By Journal Staff The Revere Commission on Disabilities (COD) held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, December 9, via Zoom. On hand for the session were chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, Jason Barone-Cichocki, Mario Grimanis, and Ellie Vargas. The…
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Nearly 100 Revere High seniors accepted on the spot at NSCC event
Special to the Journal Revere High School’s learning commons briefly transformed into a college admissions office last week. Tables were lined with laptops, transcripts were pulled, and one by one, nearly 100 seniors left with something many had never imagined…
Local Students earn Academic Honors
Malden Catholic First Quarter Honor Roll Malden Catholic students have successfully completed the first marking period of the 2025-2026 school year. A total of 744 students from over 40 cities and towns have earned recognition on the honor roll for…
Community Credit Union will merge with Rockland Federal Credit Union
By Cary Shuman Community Credit Union (CCU), which has a branch office in Lynn, will be merging with Rockland Federal Credit Union in March, 2026, pending approval by the members of the credit union. The combined credit union will have…
Save the Harbor is giving out $300,000 for free beach events
Special to the Journal Through the Better Beaches Program, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are looking for input from community organizations, local groups, and artists to bring diverse and interesting events to…
The Mass Shooting in Australia: Shocking, but Sadly, not Surprising
This past weekend’s tragic shooting in Australia at a Hanukkah festival once again has demonstrated to the world the pernicious and evil effects of anit-semitism, which is the world’s oldest form of prejudice. Anti-semitism may have reached its peak with…
A Long, Hard Winter Lies Ahead
We didn’t need a weatherman to tell us that the first part of December has been unusually cold. So it was not at all surprising when we recently read that this has been the coldest start to December in our…
There’s Still Time to Help those in Need
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is just a week away. We realize that the compressed holiday shopping season has put even more pressure than usual on all of us, but we hope that all of our readers can find…
Letter to the Editor
A Big BIC Thank You and the Launch of the “Kindness Cabinet” Dear Editor, The Beachmont Improvement Committee (BIC) has debuted its first-ever “Kindness Cabinet,” a new community initiative developed by BIC members Megan and Jason Simmons Herrling to provide…
RHS Roundup
RHS girls track cruises to pair of runaway wins The Revere High girls indoor track and field team opened its season on a successful note with runaway victories over a pair of Greater Boston League (GBL) rivals, the Malden Lady…
Revere High basketball star Ethan Dayhonored at 1,000-point banner ceremony
By Cary Shuman Ethan Day attained the 1,000-point career milestone in the most spectacular of all fashions last February, scoring a school-record 65 points to land right on the magic number. Friday night at the Roland Merullo Fieldhouse before the…
RHS Boys Basketball AC eighth grader Hines spoils Revere’s season opener
By Cary Shuman Arlington Catholic eighth grader Jackson Hines hit a three-pointer as time expired in regulation and added four points in overtime to lift AC past Revere, 62-55, in the season opener for both times. Playing in his first…
Revere’s Hanley Aristhene records first dunk
By Cary Shuman Revere High junior Hanley Aristhene recorded the first dunk of his basketball career during the second half of the junior varsity game against Arlington Catholic Friday night at the Roland Merullo Fieldhouse. Aristhene, a 6-foot-3-inch forward, broke…
Helen G. Tillinghast She was the matriarch of her family and will be greatly missed Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Visiting Hours on Sunday, December 21st from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza,…
Tree Lighting
‘Heroes and Helpers’ Spread Holiday Cheer
Construction Schedule for New School Delayed, but Project Still on Budget
By Adam Swift The opening of the new Revere High School has likely been pushed back to January of 2029, rather than the initially planned beginning of the 2028-29 school year. At last week’s Revere High School Building Committee meeting,…
ConsComm told of Early Warning System for Flooding
By Journal Staff The Revere Conservation Commission (ConsComm) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, December 3, in the City Council Chambers. Chair Nicholas Rudolph, Joseph LaValle, Bernardo Sepulveda, and Wilson Correa were on hand for the session. The…
‘Sounds of Christmas’ Concert this Sunday
Special to the Journal Music Director Robert Lehmann and the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra return to St. Anthony’s Church this Sunday, December 14 for the annual Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” Concert. The concert gets underway at 4…
Council Subcommittee Updated on Energy Efficiency and Resiliency Efforts
By Adam Swift The North Suffolk Office of Resilience and Sustainability (NSORS)has addressed climate change issues in Revere, Winthrop, and Chelsea since 2021. Last week, the Revere City Council’s Climate, Workforce, and Sustainability subcommittee got an update on the work…
