Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced the creation of a restorative justice pilot program that will bring victims, offenders and community members together to create a case resolution option outside of the traditional court sentencing process. The Suffolk Restorative Justice…
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Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Miller Among University of Scranton Graduates Class of 2022 Brejaunasha S. Miller of Revere was among more than 500 master’s and doctoral degrees conferred at its graduate commencement ceremony on May 21 at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza,…
Congratulations to the Class of 2022
These have been difficult times for all of us, but particularly for our young people, who have sacrificed so many of their rites of passage to the demands of the pandemic during these past two years. For older people such…
Guest Op-Ed: Revere Housing Coalition Statement on the Inclusionary Zoning
By Lor Holmes Skyrocketing housing costs are displacing Revere residents like never before. When a family is forced to move to find affordable housing, their sometimes generations-deep connections to the community are broken, and Revere loses a little part of…
RHS Sports Roundup
Goncalves Finishes Sixth in 400 Hurdles at D-1 Meet Revere High star hurdler Ricardo Goncalves brought home a sixth-place medal in the 100 meter hurdles at Sunday’s Division 1 State Meet that was held at Hingham High School. Ricardo finished…
A Star in Stripes: Restiano Set To Begin Career in College Basketball Officiating
Gena Restiano could dribble, shoot, dish, and score with the best of them in Revere High School girls basketball history. Now the RHS and Suffolk alumna has her sights on another aspect of the game: officiating. Restiano, 27, made a…
Obituaries 06-01-2022
Rachel Lombardi Retired Secretary at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Thursday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Vazza’s “Beechwood†Funeral Home, 262 Beach St., Revere for Rachel…
Revere Little League Opens Summer Season
HYM Breaks Ground at Suffolk Downs Redevelopment Site
Special to the Journal Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo along with Revere and Boston city officials, joined executives from The HYM Investment Group (“HYMâ€), Cathexis and National Real Estate Advisors (“Nationalâ€) to break ground on the former racetrack site at Suffolk…
Revere High Class of 2022 Senior Prom
Cogliandro Wants Councillors Who Miss Meetings To Face Salary Cut
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro has been in office for only five months. But he’s not shying away from making motions that stir things up. Citing poor attendance at meetings by some councillors, Cogliandro wants an ordinance passed that would…
News Briefs
Sections of Blue Line Replaced With Shuttles Until June 10 Blue Line train service has been suspended between Wonderland and Orient Heights stations to allow for critical work to take place on the Suffolk Downs pedestrian bridge as of Sunday,…
License Comm. Holds Hearing on Incident at Club
The Revere License Commission took up a full agenda of items at its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, May 18, in the City Council Chamber. Chairman Robert Selevitch and fellow commissioner Linda Guinasso were on hand for the meeting. The…
School Committee Votes No on School Choice
Each year around this time the Revere School Committee is required by Massachusetts Law to hold a public hearing to discuss and vote in favor or against the enrollment of non-Revere resident students into Revere Public Schools. Some cities in…
Cogliandro Seeks Traffic Lights at Intersection of Mountain Avenue and Broadway
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro is asking MassDOT, the Revere Traffic Commission, and the Revere DPW to consider the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Broadway. Cogliandro said he has received many complaints about the…
Blue Line Service Wonderland to Orient Heights Suspended Through June 8
Since Sunday, May 22, through Wednesday, June 8, Blue Line train service will be suspended between Wonderland and Orient Heights stations to allow for critical work to take place on the Suffolk Downs pedestrian bridge. Riders will be provided with…
A Memorial Day Truism: Freedom Isn’t Free
For the first time in 20 years — that’s an entire generation — America’s military men and women are not fighting a war on foreign soil. The withdrawal of our remaining troops from Afghanistan last August brought to an end…
Guest Op-Ed: Statement on the Tragedy in Buffalo, N.Y.
By Mayor Brian Arrigo The Revere Human Rights Commission and I stand united in the following statement to recognize the recent tragedy our country faced in Buffalo. It is with great dismay that we have witnessed another hideous and racially…
Obituaries 05-25-2022
Jean A. Fernandes May 17, 1933 – May 17, 2022 Jean A. (Henry) Fernandes, 89 of Leominster, formerly of Revere, crossed over peacefully on May 17, 2022, in her home surrounded by her most caring and beloved family, after a…