City and state officials joined the Powers brothers for the grand opening of a brand-new addiction and recovery treatment center in the Citizens Bank building on Broadway Tuesday. Matty Powers is the CEO of the Power of Recovery company that…
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Rose to Retire as Parking Director
Special to the Journal Jim Rose, Director of the Revere Parking Department, announced his plans to retire in June. Rose has worked as Director of Parking for three years in the City of Revere and plans to spend his retirement…
Celebrating Mom at the Revere Children’s Library
Conscomm Approves 10-Storey Condominium Building
The Revere Conservation Commission gave its unanimous approval for an “order of conditions” for a new, 10-story, 59-unit, condominium building at 459-463 Revere Beach Boulevard. Commission Chair Nick Moulaison and members Joseph Lavalle, Heather Legere, David Eatough, and Deborah McHatten…
News Briefs
City of Revere Hits Halfway Vaccination Milestone for Let’s Do This To celebrate and inspire the rising vaccination numbers, Mayor Brian Arrigo is planning a month of festivities this summer for fully vaccinated residents. This program, aptly named “Revere’s Rockin’…
One Year Later, the Gioioso Family Remembers Their Parents, John and Palmina
John Gioiso Jr. remembers well the many good times he and his two sisters enjoyed with their parents, John Gioiso Sr. and Palmina “Pam” Gioioso, and the good times their parents had in the City of Revere, which was their…
Zoning Board of Appeals Approves Two New Projects for Shirley Ave.
The transformation of the Shirley Ave. area from one- and two-story commercial buildings into modern, multi-story apartment buildings, many with commercial rentals on the ground floors, continued, as the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved two new projects at its meeting on…
Guinasso ‘99 Percent’ Sure on Re-Election Bid
Special to the Journal Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso told the Revere Journal he is “99 percent sure” that he will seek re-election to his current seat. Guinasso, one of the longest-serving councillors in Revere history, has been receiving inquiries…
New ‘Metro-North COVID-19 Vaccination Partnership’ to Open Three Regional Vaccination Sites, Aims to Expand Vaccine Equity
The new Metro North COVID-19 Vaccination Partnership — a consortium of nine cities, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), and Tufts University — announced that it will open three joint vaccination sites to expand COVID-19 vaccine access in the metro north area.…
Sumner Tunnel Swing Lane Returns to Pre-COVID Operations
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that the Sumner Tunnel “swing lane” returned to a pre-COVID operation schedule on Monday, May 10, 2021. The swing lane will be activated weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 5 a.m. to 10…
MassDOT to Close Sumner Tunnel for Four Months in Summer 2023
If the past is prologue, residents in East Boston are preparing themselves for another traffic nightmare in 2023. At back to back informational meetings last week, MassDOT announced it will close the Sumner Tunnel for a full four months during…
Arrigo Proclaims May 9-16 Taiwanese-American Heritage Week
Mayor Brian Arrigo is being praised by local Taiwanese-Americans for his proclamation in honor of May 9-16 being Taiwanese-American Heritage Week. Revere resident Joe McHugh, regional vice president of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA), said, “I want to…
Director of Veteran Services Marc Silvestri Announces for Council at Large
Director of Veteran Services, Marc Silvestri, proudly announces his candidacy for Revere City Councillor At-Large. “There is no doubt that Revere faces a tough road ahead, and we need a leader who is committed to getting in the trenches and…
Revere on the Move Launches Two New Initiatives
Revere On The Move Director of Community Engagement Dimple Rana said the department is launching new initiatives: the expansion of its community garden program from two to four gardens and a new raised garden bed pilot program. The two original…
Garden Remedies Donates $30K to MVES
Garden Remedies recently donated $30,000 to Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) toward supporting elder services and nutrition programs in the City of Melrose. This gift will help ensure that MVES’ program participants who reside in Melrose will have access to…
RPS Hosts Vaccine Webinar to Encourage Teen Vaccination
With only one of the three currently available COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in teens 16 or older, Revere Public Schools hosted an online Webinar last week to encourage more high schoolers to get vaccinated. Right now the Pfizer vaccine…
First Bald Eagle Death in Massachusetts from Rodenticides Confirmed
MassWildlife officials recently confirmed that a bald eagle has died from second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) poisoning. While documented elsewhere, this is the first confirmed case of an eagle dying from rodenticide poisoning in Massachusetts. MassWildlife officials recently confirmed that a bald…
Rossetti-Cowan Opens Its Doors
Cleaning Up Costa Park
Multimillion-Dollar Infrastructure Project at Town Line Brook
Donny Ciaramella, the city’s chief of infrastructure and engineering, Joe Lake, DPW general foreman, and Kori O’Hara, special assistant to the Water and Sewer Department, took their first steps Monday in what is hoped to be a multi-million-dollar infrastructure project…
