By Melissa Moore-Randall Revere High Schools students sophomore Jamil Orchi and Junior Sebastian Orellana will participate in their first USA Boxing sanctioned event this Saturday. Jamil and Sebastian are members of the Revere High School Boxing Club which was started…
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Obituaries 04-26-2023
Andrew D’Amico, Sr. His Life Was Devoted to His Family Who He Loved Unconditionally A Funeral Mass was celebrated in St. Anthony of Padua Church on April 25​ for Andrew R. “Andy†D’Amico, Sr. who died unexpectedly on Thursday, April…
Staff Sends Off Arrigo With Surprise Farewell Party
Mayor Brian Arrigo was the guest of honor at a surprise farewell celebration Tuesday inside the City Council Chambers. Arrigo is resigning as mayor of Revere to become the Commissioner of the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation. Arrigo was…
Celebrating Ramadan at The Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center
RHS Teacher Althea Terenzi Wins Prestigious Olmsted Award
By Melissa Moore-Randall Each year, Williams College seniors nominate high school teachers who played influential roles in their lives and education. A committee of faculty, staff, and students choose winners from among the nominees. Recipients of the award receive $3,000,…
RTA Calls for Vote on High School Site Study
By Adam Swift The Revere Teachers Association is requesting that the City Council take action to approve funding to study the feasibility of building a new high school on the site of the current school at its April 24 meeting.…
News Brief
DCR to Begin Construction on Sullivan Park Effective immediately and continuing through August 2024, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will be conducting work to build Sullivan Park in Revere, where there is currently an empty lot at the…
Keefe Says He Will Back Beachmont Arts Center Project
By Adam Swift The future of a community arts center at the old Beachmont Fire Station is still in play, according to Council President and imminent Acting Mayor Patrick Keefe. The arts center in Beachmont has been a major goal…
Revere Ramadan IFTAR Dinner 2023
Story by Marianne Salza City leaders and residents celebrated the Muslim community and learned about the Islamic culture during the second annual Revere Ramadan Iftar Dinner on April 14 at the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center. The ceremony featured musical entertainment by…
Female Revere Police Captains File Discrimination Complaints
Revere police captains Amy O’Hara and Michelle Mangino have filed discrimination complaints against Police Chief David Callahan and Mayor Brian Arrigo with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. The complaints allege that O’Hara and Mangino have encountered increased levels of discrimination…
Local Legislators Call for Greater Emphasis On Decarbonization in MBTA Capital Plan
By Adam Swift Local legislators want to see the MBTA place a greater emphasis on electrification of its rail, bus, and subway systems in its latest capital improvement plan. On Thursday, April 13, the MBTA held the last of its…
NE Metro Tech Student Athletes Help Out at Revere Food Pantry
Special to the Journal Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to announce that Northeast Metro Tech’s Student Athlete Leadership and Mentoring Program (SALM) recently helped prepare and distribute food at the Revere Food pantry. On Wednesday, April 12, a dozen student…
Police Chief Callahan Tells Disabilities Comm. of Advancements in Crisis Training
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, April 11, via Zoom. Chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and fellow members Robert Brown, Asmaa Abou-Fouda, Jason Barone-Cichocki, Ellie Vargas, and Mario Grimanis were on hand…
AHTF Discusses Possible Partnership With Habitat
The board of the Revere Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, April 12, in the City Council Chambers. On hand for the session were chair Joe Gravellese and members Laila Pietri, Anayo Osueke, Claire Inzerillo,…
53 Earth Days Later, Our Planet Is Far Worse
This Saturday, April 22, will mark the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, the movement that is credited with bringing the issue of environmentalism into the forefront of public thought and opinion. To be sure, many of the objectives of the environmental movement since that…
Logan Airport Was a Breeze
We hadn’t flown for a while because of the pandemic and other reasons, so we approached our recent vacation with some trepidation, particularly as we contemplated our air travel. However, we are happy to report that traversing to, through, and from Logan…
Guest Op-Ed: Healey-Driscoll Administration Highlights 100 Days of Making Massachusetts More Affordable, Competitive and Equitable
 Special to the Journal Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll’s 100th day in office was on April 15, and they are highlighting their key accomplishments to make Massachusetts more affordable, competitive and equitable. In addition to building out a…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Baseball Team Tops Malden, Now 3–3 Kyle Cummings tossed a superb, complete-game, three-hit shutout to lead the Revere High baseball team to a 5-0 victory over Greater Boston League (GBL) rival Malden on a raw and misty Patriots Day…
Obituaries 04-19-2023
Emanuel Russo Longtime Local 22 Laborer Emanuel “Manny†Russo of Lynnfield, formerly of Revere, passed away on April 13 at the age of 91. Born on April 10, 1932 to the late Salvatore and Maria Russo, he was the beloved…
Arrigo Steps Down April 21, Keefe To Take Over As Acting Mayor
By Adam Swift On Monday, Mayor Brian Arrigo announced he is stepping down from office, effective April 21, to take a position as the new commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation in Governor Maura Healey’s administration. Arrigo has…