Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo announced his endorsement of Ira Novoselsky for re-election as Ward 2 Revere City Councillor. “Ira Novoselsky has been fighting to improve Ward 2 for decades and I’m proud of the work we have…
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Baker Appoints Several New Directors to MBTA Board
Gov. Charlie Baker today appointed the seven-member Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors and designated Betsy Taylor as chair. In July, Governor Baker signed legislation that established a new, permanent board of directors for the MBTA. “I am…
Developer Selected for Chelsea Soldiers’ Home Domiciliary Project
The Baker Polito Administration announced the designation of Pennrose, LLC., as the Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea domiciliary campus redevelopment partner. This designation follows a competitive bid process that included request for proposals (RFP) and an extensive developer selection process involving…
Guest Op-Ed: Regarding the Plan to Make Quality Inn a Homeless Shelter
By Dan Rizzo Boston City Officials have unilaterally decided to move their homeless, opioid, mental health, and alcohol afflicted, and unvaccinated COVID-19 residents from the Mass Ave. and Melena Cass Blvd. area (otherwise known as “Methadone Mileâ€) to a hotel…
City Awards $660,000 of Community Development Block Grant to Community Organizations
Mayor Brian Arrigo and the Department of Planning and Community Development awarded Revere community organizations and municipal agencies a total of $660,000 through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. Each awarded organization successfully demonstrates an ability to prevent, prepare for,…
Lydia Edwards Endorsed by Juan Jaramillo
Lydia Edwards has been endorsed by Juan Jaramillo, Democratic State Committee member and former candidate to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 19th Suffolk District (Revere & Winthrop). In his endorsement, Jaramillo stated: “Councilwoman Edwards is the best…
Let’s Build a Drug Treatment and Homeless Facility in Dover
Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, when there was talk of expanding Logan Airport to the detriment of residents in the communities of Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea, and South Boston, among others, then-State Senator William Bulger of So. Boston suggested constructing…
Arrigo releases statement on Mass Cass response
Revere stands willing and ready to support individuals experiencing homelessness and drug addiction. We know this because our award-winning Substance Use Disorder Initiatives office – held up as a regional model – has served and supported 1,800 residents by connecting…
Arrigo Pushes Back on BPHC Proposal
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo has reacted “with immense frustration†to continuing rumors that the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is considering a regional plan to allegedly convert the Quality Inn Hotel at 100 Morris St., Revere, into…
Edwards Announces Her Candidacy for State Senate
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards announced her candidacy for State Senate Sunday afternoon during a campaign kickoff event held at the William Reinstein Bandstand on Revere Beach. Edwards is running for the First Suffolk and Middlesex District seat held by…
Jaramillo Will Not Run for State Senate
Juan Pablo Jaramillo of Revere has decided not to run for State Senate seat that was recently vacated by Se. Joseph Boncore. The following is his statement: “The First Suffolk and Middlesex District’s communities of East Boston, Revere, Cambridge, and Winthrop…
East Boston State Rep. Adrian Madaro Bows Out of Senate Race
East Boston Rep. Adrian Madaro has decided not to run for the state senate seat recently vacated by Sen. Joe Boncore (D-Winthrop). Madaro, who has served as state rep since 2015 after winning a special election that year and is…
On the Campaign Trail
The Race for City Council Ward 3 In advance of the preliminary election that will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 14, the Revere Journal asked the Ward 3 and Ward 5 candidates to respond to questions about what they consider…
Boncore will step down from State Senate seat
Sen. Joseph Boncore, who has served in the First Middlesex and Suffolk District senate seat since 2016, announced last Wednesday that he will be resigning from his position. He will be submitting his official letter of resignation soon to Senate…
News Briefs
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and for many the subject of suicide is off limits. They believe the mere mention of suicide around friends and family can cause suicidal thoughts for them. Nothing could be…
MVES Nurses Work as Part of Interdisciplinary Team in Caring for Individuals
They say home is where the heart is. Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) nurses know this holds true for so many older adults so in turn they work tirelessly to help keep consumers living safely in their own homes in…
Potential New RHS Site Narrowed Down to Three Locations: Each Location Has Several Design Options
At a virtual community meeting last Thursday night representatives from Perkins Eastman have narrowed down site options for building of a new Revere High School to three potential sites in the city. At the meeting Robert Bell and Dawn Guarriello…
Boston Councilor Lydia Edwards Will Run If and When Sen. Boncore Steps Down
During an interview Tuesday District 1 Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards made it clear she is not running against sitting State Senator Joe Boncore but will run if and when Boncore, who is in negotiations for a job with Massachusetts…
Revere is the fastest growing city in state
Successful Census outreach effort shows 20% population increase resulting in more Federal, State, and local resources for the city Special to the Journal The City of Revere is now officially the fastest-growing city in Massachusetts. Yesterday municipalities throughout the United…
Arrigo Appoints Dr. Nathalee Kong as Chief of Public Health and Human Services
Mayor Brian M. Arrigo today announced the appointment of Dr. Nathalee Kong as Chief of Public Health and Human Services for the City of Revere. Dr. Kong will assume her position on August 16, 2021, and will be the second…
