MassDevelopment has awarded 85 grants totaling $4,465,619 from the Taxi and Livery Business Support Grant Program to support 104 small businesses operating in the taxi and livery industries and two taxi and livery industry associations including five area businesses. The first…
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Galvin Lists Dates for Special House of Representatives Contest
Special to the Journal Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin has issued a calendar of deadlines for a Special State Primary on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 and especial election to be held on March 30, 2021 in the Nineteenth…
Jeff Turco Announces Candidacy for 19th Suffolk State Representative Seat
Cites lifelong commitment to community and working-class values for his desire to represent the people of Winthrop and Revere, Jeff Turco has officially launched his campaign for State Representative in the 19th Suffolk District for Winthrop and sections of Revere.…
Comprehensive, First of Its Kind, Police Reform Legislation Signed Into Law
Gov. Charles Baker signed “An Act Relative to Justice, Equity and Accountability in Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth,†a controversial piece of legislation that creates a mandatory certification process for police officers, increases accountability and transparency in law enforcement and gives police…
Fighting COVID One Vaccine at a Time
Emissions Bill Is a Big Step for the Environment
The approval on Monday by both houses of the Massachusetts legislature of a bill that requires the state to reduce its carbon emissions by at least 85% below 1990 levels by 2050 represents a huge step toward the goal of…
Guest Op-Ed: First Responders Need Vaccines Now
By Senator Sal DiDomenico One of the greatest bright spots of 2020 and now leading into this New Year has been the speedy development and subsequent rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. For the first time in many months, we are…
Revere’s Del Gaizo Brothers Remember the Great Floyd Little
The Del Gaizo twins, Jim and John, 1965 graduates of Revere High, are fondly remembering their Syracuse University football teammate Floyd Little, who died on Jan. 1 at the age of 78. Little was a three-time All-American running back for…
Obituaries 06-01-2021
Brian Paul Shaer Gifted Vocalist and Versatile Guitarist With a Passion for Photography Brian Paul Shaer passed away on December 23, 2020 at the age of 61. He grew up in Revere and spent his later teenage years in Van…
It’s Official: DeLeo Leaves as Speaker of House
Robert A. DeLeo of Winthrop, who was elected to the Mass. House of Representatives in 1990 and went on to serve as Speaker of the House for 12 years, delivered his farewell address in the House Chambers at the State…
I Got Vaccinated
A Look Back at 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and Mayor Brian Arrigo and his administration’s response to the unprecedented health crisis was the top story in Revere for 2020. Mayor Arrigo was universally lauded for reacting quickly and decisively as the pandemic hit Revere very…
Police Briefs 12-30-2020
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Revere Police Department responded on the listed dates and times (in military time): Saturday, December 12 0015: Disturbance on Proctor Ave. The officer issued a summons for a court…
Have a Happy — and Safe — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring in…
K.C. Jones Always Was First-Class
For those of us who are old enough to remember the great Boston Celtics teams of the 1960s, the passing this week of K.C. Jones, an integral member of that championship dynasty, is bittersweet. K.C. Jones led an incredible life,…
Obituaries 12-30-2020
Angelo Paglucca Owner of Angelo’s Salon in Somerville Funeral Services and Interment will be held privately due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for Angelo J. Paglucca, 90, who died on Saturday, December 26 at the Massachusetts General Hospital, following a…
SOS Santa Visits Revere
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DeLeo Files Disclosure that He is Considering a Position at Northeastern
Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo has disclosed that he is negotiating job opportunities with Northeastern University. Speaker DeLeo’s Office released the following statement last Friday, Dec. 18: “Today I filed a disclosure letter with the House Clerk and…
Zambuto Reportedly has the Votes to be the Next Council President
There is an ongoing jovial debate about who is the actual dean of the Revere City Council: Councilor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto or Ward 3 Councilor Arthur Guinasso. But that’s more or less a tribute to the experience and long-time, record of…
