Author: Journal Staff
Revere High Homecoming
AFC Opens New Health Clinic on Squire Road
By Adam Swift American Family Care (AFC), a leading national provider of urgent care, primary care, and occupational medicine, held a grand opening of its newest clinic, AFC Revere, on Monday. The state-of-the-art healthcare facility is located at 339 Squire…
The Fright Stuff: David and Dianne Campbell Bring Smiles of joy at Their Amazingly Decorated Home
By Cary Shuman For 20 years, David Campbell and his wife, Dianne Campbell, have been decorating their home and front lawn for Halloween, each year seemingly exceeding the creativity and ingenuity of their previous year’s effort. On an unseasonably warm…
Council Seeking Discounted Toll Rates for City Drivers
By Adam Swift Revere drivers are faced with congested traffic and increased pollution daily from commuters traveling to and from Boston, but those drivers are not afforded the same toll discounts that residents in Chelsea, East Boston, and Charlestown receive…
News Briefs
Mayor Keefe Thanks Union Partners for Successful Contract Negotiations The City of Revere and Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. are proud to announce multiple successful contract negotiations with union partners in Revere. Thus far in 2024, the City of Revere…
Eversource Bringing Smart Meters to Massachusetts Starting Next Year
Special to the Journal As part of Eversource’s continued investment in modernizing the power grid to enhance electric reliability and improve service for customers, the energy company will begin transitioning homes and business across the Commonwealth to smart meters in…
A.C. Whelan Second-graders Visited by RFD for Fire Prevention Month
By Melissa Moore-Randall Second grade students at the A.C. Whelan School received a treat when they were visited by the Revere Fire Department during Fire Prevention Week/Month. The RFD arrived in their fire truck (Engine 3) to the excitement of…
Council Approves DPW Union Contract
By Adam Swift The city council unanimously approved a new three-year contract for the union representing the city’s department of public works employees at its meeting Monday night. The contract runs through the end of June, 2027 and calls for…
Council Nixes Robocall Motion Concerning Marijuana
By Adam Swift The council voted against a motion to send out a city-wide robocall if it decides to take up the issue of allowing recreational marijuana sales before the end of its current legislation session at its Monday night…
Phase 1 of Bus Network Redesign Launches Dec. 15 to Bring More Frequent Service, Better Routes
Special to the Journal The MBTA today reminded riders that Phase 1 of Bus Network Redesign will launch on Sunday, December 15. The MBTA’s Bus Network Redesign is a major initiative of the Better Bus Project aimed at improving bus…
Revere’s Dianne C. Braley, Hosts Book Signing for Second Novel
By Melissa Moore-Randall Revere native Dianne C. Braley hosted a book signing recently at the Mission Beach House for her second novel, The Summer Before. On the heels of the success of Silence in the Sound, The Summer Before is …
Ignite Reading Continues to be a Success at Revere Public Schools
Special to the Journal At the beginning of the last school year, the oral reading proficiency of nearly 80 Whelan Elementary School first graders was very low. First graders at the school could only identify and read about six words.…
RHS Roundup
RHS boys soccer wins tourney opener; plays at Bedford tomorrow The Revere High boys soccer team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the MIAA Division 2 state soccer tournament with a 2-1 victory over East Longmeadow in a Round of…
Landslide! -Patriots Crush Tide in Historic Victory
By Cary Shuman As magnificent and heartwarming as Lou Cicatelli’s 100th career victory was a week ago, the longtime Revere High head football coach may have to put Win No. 101 at the top of his list of all-time memories.…
Mayor Keefe Says Revere’s Victory over Everett High was ‘Pretty Impressive’
By Cary Shuman Yes, Mayor Patrick Keefe was watching the game. And like all Revere High football fans, he was awestruck by the sheer firepower and determination displayed by the Patriots in the 42-18 rout of Everett Friday night at…
RHS Unified Basketball season begins
By Melissa Moore-Randall The 2024-2025 Unified Sports season is underway at RHS. The program kicked off their season with a game at home. This year’s team includes Nathan Brown, Joe Carlo, Gio Cea, Kepler Celamy, Daniel Flores, Juliana Garcia, Yousef…
Give Thanks to Our Veterans
This Monday, November 11, we will celebrate the 106th observance of Veterans Day in the United States, a day of solemnity and reverence to honor those who have served in our nation’s military. Veteran’s Day initially was known as Armistice…
Is Drought Our Next Climate Crisis?
To paraphrase Bob Dylan, we don’t need a weatherman to tell us that our parched lawns and gardens are an indication that there has been a lack of rain in the past month. But even we were surprised to learn…
Obituaries 11-06-2024
Maureen Kidney Proud of her Irish Catholic Heritage, she was honored as Catholic Woman of the Year in 1997 and was the first recipient of the LAOH Legend Award Maureen L. (Mosher) Kidney, 82, of Lynn, passed away on Saturday,…