Special to the Independent The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is advising travelers to?plan ahead?and expect increased volumes of traffic for the Fourth of July holiday period.? If traveling, MassDOT recommends utilizing “real time” travel tools, checking holiday schedules for…
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License Comm. Issues One-Day Licenses for Community Events
By Journal Staff The Revere License Commission held a busy, though routine monthly meeting last Wednesday, June 26, in the City Council Chamber. On hand for the session were members Daniel Occena, who chaired the meeting, and Liliana Monroy. The…
Gov. Maura Healey Appoints Pamela Everhart to Massport Board
Special to the Journal Governor Maura Healey announced the appointment of Pamela Everhart to serve on the Massport Board of Directors. Everhart currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Regional Public Affairs, Inclusion, and Impact at Fidelity Investments. “Pamela…
Annual Revere Beach Pride
Raising of the Juneteenth Banner at City Hall
Immaculate Conception School Festival
Council Okays $274 Million FY25 Budget
By Adam Swift The city council acted quickly to unanimously approve Mayor Patrick Keefe’s proposed $274.4 million Fiscal Year 2025 budget at Monday night’s meeting. Following a week of budget subcommittee meetings with city department heads as well as a…
News Briefs
Sen. Lydia Edwards Announces Re-Election Campaign Lydia Edwards has formally announced her re-election campaign for the Third Suffolk State Senate district, including Boston, Winthrop, and Revere. Senator Edwards was raised by a single mother who served in the United States…
ZBA Grants Parking Variances Despite Neighbors’ Opposition
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, June 18, in the City Councillor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber in Revere City Hall. Member John Lopes presided in the absence of chair Robert…
Council Holds Moment Of Silence in Honor of Tony Mattera
By Adam Swift The city council held a moment of silence in honor of longtime former Revere teacher and current school committee member Tony Mattera at the beginning of Monday night’s meeting. Mattera died on Saturday at the age of…
City Kicks Off Walk, Bike, Roll Plan Process
By Adam Swift Work is underway in the city on a new plan to help improve ways residents can walk, bike, and roll through Revere. City officials are working with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on the Revere Walk,…
National Grid Updates Council on Double Pole Issues
By Adam Swift One of the long-running headaches and quality of life issues over the years for city councillors has been the proliferation of double utility poles in the city. Many of those poles are jointly owned by National Grid…
Councillors Seek Financial Information on Proposed Composting Program
By Adam Swift Several city councillors want some more information on a proposed composting pilot program in Revere before it is moved forward to a public hearing. Councillors Juan Pablo Jaramillo and Angela Guarino-Sawaya introduced an ordinance requesting the establishment…
Novoselsky at the Garden for Celtics’ Championship Clinching Win
Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky was in his familiar perch high above courtside – the second row of the first balcony – for the Boston Celtics’ title-clinching victory over the Dallas Mavericks Monday night at the TD Garden. A Celtics’…
School Committee Introduces Hill School’s New Principal, Nancy Martel
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At its regular meeting last week, the Revere School Committee welcomed Nancy Martel to say a few words as she is poised to take the role of principal at Staff Sergeant James J. Hill Elementary School…
St Mary’s Rev. Daniel J. Mahoney Passes at 94
Special to the Journal The Rev. Daniel J. Mahoney, 94, passed away on June 19, at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Mahoney was a long time pastor of St. Francis De Sales Church in Charlestown. He was assigned to St. Joseph-St.…
Celebrating Summer at the Senior Center
Happy Retirement, Steve Post!
Proposed Composting Ordinance Now Moved to a Public Hearing
By Adam Swift The city council will move forward with a public hearing on an ordinance that would establish a composting program in Revere to divert food scraps and organic waste from the waste stream. Monday night, the council’s climate,…
Former Mayor Arrigo helps keep Mayor’s Leadership Scholarship program alive
By Adam Swift A beloved educational award institution continued last week under a new name. Some of the most accomplished students graduating from the city’s elementary and middle schools were honored at the Mayor Brian Arrigo Leadership Awards ceremony at…
