Anthony Ruggiero Member of Local 3 Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Union Anthony Ruggiero of Revere passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 22 at the age of 43. Born in Boston on May 30, 1977 to Egidia (Preziosi)…
Month: May 2021
Revere’s Soccer GBL Champions
Baseball as a Way of Life: For Matt Costanza, It’s Been a Field of Dreams
Story and Photo by Bob Marra Matt Costanza stepped into the left-hand hitter’s batter’s box, his American International College team trailing Adelphi, 6-0, in the second inning in a recent game at Bedard Field at AIC’s Springfield campus. With two…
Red Day in Revere
No More Playing Games: McKenna, Council Hit Hard at Disgraceful Condition of McMackin
For more than 60 years, Revere Little League baseball players sprayed line drives all over McMackin Park, the beloved ballfield known as “Little Fenway.†Now the only spraying being planned is for mosquitoes at the “eyesore†of a park that…
Several Sites Identified for Potential New RHS
At an online community meeting last Wednesday representatives from Perkins Eastman presented several site options for a new Revere High School (RHS). At the meeting the architecture firm chosen by the city to work on creating a new high school…
News Briefs
Broadway Business Recovery Plan Meeting Mayor Brian Arrigo and the Office of Planning and Development , in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), will co-host a Broadway Business Recovery Plan Meeting on Tuesday, May 25 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. The community meeting…
ROTM Urges Residents to Provide Urban Farming Ordinance Testimony at May 24 Council Meeting: Website Created to Share Testimony
On Monday, May 24, 2021, the Urban Farming Ordinance will be presented to the Revere City Council after 10 years of urban farming programing to guide the development of the Urban Farming Ordinance over the past 5 years. The Urban…
City Drops Below 3% COVID Positivity Rate
The City of Revere Board of Health was informed that Revere’s positivity rate has dropped to 2.8%, the lowest number since the state started tracking this data at a municipal level. As of today, May 14, 41% of Revere residents…
Giannino Seeks Accountability; Wants Councillor Motions in on Time
The City Council worked on four “late motions†at its Council meeting Monday night. Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino wants her colleagues to get their motions in on time. Councillors have until the Thursday before a Council meeting to get their motions…
From the City Council Chambers
Council Approves Free Cash Transfers The City Council unanimously approved four standard “free cash†transfers as requested by Revere Finance Director Richard Viscay, who appeared at the meeting via a Zoom call from South Dakota: The transfers approved separately were…
New Heritage Forever Stamps Honor Genetic Diversity in Farm
Heritage breeds of livestock are pre-industrial farm animals whose unusual appearances and remarkable qualities take us back to our nation’s agrarian roots — and may show the way to a more sustainable future. Their value as agricultural and cultural resources…
Keller Williams Revere Volunteers Provide the City With Extra Hands to Complete City Projects
Special to the Journal Keller Williams Revere associates chose to “Give Where They Live†as part of RED Day, Keller Williams’ annual day of service on Thursday, May 13, 2021 dedicated to Renewing, Energizing and Donating to local communities. As…
MAPC Awards $400,000 in ‘Accelerating Climate Resiliency’ Grants to 12 Boston-Area Projects
A local project was among the twelve recipients in Greater Boston that will soon receive state funds to work advancing local climate change resilience. The grant is included in a new round of “Accelerating Climate Resiliency†funding that total $400,000…
Coalition Points to Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Distribution Process
Special to the Journal The Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition has responded to Gov. Charles Baker’s joint event with President Joe Biden highlighting Massachusetts’ progress on vaccination. The Coalition pointed out that although Massachusetts has made rapid progress on overall rates…
Council Defeats Rotondo Motion on Federal Marijuana Legislation
The City Council defeated handily a motion by Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo that sought to request Revere’s federal delegation to support legislation to legalize marijuana nationally. “The motion speaks for itself,†said Rotondo. But the Council wanted no part of supporting…
Our Lady of Grace Church Vandalized
A stained glass window was vandalized and broken out earlier this month when neighborhood youths allegedly threw rocks at the church and its windows – busting out an irreplaceable, old stained glass window. On Saturday, May 8, Our Lady of…
Chelsea Curves Construction Look-Ahead Through May 29
This is a brief overview of construction operations and traffic impacts for the Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work, temporary ramp and street closures, and changes to traffic configurations beyond those…
Baker Announces All COVID Restrictions to be Lifted May 29
Governor Charlie Baker announced updates to the state’s reopening plan and mask mandate on May 17, days after the CDC announced that masks are no longer required in most situations for those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Massachusetts…
Councillor Serino Requests Meeting With Capitol Waste Representatives
Claiming through reports he obtained from the city’s 3-1-1 program that Capitol Waste has missed 463 trash pickups in the past 12 months, Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino wants to meet with representatives of the waste management and disposal company.…
