The Revere License Commission (RLC) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, April 17, in the City Council Chamber. Chair Robert Selevitch and fellow commissioners Liliana Monroy and Dan Occena were on hand for the minute. The commission tackled a busy…
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Large Crowd Attends Rep. Giannino’s Re-Election Campaign Kickoff Reception
Rep. Jessica Giannino kicked off her campaign for re-election at a packed reception Monday night at DeMaino’s in Revere. Several of her colleagues in the House of Representatives joined with Revere’s elected officials and scores of local residents in a…
Wilmot To Be Honored With Project Bread’s Patrick Hughes Award for Social Justice at 56th Annual Walk for Hunger
Special to the Journal On May 5, Greg Wilmot, Boston native and Framingham resident, will be honored at Project Bread’s 56th annual Walk for Hunger with the Patrick Hughes Award for Social Justice, named for the late event founder. Wilmot…
Revere’s Ollie Svendsen Receives the George Fabiano Alumni Award
By Melissa Moore-Randall The 2023-2024 hockey season wrapped up and the Everett – Revere – Malden – Mystic Valley Cooperative Boys Hockey Team celebrated their season and their seniors at the annual banquet. Revere High School Senior Ollie Svendsen, a…
Council Gets Update on Use of Opioid Settlement Funds
By Adam Swift City leaders are taking a long-term look at how best to use opioid settlement money received by the city, while also taking more immediate steps to address the opioid crisis. Monday night, Revere Public Health Director Lauren…
State Budget Woes: Here We Go Again
With state revenue falling off a cliff and almost $1 billion being spent (on an annualized basis) to house, feed, and care for immigrants who have made their way to Massachusetts from the southern border (and with no end in…
Overlook Ridge Looks Toward Completion of Development
By Adam Swift The developers of the Overlook Ridge development in Malden and Revere are seeking a zoning change to their district that will allow the development of the last two parcels on the Revere side of the project. Last…
Broadway Master Plan Meeting Generates Interesting Ideas
City officials, residents, and business owners attended a Broadway Master Plan Public Meeting Monday night at the Hill Elementary School cafeteria. Mayor Patrick Keefe, Chief of Planning and Community Development Tom Skwierawski, Transportation Coordinator Julie DeMauro, and Business Liaison John…
Council Moves Forward With Home Daycare Ordinance Change
By Adam Swift Monday night, the city council sent an ordinance change that will increase the number of children allowed at home-based daycare businesses in the city to a subcommittee meeting. The ordinance was first proposed last spring, but there…
City Council Requests Draft Regulations for Electric Vehicle Storage
By Adam Swift A public hearing on a proposed change in the city’s food truck ordinance drew a mix of concerns at city hall on Monday night. Ward 4 City Councillor Paul Argenzio introduced the ordinance change, which would prohibit…
City Council Requests Draft Regulations for Electric Vehicle Storage
By Adam Swift One city councillor is again taking steps to make sure the city has regulations in place for the indoor storage of electric vehicles. Monday night, Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto introduced a motion asking the mayor request that the…
Council approves drainagerepairstabilization account
By Adam Swift A new stabilization fund will set aside a percentage of the city’s free cash to help cover the costs of unforeseen or emergency drainage, stormwater, and culvert repair projects. The council approved the establishment of the stabilization…
Parkway Bridge Project To Begin in 2026
By Adam Swift MassDOT officials and consultants laid out the plans for the replacement of the bridge on Revere Beach Parkway that spans Broadway at a public meeting at City Hall last week. The $14 million project, which will be…
Wilmot Talks Changes at EBNHC, the Future of the Healthcare Provider
After a major announcement last week that East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will rebrand its health system as NeighborHealth, President and CEO Greg Wilmot said he is looking ahead with excitement and optimism about the future. EBNHC currently operates nearly…
Council Looks to Potential Change in Food Truck Ordinance
By Adam Swift Several city councillors are looking for a potential change in the ordinance regulating food trucks in Revere. At last week’s council meeting, Ward 4 Councilor Paul Argenzio and Ward 1 Councilor Joanne McKenna introduced a measure asking…
Public Meeting Scheduled on Parkway Bridge Replacement
By Adam Swift MassDOT is scheduled to hold a public information meeting on the replacement of the Revere Beach Parkway bridge over Broadway on Thursday at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The project, with an estimated cost of just over…
Belle Isle Rotary Club Holds Annual Polar Plunge for Polio Vaccines
Revere Man Pleads Guilty to Arson Charges
Gaetano Cardarella of Revere pleaded guilty to arson-related charges in connection with the arson of a vehicle at 418 Revere Beach Parkway, the former Lee’s Trailer Park, in November of 2021. Cardarella pleaded guilty to burning a motor vehicle and…
March Service Changes on the T: MBTA Continues Repair Work To Improve Reliability Across the System
The MBTA has announced service changes in March on the Green, Red, Orange, Kingston, Middleborough, Greenbush, Framingham/Worcester, Haverhill, and Newburyport/Rockport lines. The MBTA will continue working to maintain its infrastructure and improve reliability across the system for riders. Riders can…
Disabilities Commission Takes Up a Wide Range of Issues
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, February 13, via Zoom. On hand for the session were chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, Mario Grimanis, Ellie Pagan-Vargas, and Jasone Barone-Cichocki. Perno provided updates for the members. She mentioned that…
