By Taylor Giuffre-Catalano, RHS Class Secretary ‘18 Thursday, March 12, 2020 inadvertently became one of the most notable days in recent Revere High School history. “I never thought it was going to end like this,†recalled senior Emily Woodman. The…
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Construction Update: Tobin Curves Project Construction: Looking Ahead Through May 30
Route 1 Traffic Impacts • Route 1 Northbound : Approaching the Tobin Bridge from Boston, the work zone begins in the left lane. Two of three travel lanes will be open during daytime hours (5 a.m.–10 p.m.) • Route 1…
Baker-Polito Administration Releases Phased Reopening Plan
By Lauren Bennett Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday announced the phased reopening plan for Massachusetts, and urged residents to continue being vigilant to prevent further spread of COVID-19. The plan has been the task of the governor’s Reopening Advisory Board…
City Launches Multilingual “Wear One For Me” Public Awareness Campaign, Urges the Public to Protect Our Frontlines by Wearing a Mask
The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and establish strategies for longer-term recovery efforts. As of May 13, the Revere Board of Health has been notified by the Massachusetts…
Feeley Retires from DPW
Always There for Revere: Councillor Zambuto Has Perfect Attendance for 20 Years
Woody Allen once said 90 percent of life is showing up. Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto takes it 10 percent farther. He has never missed a City Council in 20 years – he’s been perfect, 100 percent. When City Clerk Ashley Melnik…
Special Mother’s Day Visit at Quality Inn
Firefighters Contain Fast-Moving Fire on Loring Road
Last Friday afternoon Revere firefighters battled a two-alarm fire that started in the rear yard at 21 Loring Road in Oak Island and quickly spread to two 2 ½-story homes, three sheds, a fence and the abutting marshland. The blaze…
News Briefs
MVES Open and Ready to Assist Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) wants to remind the communities that they are open for business and is working to be sure that those individuals in need receive the necessary services. • MVES continue…
Revere Public Schools Trudging Along with Eyes on the Future
As remote learning has become the norm for Revere Public School (RPS) students and teachers, a fact has turned out that RPS seems to be ahead of the curve and is now planning for the future. “District staff members have…
Mckenna “Disappointed†by Lack of Ocean Ave. Walkway
Special To The Journal Though the City Council unanimously approved her motion seeking a walking path for residents near the construction sites on Ocean Avenue, Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna is disappointed that no action has been taken on the…
The Keefes on Cooking: Council President Presents Meals to Firefighters
What’s cooking in City Council President Patrick Keefe’s kitchen? It’s a live cooking show called “Cooking With The Keefes†starring President Keefe, his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Adrianna, who is an avid baker and pastry chef. Their son, Patrick…
Blue Line Work to Begin Monday, Shuttle Services to Replace Train Service from Airport to Bowdoin Stations
Beginning on Monday, May 18 the MBTA will fully close down the Blue Line from Airport to Bowdoin stations for 14 days and run shuttle busses instead of train service until May 31. The goal of this is to allow…
Due to COVID-19, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo Hosts Online Fundraiser for Reelection
For years, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo normally hosts a birthday fundraiser in April, but the COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled those plans. However, his son, District 5 Boston City Councilor Rocardo Arroyo has launched an online fundraising effort…
Over the Flattened Curve?CHA Everett Doctors Hoping the Slowdown Continues
On the weekly Boston-area hospital network calendar, the color-code for CHA Everett has been bright red for weeks – meaning they have been jam-packed with patients seeking treatment for COVID-19. For the last several days, that color-code has moved down…
The Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) in Partnership with NECN Presents: ‘One Night Live’ a Virtual Telethon to Benefit the Restaurant Strong Fund
The Massachusetts Restaurant Association in association with NECN will be presenting “One Night Live,†a live streaming telethon on Sunday, May 17th, 2020 from 7 – 9 p.m. to benefit The Greg Hill Foundation’s Restaurant Strong Fund. The show will…
Banking Relationships Were Important in Getting Federal Loans
Finding success in the federal Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) from the Small Business Administration (SBA) seemingly had a lot to do with where businesses were located, and the relationship they had with their bank – particularly a bank more tied…
Rep. Kennedy Joins Chelsea City Councillor Garcia to Deliver Mother’s Day Gifts to COVID-19 Patients
Chelsea City Councillor Judith Garcia delivered Mother’s Day gifts and hot breakfasts and lunches Sunday to COVID-19 patients being quarantined at the Quality Inn Hotel in Revere. Congressman Joe Kennedy III and his wife, Lauren Kennedy, joined Garcia at the…
Construction Update: Tobin Curves Project: Construction Look-Ahead: Through May 16, 2020
Route 1 Traffic Impacts •Conditions on Route 1 will be as follows: *ROUTE 1 NORTHBOUND: Approaching the Tobin Bridge from Boston, the work zone begins in the left lane. 2 of 3 travel lanes will be open during daytime hours…
Despite Empty Roads, State’s Traffic Fatality Rate Doubled in April, MassDOT Says
By Lauren Bennett With COVID-19 causing less traffic on roads across the Commonwealth, speeding and traffic fatalities have increased over the past month, MassDOT said on Monday in an online press conference. Gov. Charlie Baker has routinely addressed residents and…
