The City of Revere has another resident who has hit a milestone when Esther Ruth Battaglia celebrated her 100th Birthday on Monday at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center. Esther was born on July 27, 1920 in Salem Massachusetts. She was…
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Blessing of the Fleet at Point of Pines
Council Votes Down Rana to HRC
The City Council voted by a 9-2 margin against Mayor Brian Arrigo’s appointment of Dimple Rana to the position of executive director of the Revere Human Rights Commission. Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito and Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky supported Rana’s appointment…
Free COVID-19 Testing Site to Operate at Revere High School on July 27-Aug. 13
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo and the Revere Board of Health today announced a free COVID-19 testing site will operate at Revere High School from July 27- August 13 as part of the Baker-Polito Administration “Stop the Spread 
Revere School Committee Responds to Contract Non-Renewal for Three Teachers
After statements from Revere Public School Superintendent Dianne Kelly and Mayor Brian Arrigo, the Revere School Committee has weighed in on the online petition that has been circulating for weeks calling for contracts to be renewed for three Revere educators.…
Beating the Heat!
Holy Name Society Awards Scholarships
Revere School Teacher Receives Additional Matching Funds from SONIC Drive-In
In June Madeline Ceballos Wilkinson, a Revere Public School first grade teacher at the Hill Elementary School was chosen by SONIC Drive-In Restaurants as an exceptional teacher nationwide whose project received funding in coordination with Teacher Appreciation Month. Wilkinson’s project…
Gravellese, Giannino will Debate Aug. 20
Joe Gravellese and Jessica Giannino, candidates for state representative in the 16th Suffolk District that includes Revere, Chelsea, and Saugus, will participate in a Revere Journal-sponsored debate on Thursday, Aug. 20. Gravellese and Giannino, who will be on the ballot…
Still Fighting on the Front Lines A Day in the Life of a Nurse During COVID-19
Special to the Journal Nicole Branzell of Revere has been a Licensed Practical nurse with All Care for the past nine years. On a typical day, she leaves her house in the morning, works an eight-hour shift, and returns home…
City Reminds Residents of New Recycling Regulations as Part of ‘Recycle IQ’
Special to the Journal Over the last three weeks, the Revere Department of Public Works has started tagging residents for misuse of their recycling bins. In collaboration with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ grant-funded “Recycle IQ†initiative, the City is entering…
Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
Residents Graduate from UMass Lowell Local residents were among the graduates honored by UMass Lowell’s 2020 Commencement on Friday, May 29. The university held a virtual Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 29 for the more than 4,400 members of the…
High-Flying At Revere Beach
Arrigo Convenes First Meeting of New City Cabinet
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo convened the first meeting of his newly established Cabinet On Tuesday, July 14, following a structural reorganization aimed at promoting accountability and transparency in City operations and improving the efficiency and quality of…
D’Ambrosio Seeks to Create Advisory Board to School Committee
Saying that “I didn’t get elected to just go along with the status quo,†first-term School Committee member Anthony D’Ambrosio is proposing to establish an advisory board that would make recommendations to the Committee and the superintendent of schools on…
Gravellese, Giannino Discuss Debate Format
Under normal circumstances, the race for the Democratic nomination for state representative in the 16th Suffolk District (that includes parts of Revere, Saugus, and Chelsea) would be the ‘talk of the town’ among political observers. Earlier this year popular state…
Colarusso Officially Announces Candidacy for U.S. Congress
Special to the Journal Stoneham Selectwoman Caroline Colarusso officially announced her campaign for U.S. Congress in the Massachusetts 5th Congressional District to unseat incumbent Katherine Clark. “The voters of the 5th Congressional District will have a real choice on November…
Local Man Arraigned on Several Charges
Special to the Journal Klein Ulysse, 20, of Revere was arraigned July 8 for numerous firearm, drug and receiving stolen property charges in connection with an alleged looting incident in the City of Boston following a protest on May 31.…
State Police, Animal Rescue League Investigating Death of Dog at Beach
Special to the Journal Shortly after noon on Sunday, Troopers from the State Police-Revere Barracks responded to Revere Beach, in the area of the Shirley Avenue Bathhouse, for a report of an injured dog. Responding Troopers found DCR lifeguards and…
