Month: November 2023
Chamber of Commerce Networking Event At Dandee Donut Factory
Cogliandro Brings Home the Gold From Rome
By Melissa Moore-Randall Revere Karate Academy’s Anthony Cogliandro recently traveled to Rome, Italy to take part in the European Kenpo Karate Championships. The event includes international grading, world class seminars and some of the toughest competitors of American Kenpo from…
Council Approves Appropriations for Mayoral Recount
By Adam Swift The City Council unanimously approved a $30,000 supplemental appropriation on Monday night to pay for this weekend’s mayoral election recount. Last week, the Board of Election Commissioners approved Dan Rizzo’s filing for a recount in his race…
RHS, Citylab Students Recognized at School Committee Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Three students, Dylan Blaisdell of CityLab Innovation High School, Bianca Fiore, and Melih Yilmaz — both of Revere High School — received Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.) Excellence Awards at the Revere School Committee’s regular…
News Brief
Public Invited to USS Constitution’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony The public is invited to attend USS Constitution’s annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, December 8, beginning at 4 p.m. on the ship. The free event will include a visit and…
Disabilities Comm. Hears of the Need for After-School Programs for Middle-Schoolers
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 14, via Zoom. Chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and fellow members Jason Barone-Cichocki, Robert Brown, and Mario Grimanis were on hand for the meeting. The guest…
VFW Seeking Permit To Rent Parking Spaces
By Adam Swift The Beachmont VFW Post on Bennington Street is looking to generate revenue by renting out parking spaces in its lot. The VFW is seeking a special permit from the City Council to allow the rental of 22…
Literacy Tutoring Program in Revere Announces Details About Student Reading Progress
(Revere, MA)–Ignite Reading, a nationally recognized high-dosage tutoring program, teaches 1st–8th grade students to read at more than twice the rate expected in traditional classrooms with no achievement gaps. Here in Revere, Ignite’s national results are now being repeated in…
Council Approves Special Permits for Apartment, Self-Storage Projects
By Adam Swift Monday night, the City Council approved two special permit requests that had previously come before its zoning subcommittee. The council approved a request to modify an existing non-conforming five-unit apartment structure at 465 Revere Beach Boulevard to…
Longtime Revere Resident Writes Children’s Book Inspired by His Daughter
By Melissa Moore-Randall Former longtime Revere resident, Kevin McDonald, is the author of his first children’s book. Now a resident of Sarasota, Florida, his book Ella and her Magic Umbrella was inspired by his daughter, Ella Rae and their dog…
Council Schedules Vote for Clerk Salary Raises
By Adam Swift The City Council tabled a hearing on a change to the city ordinance that would increase the pay for two clerk positions to its Dec. 4 meeting. The motion will allow the council to vote on the…
United Way of Massachusetts Bay Invests in FKO To Advance Equitable Communities
Special to the Journal For Kids Only Afterschool (FKO) is honored to announce its selection as one of 124 organizations partnering with United Way of Massachusetts Bay in a groundbreaking new approach aimed at eradicating the conditions that perpetuate poverty…
Edwards Named Recipient of 2023 Winners Circle Award
Special to the Journal Senator Edwards is honored to announce her recognition as a recipient of the prestigious Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus (MWPC) 2023 Winners Circle Award. This award celebrates distinguished business, community, and civil leaders who have made significant…
DeCicco Tells DCR of the Need To Make Revere Beach More Accessible
Among the topics discussed at the recent meeting of the Revere Commission on Disabilities was a report from Chairperson Ralph DeCicco about the need for the Mass. Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to take steps to make the state’s…
JROTC Wins First Place Nine Times During Commonwealth of Mass. Army League Drill Team Competition: JROTC Set To Win State Championship
Special to the Journal The Revere High School Army JROTC Patriot Battalion Drill and Color Guard teams competed in the second Commonwealth of Massachusetts Army League (COMAL) Drill League competition. COMAL consists of the 12 Massachusetts Army JROTC programs throughout…
Douglas Cummings Park Rededicated; Leonard Piazza Honored With Memorial Step
The rededication of the Douglas Cumming Park in Beachmont and the dedication of the memorial step in honor of Leonard Piazza was held Nov. 19. Beachmont Improvement Committee President Kathleen Heiser presided over the ceremony for Mr. Piazza, a founding…
Remember Those Who Are Less Fortunate This Holiday Season
“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…
Revere Falls to Winthrop, 22–0, In Hard-Fought Thanksgiving Game
he Revere High School football team was looking to complete its stellar second-half-of-the-season resurgence with a victory over Winthrop in the annual Thanksgiving game. But the visiting Vikings proved to be a difficult hurdle as their running game dictated the…
Obituaries 11-29-2023
Donald H. Larsen, Sr. Of East Boston Donald H. Larsen, Sr. of East Boston passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, November 26 on the day of “Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe”,…
