On the Council Meeting “Dear Editor, My wife and I bought a house in Revere in 2003. Since then, we’ve raised our two daughters, have been very involved in our community and have become very proud Revere residents. We love…
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Boys Track Quartet Wins Medal at National Meet; Breaks RHS Record
They came. They ran. They medaled. (And they set a new Revere High School record.) Four members of the Revere High boys track team, Keny Guerrero, JV Cunha, Ricardo Goncalves, and Mark Marchese, journeyed to Eugene, Oregon, to compete in…
Obituaries 06-29-2022
Fred Guazzerotti US Postal Service Retiree Funeral Services were held privately for Fred A. Guazzerotti who passed away on June 21, surrounded by his loving family. He was 90 years old. Born in East Boston, the son of Ferdinando and…
Firefighters Rescue Two People From Waters Edge Building
The Revere Fire Department rescued two people Tuesday from a balcony adjacent to Unit 1107 – where a blaze had engulfed a large exterior wooden deck — at a high-rise building at 370 Ocean Ave. The firefighters were able to…
John Powers Announces Candidacy in Special Election
Special to the Journal John Powers has officially announced his candidacy for the upcoming Ward 5 Special Election. The following is his statement: My name is John Powers; and it has been my honor to have represented the citizens of…
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City Council Approves FY ’23 budget of $240.4 Million The City Council unanimously approved Mayor Brian Arrigo’s Fiscal Year ’23 city budget of $240,469,324 at its meeting that was held June 16. The Council held public meetings leading up to…
Revere Annual Summer Food Program Begins: Pauline Lyons Starts Her 24th Year As Its Director
Pauline Lyons said as a child growing up in a family of seven living in public housing in the city, she would look forward to the lunches being dropped off each day. Today Lyons is helping children across the city…
Revere Commission on Disabilities Holds Monthly Meeting on June 14
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, June 14, via Zoom. Chairperson Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and members Robert Brown, Mario Grimanis, Asmaa Aabou-Fouda, and Jason Barone were on hand for the meeting.…
MBTA Blue Line Service Changes Another Headache for Revere Residents
At every meeting leading up to the Sumner Tunnel restoration project that began earlier this month, MassDOT officials promised they were coordinating with the MBTA to ensure public transit options and that the T was committed to uninterrupted Blue Line…
Rollins Selected As Vice-Chair of National Advisory Subcommittee on Civil Rights
United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins for the District of Massachusetts has been selected to serve as Vice-Chair of the Civil Rights Subcommittee for the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC). “I am honored to have been asked to serve as…
License Commission Approves Routine Items at Monthly Meeting
The Revere License Commission held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, June 15, in the City Council Chamber. Chairman Robert Selevitch and fellow commissioners Linda Guinasso and Daniel Occena were on hand for the meeting. The proceeding featured the usual…
Fran Rowan Meridian House To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Next Tuesday
In January 1972 a small article appeared in the East Boston Community News inviting the community to a ‘housing warming’ hosted by the staff of a new halfway-house that had opened three months prior on Meridian Street. It was the…
Petrilli Named No. 1 Mortgage Loan Originator in Winthrop
Al Petrilli, loan officer and branch manager of the Winthrop office of New Fed Mortgage, has placed No. 1 in the rankings for 2021, according to The Warren Group, a real estate and financial information company based in Massachusetts. Petrilli…
Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts Registration Deadline Extended to July 1
Special to the Journal Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts, the unique nine-day, no- cost residential summer camp for middle and high-school-aged kids from under-resourced communities who have a passion for the performing arts, will take place August 7-15,…
OEE Receives Justice in Action Award From Jane Doe Inc.
The State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE) has received Jane Doe Inc.’s 2022 Justice in Action Award. Each year, Jane Doe Inc. (JDI) awards people and organizations in Massachusetts working to prevent and end sexual and domestic violence. OEE…
Treasurer Goldberg Announces Baby Bonds Task Force
State Treasurer Goldberg announced last week a group of experts, leaders, and community members to spearhead the Baby Bonds Task Force. This Task Force is charged with providing the Treasurer, the Office of Economic Empowerment, and the Economic Empowerment Trust…
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Donates Funds to Local Beaches
This year, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay awarded $237,200 to organizations across the state to fund free beach events as part of Save the Harbor’s Better Beaches program. This year’s grants include $17,500 slated for Revere, with recipients including: •…
Boating and Drinking Don’t Mix
A national news headline caught our attention recently: “Five people, including four from the same family, died in a boating collision on Saturday along a river popular with boaters outside Savannah, Ga., the authorities said. Four other people were injured,…
Letter to the Editor
In Opposition to Zoned Biolab Dear Editor, A vast majority of the residents of Revere are astonished and outraged that a possible level 2 or 3 Biolab is about to be built in our city at the site of the…
