Category: News
Cogliandro Wants Councillors Who Miss Meetings To Face Salary Cut
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro has been in office for only five months. But he’s not shying away from making motions that stir things up. Citing poor attendance at meetings by some councillors, Cogliandro wants an ordinance passed that would…
News Briefs
Sections of Blue Line Replaced With Shuttles Until June 10 Blue Line train service has been suspended between Wonderland and Orient Heights stations to allow for critical work to take place on the Suffolk Downs pedestrian bridge as of Sunday,…
License Comm. Holds Hearing on Incident at Club
The Revere License Commission took up a full agenda of items at its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, May 18, in the City Council Chamber. Chairman Robert Selevitch and fellow commissioner Linda Guinasso were on hand for the meeting. The…
School Committee Votes No on School Choice
Each year around this time the Revere School Committee is required by Massachusetts Law to hold a public hearing to discuss and vote in favor or against the enrollment of non-Revere resident students into Revere Public Schools. Some cities in…
Cogliandro Seeks Traffic Lights at Intersection of Mountain Avenue and Broadway
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro is asking MassDOT, the Revere Traffic Commission, and the Revere DPW to consider the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Broadway. Cogliandro said he has received many complaints about the…
Council Approves $175,000 Appropriation for Sand Sculpting Festival
The City Council unanimously approved a request by Chief Financial Officer Richard Viscay for a free cash appropriation of $175,00 for the annual Revere Sand Sculpting Festival held at Revere Beach. The international competition that attracts the best sand sculptors…
Visconti Said Video Recorders of Council Meetings Must Make Request in Advance
Council President Gerry Visconti announced the implementation of new video recording rules for City Council meetings. Visconti said the new rules were being adopted “due to some of the behavior that happened at our last meeting.†“Anyone who wishes to…
Mayor Arrigo, State Rep. Giannino, and Councilor Morabito Endorse Campbell for AG
As she continues her Listening to Our Gateway Cities tour, Andrea Campbell for Attorney General today received the formal endorsement of Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo, State Representative Jessica Giannino, and Revere City Councilor At-Large Steven Morabito. They join Senator Lydia…
Council Approves Resolution Recognizing May As ‘Brain Tumor Awareness Month’
The Revere City Council approved a resolution submitted by Ward 6 Councilor Richard Serino that the month of May be recognized as “Brain Tumor Awareness Month†in the city. Following is the text of Councillor Serino’s resolution: Whereas, the National…
Mayor Arrigo Proposes Change in Structure of Revere School Committee To Ward Seats
Mayor Brian Arrigo is proposing that the Revere School Committee be restructured to have six members elected from each of the six wards in the city, along with two at-large seats elected citywide. The sitting mayor serves as the ex-officio…
Blue Line Service Wonderland to Orient Heights Suspended Through June 8
Since Sunday, May 22, through Wednesday, June 8, Blue Line train service will be suspended between Wonderland and Orient Heights stations to allow for critical work to take place on the Suffolk Downs pedestrian bridge. Riders will be provided with…
Annual Kite Day at Revere Beach
Linda’s In: Former Councillor Linda Santos Rosa Will Run for Ward 5 Seat
Linda Santos Rosa pulled her nomination papers at the Revere Election Department Tuesday morning and the former councillor-at-large will be a candidate for the Ward 5 seat in the July 19 special election. Santos Rosa said she wants to work…
RHS Student Stamatopoulos Selected for FBI Youth Leadership Program
Revere High sophomore Bella Stamatopoulos has been selected to attend the FBI National Academy Associates, New England Chapter Youth Leadership Program. Revere Police Capt. Amy O’Hara, a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Leadership Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in 2019,…
RCOC Installation of Officers and Ribbon-Cutting
Meeting Turns Raucous for Life Center Building Plans at Suffolk Downs
Thomas O’Brien, managing director of the HYM Investment Group that is developing the Suffolk Downs site, appeared before the City Council Tuesday to talk about the exciting project and the life science building planned for the 161-acre site. O’Brien delivered…
News Briefs
Jack Satter House Seeks Choral Director The Jack Satter House is currently working with residents to revive their choral group which was forced to go on hiatus in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that things appear to…
Arrigo Announces Revere’s First Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian M. Arrigo announced a new Inclusionary Zoning ordinance that will increase affordable housing production in Revere. This new legislation is a result of the work developed through Revere’s first master plan in over 40…
Milbury Ellis Will Not Run for Ward 5 City Councillor
When word circulated throughout the city that the Ward 5 seat on the City Council was being vacated, Aisha Milbury Ellis’ name zoomed to the top of the list of potential candidates in a special election. Milbury Ellis had won…
