By Adam Swift Election officials expect a larger turnout for the Tuesday, Sept. 19 preliminary municipal election that features a hotly contested four-way race for mayor than for the city’s last mayoral preliminary election in 2015. “The last mayoral municipal…
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News Briefs
Early Voting Continues Through Thursday Early voting is available for the Preliminary Election to all registered voters in the City of Revere. Registered voters wishing to cast an early ballot may do so in person at Revere City Hall, 281…
ConsComm Approves High-Rise on Revere Beach Blvd; Takes First Step on Gibson Park
The Revere Conservation Commission (ConsComm) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening (September 6) in the City Council Chambers. Vice-chair Nicholas Rudolph presided over the meeting with fellow commissioners Joseph LaValle, Robert Cassidy, Samantha Woodson, and Brian Averbach. The…
Building Options Narrowed for New High School
By Adam Swift The building options for a new Revere High School at the current site continue to be narrowed down. Over the next several months, the high school building committee will continue to further develop and establish cost estimates…
Revere Man Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For Stabbing, Killing His Dog
A Revere man was arraigned last earlier this month in Chelsea District Court on charges that he stabbed and killed a dog in his apartment and assaulted his roommate, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Don Algeni, 57,…
City Council Debates Future of High School Fields
By Adam Swift The City Council’s decision to build a new high school on the current school site rather than the Wonderland property has caused some dissent among councillors about the future of the playing fields at the current high…
Human Rights Comm. Reconvenes After Hiatus
The Revere Human Rights Commission (HRC) held its first meeting in four months last Thursday evening (September 7) in the City Council Chamber. Chairperson Chaimaa (Shay) Hossaini and fellow members Molly McGee, Assistant Superintendent of Equity and Inclusion and Chair…
Squire Road Amazon Facility Slated To Open on November 1
By Adam Swift One of the big questions in the city over the past year, other than everything high school building related, has been when the new Amazon distribution center on Squire Road will open. Now, it looks like the…
Beach Street Pop-Up Happening Every Thursday and Friday Through Sept. 29
Special to the Journal The Revere Beach Partnership and Eastern Equity Partners (EEP Boston) in coordination with the City of Revere is delighted to announce the Beach Street Pop-Up. This weekly beer garden is becoming the go-to destination for rotating…
City Signs Contract With Crossing Guards
By Adam Swift The City has agreed to a new three-year contract with the Revere Crossing Guards’ Union. On Monday night, the City Council approved a request from the city’s finance director, Richard Viscay, to appropriate the necessary funds of…
Paul Jahnige Appointed First Director Of Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation
Special to the Journal Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper have announced the appointment of Paul Jahnige as the first Director of the Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation (MOOR). The EEA established the Office in December 2022 to…
MBTA Releases Independent Track Maintenance Audit and Publishes Internal Safety Review
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng addressed the release of two pivotal reports focused on track maintenance safety evaluation last week: an independent report conducted by Carlson Transport Consulting LCC…
Hopefully, We Will Have Dodged a Bullet
As we are writing this, forecasters are predicting that powerful Hurricane Lee will track off to our east, sending us perhaps some rain, high winds, and high seas, this weekend. Although we in this area have been very fortunate to…
Auto Workers Deserve a Fair Contract
We realize we may be getting a little bit far afield here, but we wish to voice our support for auto workers at General, Motors, Ford, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) in their quest to obtain a fair contract. Without getting…
Rosh Hashanah Is This Weekend
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, will be observed this weekend starting this Friday evening at sunset and ending at sunset on Sunday. During the weekend’s festivities, members of the Jewish faith will gather with family and friends to engage…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Girls Soccer Opens With 2–1 Victory The Revere High girls soccer team kicked off its season on a winning note with a 2-0 shutout victory over Greater Boston League (GBL) rival Malden last Tuesday. Nataly Oliva reached the back…
Obituaries 09-13-2023
Steven Michael Gallant Of Revere Steven Michael Gallant, 58, of Revere, formerly of Reading, passed away on September 6 after a brief illness and a long struggle with addiction. Steven was born on May 21, 1965 in Salem. As a…
City Holds Overdose Memorial
RHS Offering Several Student Support Programs
By Michael Coughlin Jr. In addition to restructuring its student support system, Revere High School (RHS) is slated to offer several programs to help support its students, who might be struggling academically, socially, emotionally, or behaviorally. “One of the goals…
City Council Approves Preliminary Election Warrant
By Adam Swift The City Council approved the warrant for the Tuesday, Sept. 19 preliminary municipal election at its meeting last week. An active election season this year sees city-wide preliminary races for Mayor and Councillor-at-Large and ward races for…
