Author: Journal Staff
McKenna Receives Citation
News Briefs
Applications Sought For Watershed Council 2019 Scholarships The Saugus River Watershed Council is now accepting applications for 2019 environmental scholarships. During 2019, the Saugus River Watershed Council will award one $500 Environmental Leadership Scholarship and one $500 Pamela Harris Memorial…
News from the City Council
The following motions were discussed at the Monday, March 11 City Council meeting. Zoning Sub-Committee Report 4. 19-017 An ordinance further amending the zoning ordinances of the city of revere relative to a nine month moratorium on the granting of…
Police Briefs 03-13-2019
Passer-by Thwarts Robbery A good samaritan foiled a robbery attempt on Malden Street March 4 when a woman walking home was accosted by a man trying to steal her purse. Around 10:05 p.m. on March 5, the woman got off…
Guest Op-ed Lenten Letter: Summit to Protect Children and Minors Was Powerful
By Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM, Cap. As we begin the holy season of Lent, this annual time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving affords us the opportunity to be renewed by God’s love and mercy as we recommit ourselves to…
Letter to the Editor
On Waterfront Square Affordable Housing Dear Editor, I am writing to applaud the March 6 article about the new 51-unit, mixed-income building being constructed at 571 Revere St. that will offer 32 affordable rental units and 19 workforce rental units.…
Guest Op-ed It’s Called “Free Cash” — but It’s Hard Earned
By Mayor Brian Arrigo This week I requested the City Council to approve appropriations for the disbursement of “free cash” funds to a variety of purposes, projects, and activities that will continue our endless pursuit of a better quality of…
Hands-free Driving Makes Sense
Recent statistics indicate that the single-biggest cause of motor vehicle accidents these days can be attributed generally to what is known as “distracted driving.” According to some reports, more Americans now are killed on our roads because of distracted driving…
RHS Cheer Takes Second at State Competition
The Revere High School Cheerleaders placed second in the Large Coed division at the State Competition on Sunday March 10. The team also earned the seventh highest score in the state and the highest score RHS Cheer has ever earned…
BHCC Men’s Basketball to Compete in NJCAA Elite Eight Revere’s Jones, Jones, Urdaneta and Joof Looking For A Win
The Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) Men’s Basketball Team, led by head coach Nkrumah Jones, of Revere, (ranked eighth nationally) won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III Region XXI tournament. BHCC Men’s Basketball defeated Bristol Community College…
Obituaries 03-13-2019
Anthony J. ‘Killer’ Vinciarelli, Sr. Revere Fire Department retiree Anthony J. “Killer” Vinciarelli, Sr. of Revere passed away on March 6 at the age of 84. Anthony was a loving family man, he was a 27-year veteran of the City…
Making The Most of A Snow Day
McGrath Fundraiser
News Briefs
Arrigo Cites National Consumer Protection Week Mayor Brian Arrigo acknowledged National Consumer Protection Week (March 3 through 9) by encouraging residents to make use of the Revere’s Consumer Affairs Office when confronted with any type of consumer issue such as…
Goldberg Releases New Unclaimed Property Listings
Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg today announced the latest grouping of names that have been added to the state’s list of unclaimed property owners. Over 45,000 new properties worth millions of dollars are owed to individuals and businesses throughout the…
MBTA Seeks Input on Proposals
Seeks Input on Proposals As part of its Better Bus Project the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) is seeking opinions from bus riders on three new proposals for bus lines in Revere. Proposals include changes to Route 411, Route 424…
Affordable Housing Units are Slated for Revere
Last week, Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, and Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Janelle Chan announced support the creation of 643 new rental housing units in the Commonwealth, including 397 units…
Police Briefs 03-06-2019
Police News Juvenile Joy Ride A Revere youth has been charged with taking his father’s car for a late-night joy ride on East Mountain Avenue and then crashing it into a parked car. Police were called to an accident on the…
Letters to the Editor
On DeLeo’s Greenworks Proposal Dear Editor, Speaker DeLeo’s billion-dollar GreenWorks proposal could offer much-needed support to Winthrop, other coastal towns, and all the Commonwealth’s communities as we face greater extremes of tides and weather. But as with any local distribution…
