The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and establish strategies for longer-term recovery efforts. As of May 5, the Revere Board of Health has been notified by the Massachusetts…
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Council to Honor Veterans With American Flags on Legion Law
The City Council approved a motion by Councillors Richard Serino and Gerry Visconti to place one American flag on the lawn of the American Legion building for each service member from Revere “who has valiantly given his or her life 
Malden Catholic High School Offers Spring and Summer Education Recovery Classes for High School Students
Since the onset of COVID-19, Malden Catholic High School seamlessly shifted to an exceptional Distance Learning model with interactive, academically challenging classes taught by veteran teachers on a secured Zoom platform. MC students have had the benefit of a full…
Charlestown Company Offers Online Ordering of Produce and Specialty Foods for Next-Day Pickup, Donates Food to Healthcare Workers
Consumers can now order a self-described “chef’s selection†of fresh fruit, vegetables and specialty food online for next-day pickup from a Charlestown-based company. Located at 18 Bunker Hill Industrial Park, Costa Fruit & Produce is offering its selection of the…
Obituaries 05-06-2020
Charles ‘Butch’ Fraser Champion Billiard Player Charles “Butch†Fraser died on May 2. Butch served four years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and continued to serve for four more years in the Air…
Revere’s Assistant Supt. Josh Vadala Named Superintendent of Peabody Public Schools
After an outstanding tenure in the Revere school district that began in 1999, Assistant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Josh Vadala is stepping down to take a new position in Peabody. Vadala, who has been a dedicated teacher and administrator in…
Daily Meals Program, Food Pantry Ongoing At Rumney Marsh Academy
The City of Revere’s daily meals program and the First Congregational Church’s Revere Food Pantry are both being conducted at the Rumney Marsh Academy. The daily meals program, which provides breakfast and dinner meals, is open Monday to Friday, from…
Gravellese Qualifies for Ballot in State Rep. Race
Joe Gravellese has qualified for the ballot in the Democratic Primary for State Representative in the 16th Suffolk District (Revere, Chelsea, Saugus), turning in his verified signatures at the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office last week. The Primary election will…
MVES’ Benefit Event Spring for Independence Raises Over $146k
Mystic Valley Elder Services’ (MVES) annual fundraiser Spring For Independence to help older adults and adults with disabilities was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, in its fifteenth year, was to be held on April 4th at…
MCU Donates 5,000 N95 Masks to Partners Healthcare
Metro Credit Union, Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, today announced that it has donated 5,000 N95 masks to Partners HealthCare amid the coronavirus crisis. The masks will be distributed to Partners institutions, which include Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Brigham…
Lights Out: MassDOT Schedules Tunnel Lighting Maintenance in Ted Williams Tunnel
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that there will be reduced lighting in the Ted Williams Tunnel (TWT) eastbound and westbound in Boston. This essential work began on Sunday, April 26, at 11 p.m.,…
Police Briefs 04-29-2020
Weekly Crime Report Friday, April 17 0024: Officers responded to a report of a noise disturbance on Thornton St. 0130: Officers responded to a report of a breaking & entering into a building on Bellingham Ave. 0247: Officers responded to…
Guest Op-Ed: Thoughts for a Better Future
By Anthony D’ambrosio The COVID-19 crisis has brought American society to a grinding halt. In just a few short weeks, we have lost thousands of lives, businesses have closed, schools have been suspended, and we find ourselves in an incredibly…
Guest Op-Ed: Pathways to Good Jobs: My Plan to Expand Access to Vocational and Technical Education
By Joe Gravellese There are over 3200 students on waiting lists to attend vocational and technical schools in Massachusetts. Each year, students from our district sweat out the admissions process to get into Northeast Metro Tech. This is a policy…
Guest Op-Ed: Jail Should Not Equal Death
By Christopher Westfall COVID-19 has prompted our communities to widely adopt two practices to limit the spread of the virus: handwashing and social distancing. Yet Massachusetts not only discourages these public health precautions for incarcerated people, but also often makes…
Season Cancelled, Legacy Endures: Katie O’Donnell Made a Big Impact at RHS
All Revere High senior Kathryn “Katie†O’Donnell wanted was play one more season for the varsity softball team. More than anything, she wanted to helped lead Coach Joe Ciccarello’s program to another state tournament berth. Though Katie had already accomplished…
A.D. Shea Looks to Acknowledge Student-Athletes at Some Point
Revere Director of Athletics Frank Shea planned diligently for the re-opening of the spring sports season, hoping that it would finally get underway after being twice postponed by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The season would have been the culmination of…
Obituaries 04-29-2020
Richard Waugh, Sr. President of Waugh’s Garage Funeral Services were held privately due to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, for Richard A. “Dickie†Waugh, Sr., who passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 21 at the Elmhurst Healthcare in Melrose from natural…
EBNHC Is Working to Ensure the Safety of All
Special to the Journal The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) is working aggressively on the front lines of COVID-19. We are coordinating and developing resources so that our patients, staff, and community members have access to vital information and…
Suffolk County Sheriff Details Containment Measures at Jail Facilities
With the inevitable arrival of the first cases of COVID-19 to its facilities, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department has engaged in a rigorous containment and spread-prevention strategy aimed at limiting the effect of the global pandemic within its facilities. Presently,…
