Ward 5 Councillor Al Fiore has requested a legal opinion from City Solicitor Paul Capizzi regarding “Mayor Brian Arrigo’s authority to allow multiple members of boards and commissions’ terms to expire and continue to serve without confirmation of the City…
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Harbor House Collective Up and Running in Chelsea: Grand Opening Events Scheduled for Friday Through Sunday
Harbor House Collective, Chelsea’s new adult-use cannabis dispensary and cultivation facility, is up and running and will hold a series of special grand opening events this weekend. Owned by the Londono family, who ran a successful wholesale flower business from…
Revere School Committee Subcommittee Looks to Streamline Monthly Meetings
At last week’s Revere School Committee of the Whole subcommittee meeting, member Stacey Rizzo led a discussion to try and streamline the School Committee’s monthly meetings that Rizzo feels may be running a bit too long. Members of the subcommittee…
Councillors Rizzo, Serino Want Traffic Lane Widened on Squire Road at Northgate Entrance
Councillors Dan Rizzo and Richard Serino received support from the City Council for their proposal to lengthen the deceleration lane on Route 60 East (Squire Road) leading to the entrance of the Northgate Shopping Plaza that houses the busy Market…
The 1887 Electoral Count Act Must Be Amended
Americans always have taken for granted the sanctity and integrity of our electoral system. For decades, we routinely have sent observers to countries where democracy is a new thing to ensure that those nations conducted their elections on the up-and-up,…
A Silver Lining to Inflation
We saw a report on the news the other night about the effect that inflation is having on food prices thanks to supply chain issues that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlighted that inflation is taking a…
Guest Op-Ed: You Can At Least Say Howdy
By Dr. Glenn Mollette “Howdy,†was a common everyday word where I grew up. Raised on old Stidham, now known as Milo road in rural Appalachia, I spent a lot of time at my Grandpa and Grandma Hinkle’s store. People…
RHS Sports Roundup: Saving the Best for Last:
RHS Boys Track Wins GBL Title on Last Lap of Last Race The Revere High boys indoor track and field team completed an undefeated dual-meet season and captured the 2022 Greater Boston League championship in the most-dramatic way imaginable with…
Obituaries 02-09-2022
Ralph Santosuosso January 28, 1941 – January 31, 2022 Ralph P. Santosuosso, 81, passed away surrounded by his family on January 31. He was born and raised in Revere, the son of Ralph Luigi Santosuosso and Esther Hartwell. Ralph proudly served in the United States Air Force…
That’s a Lot of Snow… Weekend Storm Drops 24+ Inches
News Briefs
CHA Wins MHQP Patient Experience Awards Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north communities, has received three awards from Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) for being one of the top practices in Massachusetts…
Parks and Rec Director Michael Hinojosa Proving You Can Still Be a Kid at Heart
By Melissa Moore-Randall If you are looking for a fun activity to keep your kids busy during these tough Covid times, look no further than the City of Revere Parks and Recreation Department. The Revere Parks and Recreation offers residents…
February’s Public Servant of the Month: Revere Community School Leader Fatou Drammeh
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo has announced Fatou Drammeh as February’s Public Servant of the Month. As Manager of the Revere Community School and nonprofit leader, Fatou Drammeh has worked for decades to connect residents with resources and…
Suffolk Downs Looking to Become an Outdoor Entertainment Venue Through 2025
In a Notice of Intent (NOI) filed recently with the Boston Conservation Commission (BCC), owners of the defunct Suffolk Downs thoroughbred racetrack are looking to create an interim outdoor entertainment venue that would operate through 2025. HYM Investment Group, who…
Jack Satter House Tenants Association Officers Installed at Jan. 27 Ceremony
Mayor Brian Arrigo and Ward 5 Councillor Al Fiore joined residents of the Jack Satter House on Revere Beach Boulevard for the Tenants Association Installation of Officers Jan. 27 in the community room at the senior residential building. Roxanne Aiello…
Bike to the Sea to Discuss ‘Border to Boston Trail’ at Upcoming Meeting
Learn About the “Border to Boston Trail†at the next Bike to the Sea Member Meeting, via Zoom, on Wednesday, Feb. 9 Updates on a trail suitable for walking and bike riding from the New Hampshire border to Boston will…
ZBA Approves Conversion to a Two-Family Residence
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday evening, January 26, in the City Councilor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber . Chairman Michael Tucker and members Aklog Limeneh, Arthur Pelton, and Hazem Hamdan were…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Residents Receive Academic Honors Northeastern University is pleased to recognize those students who distinguish themselves academically during the course of the school year. The following local students were recently named to the University’s dean’s list for the Fall semester,…
MBTA Plan Reallocates $500 Million to Support Critical Capital Investments
This week, the Audit and Finance Subcommittee of the MBTA Board supported reallocating up to $500 million in operating funds to support critical and timely capital investments, allowing the MBTA to accelerate key capital projects in safety, advance key employee…
Teacher Shortage Was Inevitable
An article in the Wall St. Journal this week highlighted yet another area of a labor shortage in the country that has been fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic: “Burned out teachers are leaving the classroom for jobs in the private…
