Special to the Journal A Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) was sentenced in federal court in Boston for conspiring to illegally traffic and straw purchase firearms. Cory Daigle, 30, of Revere, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin…
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Parkway Bridge Replacement Could get Underway in Summer of 2026
By Adam Swift The replacement of the Revere Beach Parkway Bridge, built in 1930, could get underway in the early summer of 2026. The project, with an estimated cost of about $16 million, would be undertaken in three phases and…
License Comm. Approves 1-day License for RBP Winter Wonderland Event on Feb. 8
By Journal Staff The Revere License Commission held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, January 15, in the City Council Chamber. On hand for the session were chair Robert Selevitch and fellow members Dan Occena and Liliana Monroy. The first item…
Disabilities Comm. Discusses Letter Regarding Dangerous Conditions at Revere Beach
By Journal Staff The Revere Commission on Disabilities (COD) held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, January 14, via Zoom. Chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, Mario Grimanis, Annemarie Fiore, Ellie Vargas, and Jason Barone-Cichocki were on hand for the…
Council Approves Dates for Municipal Election
By Adam Swift Potential school committee and city council candidates can start getting their campaign plans in order. Last week, the city council approved the calendar for the 2025 municipal election, as well as early voting for the general election…
News Briefs
Stephen Damiano JR. will run for Ward 4 seat in Revere School Committee election Stephen Damiano Jr. will be a candidate for the Ward 4 seat in the Revere School Committee election this fall. The Revere School Committee has been…
Local students in the news
Sarmanian named to Husson University’s Dean’s List Congratulations to Kayla Sarmanian of Revere, who has been named to Husson University’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Sarmanian is studying toward a degree in AS…
Council to Consider Earlier Start Times for Ways and Means Budget Talks
By Adam Swift City councillors are planning to continue a discussion on when it should hold the ways and means subcommittee meetings for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2026 budget. At last week’s meeting, Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro introduced a…
MassDOT, Consultants Begin Study Process for Potential Tobin Bridge Replacement
By Adam Swift The Tobin Bridge is not going to disappear any time soon, but MassDOT has begun the process of studying potential future replacement options for the bridge. Last week, MassDOT and its team of consultants held its second…
Healey Proposes Significant Changes to Right to Shelter law
Special to the Journal Governor Maura Healey proposed significant new changes to the state’s Right to Shelter law, including imposing a statutory residency requirement for families and strengthening criminal background checks. The Governor submitted the recommendations in a letter to…
Watch The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King
RHS students visit MLK BostonLandmarks, produce documentary Special to the Journal When the city of Boston erected “The Embrace,” a sculpture honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on the Boston Common in 2023, some detractors questioned why…
Governor Healey Signs Cat Declaw Ban into Law
Special to the Journal On January 9, Governor Maura Healey signed An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing (S.2552) into law. The law bans cat declawing in Massachusetts, except in rare situations of medical necessity, such as a cancer in the…
Congrats, Bryan Medina, Globe 2024 All Scholastic!
Revere’s Brayan Medina was named to the Boston Globe 2024 All Scholastic boys soccer team. Medina was a key component of Revere’s 14-3-2 season that earned the Patriots their first-ever Greater Boston League title. Revere advanced to the quarterfinal round…
Council Requests Meeting with State on Shelter Incident
By Adam Swift The city council took up two motions at its first meeting of the year Monday night in response to the Dec. 27 arrest of a Dominican national residing at the Quality Inn in Revere. Leonardo Andujar Sanchez,…
Revere AHTF Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
By Journal Staff The Board of Trustees of the Revere Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, January 8, via Zoom. Chair Joe Gravelese, Vice-Chair Claire Inzerillo, and Treasurer Anayo Osueke were on hand for the…
Silvestri Takes Gavel as New Council President
By Adam Swift Councillor-at-Large Marc Silvestri was the unanimous choice as the new City Council President Monday night. Silvestri takes the gavel from Ward 3 Councilor Anthony Cogliandro. Silvestri, an Army veteran and the city’s former director of veterans’ services,…
News Briefs
Fundraiser for Lisa Cutting set for Jan. 30 at Beachmont VFW A committee is planning a fundraiser for Lisa Cutting, owner of Ocean View Kennel and Pet Resort for Thursday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. at Beachmont VFW Hall. Former…
Federal Funds to Help Mitigate Blue Line Flooding
Special to the Journal The state has secured more than $9.9 million in federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. The funding, administrated by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), will…
City Council Chamber gets Accessibility Upgrade
Special to the Journal The Revere City Council Chamber, located at City Hall (281 Broadway), recently underwent technological upgrades and improvements that increase accessibility, and improve meeting quality for both those who are attending in person, or viewing on television…