Massport Celebrates Women in Construction Week The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is celebrating Women in Construction Week and honoring the contributions of the women who have been involved in Massport’s construction projects. This week, pictures of some of the women…
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Consumer Advocate: Fitzmaurice Excels as a Regional Problem-Solver
From a second-floor location atop the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center on Winthrop Avenue, Allan J. Fitzmaurice is helping hundreds of consumers find solutions to their complaints. The Revere Consumer Affairs Office (CAO), where Fitzmaurice has been director since April, 2020, has…
Council Voices Support for Donating Directly to Ukrainian Refugees
Acting on a motion by Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro, the City Council voted to request that Mayor Brian Arrigo set up a fundraiser through Revere’s website to donate and show support for displaced Ukrainian refugees due to the current…
Supt. Kelly Looks to Expand Successful Family Liaison Program at RHS
At a Revere School Committee subcommittee meeting Tuesday Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly proposed expanding Revere Public School’s Family Liaison program at Revere High School. “One of the things that we have found to be a huge success from our days…
Council Observes Moment of Silence for Mrs. Donna Sherman
Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino led the City Council in a moment of silent tribute for Revere resident Donna Sherman, who passed away on March 1, 2022. “Donna Sherman was the Cubmaster of Cub Scout Pack 15 at St. Mary’s…
Council Proclaims Week of March 13 Jewish War Veterans Week
At the City Council meeting on Monday night, Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky put forward a resolution to honor and recognize Jewish war veterans in Revere. The following is the text of the resolution. Proclamation Whereas, the Jewish War Veterans…
Human Rights Commission Meeting Is Disrupted Again
For the second time in three months, a meeting of the Revere Human Rights Commission (HRC) was forced to adjourn when a small but vocal group of persons became disruptive at the tail end of the meeting. HRC chairperson Janine…
‘Parent Are Blocking Driveways’ Councillor Cogliandro Wants Parking Enforcement on Tuckerman Street
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro said that parents are blocking driveways on Tuckerman Street as they wait in their vehicles to pick up their children after school at the Lincoln Elementary School. Cogliandro asked that the Revere Police Department have…
MGC Ponders Whether Lower Broadway Project Should Be Regulated
By Stephen Quigley The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) met last Thursday to discuss, but did not formally decide, whether a parking garage, an entertainment center that seats up to 999 people, and a pedestrian bridge that would cross over the…
Council Approved 3 P.M. Time for Residents’ Early Trash Cart Placement
The City Council unanimously approved an ordinance amending the time requirements for the placement of trash for curbside collection. The new time that “trash carts and containers authorized for curbside curbside collection shall be placed for curbside collection is no…
Officials Laud Mayor Arrigo’s State of the City Address
Mayor Brian Arrigo delivered his annual State of the City Address March 3 before a capacity audience at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott. The modern setting itself, the first full-service hotel to open on Revere Beach in 70 years, set…
Infrastructure Chief Ciaramella Seeks to Halt Food-Grease Buildup in Sewer Pump Station
Donny Ciaramella, Revere’s chief of infrastructure and engineering, said there are 30 pump stations in the city, 13 that are sanitary sewer pump stations, and another 17 that are stormwater drain pump stations. The sanitary sewer pump station located on…
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FEMA Awards Nearly $23.4 Million to MBTA The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending almost $23.4 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for the additional costs of operating safely during the…
With Masks Becoming Optional in Schools Monday, Baker Keeping Revere Testing Sites Open a Bit Longer
Last month the Revere School Committee amended its face covering policy and assuming that the city’s Covid-19 numbers continue to decline, face masks and face covering will be optional inside Revere school building starting on Monday, March 14. However, there…
Planning Board Recommends Zoning Amendment to Permit Car Rental Businesses in HB District
The Revere Planning board held a public hearing as part of its regular meeting last Tuesday, March 1. On hand for the hearing and meeting were chairman Louis Ciarlone and members Anthony DelVecchio, John DeSimone, Sal Amico, and new member…
RHS Model UN Participates in First Off-Campus Conference since 2020
Special to the Journal Last month, Revere High School Model UN students had the opportunity to participate in the BOSMUN XXI Conference coordinated by Boston University’s International Affairs Association held over the weekend of February 4-6 at the Marriot Copley Place. Despite the challenges…
Local Resident Publishes Book About Personal Struggles
By Melissa Moore-Randall Longtime Revere resident Gina Iapicca Mahoney is now a published author. Mahoney’s book, My Flight to Freedom: The Uncut Truth recently hit bookshelves. Born and raised in Winthrop, Mahoney graduated from Winthrop High School and attended cosmetology…
Councillor Ira Novoselsky Celebrates 75th Birthday
Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky said he is grateful to the many residents who reached out to wish him a happy birthday. Novoselsky celebrated his 75th birthday on March 2. City Council President Gerry Visconti, on behalf of the Council,…
MassDOT Hosts Meeting on Route 1A Study
MassDOT project manager Doug Johnson was at Monday’s Harbor View Neighborhood Association meeting to discuss the ongoing study the state’s transportation department is conducting to assess the potential uses of the MassDOT and MBTA rail parcels located between Route 1A…
