The MBTA will host virtual meetings on Sunday, August 12, and Monday, August 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. to present details on fall bus schedule details and changes. The virtual meeting on August 12 will be in Spanish and the virtual…
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Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
UMass Lowell Names Local Students to Dean’s List Local residents have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Among those recognized for achieving academic distinction for the spring 2020 semester at UMass Lowell are: *…
Mass. RMV Looks to Pilot Drop-Off Registration and Title Services at Select Locations
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) has started to pilot drop-off registration and title services at the Braintree Service Center, with additional locations to follow beginning Monday, August 10. These Registration Drop Off Centers will be dedicated to performing…
Senate Passes Bill to Criminalize Female Genital Mutilation
The Massachusetts State Senate unanimously passed legislation to criminalize the practice of female genital mutilation and cutting, also known as FGM/C. An Act relative to the penalties for the crime of female genital mutilation includes creating education and prevention programs…
State Allocates $50 Million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund
The Baker-Polito Administration announced last week that it will allocate more than $50 million in federal CARES Act funds to benefit education in elementary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities. The funding from the federal Governor’s Emergency…
Baker-Polito Launch #MaskUpMA Initiative
The Baker-Polito Administration last week launched #MaskUpMA, an effort to continue to remind residents to wear masks and face-coverings in public to stop the spread of COVID-19. The effort will underscore the importance of wearing masks across multiple channels including video…
Application Period Open for Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Programs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is accepting applications for two funding opportunities under the Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Program. The grant opportunities, mandated by Congress and funded with appropriations rather than the agency’s operating funds, will provide up to $10…
AFT Massachusetts Calls for Remote Start to School This Fall
On Friday, the American Federation of Teachers (ATF) Massachusetts Executive Board, made up of elected representatives of the 23,000 AFT members statewide, voted to call for a remote start to school this fall, citing the rising levels of COVID-19 transmission…
Unemployment Claims Increase for the Week Ending July 25
For the week ending July 25, Massachusetts had 19,179 individuals file an initial claim for regular Unemployment Insurance (UI), an increase of 1,025 over the previous week. Increases were widespread throughout all sectors. From March 15 to July 25, a…
Bowden Appointed as New Collector-Treasurer
The City Council unanimously approved Mayor Brian Arrigo’s appointment of Cathy Bowden as the collector-treasurer for the City of Revere at its meeting Monday night. Bowden began her service in city government as a tax title clerk and has served…
Hotel Rooms’ Tax Receipts Show Slight Decrease
Revere Chief Financial Officer Richard Viscay said the city had estimated $2 million in rooms’ taxes for the Fiscal Year ’20. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Revere’s room tax collections are down, but not as severely as one might have…
Happy 100th Birthday: City Officials, Family, Staff Help Esther Celebrate a Century
The City of Revere has another resident who has hit a milestone when Esther Ruth Battaglia celebrated her 100th Birthday on Monday at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center. Esther was born on July 27, 1920 in Salem Massachusetts. She was…
Blessing of the Fleet at Point of Pines
Council Votes Down Rana to HRC
The City Council voted by a 9-2 margin against Mayor Brian Arrigo’s appointment of Dimple Rana to the position of executive director of the Revere Human Rights Commission. Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito and Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky supported Rana’s appointment…
Complete Copy of Council Resolution on the Human Rights Commission
The following is the full text of the resolution sponsored by Council President Patrick Keefe, Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino and Councillor-At-Large Gerry Visconti. Whereas, we the undersigned members of the Revere City Council recognize the urgent and critical need…
Dimple Rana’s Presentation to Sub-Commmittee
Dimple Rana July 27, 2020 Revere City Council Appointment Sub-Committee Appointee Presentation ​My advocacy for Revere spans across neighborhoods, sectors, and generations ​of Revere residents. Currently, I am the Director of the City’s Department of Healthy Community Initiatives and Co-Leader…
News Briefs
Revere Fire Fighters Local 926 Endorses Councilor Giannino for State Rep The Revere Fire Fighters Local 926 of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) endorsed Revere City Councilor At-Large Jessica Giannino for State Representative, 16th Suffolk District. Giannino has…
Revere Dem. Comm. will Meet Aug. 15 for Endorsements
The Revere Democratic City Committee (RDCC) will meet on Saturday, Aug. 15 to determine which candidates the Committee will endorse in the Sept. 1 Democratic Primary. Dimple Rana, chair of the RDCC, said the Committee is inviting the two Democratic…
Free COVID-19 Testing Site to Operate at Revere High School on July 27-Aug. 13
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo and the Revere Board of Health today announced a free COVID-19 testing site will operate at Revere High School from July 27- August 13 as part of the Baker-Polito Administration “Stop the Spread 
Revere Public Schools to Hold Virtual Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Reopening Schools in the Fall
According to Charlene Logue, Revere Teachers Association (RTA) 1st Vice President, during an Executive Board meeting a motion was passed unanimously that the RTA will recommend Revere Public Schools implement a phased in approach to reopening schools in the fall…
