Mayor Brian Arrigo announced this week that the applications for grants from the Elderly & Disabled Residents Taxation Fund and the newly established Water and Sewer Relief Funds for Disabled Residents will be available in the City Treasurer’s Office on…
Month: December 2021
Recognizing an Icon on the City Council: Arthur Guinasso Honored for 34 Years of Service
Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso, dean of the Revere City Council with 34 years of distinguished service, attended his final City Council meeting Monday night. Colleagues praised Guinasso as one of the longest-serving members in the city’s history. Ward 4…
‘A Man of Faith and Love for the City’ Anthony Zambuto Is Honored by Council
Anthony Zambuto served for 22 consecutive years as a councillor-at-large, winning 11 elections. He served this year as president of the City Council as Revere continued to come back from the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Zambuto was universally praised by his…
‘One of the Greatest City Councillors’ Councillor John Powers Honored by Colleagues
Ward 5 Councillor John Powers was once a key aide to Massachusetts Gov. Endicott “Chub†Peabody. He later served commendably as director of recreation in the City of Revere in another part of his lifelong commitment to public service. Monday…
Council Delays Action on Metered Rates Ordinance
The Council’s Ways and Means Subcommittee decided to postpone action on an ordinance amending metered rates for residential buildings and commercial properties based upon the number of units in the buildings at its meeting Monday. Subcommittee Chair Gerry Visconti said…
‘A Beginning of A New Chapter’: Council Honors Jessica Giannino
With her proud family sitting in the front row, Jessica A. Giannino was honored for her contributions to the City Council over the past decade. Giannino, the popular 30-year-old councillor-at-large who was first elected to the Council while a student…
HarborCOV Releases Statement, Asks Community to Stand Against Domestic Violence
Special to the Journal HarborCOV is heartbroken and mourns the loss of a life on December 11, 2021; one life lost to domestic violence is too many. With condolence to the victim, the victim’s family, and the community, we ask…
Start the New Year With a New Career at the MBTA
The MBTA is aggressively hiring new employees to join its dynamic workforce. It takes many people to move over a million trips a day, and the 6,500-person MBTA is redoubling efforts to hire hundreds of open positions – from train…
‘Tis the Season for Giving — and Never Has the Need Been More Urgent
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.†— Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas fast approaching, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls or on-line…
Get Well, Lenny Piazza
We join the Revere community in wishing well-known Revere resident Leonard “Lenny†Piazza a speedy recovery from his recent setback. We look forward to seeing Lenny at the numerous events he attends in the city and making contributions to all…
GOP’s Opposition to Rachael Rollins
The unprecedented opposition, accompanied by unprecedented vitriol, by the Republican members of the U.S. Senate to the nomination of Suffolk County District Atty. Rachael Rollins for the position of U.S. Attorney for the Massachusetts district has laid bare their agenda.…
Letter to the Editor
We Need to Do Better than Us Vs. Them Politics Dear Editor, By the time this issue of the Journal prints, the Special Election for State Senate will be over. So this letter is not to advocate for one candidate…
Guest Op-Ed: Atmospheric Changes Happening in Revere. Part One.
By Kathleen Heiser If you’re as tired as most of our citizens are, with the unpleasant climate in our country, our state, and even in our city, then you might be interested in helping “plant seeds for reconciliation.†Planting Seeds…
Guest Op-Ed: Somehow, Some Way, May This Be a Christmas worth Remembering
By Dr. Glenn Mollette We had difficulties when we were growing up in Martin county, Kentucky but overall, we thought we were doing okay. President Lyndon Johnson came to Inez, Kentucky in 1964 to let us know we weren’t doing…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Basketball Teams Ready for Season-Openers The Revere High girls and boys basketball teams were scheduled to open their 2022 seasons last night (Tuesday) against Greater Boston League rival Everett. Both squads then will take on another GBL foe, Somerville,…
Obituaries 12-15-2021
Lisa Daniela Disario She will Always be Loved Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Visiting Hours on Thursday, December 16 from 9 to 11 a.m., in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rt. 107) Revere…
Celebrating the Holiday Season in Revere
RSCHP Hosts Holiday Party
Lt. Gov Polito Presents MassWorks Infrastructure Program Grant to City
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Ashley Stolba came to Revere Tuesday to present a MassWorks Infrastructure Program design grant of $750,000 to the city that will help reconfigure the area near Redgate’s proposed residential and …
Councillors Cite Lack of Communications from RHS Building Committee
The Revere High School Building Committee, who is working on plans for the construction of a new high school, came under heavy criticism at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo led the torrent after requesting that the building…
