This project came about when the Senior Council was trying to decide what to do with moneycollected from Irma’s Closet. Irma’s Closet is a small shop of donated jewelry put on by IrmaAccettullo. After deciding how to spend the money…
Month: January 2025
Ringing in the New Year at the Senior Center
Mayor seeks to Allow External Candidates for Chief of Police
By Adam Swift Mayor Patrick Keefe is requesting the city council change the procedure for how the city hires its police chief, allowing it to hire candidates from outside the Revere Police Department. Monday night, Keefe addressed the council about…
Election Commissioner Leaves for DCR job
By Adam Swift Revere Election Commissioner Paul Fahey has stepped down from his position after a little more than three years on the job to take a new position with the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation. Fahey thanked a…
Lane Closures Now in Effect for Route 16 Bridge over Broadway
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing lane closures on Route 16 in the area of the bridge over Route 107 in Revere. The lane closures will begin on Tuesday, January 28, and will remain…
News Briefs
City receives distinguised budget award Government Finance Officers Association is pleased to announce that City of Revere, Massachusetts received GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget. The award represents a significant achievement by the entity. It reflects the commitment…
Updates on MCAS Provided at School Committee Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At the Revere School Committee’s regular meeting last week, Superintendent Dianne Kelly highlighted the impact of a new law removing the MCAS exam as a high school graduation requirement. Kelly, who mentioned that a letter about…
Park and Fly Garage Proposed off Charger Street
By Adam Swift The owners of an automotive repair shop and contractor’s yard on Rear Squire Road off Charger Street are requesting a special permit to replace those two buildings with a five-story Park and Fly parking garage. Monday night,…
Revere Zoning Board of Appeals Holds Annual Monthly Meeting
By Journal Staff The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, January 22, in the City Councillor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber. On hand for the session were chair Michael Tucker and fellow members Aklog Limeneh,…
Whelan and SBA Students ‘Buddy up’
By Melissa Moore-Randall Whelan third and fourth graders are part of a new program with their West Revere Complex neighbors, eighth-graders from the SBA. Reading Buddies is a program where Whelan Elementary students are paired with eighth graders from Ms.…
Council Raises Concerns over Furlong Drive Special Permit Request
By Adam Swift Several city councilors said they want to see a business on Furlong Drive make some major clean-up efforts before they consider granting a requested special permit for a contractor’s yard at the address. Monday night, the council…
Traffic Commission Restricts Parking to One Side on Wilson Street
By Journal Staff The Revere Traffic Commission held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday (January 16) in the City Councillor Joseph A. Del Grosso Council Chambers at Revere City Hall. On hand for the session were Chair and DPW Director Christopher Ciaramella…
RHS Welcome Club Looks to Expand to all Schools in the District
Special to the Journal Last week, members of the Revere High School Welcome Club traveled to the Paul Revere Innovation School to introduce the club to the Paul Revere’s staff and administration. The Welcome Club is led by RHS students…
State Ethics Commission Finds Santiago Violated Conflict of Interest Law while Employed by both DCR and the City of Revere
Special to the Journal The State Ethics Commission has issued a Decision and Order finding that Jessica Santiago, while simultaneously an employee of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and the City of Revere, violated the conflict of interest…
Legislature Passes Major Health Care Oversight Legislation, Regulates Private Equity
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Legislature passed legislation that will close loopholes in the health care market regulatory process exposed by the collapse of Steward Health Care, increase financial transparency by gathering more information regarding hospital finances, and assist…
Federal Firearms Licensee Sentenced to Prison for Firearm Trafficking and Straw Purchasing Conspiracy
Special to the Journal A Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) was sentenced in federal court in Boston for conspiring to illegally traffic and straw purchase firearms. Cory Daigle, 30, of Revere, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin…
GLP-1 Weight-loss Drugs Should be made Affordable for All Americans
The widespread acceptance of the so-called GLP-1 drugs, Zepbound by Eli Lilly and Wegovy by Novo Nordisk, for weight loss has created a game-changing dynamic for the overall health of the 72% of Americans who struggle with maintaining a healthy…
We’re Over the Hump
The winter season generally is measured in two ways. There’s meteorological winter, the three months of December, January, and February. And then there is astronomical winter, which begins with the winter solstice on December 21 and ends with the spring…
Letter to the Editor
Thank You, Revere Dear Editor, The overwhelming generosity of the people of Revere helped provide joy to children in need through Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts this season. Across the U.S., the Samaritan’s Purse project collected 10.5 million shoebox gifts in 2024. Combined with…
RHS Sports
RHS girls win two medals at MSTCA Two members of the Revere High girls indoor track and field team brought home medals at the MSTCA Coaches Large School Invitational Sunday at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, setting two school…