By Douglas H. Stutz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs Officer It’s not infrequent for hospital corpsmen in varied career stages to share a common connection. Such proved to be the case for Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dylan Stuart selected…
Author: Journal Staff
Are Braces Just for Kids? Four Reasons Mom and Dad Want A Great Smile, Too
When it comes to braces, teens and pre-teens remain the typical patients for orthodontists. But their moms and dads may soon be catching up. Today, one in four orthodontic patients is an adult, according to the American Association of Orthodontists.…
Police Briefs 02-27-2019
    Man Convicted of Murder A Suffolk Superior Court jury Friday afternoon found Juan Gaviria, 21, guilty of second-degree murder and firearms offenses in connection with the Jan. 23, 2015, shooting death of 18-year-old Andres Jaramillo on Revere’s Garfield Avenue. …
Massachusetts Greenworks Is an Investment in Our Present — and Future
The announcement last week by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo that the state will be investing $1 billion over the next decade to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fortify infrastructure is welcome news…
Sports 02-27-2019
RhS Sports Roundup RHS girls fall to Reading in tourney The Revere High girls basketball team dropped a 56-38 decision at Reading in a first-round contest of the Division 1 North Sectional of the MIAA girls basketball tournament Monday night.…
Obituaries 02-27-2019
Francine Josephine Whippen Sears retiree who loved volunteering and traveling Francine Josephine Whippen, former-ly of Wichita, Kan., passed away peacefully Feb. 23 at Presbyterian Manor, Newton. She was 78 years old. She was born June 25, 1940, to Frances (Carosone)…
Project Here’s Online App for Youth Prevention Education Wins Parents’ Choice Award 2019
Attorney General Maura Healey announced that Project Here Games, an online app available for middle school students to practice healthy decision-making skills for substance use prevention, has been selected as a 2019 Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner. “Project Here Games…
Police Briefs 02-20-2019
Armed Robbery An armed robbery of the Pollo Royal Restaurant on Broadway is under investigation this week. Around 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 16, a white male came into the establishment and brandished a knife, demanding they turn over the money.…
Letter to the Editor
Thinking about Quitting Smoking? Dear Editor, February is American Heart Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking is a leading cause of heart disease. Smoking can lead to the narrowing of blood vessels and high blood…
Traffic, Traffic Everywhere
A recent national report confirmed what those of us in the Greater Boston area have known all-too-well for all-too-long: That by some measures, traffic congestion on our metropolitan roadways is the worst in the entire nation and among the worst…
It’s Emily Time DiGiulio Guides Lady Pats Basketball Team to Another State Tourney
How fitting it was that the Revere High School girls basketball team honored its senior captain, Emily DiGiulio, on a night when it clinched a berth in the MIAA State Tournament. DiGiulio will be making her 11th consecutive postseason appearance…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS girls basketball team defeats Beverly The Revere High girls basketball team earned a hard-fought, 48-45 victory at Beverly last Wednesday. The Lady Patriots trailed for most of the contest, but mounted a surge in the fourth quarter that culminated…
Obituaries 02-20-2019
Antonio D’Amore Of Revere Antonio D’Amore of Revere, formerly of the North End, passed away suddenly on Feb. 16. The beloved husband of 51 years to Maria D’Amore, he was the devoted father of Connie Napolitano and her husband, Giuseppe…
Students and Faculty Face off on IC Court
Off to the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
Revere, Chelsea and Winthrop Launch Region-Wide Community Health Needs Assessment
For the first time, officials from Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop are combining forces to conduct a comprehensive regional Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and design a Community Health Implementation Plan (CHIP). Major hospitals, along with health centers, human services providers…
News Briefs
CAPIC seeks Revere nominee COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS INTER-CITY, Inc. (CAPIC) is seeking a nominee for the Revere Limited Income Sector on the Board of Directors. The successful nominee will be a Revere resident, at least 18 years of age and…
The State of the City Address
— by Mayor Brian Arrigo, Feb. 7 Good evening everyone. Let me start by thanking all of you for being here. Especially my family: my wife Daveen, my boys Joseph and Jack, my Mom Paula, and all my family and…
Revere Receives Shannon Grant for 2019
State Rep. RoseLee Vincent, Revere Police Chief Jim Guido and Sergeant Rob Impemba joined Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Undersecretary of Public Safety for Law Enforcement Jennifer Queally and local police chiefs at the 2019 Sen. Charles…
Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
Hill School Students Caught Being Kind The following Hill School students were caught being kind in January: Olianny Rojas Contreras Aliana Sheehan Omotola Adeniyi Bsmela Ahmed Banessa Martinez Amelia Uribe Mellanie De Almeida Tiffany Vildoza Tania Vildoza Diris Soto Emily…
