The transformation of the Shirley Ave. area from one- and two-story commercial buildings into modern, multi-story apartment buildings, many with commercial rentals on the ground floors, continued, as the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved two new projects at its meeting on…
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Guinasso ‘99 Percent’ Sure on Re-Election Bid
Special to the Journal Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso told the Revere Journal he is “99 percent sure†that he will seek re-election to his current seat. Guinasso, one of the longest-serving councillors in Revere history, has been receiving inquiries…
New ‘Metro-North COVID-19 Vaccination Partnership’ to Open Three Regional Vaccination Sites, Aims to Expand Vaccine Equity
The new Metro North COVID-19 Vaccination Partnership — a consortium of nine cities, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), and Tufts University — announced that it will open three joint vaccination sites to expand COVID-19 vaccine access in the metro north area.…
Sumner Tunnel Swing Lane Returns to Pre-COVID Operations
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that the Sumner Tunnel “swing lane†returned to a pre-COVID operation schedule on Monday, May 10, 2021. The swing lane will be activated weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 5 a.m. to 10…
MassDOT to Close Sumner Tunnel for Four Months in Summer 2023
If the past is prologue, residents in East Boston are preparing themselves for another traffic nightmare in 2023. At back to back informational meetings last week, MassDOT announced it will close the Sumner Tunnel for a full four months during…
Revere on the Move Launches Two New Initiatives
Revere On The Move Director of Community Engagement Dimple Rana said the department is launching new initiatives: the expansion of its community garden program from two to four gardens and a new raised garden bed pilot program. The two original…
Garden Remedies Donates $30K to MVES
Garden Remedies recently donated $30,000 to Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) toward supporting elder services and nutrition programs in the City of Melrose. This gift will help ensure that MVES’ program participants who reside in Melrose will have access to…
First Bald Eagle Death in Massachusetts from Rodenticides Confirmed
MassWildlife officials recently confirmed that a bald eagle has died from second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) poisoning. While documented elsewhere, this is the first confirmed case of an eagle dying from rodenticide poisoning in Massachusetts. MassWildlife officials recently confirmed that a bald…
Everett Rolls Past Revere in GBL Showdown Match
Revere hadn’t lost a regular season game since the 2018 season. And with two impressive wins over the Lynn schools, a 28 points-per-game average, and the starry emergence of senior quarterback Calvin Boudreau, Coach Lou Cicatelli’s team understandably had high…
RHS Sports Roundup
Boys Soccer Team Wins Opener in the GBL Tourney The Revere High boys soccer team, the regular season champion of the Greater Boston League, opened play in the post-season playoffs with a 3-0 victory over the Lynn Classical Rams, the eighth-seeded team, this past…
Obituaries 05-12-2021
Ann Freitas Retired G.E. Production Control Manager Family and friends are invited to attend a Funeral in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rt. 107) Revere today, Wednesday, May 12 at 10 a.m. for Ann M. Freitas,…
Rossetti-Cowan Opens Its Doors
Cleaning Up Costa Park
Multimillion-Dollar Infrastructure Project at Town Line Brook
Donny Ciaramella, the city’s chief of infrastructure and engineering, Joe Lake, DPW general foreman, and Kori O’Hara, special assistant to the Water and Sewer Department, took their first steps Monday in what is hoped to be a multi-million-dollar infrastructure project…
Candidates Take Out Nomination Papers for City Election
Monday was an exciting day at Revere City Hall and the Revere Election Department as candidates in this year’s city election began pulling their nomination papers. Three incumbent councillors-at-large, Steve Morabito, Gerry Visconti and Anthony Zambuto, pulled their papers, an…
News Briefs
MassDOT Exit Renumbering Work Taking Place on I-93 in Boston Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) are announcing that it will begin installing new milepost-based signs at various times and locations on Interstate 93 northbound and southbound between Boston…
McKenna Says Construction Work Is Being Done ‘Illegally’ on Weekends: Councilor Requests Hiring of Part-Time Building Inspector
When Ward 1 Councillor Joanna McKenna zeroes in on an issue affecting her ward or the city in general, the reaction and resolution are usually swift. McKenna made a motion at Monday night’s Council Council meeting requesting that Mayor Brian…
Arrigo, Board of Health Announce Mobile Vaccine Initiative ‘Mobile May’
Mayor Brian Arrigo and the Revere Board of Health announced “Mobile May,†a campaign focused on bringing mobile vaccination clinics to different sectors of the Revere community. Mobile vaccinations have been utilized in Revere since early April when the Revere…
Guinasso Concerned by Appointees Not Showing up for Subcommittee Confirmations
Anyone who watched Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso’s earnest approach to city business during his reign as council president in 2019 knows how efficient he was at keeping the discussion moving toward a final vote. That’s why it’s no surprise…
City Council to Honor Malden Catholic High School Student Encisio Torres
Ward 6 Councilor Richard Serino will return to his alma mater Friday to present a City Council Certificate of Commendation to Alondra Enciso Torres of Revere for her efforts in establishing the La Colaborativa Club at Malden Catholic High School.…