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…
Author: Journal Staff
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.
Wynn Donated $39K to Keep Slots Out of Revere Hotel
By Seth Daniel The Wynn Boston Harbor casino said this week that it had gotten involved in the Revere Special Election last Tuesday, Oct. 18, that had major implications for a developer that is pushing the statewide Question 1 ballot…
Revere Schools to Close for Good Friday
By Seth Daniel The Revere Public Schools will be taking Good Friday, April 14, off after all – just don’t say it’s for Good Friday. After a contentious School Committee meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18, Revere Supt. Dianne Kelly announced…
Police Briefs 10-26-2016
ARREST Report MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 Wayne Richard, 59, of Saugus, was arrested on charges of operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor (2nd offense) and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Miguel A. Santana, 54, of…
Why I Am Yes on 2
By Marty Walz If all you know about Question 2, the ballot question that would lift the cap on public charter schools, is what you’ve seen on TV – chances are good you’re confused about how to vote. As the…
Question 2: Simple, Plausible, and Wrong
By Jacob Oliveira and Mary Bourque The solution proposed by Question 2 is, to use H.L. Mencken’s phrase, simple, plausible, and wrong because it ignores other badly needed changes in charter policy and leaves students in district schools victims in…
Letter to the Editor
On Voke School enrollment Dear Editor: Regarding Ron Jannino’s statement that Revere currently has more students at Northeast than ever before; that amount means nothing unless these 210+ students are receiving the best possible education from the most qualified instructors…
