Robert Dever Longtime Revere Resident Funeral Services were held privately for Robert F. “Bobby†Dever, 62, who passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 13. Born and raised in East Boston, the son of the late Robert J. and Mary A. “Maureen 
Month: November 2021
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Recount in Councillor-At-Large Election Scheduled for Saturday
Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto has requested a recount in the Nov. 2 councillor-at-large election, and the recount has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 20 at 8 a.m. at the Revere High School fieldhouse. Zambuto, the current City Council President, finished sixth…
Revere Public School Webinar Encourages COVID-19 Vaccination for Children 5-11
Ahead of Revere Department Public Health’s (RDPH) COVID19 vaccination event for school-age children ages 5 through 11, Revere Public School (RPS) held an informational Webinar Monday night to encourage as many families as possible to consider getting their children vaccinated.…
News Briefs
Post Offices Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving Peak Season Means Extra Mail and Package Volumes There will be no regular mail delivery or retail services available on Thursday, Nov. 25, as postal employees across the commonwealth celebrate Thanksgiving. But our…
Children’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic: Revere DPH Hosting Clinic With Mass. General Brigham Thursday
On Thursday, November 18th, Revere Department of Public Health will host two children’s COVID-19 vaccine clinics in collaboration with Mass General Brigham. Revere’s Chief of Health and Human Services, Dr. Nathalee Kong, Revere DPH Director Lauren Buck and Superintendent of…
City Council Approves Recommendation for Pledge of Allegiance at All City Meetings
The Revere City Council approved a motion co-sponsored by Councillors George Rotondo and Richard Serino that the Council recommend to all boards the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance before all city board and commission meetings held in the Council…
Novoselsky Questions Accuracy of U.S. Census Count in Ward 2
Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky discovered during his research on the city’s redistricting process that 67 people had listed their address on U.S. Census data as living on the block where Atlas Auto Body Collision Repair stands on North Shore…
Revere-Winthrop Powder Puff Game Set for Saturday at Miller Field
The Revere High School Powder Puff team will play Winthrop High School in the annual Power Puff game Saturday at 1 p.m. at Miller Field in Winthrop. Members of the two schools’ senior classes will compete in a flag football…
Commission on Disabilities Holds Its Monthly Meeting
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, November 9. Chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and members Asmaa Aabou-Fouda, Mario Grimanis, Jason Barone, and Enza Goodwin were on hand for the meeting that was…
Eastie’s Happy Valley to Host ‘Green Wednesday’ Celebration on Nov. 24
It has become common knowledge that April 20th, or 4/20, is the official cannabis consumption holiday but not many people outside the cannabis community have heard of ‘Green Wednesday’. The relatively new holiday started up as the cannabis dispensary industry’s…
Gurgone Appointed as New CEO of MVES
The Board of Directors of Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Gurgone as Chief Executive Officer effective January 3, 2022. Gurgone will be succeeding retiring CEO Dan O’Leary who has headed the agency…
State Opioid-Related Overdose Death Rate Up 1 Percent in the First Nine Months of 2021
Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose slightly in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same time last year, according to preliminary data released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). In the first nine months…
Edwards Endorsed by Six State Senators in Bid for First Suffolk & Middlesex
Special to the Journal In the special election to State Senate, Lydia Edwards has been endorsed by Senators who hope to see her join them in the legislative body to represent the First Suffolk & Middlesex District, including: Senator Julian…
Suffolk Sheriff Tompkins Endorses Lydia Edwards in Senate Race
Special to the Journal Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins has endorsed Lydia Edwards in her bid to become the next senator of the First Suffolk and Middlesex Senate district. “I am endorsing Lydia for Senate for a number of reasons,” said…
Sky Zone Everett Reaches New Heights: Popular Trampoline Park Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Sky Zone Everett will celebrate its 10th anniversary Saturday with several special activities planned at the indoor trampoline park located on Norman Street. The event, which will included gift giveaways, free pizza from Nana’s Pizza and baked good from Continental…
Sounds of Christmas Concert Returns to Revere
Music Director Robert Lehmann and The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will return to St. Anthony’s Church on Sunday, December 5 at 4 p.m. for the Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas†concert, resuming a tradition that began in 1976…
US Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Sen. Warren, Local Elected Officials Visit East Boston Social Centers
This week President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill but Washington Democrats say it did not go far enough. Ahead of Biden signing the bill, Democrats like US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Sen. Elizabeth Warren toured the…
Progressives? No — They Are Regressives
There are a lot of reasons why the Democrats and President Joe Biden have plummeted in the polls and then absorbed a huge defeat across the country in the recent election. As often is the case in politics, the party…
