Robbery with Knife Revere Police are investigating an attempted robbery on Mahoney Circle June 3. The victims told police they were passing by the circle when a male and female approached them and asked for the time. As they looked…
Author: Journal Staff
Another Sad Sign of the Times
The news that North American right whales — considered to be the second-most endangered marine mammal in the world — have been migrating further north into Canada in just the past two years because of a shift in their traditional…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, The following letter to John Correggio was submitted the Revere Journal for publication. Dear Brother Correggio, I am pleased to announce the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council #35 has endorsed your candidacy for Revere…
Boston City FC Battle Rivals Kingston Stockade in Home and Away Series
A changed and improved Lions look to build on promising performance against Cosmos. Boston City FC travel to Hudson Valley this weekend to visit rivals Kingston and then host the Stockade in Revere on Sunday, June 30, in National Premier…
Obituaries 06-19-2019
Louise Dorr Retiree of Marson Corp. and Wonderland Dog Track Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours today, Wednesday, June 19, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Route 107)…
Congratulations Revere High School ’19
Graduation and Scholarship Awards at IC School
From left to right, Bryan Corbett, Nancy Corbett, recipient of the first Ronald P. Corbett, Sr. Scholarship,Sebastian Vasquez, and Ron Corbett, Jr. at the Immaculate Conception graduation.
News Briefs
Support Group Meeting Scheduled National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater North Shore is hosting a Family & Friends Support Group and a new Individual (Peer) Support Group on Wednesday June 26 from 7 – 8:30 pm at Beverly Hospital, 85…
Mystic Valley Elder Services Awarded $100,000 Grant
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) was recently awarded a $100,000 sustaining grant over a 4-year period through Cummings’s Foundation “$100k for 100” program. The grant was awarded to MVES in support of its Elder Independence Fund, a 21-year program that…
Two Revere Organizations Receive $17,500 in Grants
On Saturday, June 8, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation awarded $17,500 in small grants to Revere community organizations which will support free summer beach events throughout Revere as part of Save the Harbor/Save…
Parking Meter Investigation ends; Reforms Project Record Revenue
Mayor Brian M. Arrigo expressed satisfaction with the closure of the investigation of a Revere Parking Department technician and emphasized the success of Parking Department reforms and technology improvements implemented since an internal audit revealed a trend of declining meter…
Taylor Ridings, of Revere, Receives Teamsters Local 25 Scholarship
Teamsters Local 25 awarded college scholarships worth $60,000 to 30 high school students at its May 19 membership meeting, held at the Local 25 Union Hall. Taylor Ridings, of Revere, was among the recipients. A recent graduate of Northeast Metropolitan…
Shock Dogs: Northeast Vocational Juniors Combine Cooking, Science and Technology
Two Northeast Robotics and Automation students are taking the art of barbecuing to a new level. Juniors Matthew Cheffro, of Wakefield, and Kyle Paradis, of Revere, recently created a programmable logic controller (PLC) hot dog cooker, to produce what students…
Police Briefs 06-12-2019
11 Johns Arrested in Prostitution Sting Revere Police arrested 11 persons, nine from outside Revere, following an investigation that targeted individuals soliciting women to engage in sexual conduct for a fee. The Revere business community cooperated with the Police Department’s…
Speaker Deleo Prepares for the Future
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo this week unveiled the details of the plan he announced last February that will provide $1.3 billion to combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change. Among the major aspects of the plan will be the…
Let’s Celebrate Our Rivers This June – and Make Sure We Know it’s Safe to Jump in
By: Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance At long last, a recent weekend presented one of those pristine days that remind us here in Massachusetts why we endure those winters. With warm spring weather finally here, many of us…
Ali Stroker Is an Inspiration for All of Us
At the age of two, Ali Stroker was in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the chest down, leaving her unable to walk and confining her to a wheelchair for the rest…
RHS Sports Roundup
Revere boys do well at decathalon meet, bring home trophy A contingent of six members of the Revere High boys outdoor track & field team competed in the State Decathlon North competition last Monday and Tuesday and turned in fine…
RYBS 2019 Season in Full Swing
By Melissa Moore-Randall Baseball season is in full swing at St. Mary’s Field, weather permitting of course! On any given night you can see the children of Revere lining all three Griswold Fields and enjoying themselves as they whack the…
Boston City FC to Face New York Cosmosat Hormel Stadium in Medford June 15
The club that put American soccer on the map in the seventies and eighties, the legendary New York Cosmos, visit Boston City this Saturday at Hormel Stadium in Medford, kickoff 7pm. Made famous by world stars such as Pele, Franz…
