At the September 8 meeting of the Commission for Disabilities, the commissioners reported the good news that four handicapped parking spaces have been finished in front of the Harry Della Russo Stadium on Park Avenue. Commissioners also reminded residents that…
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Northeast Metro Tech Changes Reopening Plan: District Changes Direction Amid High Numbers of Positive Local Cases
Superintendent David DiBarri reports that Northeast Metro Tech is changing course to follow its fully remote learning plan amid high numbers of positive COVID-19 cases in Revere. The district had initially planned to hold a week of remote learning this…
Council Approves Motion Seeking to Reduce Liquor License Fees
The City Council unanimously approved a motion by Council President Patrick Keefe that Mayor Brian Arrigo request the License Commission to reduce restaurants’ liquor license fees by 50 percent due to the loss of business caused by COVID-19. Keefe deferred…
Naira Almonte, 2018 RHS Grad and Daughter of Revere Community Activist, Dies Tragically
Naira Almonte, the daughter of Maria Ureña, a well known community volunteer, advocate and Parent Lead Organizer at Women Encouraging Empowerment (WEE) in Revere died tragically on September 7. Almonte, a 2018 Revere High School graduate, recently moved to Providence…
Revere Public Library Announces Winners of First Creative-Writing Contest
Special to the Journal The Revere Public Library held their first ever creative-writing contest over the month of August. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the library wanted to get the community engaged in something they could do in the safety of…
IKEA Retail U.S Returns $1.4 Million in Unemployment Payments That Will Fund Work Skills Training
IKEA Retail U.S. will return to Massachusetts $1,393,437 million used to pay unemployment benefits of previously furloughed employees, which will fund skill development and workforce training for both adults and youth to further assist the Commonwealth’s economic recovery from the COVID-19…
MSP as Determined as Ever to Bring Taraskiewicz’s Killer or Killers to Justice: $250,000 Reward Is Still in Effect
Special to the Journal Twenty-eight years ago this week, the body of Susan Taraskiewicz was found in the trunk of her car, which had been left outside an auto repair shop on Route 1A in Revere. So much time has…
Car Crashes Into Proctor Ave. Home
Special to the Journal On Monday, Sept. 14, at 11:33 am a box alarm was struck for a report of a motor vehicle into a building with an odor of gas. The working Deputy along with 3 pumpers and a…
MassDOT Advisory: Statewide Exit Renumbering Project Meeting Set for September 24
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing an upcoming virtual Public Information Meeting for MassDOT’s Statewide Exit Renumbering Project on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This project is converting all existing exit numbers on freeways to a milepost-based…
City’s Inspectional Services Department Increases Enforcement at Large Retailers
Revere’s Positive Test Rate Drops to 5.15% The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to monitor impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and develop policies and procedures to maintain public health and safety for all in Revere. As of September 10,…
The Power to Save a Life: Baker, Arrigo Announce New Campaign to Help Highest Risk Communities
Special to the Journal Last Thursday, the Baker-Polito Administration stepped up its targeted initiative to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in communities across the Commonwealth with the highest number of positive cases. This initiative brings even greater focus to…
All the Right Moves: Dance Studios Take Precautions for New Season
After a challenging spring and summer due to the coronavirus, Revere’s dance community begins anew this month. Let’s check in with three local dance studio owners and take a look at the preparations they have made to ensure a safe…
EBNHC Announces Greg Wilmot as New SVP, COO
Last week the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) announced that Greg Wilmot has been promoted to the role of senior vice president (SVP) and chief operating officer (COO). Wilmot most recently served as vice president and executive director of…
MACIR Makes and Donates 12,000 Masks to Revere Public Schools
When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit Revere, MACIR (Moroccan American Connections in Revere) switched gears from an organization that helps integrate the growing Moroccan American population in the city of Revere to becoming one of the leading producers of masks and…
Giannino Continues Campaign for State Rep.
Following her impressive victory in the Democratic Primary for state representative, Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino said she is now focusing on the next five weeks of her campaign leading up the General Election on Nov. 3. “The next five weeks are…
Smaller Crowds Than Anticipated at Revere Beach
The Department of Conservation Recreation’s decision to reduce parking spots along Revere Beach lessened the number of visitors to the beach over the Labor Day weekend. With excellent weather, large crowds were expected at the beach but that didn’t materialize…
Revere School Committee Amends School’s Face Mask Policy
At last week’s Revere School Committee meeting School Committee, member Stacey Rizzo called for an amendment to Revere Public School’s face mask and face covering policy that was recently adopted. “After some new information and speaking to people in the…
Russo Fails to Qualify for Nov. 3 Ballot
Philip Russo, write-in candidate in the Republican State Representative Primary in the 16th Suffolk District, did not qualify for the Nov. 3 General Election, Revere Election Commissioner said Tuesday. Russo fell short of the 150 write-in votes that would have…
Keefe Seeks Reduction in Liquor License Fees
Council President Patrick Keefe will propose that the liquor license fees for local establishments be reduced by 50 percent for 2021. He will introduce the motion for a vote by his colleagues at the Sept. 14 City Council meeting. “I’m…
State Agencies, 13 Communities Find Ways to Cut Construction Costs on Mobility
The MBTA, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), Massport, the City of Boston, the City of Cambridge, the City of Somerville, the Town of Brookline, the City of Everett, the Town of Watertown, the…