Month: November 2023
Rizzo Seeks Recount: Mayoral Election Recount Approved by Commissioners
By Adam Swift A recount of the city’s Nov. 7 mayoral election has been approved by the city’s Board of Election Commissioners. Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo successfully filed for the recount after losing the race to Acting Mayor Patrick Keefe by…
Senior Center Holds Thanksgiving Luncheon
License Comm. Approves One-Day Licenses
The Revere License Commission held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, November 15, in the City Council Chamber. On hand for the session were chair Robert Selevitch and commissioner Linda Guinasso. The first matter on the agenda was a request from…
News Briefs
Sounds of Christmas Concert December 17 The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will make its traditional visit to Revere on Sunday, December 17 at 4:00 p.m. when Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts the annual Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas”…
RHS World Languages Inducts New Members Into National Honor Society
Special to the Journal A recent university study has shown that studying world languages creates more positive attitudes and less prejudice toward people who are different. Studying a world language also improves skills and grades in math and English, encourages…
Revere Police Receive JAG Grant
By Adam Swift Last week, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced that Revere was one of 130 police departments across the state awarded an Edward J. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). The Revere Police Department received $13,469 of the $5 million in…
A.C. Whelan School Hosts Kindergarten ABC Fashion Show
By Melissa Moore-Randall A.C. Whelan Kindergarteners recently completed their ABC bootcamp. They worked on one letter every day for 26 days. To celebrate their accomplishment, they had an ABC Fashion show last week. Each student was given a vest with…
Council Updated on Overdose Outreach Work
By Adam Swift Lauren Buck, the city’s Chief of Health and Human Services, appeared before the City Council last week to provide an update on the city’s overdose outreach program in the wake of the death of Chris Alba. Alba,…
Bizzy Women Social To Host Wonderland Holiday Market
By Melissa Moore-Randall On Saturday, December 2nd, Bizzy Women Social will host the Wonderland Holiday Market. The event will be held at the SpringHill Suites Marriott from 11:00-4:00. Highlights of the market including small business vendors, holiday photoshoots, hot cocoa…
Metropolitan Beaches Comm. Holds First Meeting In-Person Since Shutdown
Special to the Journal For the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown, the Metropolitan Beaches Commission gathered on Beacon Hill on October 31 for an in-person hearing on the state of the region’s beaches. This was also the first opportunity…
Eastie’s Moscone Named Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense by Boston Magazine
Attorney Albert J. Moscone has been recognized by Boston Magazine “Top Lawyer: 2023, Criminal Defense,” as well as, in The Best Lawyers©, Ones to Watch in America in the areas of Corporate and Real Estate Litigation. He has been named…
Happy Thanksgiving
A Harris poll a few years ago revealed that Christmas is the favorite holiday of the year among all age groups of Americans, but we think that Thanksgiving, our uniquely American holiday, has much more to recommend it than Christmas.…
Let’s Go Revere – Beat Winthrop!!!
When the Revere High football team takes to the turf field at Harry Della Russo Stadium to meet Winthrop on the morning of Thanksgiving Day, coach Lou Cicatelli and his Patriots, who are 4-6 on the season, will be the…
Letters to the Editor
Statement by Mayor-Elect, Patrick Keefe Dear Editor, It is truly disheartening, that after having conceded, my opponent has made the decision to pursue an unnecessary and costly recount of an election he lost. Disheartening, but not surprising. Not surprising because…
Guest Op-Ed: Bay Staters Deserve Opportunities To Build a Better Financial Future
By State Reps. Jeffrey Rosario Turco and Francisco E. Paulino Whether you grew up in Revere, Winthrop, Lawrence, Brighton, or Boston, every community in the Commonwealth values kitchen-table issues; an honest day’s work, safe streets, affordable homes, good schools, access…
Guest Op-Ed: Why Preventing Diabetes Should Be a Priority at All Ages
By Dr. Donna O’Shea More than 96 million Americans, or 1 in 3 adults, live with a potentially life-altering condition – yet many of them are unaware they even have it. That condition is prediabetes, which in up to 70%…
Revere Football Team Ready for Thanksgiving Game Versus Winthrop
Hoping to continue its second-half surge, the Revere High football team will play Winthrop High in the annual Thanksgiving game Thursday (10 a.m.) at Harry Della Russo Stadium. Head coach Lou Cicatelli has his Patriots (4-6 playing their best football…
Super Bowl Champions! Revere Junior Patriots Capture Youth Football Title
The Revere Junior Patriots youth football seventh-and-eighth-grade team made its first New England Commonwealth Youth Football Conference season an unforgettable one, winning the 2023 Super Bowl, 12-6, over Stoneham in a thriller Sunday afternoon at Tufts University in Medford. Revere,…
Mike D’Itria Begins a New Chapter: Revere Resident Will Lead Pioneer Charter As Its New Boys Head Basketball Coach
Mike D’Itria enjoyed a tremendous run of basketball achievement at St. Mary’s High School in Lynn. He was an assistant coach of a state championship boys team, and as a proud father, he and his wife, Tami, had the opportunity…
