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Parking Protest: Residents Plan Revere Beach Rally on Saturday Against Parking Meters
There is a flyer being circulated on social media, and a protest is being planned for Saturday to voice opposition against the DCR’s new parking meters that have been installed on Revere Beach Boulevard. The new metered-parking stations were visible…
RPS Poised for a Great Fiscal Year
At the Revere Public School Committee Ways and Means meeting last week Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly reported that RPS has kicked off its lengthy budget process and funding for next year looks better than it has in decades. “This coming…
News Briefs
City-Wide Water Flushing to Begin in May The City of Revere, Water, Sewer & Drain division will be conducting a city-wide water system flushing beginning May 2021 Please carefully read the details below: • Flushing will occur nightly between the…
Council Considers Residential Selling of Foods
The City Council will further discuss at a subcommittee meeting Councilor-at-Large George Rotondo’s proposal to investigate the feasibility of having cottage food operations in Revere. Rotondo proposed the motion at the April 5 Council meeting. It would basically allow residents…
Lampedecchio Will Not Run for Council Seat
Eric Lampedecchio has spent the last five years attending City Council meetings in person at City Hall and via Zoom from home during the pandemic. Lampedecchio has been a strong and articulate spokesperson for the residents of the ward, displaying…
Vehicle Inspections Expected to Resume
Motor vehicle inspections at local stations are expected to resume. Tommy DiGregorio, long-time owner of Broadway Motors, said he called state officials and they informed him that the state’s vehicle inspection computer system would be back online this week. RMV…
Man, United: Baris Berk’s Local Real Estate Firm Was No. 1 Sales in Revere in 2020
Baris Berk, owner and president of United Brokers, guided his firm to the top of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in sales in Revere during 2020, a historic year when the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically affected businesses everywhere. Berk said his…
Monique Nguyen Honored as Immigrant Hero
Special to the Journal Revere resident Monique Nguyen along with Massachusetts residents Abdulkader Hayani and Niall Lennon were honored last night, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at The Immigrant Learning Center Immigrant Heroes Award Benefit. The event paid tribute to the tremendous achievements of three honorees and…
RMV Implementing Grace Period for Certain Expired Inspection Stickers
Due to the nationwide system outage of motor vehicle inspection services by its vendor Applus Technologies (Applus) impacting inspection stations and motor vehicle owners, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is allowing a grace period for specific motor vehicle inspection…
Michael Wells Appointed City’s Director of Municipal Inspections
Michael Wells is the new director of municipal inspections after being appointed by Mayor Brian Arrigo and receiving the wholehearted support of the City Council. At the sub-committee on his appointment, Chair Arthur Guinasso asked Wells, who has worked in…
Gubernatorial Candidate Ben Downing Outlines His Climate Plan
With recent state legislation passed that will once and for all set criteria of what defines environmental justice communities like Revere –Gubernatorial Candidate, former State Senator and Eastie resident Ben Downing outlined his climate plan that he’d make a priority…
Revere Police Awarded Grant to Increase Distracted Driving Patrols
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo and Chief of Police David Callahan announced that the Revere Police Department has been awarded a grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research (OGR) to…
Flawed COVID-19 Study May Be Putting School Workers and Students at Risk
The MBTA this week announced updates to current fare pilots that include an extension of the Five-day Flex Pass on mTicket, as well as upcoming fare change proposals that include improvements to the Youth Pass and converting all Outer Express Bus Routes…
Northeast Voke Automotive Students Give Car a Second Chance With New Owner
A vehicle repaired by Northeast Metro Tech’s Auto Body and Automotive Technology programs will now be driven by a local veteran, thanks to a partnership between the District and Second Chance Cars. The car was presented to Maria Roca, of…
RH Sports Roundup
RHS Hockey Team Wraps Up Season The Revere High hockey team wrapped-up its pandemic-shortened season this past week. The so-called Winter II season already had been reduced to an eight-game schedule with playoffs, but a COVID-19 quarantine resulted in the Patriots…
Obituaries 04-14-2021
James Ackerman He Will Be Remembered for His Kindness, Humor and Intelligence A Funeral Mass was celebrated on April 12 in the Immaculate Conception Church for James A. “Jimmy†Ackerman, 68, who died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, April…
Assistant Speaker Clark secures over $20 million in funding for Revere Schools in the American Rescue Plan
In total, Massachusetts will receive over $3.1 billion for child care programs, K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and Head Start Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05) announced today that the American Rescue Plan includes $20 million for the Revere Public School…
