The RevereTraffic Commission gave its approval at its meeting last Thursday to a proposal that seeks to give relief to residents of Sigourney St. and Derby Rd. from the onslaught of motorists who use those streets as cut-throughs from Squire…
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DCR Releases Update on Breakheart Reservation’s Wildland Fires
Below is an update regarding the wildland fires within the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Breakheart Reservation in the Town of Saugus: The wildland fires within Breakheart Reservation were ignited on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, as five individual fires.…
The MWRA Is Doing a Great Job
Residents in our newspapers’ circulation area in Greater Boston probably are unaware that most of the communities in Massachusetts are enduring drought conditions that have resulted in the imposition of severe water-use restrictions. But here in Greater Boston, there is…
Robert Kraft Belongs in the Hall of Fame
As we are writing this early in the week, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Coach/Contributor Committee is getting ready to meet to select one of 12 nominees for inclusion in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the Class…
Letters to the Editor
Immigration or Invasion? A report published in an article by the Federation for American Immigration Reform had staggering statistics. During the first year of Biden’s Administration, the illegal alien population increased by 1 million, adding $9.4 billion in cost to…
Dugout at High School Baseball Field To Be Named in Honor of Former Coach Al Blasi
The City Council voted unanimously to name the new home-team dugout at the Revere High School baseball field in honor of the late Al Blasi, a long-time educator and baseball coach in the school district. Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe,…
Obituaries 08-24-2022
Elena Mazzone She Was the Light on a Dark Cloudy Day Elena F. Mazzone of Chelsea passed away on August 21 at the age of 85. Born in Chelsea on March 11, 1937 to the late Quirino Mazzone and Angelina…
Celebrating 126 Years of Revere Beach
Busy Agenda for City Council
The City Council will have a busy agenda at its Aug. 22 meeting, according to Council President Gerry Visconti. “Because there’s been the usual summer hiatus (the last Council meeting was held July 11), I think you’ll see a lot…
News Briefs
Boston Area Prices Were Up 7.0 Percent From a Year Ago The New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released figures for the Boston CPI in July 2022. The CPI program produces monthly data…
Commission on Disabilities Holds Monthly Meeting
The Revere Commission on Disabilities (COD) resumed its regular monthly meeting schedule last Tuesday, August 9, via Zoom, after taking a brief mid-summer hiatus in July. On hand for the meeting were Chairperson Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and members…
City Council Will Pay Tribute to Ann Raponi at Its Next Meeting
City Council President Gerry Visconti will request a moment of silence for Ann Raponi at the outset of the Council’s Aug. 22 meeting. Ms. Raponi, a longtime Revere resident who served on the Revere School Committee, died unexpectedly on Aug.…
Local Officials Support Dempsey for State Auditor
Special to the Journal Democratic Candidate for State Auditor Chris Dempsey announces that he has earned the endorsements of the following Revere officials, Mayor Brian Arrigo, City Councilor Joanne McKenna, City Councilor Ira Novoselsky, City Councilor Patrick M. Keefe, Jr.,…
Sheehan Named Chair of the Board at Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts (BBBSEM), one of the nation’s leading one-to-one youth mentoring programs and New England’s largest Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate, has appointed Rosemary Sheehan, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Mass General Brigham, the…
A Happy Homecoming: Decades of Rock Is King of the Stage at Revere’s Summer Concert Series
Who better to wrap up another successful Revere Summer Concert Series than a classic rock band from the city who seemed to enjoy performing as much as their many fans did listening to them on a beautiful summer night? Decades…
Chambers Gives Back To Revere as a Member of the Army National Guard
By Melissa Moore-Randall Former Revere resident Jamie Chambers, a Sergeant First Class and Senior Career Counselor/Recruiter for the Massachusetts Army National Guard, is proud of giving back to his hometown. Assigned to the Barnes Building in South Boston, Jamie recruits…
Milestone Reached in State’s Criminal Justice Data Collection Initiative
Special to the Journal The Baker-Polito Administration announced a major milestone in an unprecedented effort to standardize data collection and information sharing across the Commonwealth’s criminal justice system. Conceived as part of the 2018 Criminal Justice Reform (CJR) law signed…
Revere’s Carol Haney Honored for 15 Years OfService as a Metropolitan Beaches Commissioner
Reps. Giannino, Turco, Former Rep. Vincent, Mayor Arrigo, and Chris Mancini of the Beaches Commission honor Carol Haney for her service of fifteen years as a Metropolitan Beaches Commissioner. Beginning in 2006 with the formation of the Commission, Carol has…
And Just Like That – Summer Ended
Within just a few hours of writing our editorial last Tuesday (August 9) extolling the virtues of the heat and humidity of the summer season, Mother Nature turned the tables on us. We were sitting in our hot house —…
Letter to the Editor
Why Kevin Hayden Should Continue to Serve Suffolk County as our District Attorney To the Editor, I had never heard of Kevin Hayden until he was appointed District Attorney. I knew Ricardo Arroyo. Arroyo is a household political name that…
