City Council President Patrick Keefe said that the assessment from the tax collector’s office on homes doesn’t always correlate with the use as defined in the Building Department’s Office. Keefe said he would like to see a collaboration between the…
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Superintendent Kelly Updates School Committee on District Improvement Goals
At the last Revere Public School Committee meeting Revere Public School (RPS) Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly gave an update on RPS’s District Improvement Goals. In February over 100 Revere residents turned out for a community meeting to begin the groundwork…
Baker Administration Orders First COVID-19 Vaccines, Expects December Delivery
Last Friday, the state submitted the Commonwealth’s initial vaccine order to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and expects to get 300,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of December. The federal government allocated Massachusetts…
Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
Regis Students Make the Dean’s List Regis College is pleased to announce that 603 students made the Dean’s List for academic achievement for the 2020 spring semester. The following students were among those who made the dean’s list. * Gabriela Lopez,…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, gets underway this Thursday, December 10, and will culminate next Friday, December 18. In summary, Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees — a group of fierce warriors who used…
The Virus Is a Hunter — and We Are Its Prey
It now has been nine months since lockdowns went into effect in many states, including here in Massachusetts on March 16. However, despite all of our previous efforts, the COVID-19 pandemic is surging across the entire United States. The pleas of public health…
Pearl Harbor Was 79 Years Ago
 It was 79 years ago this week — December 7 — that the nation of Japan launched its attack on Pearl Harbor. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened a joint session of Congress in which he famously…
Letter to the Editor
Finalize, Pass and Enact a COVID Relief Package Dear Editor: With Election Day well behind us and most races settled, we renew our urgent request for action to help stave off further job loss on Main Street, especially as spiking…
A Dual Decision: RHS Senior Jarrod Natola Commits to Curry College
Revere High School senior Jarrod Natola has committed to Curry College where he intends to continue his athletic career in lacrosse and football. Natola has been in correspondence with the Cury coaching staffs and has notified the school of his…
Obituaries 12-09-2020
John ‘Jacky’ Connolly Longtime Malden Evening News Reporter John “Jacky†Connolly of Revere passed away on December 2 at the age of 69. Jack loved the beach (Rocky Beach) and was referred to as Weaser by his Beachmont friends. He…
Paid Spaces
Traffic Commission discusses new layout, parking meter status for Central Ave. lot Monday’s meeting of the Revere Traffic Commission was historic in that the members fielded exemption requests from residents pertaining to the city’s first-ever residential parking program that began…
Councilor Novoselsky is in 14-day Quarantine
Ward 2 Councilor Ira Novoselsky is in a 14-day quarantine at his home after a member of his family tested positive last week for COVID-19. “My son tested positive,†reported Novoselsky. He was tested last Wednesday and he received the…
Dr. Garcia Updates School Committee on New Equity Advisory Board
At last month’s Revere Public School Committee meeting, RPS’s Assistant Superintendent of Equity and Inclusion Dr. Lourenço Garcia has updated members on the new Equity Advisory Board (EAB) that was created over the summer. The EAB, proposed by School Committee…
News Briefs
MCU Wins Community Service Award Metro Credit Union (MCU), Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, today announced it is the first-place national recipient of CUNA’s 2020 Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award. The Dora Maxwell Award is presented to credit unions…
License Commission Approves Three Requests
The Revere License Commission approved three requests and postponed one at its November 18 meeting. The commissioners approved an application for a change of manager at the Hampton Inn from Jennifer James to Christian Demilia. The commissioners, in approving the…
ZBA Approves Revised Plan for Apartment Building
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) met on November 18, approving one project and continuing two others. The board approved a scaled-down version of a development for Lot 1 at the junction of Washington Avenue and Sherman Street. The…
Entertainer Jimmy Celona Sings with his Supper at the VFW Joseph L Mottola Post #4524
As we all know by now Covid-19 has taken a toll on all of us, it has forced a lot of us to take up new careers, get pets, or start new hobbies. Local entertainer Jimmy Celona was out most…
House Passes Balanced Budget for Fiscal Year 2021
Special to the Journal House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo along with his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed its Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget, which invests in programs and services across the Commonwealth. Funded at $46 billion, the…
Northeast Metro Tech Superintendent Shares Safety Video Ahead of Return to Hybrid-learning Dec. 2
Superintendent David DiBarri has announced the creation of a video by Northeast Metro Tech highlighting the various COVID-19 safety precautions the district has taken to prepare for hybrid learning. The video features Superintendent David DiBarri, Principal Carla Scuzzarella, Assistant Principal…
Chelsea Curves construction look-ahead through Dec. 12
This is a brief overview of construction operations and traffic impacts for the Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project. ROUTE 1 TRAFFIC IMPACTS •ROUTE 1 NORTHBOUND: Approaching the Tobin Bridge from Boston, the work zone begins in the right lane. 2…
