Category: News
Polls Open Tuesday for Super Tuesday
By Adam Swift Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5 for the presidential primary. Early voting for the primaries in the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties began last Saturday, and will continue at Revere…
Police Department Addresses Motorized Scooter Issues
By Adam Swift Motorized scooters, bicycles, and mopeds can cause headaches and worse for city residents, especially during the warm weather months. At Monday night’s city council meeting, representatives from the police department addressed some of those concerns and how…
Boutique Hotel Proposed for Squire Road
By Adam Swift A five-story, 104-room boutique hotel proposed for 185 Squire Road has the support of the ward councillor. Monday night, the council heard from the developers of the hotel, who are requesting a special permit to reconstruct and…
News Briefs
By Adam Swift Council Approves Transfer of Free Cash to High School Building Fund The Department of Revenue recently certified just over $3.6 million in free cash for the city in Fiscal Year 2023. For the first time, a portion…
Revere High School’s Model UN Club Competes in BOSMUN XXIII Conference
Earlier this month, ten members of Revere High School’s Model UN club participated with nearly 2,000 students from across the continent (including Canada and Puerto Rico) in the BOSMUN XXIII Conference. Held at the Copley Marriott in Boston, the conference…
Two RHS Students Win Awards at Harvard Model Congress Event
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Fatima Baoussouh and Erta Ismahili, two juniors at Revere High School (RHS), were two of more than 1,500 students who attended last weekend’s Harvard Model Congress (HMC) Boston conference, where they both were presented with awards.…
FBHW Holding Winter Harbor Cruise
Special to the Journal How has Boston’s waterfront changed? What types of commerce continues? What challenges do we face along the waterfront? On Saturday, March 2 at 10 a.m. join the Friends of the Boston Harborwalk (FBHW) for a 2…
Revere Man Pleads Guilty to Arson Charges
Gaetano Cardarella of Revere pleaded guilty to arson-related charges in connection with the arson of a vehicle at 418 Revere Beach Parkway, the former Lee’s Trailer Park, in November of 2021. Cardarella pleaded guilty to burning a motor vehicle and…
Routine Meeting for License Commission
The Revere License Commission held its regular meeting last Wednesday (February 21) in the City Council Chamber. On hand for the session were chair Robert Selevitch and fellow members Daniel Occena and Liliana Monroy. Prior to the start of the…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Roberts Receives Collaboration Recognition Award Taryn Roberts Revere was selected as the best person to work with in their Elementary Literacy Teaching and Learning course, taught by Professor Maynard at Lasell University for the 2023 fall semester. Recipients of the…
Atlantic Works Gallery To Highlight New Member Works in March
Special to the Journal Atlantic Works Gallery (AWG) announced that its March exhibition will be Contemporary Dialogues, a group show of three of the gallery’s newest members, Richard Dorff, John Greiner-Ferris, and Joan Ryan. The exhibition examines multiple forms of…
March Service Changes on the T: MBTA Continues Repair Work To Improve Reliability Across the System
The MBTA has announced service changes in March on the Green, Red, Orange, Kingston, Middleborough, Greenbush, Framingham/Worcester, Haverhill, and Newburyport/Rockport lines. The MBTA will continue working to maintain its infrastructure and improve reliability across the system for riders. Riders can…
State Sen. Edwards Announces Re-Election Campaign
By Adam Swift State Senator Lydia Edwards has officially announced that she is running for a second full term in office. Edwards represents the Third Suffolk District, comprising Revere, Winthrop, and portions of Boston including East Boston. Edwards won a…
Historic First Annual Summit for Black Elected Officials in Honor of Black History Month
Special to the Journal The First Annual Summit of State Elected Officials, celebrating Black History Month, commenced on February 16th, marking a significant milestone in establishing a new tradition. This inaugural summit, hosted at the Massachusetts State House, gathered Black…
Prospect House Residents Photo Display Opening at City Hall
Republican State Committee March 5th Election
Council To Consider Police Record Ordinance
By Adam Swift The City Council’s health and human services subcommittee is expected to take up a motion that would see the city make police data and records more readily accessible to the public. Last week, Councillor-at-Large Michelle Kelley requested…
Council Looks to Costs and Funding Options for Building High School
By Adam Swift The City Council approved several motions related to the funding and costs associated with the building of a new high school on the Wonderland property at its meeting last week. Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya introduced a…
Traffic Comm. Reverses Direction, Approves Partial One-Way on Harris St.
Confusion reigned at the Revere Traffic Commission’s regular monthly meeting last Thursday regarding the controversial proposal by HYM, the developer of Suffolk Downs, to make Harris St. a one-way roadway (in the direction away from Winthrop Ave.) in order to alleviate the…
