, November 2nd, from 3:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the school cafeteria.  The purpose of this event is…
Study the Ballot Questions
Q.1 Expanded Slot Machine Gambling This proposed law would allow the state Gaming Commission to issue one additional category 2 license which would permit operation of a gaming establishment with no table games and not more than 1,250 slot machines.…
Gov Baker — A Profile in Courage
With Republican office-holders abandoning their support of GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump, Massachusetts residents can be proud that our Governor, Charlie Baker, was among the very first prominent Republicans (he was number four, according to a recent article in the…
Boston Parents say No on 2
Mary Battenfeld and Odette Williamson As Boston parents with deep commitments to improving educational opportunities for all children, we oppose ballot Question 2. This extreme lift of the state charter cap will destroy opportunities for many children, in order to…
Letters to the Editor
Voting is a family affair Dear Editor: I have been a proud Revere resident for nearly 11 years now alongside my husband, two daughters, and mother-in-law, all lifelong residents of Revere. One of the things that bonds our family is…
Sports 11-02-2016
RhS sports Roundup A tale of two halves for RHS football team The Revere High football team had everything going its way through the first two quarters of Friday night’s football game at Chelmsford in the opening round of the…
Obituaries 11-02-2016
Michael Porter Of Peabody Michael P. Porter of Peabody died on October 27 at Kaplan Family Hospice. He was 72 years old. The son of the late Charles and Catherine (Jasko), he was born in Boston and was a graduate…
Haunted High School
Members of the Class of 2018 haunted the hallways of Revere High School last Thursday night for an annual fundraiser. Pictured above are the students who ran the Purge room with Principal Lourenco Garcia.
A Kid at Heart
Residents of Oak Island and City leaders gathered on Saturday, Oct. 22, to help finish constructing the new playground at Dashwood Park. Once the work was done, it was time to have fun, and here Linda DeMaio decided to take…
Pop Warner Champions
Domenic Boudreau (11) and Santiago Quiceno (88) congratulate each other at the end of the first half of their game against Roxbury where the Revere D2 Patriots Pop Warner team clinched their division title and spot in the playoffs.
