Edward William Merrick Longtime Member of Revere Moose The angels came on Sept. 16 and took another soul to heaven. Edward ‘Eddie’ William Merrick, 77, died peacefully in his sleep after suffering years of COPD. The son of the late…
Month: September 2020
The Fish That Didn’t Get Away: A Monster Catch for a Revere Teen
By Melissa Moore While most kids have seen life come to a halt due to Covid 19, a 14 year old Revere teenager found a way to safely keep busy. And busy in a very impressive way! Â Ollie Svendsen, a…
Four-Legged Friends
Overnight Resident Parking Program to Take Effect Oct. 15: Residents Encouraged to Call Parking Department With Questions
Special to the Journal The City of Revere’s new city-wide resident parking program will take effect October 15 in an effort to maximize availability of parking for Revere residents, while discouraging long-term visitor parking on residential streets and commuter parking…
Revere Counts 2020 Census Team Urges Participation Before Sept. 30 Deadline: Six Mini-Grants Awarded to Local Organizations to Ramp Up Participation
Over the next two weeks, Revere Counts staff and volunteers will ramp up participation for the 2020 Census. Revere’s current response rate for the 2020 Census is 56.1%. The final self-response rate in the City of Revere was 62.7% in…
Council Approves Seven Arrigo Appointments to HRC, But Rana Fails to Get the Votes
The City Council approved seven of Mayor Brian Arrigo’s appointments to the newly established Revere Human Rights Commission (HRC), but once again denied Dimple Rana an appointment to the board. The seven appointments to the HRC, all of whom received…
COVID-19 Update: Inspectional Services Department Increases Enforcement at Large Retailers: Revere’s Positive Test Rate Drops to 5.15%
 Special to the Journal The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to monitor impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and develop policies and procedures to maintain public health and safety for all in Revere. As of September 10, the Revere…
Superintendent Kelly Responds to RTA’s Concerns of Air Quality in School Buildings
This week the Revere Teachers Association (RTA) sent a letter to Revere Public School Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly and Mayor Brian Arrigo highlighting concerns from the district’s own ventilation report completed by AMERESCO. According to the RTA the report demonstrates…
Council Sends Folsom Street/Broadway Parking Issue to Traffic Commission
The City Council has referred Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso’s motion about a parking issue on the corner of Folsom Street and Broadway to the Revere Traffic Commission. Guinasso sought to install “No Parking Here To Corner†signs at the…
Councilors Congratulate Giannino on Her State Rep. Election Victory
Calling it “a very happy occasion,†Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso officially noted Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino’s impressive victory in the State Representative Democratic Primary during the Council meeting Monday night. The councilors responded with a standing ovation for Giannino, who…
City Council Votes 6-5 to Deny Holmes Appointment to Planning Board
The City Council voted by a 6-5 margin against the appointment of Lor Holmes to the Revere Planning Board at its meeting Monday. The Council did approve the appointments of Juan Pablo Jaramillo and James O’Brien to the Planning Board.…
Traffic Commission Approves Pilot Program for Bus Lane
Revere motorists who already are experiencing congestion on Broadway in the morning now will be sharing this roadway with a dedicated bus lane that will run from Revere Street to the Chelsea line starting on September 30. The Revere Traffic…
Conservation Commission Wants to Save Trees at Amazon complex
Following a site plan visit by the Conservation Commission at the end of August, it is back to the arboreal drawing boards for the owners of the Amazon building on American Legion Highway, as the Conservation Commission seeks to save…
Four New Handicapped Parking Spaces at Stadium
At the September 8 meeting of the Commission for Disabilities, the commissioners reported the good news that four handicapped parking spaces have been finished in front of the Harry Della Russo Stadium on Park Avenue. Commissioners also reminded residents that…
Northeast Metro Tech Changes Reopening Plan: District Changes Direction Amid High Numbers of Positive Local Cases
Superintendent David DiBarri reports that Northeast Metro Tech is changing course to follow its fully remote learning plan amid high numbers of positive COVID-19 cases in Revere. The district had initially planned to hold a week of remote learning this…
Council Approves Motion Seeking to Reduce Liquor License Fees
The City Council unanimously approved a motion by Council President Patrick Keefe that Mayor Brian Arrigo request the License Commission to reduce restaurants’ liquor license fees by 50 percent due to the loss of business caused by COVID-19. Keefe deferred…
Naira Almonte, 2018 RHS Grad and Daughter of Revere Community Activist, Dies Tragically
Naira Almonte, the daughter of Maria Ureña, a well known community volunteer, advocate and Parent Lead Organizer at Women Encouraging Empowerment (WEE) in Revere died tragically on September 7. Almonte, a 2018 Revere High School graduate, recently moved to Providence…
Revere Public Library Announces Winners of First Creative-Writing Contest
Special to the Journal The Revere Public Library held their first ever creative-writing contest over the month of August. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the library wanted to get the community engaged in something they could do in the safety of…
IKEA Retail U.S Returns $1.4 Million in Unemployment Payments That Will Fund Work Skills Training
IKEA Retail U.S. will return to Massachusetts $1,393,437 million used to pay unemployment benefits of previously furloughed employees, which will fund skill development and workforce training for both adults and youth to further assist the Commonwealth’s economic recovery from the COVID-19…
MSP as Determined as Ever to Bring Taraskiewicz’s Killer or Killers to Justice: $250,000 Reward Is Still in Effect
Special to the Journal Twenty-eight years ago this week, the body of Susan Taraskiewicz was found in the trunk of her car, which had been left outside an auto repair shop on Route 1A in Revere. So much time has…
