By Sue Ellen Woodcock More than 100 people braved the misty, overcast weather Monday morning in front of the American Legion building on Broadway as the city remembered those who gave their lives so ours can be free. Under the…
Author: Journal Staff
Suffolk Downs New Owner Lays Out Development Plan
By John Lynds Former Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) Director Thomas O’Brien’s development firm HYM announced it has closed on its purchase of Suffolk Downs last Friday. O’Brien’s firm, who has made a name for itself as the developer of several…
Rosa Named Valedictorian in ‘Exceptional’ Class at RHS
By Seth Daniel Revere High School (RHS) announced that senior Samantha Rosa is the valedictorian of this year’s class, and Hayley Petrozzelli is the salutatorian. Both will lead a class of more than 400 students – one of the largest…
News Briefs
One Beach to Receive LEED Certification The Neighborhood Developers announces that it expects to receive LEED certification for its housing development One Beach, located in downtown Revere. LEED is a nationally recognized standard for sustainable development, created by the U.S.…
Boncore Amendment Targets Opioid Crisis
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Just as Legislators were wrapping up work on the FY 18 budget last week, State Sen. Joe Boncore proposed and got passed an amendment that would direct the Department of Public Health to study whether or…
Save Harbor/Save Bay Issues Report On Water Quality at Revere Beach in ’16
The environmental advocacy organization Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released their annual Beach Water Quality Report Card on the Metropolitan Region’s public beaches on Friday, May 26, 2017 – just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The report card is…
Meeting Them in Morocco:Beachmont Teachers Will Travel to Morocco to Learn More about Student Culture
By Seth Daniel Two Beachmont teachers will spend several weeks traveling through Morocco this summer in order to learn more about the culture of a rapidly growing demographic of students in their school. Irene Cassidy and Chelsey Pollack, English Language…
Miniweather Found his Stride at Revere High
By Seth Daniel When Jeremiah Miniweather looks back at his three years of high school in Revere, he is amazed at how much the school set him up for success. That coming after attending schools in Georgia and Florida before…
Police Briefs 05-31-2017
MARROW DONOR REGISTRY AT RPD The Revere Police Department will hold a Marrow Donor Registry Drive on Wednesday, June 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Station, 400 Parkway. The registry is open to those ages 18-44, and…
Revere Through the Years
10 years ago May 30, 2007 Although Revere City Councillor Dan Rizzo handily carried his home city by a vote of 3628-1031 over East Boston State Rep. Anthony Petrucelli in Tuesday’s special primary for the Democratic nomination to succeed…
Letter to the Editor
THANK YOU To the Editor: We would like to extend our most sincere thanks to Mayor Arrigo and his staff, and the City Council, for the wonderful dedication ceremony that took place on May 20th, which honored our dad, George…
The Boston Harbor Clean-Up:An Environmental — and Economic — Success Story
A recent report issued by the public interest group Save the Harbor/Save the Bay informs us that the beaches surrounding the Metropolitan Boston area were open for bathing 96 percent of the time during the summer of 2016 and that,…
Sports 05-31-2017
RHS stars Olivieri, Hinojosa, Leone brothers return for Alumni Baseball Game By Cary Shuman The team of ‘88 was great – but was it the greatest? That’s one of the lively debates that ensued at the recent Revere High School…
Obituaries 05-31-2017
Henry Perry, Sr. Retired GE Master Welder and Baritone for Beverly Northshore Men Barbershop Quartet Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Thursday, June 1 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith Home for…
If You Build It… They Will Come
Volunteers gather for a photo after completing the playground at the Lincoln School.
Wounded Veterans Ride
Revere firefighter Eddie Steriti helps attach a American flag between Fire Truck Ladders from the Revere and Everett Fire Departments at Brown Circle as part of the Wounded Veterans Motorcycle Run this past Sunday, May 21. Afterward, at Suffolk Downs,…
Moroccan Cultural Day
Keltoum Lahrir looks out at the festival with paintings of life in Morocco behind her during the Moroccan Cultural Day. The first-ever festival took place on Shirley Avenue on Saturday afternoon, May 20.
Councillors Debate Keeping Employee Residency Measure
By Sue Ellen Woodcock For years there has been a residency requirement if you intend to work in city hall. If you don’t live in Revere at the time of hire you’d go before the city council and ask for…
Beautification Committee Celebrates 15 Years
By Sue Ellen Woodcock It started with the simple idea of addressing problem litter around the city and today, 15 years later, the Revere Beautification Committee (RBC) is making sure Revere looks the best it can. “We work collaboratively with…
On the Fence: Seacoast Academy Shows No Hesitation in Community Art Projects
By Seth Daniel What has turned into a welcome art project in Beachmont had its humble beginnings in a Seacoast Academy classroom with two teachers, a few curious students and a bag of plastic drinking cups. Using a little bit…
