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The Proudest of Traditions: Paul Stephen Buonfiglio Becomes Licensed Funeral Director at Family Funeral Home
Paul Stephen Buonfiglio recently became a licensed funeral director, taking a position at the Buonfiglio Family Home that has been existence in Revere for 99 years after the founders relocated it from Schenectady, N.Y. “We have another generation here,†pridefully…
Local Author, Dianne C. Braley, Wins NYC Big Book Award
By Melissa Moore-Randall Revere native, Dianne C. Braley’s novel, The Silence in the Sound, has won the NYC Big Book Award. Braley was notified of the award on the heels of hosting a book signing at Mission Beach House in…
Zambuto Takes His Oath of Office As Councillor-at-Large
City Clerk Ashley Melnik administered the oath of office Monday night to Anthony Zambuto, marking the former city councillor’s return to a position he had previously held for two decades on the 11-member board. Melnik told the Council that the…
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BCBS Sponsors Free Bluebikes Adventure Passes In recognition of World Car Free Day, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Crossâ€) is sponsoring free Bluebikes Adventure Passes on Thursday, September 22. Unlimited two-hour Adventure Passes, for a 24-hour period, will…
Commission on Disabilities Members Disappointed With Baker’s Veto of Funding To Enable Remote Meetings
The Revere Commission on Disabilities (COD) held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, September 13; On hand for the meeting were chairperson Ralph DeCicco and members Robert Brown, Mario Grimanis, Asmaa Abou-Fouda, and Jason Barone, as well as Revere High…
Breakheart Reservation To Host Inaugural Fall Family Festival
Join the Department of Recreation at Breakheart on Saturday, Oct. 1. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the first annual Fall Family Festival. Celebrate the season at Breakheart Reservation this fall. This free event will include lawn games, a…
New Exhibition Will Feature NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover at MOS
Special to the Journal The Museum of Science, Boston(MOS), one of the world’s largest science centers, announced the opening of its newest exhibition, Exploring AI: Making the Invisible Visible. Created by the Museum of Science, the exhibition invites visitors to…
RHS Students Present at CHA Academic Poster Session
By Lauren Hayes and Paul Rizzo On September 14, 2022, current Revere High School (RHS) students presented a poster at the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) Academic Poster Session at the Row Hotel at Assembly Row. The students presented alongside Dr.…
Cambridge Health Alliance Launches State-of-the-Art Robotic Surgery Program
In August, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities, launched its robotic surgery program with the da Vinci® Xi surgical robot. CHA now offers many patients the most cutting-edge technology in surgeries…
Dot’s Army Holds Another Successful Cornhole Tournament
By Melissa Moore-Randall The Dot’s Army Annual Cornhole Tournament and BBQ was held recently at Fields at Griswold Park. The sold out included 24 adult teams and 12 teen teams. Winners were awarded trophies and cash prizes. Bent Water Brewing…
Council Approves Motion for Message Boards in Support of Corrections Officer Tidman
The City Council approved a motion by Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro that Mayor Brian Arrigo direct Police Chief David Callahan to install a solar-powered message board on a main road in Revere in support of corrections officer Matthew Tidman…
Councillor Keefe Requests Update on Police Staffing Levels, Officer Recruitment Numbers
Ward 4 City Councillor Patrick Keefe has requested that Revere Chief of Police David Callahan provide the Council with a breakdown of police staffing levels, an update on new officer recruitment, and upcoming academy training schedules. Keefe said his motion,…
Orange Line, Green Line Extension Services Resume on Schedule
Special to the Journal On Monday, September 19, both the Orange Line service and Green Line Union Square service resumed. The MBTA initiated the 30-day full closure of the Orange Line on August 19 to complete five years of improvements…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Availability of $100 Million for Public Schools
The Baker-Polito Administration announced the availability of $100 million in grant funding for school districts to improve ventilation and indoor air-quality to support healthy learning environments. The grants will be targeted to schools with high concentrations of economically disadvantaged students,…
Northeast Metro Tech Welcomes Comfort Dog
Special to the Journal Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to share that Northeast Metro Tech has welcomed a comfort dog to its campus. Nor’E is an eight-week-old English black lab who arrived on campus at the beginning of the school…
Council Lauds City Planner Stringi for Development of New Zoning Map and Land Clarifications
The City Council commended City Planner Frank Stringi’s for his amendments to the city’s zoning map that will “reflect the actual land use that exists†in certain areas of the city. Stringi said the first amendment was the creation of…
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Revere Mourns the Loss of Councillor Rotondo
George Rotondo, a popular city councillor who served for close to 15 years in Revere government, died unexpectedly on Sept. 11, 2022. Mr. Rotondo was 55. Mr. Rotondo was elected three times as Ward 4 councillor and five times as…
