Special to the JournalCity of Revere’s Department of Planning & Community Development to present updates on the Broadway Master Plan. A public meeting will be held on September 25th at Revere City Hall, City Council Chambers from 7:00 pm to…
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Affordable Housing Trust Fund holds meeting
By Journal StaffThe board of the Revere Affordable Housing Trust Fund held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, September 11, in the City Hall Council Chambers. Chair Joe Gravelese, vice-chair Claire Inzerillo, and treasurer Anayo Osueke were on hand for…
Annual ALS & MS Walk for Living set for Oct. 6; Honors Jeffrey Siegal
Special to the TimesDespite devastating diagnoses, the ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and MS (multiple sclerosis) residents at the Leonard Florence Center for Living face each day with optimism, courage, determination and humor. ALS resident Martha Waite is a perfect example.…
It was a Reunion Weekend for Revere High
364 Ocean Ave. Tenants to Move to 388 Ocean Ave.
By Journal Staff A resolution to the long-running saga for the beleaguered 41 tenants of the condemned Water’s Edge high-rise apartment building at 364 Ocean Ave. appears to have been achieved after a lengthy hearing before Judge Irene Bagdoian that was held…
RHS Grads Participate in Boomers Softball Game
Every year Peter Mucci likes to host a softball game for RHS graduates from the 1970s. “We started in 2017 and held it in 2018 and 2019 before COVID caused us to postpone the game in 2020,” related Mucci, a…
MWRA water main project delayed another month before ConsComm
By Journal Staff The Revere Conservation Commission held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, September 4, in the City Council Chambers. On hand for the session were vice-chair Nicholas Rudolph, who chaired the session, and fellow members Bernardo Sepulveda, Wilson…
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Revere beach art festival returns this saturday sept. 14 The Revere Beach Partnership is hosting the 7th Annual Revere Beach Art Festival on Saturday, September 14th, 2024. The festival will be held to showcase local and regional talent and to…
City seeks comments on plan for Revere group electricity buying program
Special to the Journal Revere is developing what officials say is a consumer-friendly electricity program called ReverePower Choice. The program is an electricity aggregation, which is a group electricity purchasing program for Revere residents and businesses. Through Revere Power Choice,…
Light turnout in Revere for state primary
As expected, voter turnout was light in Revere and across the state for last week’s state primary election. In Revere, turnout was just over 11.5 percent, with 3,730 of the city’s 32,117 registered voters casting ballots. In the most closely…
City and firefighters sign new three-year contract
The city council approved a new contract with the local firefighters union on Monday night. The memorandum of agreement between the city and Revere Firefighters Local 926 calls for a 3 percent raise for firefighters for each year of the…
City’s SUDHI Office combines data and compassion in its work toward a Revere without overdoses
Special to the Journal With over $450,000 in opioid abatement funding, the City of Revere’s Substance Use Disorder and Homelessness Initiative (SUDHI) is taking a data-driven approach to fighting the opioid epidemic and preventing deaths. Opioid-related deaths in the city…
School Dress Code Clothing Exchange and Backpack Donation for Revere Students
Primary Election Day in Revere
Students Facing Disciplinary Action following Fight at RHS
By Journal Staff About one dozen students face disciplinary action following a fight that broke out at Revere High School last Thursday. During the fight, one staff member was struck and transported to the hospital out of an abundance of…
Council to Consider Changes to Broadway Parking
By Adam Swift A recently completed parking study for Broadway and the surrounding area shows that there are an adequate number of parking spaces, but that the city can take steps to more effectively and efficiently allocate those spaces. Some…
364 Ocean Ave. Building Condemned 41 Tenants Facing Prospect of Homelessness
By Journal Staff The Revere Board of Health voted last Thursday at an emotion-filled meeting to condemn the 13-story Water’s Edge Apartment building at 364 Ocean Ave., leaving the long-troubled building’s 41 remaining tenants in the 91-unit building, many of…
Markey Seeks Protections for Warehouse Workers
Special to the Journal Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and Retirement Security joined Amazon warehouse workers and labor leaders in Revere to urge passage of the Warehouse…
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99th Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas & Damian This Weekend It’s that time of year again when the streets of East Cambridge will come alive for the 99th Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian this weekend –…
Gov. Healey Proclaims Sept. as ‘Emergency Preparedness Month’
Gov. Maura Healey has declared September 2024 as Emergency Preparedness Month to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness and to encourage planning for disasters and other types of emergencies. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the Massachusetts Department of Public…
