RYBS to Host Pitch, Hit and Run Contest On Saturday, July 23 at noon all athletes between the ages of 7-14 are invited to participate in the annual pitch, hit and run contest. This event is sponsored by the Revere Youth…
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Union Building Trades Info Session at Suffolk Downs: Suffolk Downs Project To Create More Than 18,000 Union Construction Jobs
Special to the Journal Area residents interested in learning about life-changing career opportunities in the union building trades are encouraged to attend a free union job information session being held Tuesday, July 26, at Suffolk Downs. The Greater Boston Building…
Mass. Gaming Commission Releases June 2022 Gross Gaming Revenue
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported that the month of June 2022 at Plainridge Park Casino (PPC), MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor generated approximately $93 million in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR). PPC, a category 2 slots facility, is taxed on…
Visibility Into Executive Branch Workforce With Expansion of Diversity Dashboard
The Baker-Polito Administration announced updates to its state employee diversity dashboard that will increase visibility into the composition of the Commonwealth Executive Branch workforce and encourage further accountability as the Administration continues to prioritize efforts to promote diversity and inclusion.…
Guest Op-Ed: Brittney Griner – Let’s All Stay Out of Russia
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Brittney Griner is an American basketball star on trial in a courtroom outside of Moscow. She is a prisoner of Russia and is facing a possible prison sentence on drug charges. Griner recently pled guilty after Russian authorities…
Guest Op-Ed: Tick Talk
By Marianne Dalton, RN Today, we are going to talk about ticks: where they breed, what can be done to reduce the risk of harboring ticks on your property, tick-borne illnesses, personal protection for you and your pets against ticks,…
Obituaries 07-20-2022
Robert Carrao August 26, 1938 – July 17, 2022 Robert A. “Bob†Carrao of Revere died on July 17. Bob proudly served his county in the United States Army. Born in Boston on August 26, 1938 to the late Frank…
Blessing of the Fleet at Point of Pines
Public Servant of the Month: Pauline Lyons Is July 2022’s Public Servant of the Month
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo announced Pauline Lyons as July 2022’s Public Servant of the Month. Pauline has been helping to feed Revere’s children for 24 years through the RPS Food Services, and continues her work at the…
Ward 5 Special Election Set for Tuesday, July 19
Candidates John Powers, Ron Clark, and Linda Santos Rosa will vie for the Ward 5 seat in the special election set for this Tuesday, July 19. Election Commissioner Paul Fahey said the polls in Ward 5 will be open from…
City Council Votes Against Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance
Believing that an inclusionary zoning proposal would not help provide “real affordable housing opportunities†to residents, the City Council voted against establishing an inclusionary zoning ordinance in the city at its meeting Monday night. The Zoning Sub-Committee, under the direction…
A Mission of Community Service: Alabama Church Youth Group Assists at Revere Food Pantry
A group of high school-and-college-age students from the Lakewood Baptist Church of Phenix City, Alabama, performed the gift of community service at the Revere Food Pantry Monday and Tuesday. The group, under the direction of the church’s youth minister, the…
News Briefs
Explore Tidepools With DCR at Short Beach The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, the DCR, and Save the Harbor, Save the Bay are offering Tidepool Discovery outings with the DCR’s Matthew Nash. Tuesdays, July 5, from 10-11 a.m., and Aug.…
Revere School Committee of the Whole Irons Out How To Move Forward With Superintendent Performance Survey
At Tuesday’s Revere School Committee of the Whole subcommittee meeting, committee members finalized how the School Committee would move forward with an upcoming staff feedback survey accessing Revere Public School Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly’s performance. At Tuesday’s meeting the Committee…
City, Urban Land Institute Announce Squire Road Urban Planning Workshop
Special to the Journal On Wednesday, July 13th, the City of Revere and the Urban Land Institute will be cohosting an urban planning workshop focused on Squire Road and its capacity to accommodate multimodal access to activate and connect mixed…
Massport’s Community Summer Jobs Program Kicks Off 2022 Season
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is celebrating another year of its Community Summer Jobs Program, supporting thousands of local students through partnerships with community organizations. This year, 29 organizations are receiving grants for nearly 300 seasonal jobs. The annual program…
Weekend Sumner Tunnel Closure Wreaks Havoc on Local Area
After delaying the Sumner Tunnel weekend closures for two weeks, the closure of the tunnel this past weekend caused a traffic nightmare in East Boston on Saturday and Sunday. As all southbound traffic from McClellan Highway was rerouted into the…
North Suffolk Area Obtains Grant To Support Energy Efficiency
The City of Chelsea, City of Revere and Town of Winthrop, through the North Suffolk Office of Resilience and Sustainability (the Office) and the Department of Housing and Community Development, have secured $60,000 from the Mass Save Community First Partnership…
Nucci Elected To Serve Another Term on Massport Board
The Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee (Massport CAC) voted unanimously to reappoint John Nucci to another seven-year term as the committee’s appointee to the Massport Board of Directors. Nucci was sworn in to his second term on the board…
Arrigo Welcomes Revere’s Newest Condo-Owners
Special to the Journal Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo welcomed 18 new condominium owners at 1133 North Shore Road, Revere’s newest condominium development, during a July 7 ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new 18-unit condo project was several years in the making and…
