The so-called War on Drugs, which began in the administration of Richard Nixon, has been ongoing in America for more than 50 years. Putting aside the fact that Nixon began his war on drugs primarily as a means for incarcerating Black and brown…
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Obituaries 03-15-2023
Daniel Singer Proud Union Electrician Another piece of old Beachmont is gone with the passing of my dad, Daniel Singer, due to cancer while living in Clearwater, Florida. He was the husband, soulmate, lover, confidant, sparring partner and any other…
Visconti, Keefe, Announce Run for Mayor: State Rep. Jessica Giannino Will Not Run for the Seat, Morabito To Make Formal Announcement Soon
With news of Mayor Arrigo not seeking reelection getting around, local officials have begun to announce their intentions to run or not to run for the office of Mayor or Revere. The following are their statements. Patrick Keefe, Jr. City…
Kelly Honored As Top Superintendent in Mass.
Arrigo Delivers Final State of City Address
By Adam Swift The day after announcing he would not seek reelection this year, Mayor Brian Arrigo delivered his eighth and final State of the City address last Thursday at the Susan B. Anthony auditorium. It was a night for…
New High School Debate Dominates Council Meeting
By Adam Swift The City Council held a spirited, nearly four hour meeting on Monday night, with the major topic of discussion, to no one’s surprise, being the future of the Revere High School building project. Much of the debate…
Councilors Reply to Arrigo’s Statement on RHS Vote
Special to the Journal Revere City Councillors, Anthony T. Zambuto, Gerry Visconti, Richard J. Serino, Dan Rizzo, Joanne McKenna, and Anthony Cogliandro have issued the following response to Mayor Brian Arrigo’s statements on the new high school that had appeared…
News Brief
Retired Boston Legends, Brady, Ortiz, Garnett, and Rask Have Unclaimed Property Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg has announced the latest grouping of names added to the state’s list of unclaimed property owners, and fortunately for you this is one shot…
Council Wants Further Info on Endicott Avenue Rebuild
By Adam Swift It was a case of almost but not quite for a developer looking to rebuild a six-unit building destroyed by fire on Endicott Avenue at Monday night’s City Council zoning subcommittee meeting. The subcommittee was on the…
Council Approves Special Permit for Shirley Avenue Development
By Adam Swift The City Council approved a special permit for scaled-back plans for a 24-unit apartment development with two ground floor commercial units on Shirley Avenue at its meeting Monday night. Last year, developers proposed a 32-unit, five-story building…
RHS Senior Christy Ly Creates Hall of FEM
By Melissa Moore-Randall One of the many exciting clubs offered at Revere High School is the Feminist Empowerment Movement (FEM).FEM focuses on creating gender equality at RHS and in the community through different projects, events, presentations, and collaborations with other…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Second Quarter Honors at St. John’s Prep St. John’s Prep recently announced the names of students who earned academic honors for the second quarter of the 2022–2023 school year, which ended on January 20, 2023. Students who qualified for the…
More Than 1,200 Households in Revere Received $13 Million in Emergency Housing Assistance in FY22
By Adam Swift The need for housing assistance for renters and homeowners in the Greater Boston area, and Revere specifically, is highlighted in the latest annual report on the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program. According to the…
Teacher, Model and Jewelry Designer, Nina Murray Is a True Multi-Potentialite
By Melissa Moore-Randall When she is not in the classroom, Revere teacher Nina Murray can be found making her mark in many other different careers. Murray is a fifth grade Special Education Teacher at the A.C Whelan Elementary School. “Ever…
RHS JROTC Dill Team Takes Top Marks at 2nd Brigade Drill Championship
Special to the Journal The Revere High School Army JROTC Patriot Battalion Drill and Color Guard teams competed in three Drill Competitions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Army League (COMAL) Drill League. COMAL consists of the (11) Massachusetts Army JROTC…
JROTC Team To Compete in National Academic Bowl Championship
Special to the Journal Through all the obstacles students have faced over the last three years, Army JROTC cadets have risen to the challenge through their participation in the 2022-2023 JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl (JLAB). The cadets from Revere…
Spring Forward This Sunday
This Sunday, March 12, marks the start of Daylight Savings Time when we set our clocks ahead an hour. Yes, we lose an hour of sleep, but the time for sunset magically will move from 5:46 PM on Saturday to 6:48…
Mark Your Calendars – The Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival Is July 28–30
Speaking of the coming summer season of 2023, the Revere Beach Partnership, in coordination with the City of Revere and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, recently announced that the 19th Annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, one of…
Guest Op-Ed: Working Together, an Essential for Every Family
By Dr. Glenn Mollette I was not quite five years old when I stood, looking up the steps to our upstairs, yelling “Mommy hurry, Mamaw is dying.†My grandmother Ina Hinkle and aunt Maude Hinkle were in the room trying…
Obituaries 03-08-2023
Raymond Taylor Retired Physicist and Owner of CVD Consulting in Everett Raymond L. Taylor of Revere passed away on March 5 at the age of 92. Raymond proudly served his country in the United States Army. He graduated with a…
