At a State House ceremony last Thursday Senator Lydia Edwards was administered the oath of office by Gov. Charlie Baker in front of a room of new colleagues, friends and family. After taking the oath Edwards addressed the Massachusetts Senate…
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Rizzo Insurance Announces Partnership With Arbella Insurance Group
The Rizzo Insurance Group is proud to announce the addition of the Arbella Insurance Group to their list of carriers they currently represent. Arbella Insurance Group, headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, is a regional property and casualty insurance company…
Revere Public School Committee Eyes Hiring a Health and Wellness Director
Revere Public School has not had a Health and Wellness Director since 2004 but Revere School Committee member Stacey Rizzo hopes to change that in February Back in November the Revere Public School Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly pitched the idea…
Council Votes to Grant Special Employee Status for Athletic Department Positions
Special To The Journal The City Council unanimously voted to approve a request from Mayor Brian Arrigo to grant Special Municipal Employee Status for Revere Public School Athletic Department positions. Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe said he was the author…
Serino Proposes Complimentary Snow-Shoveling for Seniors, but DeCicco Cites His Opposition
Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino had the support of his colleagues for a free snow-shoveling program that would compensate veterans for their work in the program and help Revere seniors, other veterans, and first responders clear their front steps and…
Councillor McKenna Requests Less Invasive Rodent Baiting Program
The City Council approved a request by Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna that city departments use a less invasive rodent poison when baiting the rodents. McKenna said that a less invasive poison would help protect wildlife. “Since construction is at…
Safe Injection Sites Are Needed Now
Among the side-effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been the increase in drug-overdose deaths in this country. The death rate from opioids finally had begun to decline in 2019, but then came COVID-19 and the number of deaths from…
Omicron Can Lead to Long COVID
Public health officials have defined so-called long COVID as the physical, neurological, and cognitive symptoms that can persist indefinitely after infection. Over the past two years, we’ve all seen the countless news stories about the devastating effects of long COVID…
Guest Op-Ed: The 3Gpocalypse Is Coming — Is Your Car Ready?
By Kane DiMasso-Scott Just this week I heard about something that I’m surprised has not gotten more media coverage on the national level, as it’s extremely important to us as consumers. Beginning in February and continuing through the end of…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Boys Basketball Plays at the TD Garden Sunday The Revere High boys basketball team will have the thrill of a lifetime when they will get the chance to play on the fabled parquet floor of the Boston Celtics at…
Obituaries 01-26-2022
James Martin Longtime Owner of Martin’s Autobody of Lynn James W. Martin, 88, of Saugus, died on Tuesday afternoon, January 18 at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill. He was the husband of Jean (Ciarletta) Martin and the late…
Voters approve funding for new Northeast Regional Vocational High School project
Revere joined other communities in the Northeast Regional Vocational High School district Tuesday in voting overwhelmingly to fund the construction of a new $317 million vocational high school and related athletic facilities on the school campus in Wakefield. Across the…
Minor Flooding Along the Coast During Last Week’s Storm
Retirement Party For Colella at City Hall
School Department, Human Rights Committee Holds ‘A Tribute to Dr. King’
Special To The Journal The Revere School Department, in conjunction with the Human Rights Commission, sponsored by Mayor Brian Arrigo, presented “A Tribute to Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.†Monday night on Revere TV. Revere High students Katherine Uribe…
School Comm., School Building Committee Vote Wonderland as Preferred Site for New High School
At a School Committee meeting Tuesday, members voted to recommend the former Wonderland Dogtrack as the preferred site for a new Revere High School. The recommendation will now go before the Revere City Council Monday for a final vote. If…
News Briefs
New Testing Site Opens at Rossetti-Cowan Lauren Buck. Public Health Director for the City of Revere announces the opening of COVID testing site at the Senior Center. Those residents who want to get tested must make an appointment. The site…
Comm. On Disabilities Discusses Improved Access to Revere Beach
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, JAN. 11. Chairperson Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and members Mario Grimanis, Jason Barone, and Asmaa Aabou-Fouda were on hand for the meeting that was held via…
Revere Receives State Grant of $34,797 for Firefighter Safety Equipment
The City of Revere has received a state grant of $34,797 as part of the FY22 Massachusetts Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. The grant is part of a $5 million grant package announced by the Baker-Polito Administration. The grants are…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Additional Measures to Protect Acute Care Hospital Capacity
In response to continuing staffing shortages across the healthcare industry, the Baker-Polito Administration announced several measures intended to ensure acute hospitals can serve those in need of acute care. The Commonwealth’s healthcare system has been facing a critical staffing shortage which has…