Author: Journal Staff
Revere Honors The Late Joe DeSantis
By Melissa Moore-Randall Friday night hockey players young and old came together at the Cronin Rink to honor the late Joe DeSantis. Joe, a fixture with the local hockey and skating programs for more than 25 years and the former…
Deborah L. Gold-Alexander Named One of Top Women of Law for 2023
Special to the Journal Attorney Deborah L. Gold-Alexander has been selected for 2023 as one of the Top Women of the Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. For more than 30 years, Attorney Deborah L. Gold-Alexander has successfully operated one of…
Wonderland Site Back on Table As Potential New High School Site
By Adam Swift It’s a new year and a new city council, but for nearly three hours on Monday night, a familiar topic dominated the debate. Early in 2020, the city began the process of bringing a high school building…
News Briefs
Plastic Free Mass Urges Legislators to Fix Recycling System Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Just Zero, Be the Solution to Pollution, and other members of Plastic Free Mass are calling on legislators to update the state’s beverage container deposit return system…
City Council Approves Use of CIT Funds for Two Projects in Wards 1 and 5
By Adam Swift The city council unanimously approved two Community Improvement Trust Fund appropriations at Monday night’s meeting. The council approved using $25,000 for air quality monitors in Ward 5 that will be monitored through a Northeastern University program. The…
Welcome, All Immaculate Conception Alumni To Join Fellow Classmates at the Marina at the Wharf Restaurant
Alumni of the Immaculate Conception High School of the 70’s are meeting their past First Friday obligations by meeting and breaking bread on the first Friday of the month at the Marina at the Wharf Restaurant. All alumni are invited…
Point of Pines Fire Station Meeting Room To Be Named for Former Councillor Powers
By Adam Swift When the new Point of Pines Fire Station opens, its community meeting room will be named for the long-time Ward 5 City Councillor who worked as hard as anyone to make the building a reality. Monday night,…
Paul Argenzio Recognized for Years of Service in Public Works Department
By Adam Swift As Ward 4 Councillor Paul Argenzio began his new journey on the council Monday night, his fellow councillors did not forget his previous 43 years of service to the city in the public works department. “This is…
Revere PAL Makes It a Very Merry December for Revere Youth
By Melissa Moore-Randall The Revere PAL (Police Activities League) has been a staunch supporter of Revere’s youth and sports programs throughout the years. The League is an anti-drug and anti-violence organization that promotes education, athletics, and career awareness to the…
Ira Novoselsky Hopes To Return Yahrzeit Plaques to Jewish Veteran Families
By Melissa Moore-Randall For the past five years the Veterans’ Home in Chelsea’s Jewish Chapel has been storing two hundred Yahrzeit plaques, originally from the former Congregation Tifereth Israel in Revere which closed in 2015. The plaques contain the names…
Paula Andrea Tobon Joins Project Bread’s Inaugural Council of Experts With Lived Experience
Special to the Journal Paula Andrea Tobon, of Revere, has joined Project Bread’s new Council of Experts with Lived Experience, which is designed to engage people who have experiences with food insecurity in conversations to shape the resources and policies…
Revitalization Program Earns Prestigious Award for Social Equity
The city of Revere, Massachusetts, Gamble Associates, and omloop received recognition from the American Planning Association – Massachusetts Chapter (APA-MA) for their work on the Storefront and Signage Improvement Program, which supports businesses along Revere’s Broadway corridor. Gamble Associates, the…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Never Gave Up
For those of a certain age, it is hard to imagine that 2024 will mark 56 years since the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel…
Replace Belichick? Good Luck With That!
As we are writing this at the beginning of the week, there is rampant speculation that the Patriots are going to fire Bill Belichick, who undeniably is the greatest football coach of all time. Yes, he had a great quarterback…
Obituaries 01-10-2024
Jo-Ann Sarro Past Vice President of the Point of Pines Association Family and friends attended a Memorial Visitation on Tuesday, January 9th in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals, 262 Beach St. Revere followed by a funeral…
Leaders of 2024 Sworn Into Office Jan. 1
HYM Presents Revised One-Way Plan for Harris St.; Traffic Comm. Approves Fees, Fines for EV Charging Stations
The Revere Traffic Commission held its regular monthly meeting on December 21 in the City Councillor Joseph A. Del Grosso Council Chambers of Revere City Hall. On hand for the session were chair Paul Argenzio (for whom this was his…
News Briefs
Sullivan Square Traffic Advisory Motorists should be advised that the Sullivan Square Underpass will be closed beginning on Tuesday January 2 through Friday May 31 to perform repairs to the structure. Motorists are encouraged to plan accordingly and/or seek alternative…
Mayor Patrick Keefe Announces Revere’s Policies for Progress Committee: The Committee Will Focus on a 100-Day Roadmap To Advance the City’s Greatest Opportunities and Address Biggest Challenges
Mayor Patrick M. Keefe announced the City of Revere’s first, Policies for Progress Committee. The Committee will establish a roadmap over the next 100 days to advance policies and practices to drive Revere’s continued growth for all people and provide…
