The Revere Works coalition announced the launch of an interactive employment resource website (revere.org/revere-works) to serve as a central depository for job opportunities, training and other resources for residents and employers. Formed in June 2020 to help position Revere residents…
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Revere ConsComm Approves Changes to Suffolk Downs Project
The long wait for development to start at the former Suffolk Downs is almost over. Michael Barowsky, Vice-President of Development from the HYM Investment Group, the owner of the Suffolk Downs site, said that construction will start in the second…
Revere Society for Cultural and Historical Preservation Museum Shop Day
By Marianne Salza The Revere Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation (RSCHP) is stocked with holiday items that celebrate the history of Revere. On December 5, RSCHP presented a Museum Shop Day in the main meeting room, and featured their…
City Council Approves Agreement to Join Regional Office of Resilience and Sustainability
The City Council unanimously approved Mayor Brian Arrigo’s request to have Revere enter into an inter-municipal agreement for the establishment of the North Suffolk Office of Resilience and Sustainability. According to Hydropoint.com, The definition of resilience is “the capacity of…
Revere Police Department Continues to Roll Out Crisis Intervention Training to All Members
The Revere Police Department recently announced that 38 officers have now completed Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) to better understand and recognize common signs of mental illnesses and safely de-escalate individuals experiencing behavioral health crises. Officers Cafarelli, Fusco and Bagnera, attended…
Council Approves Mayoral Appointments to City Boards
The Revere City Council unanimously approved Mayor Brian Arrigo’s appointments to various city boards at the Council meeting Monday night. Following are the appointments: • Elle Baker to the Historical Commission • Cathy Penn to the Planning Board • Fatou…
Owners of China Roma to be Honored by Council
The City Council will honor Paul and RoseAnne Musto, owners of the China Roma Restaurant, with a certificate of appreciation on the occasion of their retirement. Council President Patrick Keefe and Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino made the motion stating,…
Arlington Police Arrests Everett Man for Allegedly Stealing Packages
Arlington Police Chief Julie Flaherty reports that the Arlington Police Department arrested an Everett man who allegedly stole packages from several addresses there. Patrick McLaughlin, 37, of Everett was charged with: • OUI Drugs • Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,200,…
Keefe Seeks Coordination Between Assessor’s Office and Building Dept
City Council President Patrick Keefe said that the assessment from the tax collector’s office on homes doesn’t always correlate with the use as defined in the Building Department’s Office. Keefe said he would like to see a collaboration between the…
Superintendent Kelly Updates School Committee on District Improvement Goals
At the last Revere Public School Committee meeting Revere Public School (RPS) Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly gave an update on RPS’s District Improvement Goals. In February over 100 Revere residents turned out for a community meeting to begin the groundwork…
Baker Administration Orders First COVID-19 Vaccines, Expects December Delivery
Last Friday, the state submitted the Commonwealth’s initial vaccine order to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and expects to get 300,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of December. The federal government allocated Massachusetts…
Madaro Family Community Fund Works With Businesses and Organizations to Collect Toys
This week, the Madaro Family Community Fund launched their annual Eastie’s Elves toy collection program which will directly support local families who are in need of holiday gifts. On December 1, the non-profit organization placed toy drop-off boxes at twenty-four…
Revere Residents Named to Honor Roll at BC High
Boston College High School is proud to announce that the following students from Revere have been named to the school’s First Quarter Honor Roll. BC High successfully reopened for in-person learning this past September using a hybrid model, with two…
Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
Regis Students Make the Dean’s List Regis College is pleased to announce that 603 students made the Dean’s List for academic achievement for the 2020 spring semester. The following students were among those who made the dean’s list. * Gabriela Lopez,…
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Traffic Commission discusses new layout, parking meter status for Central Ave. lot Monday’s meeting of the Revere Traffic Commission was historic in that the members fielded exemption requests from residents pertaining to the city’s first-ever residential parking program that began…
2020 Sounds of Christmas
Concert Silenced by COVID-19 Special to the Journal For the first time since 1988, the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra won’t make its annual visit to St. Anthony’s Church for Revere’s annual Robert A. Marra “Sounds of Christmas†Concert. “We’re heartbroken…
Ralph DeCicco was All-in on Traffic Commission Meeting
Viewers of Monday’s Revere Traffic Commission meeting on Revere TV or Zoom witnessed an interesting sight, an optical illusion, almost: the scene behind Ralph DeCicco appeared to be in slow, but constant motion. DeCicco, chair of the Revere Commission on…
Councilor Novoselsky is in 14-day Quarantine
Ward 2 Councilor Ira Novoselsky is in a 14-day quarantine at his home after a member of his family tested positive last week for COVID-19. “My son tested positive,†reported Novoselsky. He was tested last Wednesday and he received the…
Dr. Garcia Updates School Committee on New Equity Advisory Board
At last month’s Revere Public School Committee meeting, RPS’s Assistant Superintendent of Equity and Inclusion Dr. Lourenço Garcia has updated members on the new Equity Advisory Board (EAB) that was created over the summer. The EAB, proposed by School Committee…
News Briefs
MCU Wins Community Service Award Metro Credit Union (MCU), Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, today announced it is the first-place national recipient of CUNA’s 2020 Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award. The Dora Maxwell Award is presented to credit unions…