Month: September 2024
Primary Election Day in Revere
Students Facing Disciplinary Action following Fight at RHS
By Journal Staff About one dozen students face disciplinary action following a fight that broke out at Revere High School last Thursday. During the fight, one staff member was struck and transported to the hospital out of an abundance of…
Council to Consider Changes to Broadway Parking
By Adam Swift A recently completed parking study for Broadway and the surrounding area shows that there are an adequate number of parking spaces, but that the city can take steps to more effectively and efficiently allocate those spaces. Some…
364 Ocean Ave. Building Condemned 41 Tenants Facing Prospect of Homelessness
By Journal Staff The Revere Board of Health voted last Thursday at an emotion-filled meeting to condemn the 13-story Water’s Edge Apartment building at 364 Ocean Ave., leaving the long-troubled building’s 41 remaining tenants in the 91-unit building, many of…
Markey Seeks Protections for Warehouse Workers
Special to the Journal Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and Retirement Security joined Amazon warehouse workers and labor leaders in Revere to urge passage of the Warehouse…
News Briefs
99th Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas & Damian This Weekend It’s that time of year again when the streets of East Cambridge will come alive for the 99th Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian this weekend –…
Gov. Healey Proclaims Sept. as ‘Emergency Preparedness Month’
Gov. Maura Healey has declared September 2024 as Emergency Preparedness Month to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness and to encourage planning for disasters and other types of emergencies. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the Massachusetts Department of Public…
Lottery Held for Affordable Units at New Revere Condo Development
Special to the Journal Roy Avellaneda, Listing Agent, and Michael Albano, Listing Broker, of Metropolitan Boston Real Estate announced that they, along with Revere city officials, held the lottery to select buyers for 18 of the 20 affordable units at…
Council Calls for Less Invasive Rat Poison
By Adam Swift Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna is requesting that the city use a less invasive rodent poison when baiting for rats. McKenna said data shows that the more potent poison currently being used affects the wildlife chain by…
Revere Welcomes Five New Firefighters
Special to the Journal State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership announced the graduation of 34 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program including five from Revere. “Massachusetts firefighters are on the frontlines protecting…
City of Revere, the Public Health Department, and SUDHI Hold Candlelight Vigil
Cary Shuman Photos In honor of Aug. 31 being International Overdose Awareness Day and September being Recovery Month, The City of Revere, the Public Health Department, and SUDHI held a Candlelight Vigil Saturday at Overdose Memorial Park. Mayor Patrick Keefe…
Council Looks to Name Memorial Garden for Former City Outreach Worker Chris Alba
By Adam Swift Chris Alba was a champion for the city’s most vulnerable and in-need populations. Alba was a beloved community outreach worker who died almost one year ago. Now, the city council is supporting a request that the garden…
Human Case of WNV confirmed in Revere
DPH to continue weekly mosquito spraying protocols, education to residents and vulnerable populations Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today one confirmed human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in Revere, and one suspected…
ZBA Rejects Request for Parking Variance at 810 Washington Ave.
By Journal Staff The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, August 28, in the City Councillor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber. Chair Michael Tucker and fellow members Aklog Limeneh, John Lopes,…
Principal Bowen Updates School Committee on Cell Phones, Attendance, and Student Support
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During its regular meeting, the Revere School Committee invited Chris Bowen, Principal at Revere High School (RHS), to provide more information on addressing the school’s cellphone and attendance policies and how its student support system will…
Revere Public Library Introduces New Librarian and Fall Programs
By Melissa Moore-Randall As summer comes to a close, the Revere Public Library is gearing up for back to school with many new fall programs and introducing a new librarian. Kim Maniscalco is the new Adult Services Librarian. Kim is…
Red Sox and Pats are Taking the Fans for Granted
For the third year in a row and fifth time in six years, the Red Sox appear doomed to fail to reach the playoffs, a stretch of futility that the Patriots promise to mimic almost precisely if they fall short…
The Hostages are Just Pawns
The brutal deaths this past week of six innocent civilian hostages who were taken captive by the Hamas terrorists on October 7 has shone a bright light on a simple reality: The hostages are nothing but pawns, if even that,…
Revere High Football Team Hosts Whittier in Opener
By Cary Shuman The Revere High football team will kick off its 2024 season Friday (6 p.m.) on what will be a special night for the program. At halftime, the undefeated 1964 RHS team will be honored (see related story).…
