The City Council worked on four “late motions†at its Council meeting Monday night. Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino wants her colleagues to get their motions in on time. Councillors have until the Thursday before a Council meeting to get their motions…
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From the City Council Chambers
Council Approves Free Cash Transfers The City Council unanimously approved four standard “free cash†transfers as requested by Revere Finance Director Richard Viscay, who appeared at the meeting via a Zoom call from South Dakota: The transfers approved separately were…
New Heritage Forever Stamps Honor Genetic Diversity in Farm
Heritage breeds of livestock are pre-industrial farm animals whose unusual appearances and remarkable qualities take us back to our nation’s agrarian roots — and may show the way to a more sustainable future. Their value as agricultural and cultural resources…
Keller Williams Revere Volunteers Provide the City With Extra Hands to Complete City Projects
Special to the Journal Keller Williams Revere associates chose to “Give Where They Live†as part of RED Day, Keller Williams’ annual day of service on Thursday, May 13, 2021 dedicated to Renewing, Energizing and Donating to local communities. As…
Coalition Points to Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Distribution Process
Special to the Journal The Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition has responded to Gov. Charles Baker’s joint event with President Joe Biden highlighting Massachusetts’ progress on vaccination. The Coalition pointed out that although Massachusetts has made rapid progress on overall rates…
Our Lady of Grace Church Vandalized
A stained glass window was vandalized and broken out earlier this month when neighborhood youths allegedly threw rocks at the church and its windows – busting out an irreplaceable, old stained glass window. On Saturday, May 8, Our Lady of…
Councillor Serino Requests Meeting With Capitol Waste Representatives
Claiming through reports he obtained from the city’s 3-1-1 program that Capitol Waste has missed 463 trash pickups in the past 12 months, Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino wants to meet with representatives of the waste management and disposal company.…
We Deserve This Great Weather
With Massachusetts entering the reopening phase after 14 months of lockdowns, the arrival of the magnificent weather this week could not have been better-timed. All of us have had to make sacrifices to varying degrees during the pandemic. Many of…
Liz Cheney Is a Profile in Courage
We disagree with Liz Cheney on just about everything, politically-speaking. We suspect that most of our readers also have felt the same way over the years. But there is no denying that her principled stand in opposition to her party…
Revere Football Storms Past Medford, 48-32 in Finale
It wasn’t a masterpiece, to be sure, but the Revere High football team ended its season with a wild 48-32 victory over Medford High Friday night at Harry Della Russo stadium. Like the passengers on the S.S. Minnow, the Revere…
RHS Sports Roundup
Boys Soccer Wins GBL Playoff Title The Revere High boys soccer team, the regular-season champion of the Greater Boston League (GBL), put the finishing touch on a successful 2020 Fall II soccer campaign by defeating Lynn English, 3-0, in the championship game of…
Power of Recovery Opens on Broadway
City and state officials joined the Powers brothers for the grand opening of a brand-new addiction and recovery treatment center in the Citizens Bank building on Broadway Tuesday. Matty Powers is the CEO of the Power of Recovery company that…
Rose to Retire as Parking Director
Special to the Journal Jim Rose, Director of the Revere Parking Department, announced his plans to retire in June. Rose has worked as Director of Parking for three years in the City of Revere and plans to spend his retirement…
Celebrating Mom at the Revere Children’s Library
Conscomm Approves 10-Storey Condominium Building
The Revere Conservation Commission gave its unanimous approval for an “order of conditions†for a new, 10-story, 59-unit, condominium building at 459-463 Revere Beach Boulevard. Commission Chair Nick Moulaison and members Joseph Lavalle, Heather Legere, David Eatough, and Deborah McHatten…
News Briefs
City of Revere Hits Halfway Vaccination Milestone for Let’s Do This To celebrate and inspire the rising vaccination numbers, Mayor Brian Arrigo is planning a month of festivities this summer for fully vaccinated residents. This program, aptly named “Revere’s Rockin’…
One Year Later, the Gioioso Family Remembers Their Parents, John and Palmina
John Gioiso Jr. remembers well the many good times he and his two sisters enjoyed with their parents, John Gioiso Sr. and Palmina “Pam†Gioioso, and the good times their parents had in the City of Revere, which was their…
Zoning Board of Appeals Approves Two New Projects for Shirley Ave.
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…
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…
