Grab-and-Go Meal Services Available to All Students at All Revere Public Schools SitesMessage to Residents: Please Stay Home March 16, 2020 – Today the City of Revere’s COVID-19 Emergency Response team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and…
Author: Journal Staff
Revere Public Schools Grab-and-Go Meal Service Opens to Every Child in Revere
WHEN: TODAY, Tuesday, March 1712:00 P.M. WHERE: Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School51 Park Avenue, RevereWHO: Revere Public Schools Superintendent Dianne Kelly WHAT: During the COVID-19 closures, Revere Public Schools’ food program is being offered at all eight school sites across the…
Gravellese announces State Representative bid
Joe Gravellese (D-Revere) announced his candidacy for State Representative in the 16th Suffolk District on Monday, joining the race to replace outgoing representative RoseLee Vincent. He will launch his campaign with a Virtual Town Hall on Facebook on Wednesday, March 18 at…
Local roadways to receive repairs under House bill
On March 5 House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Representative RoseLee Vincent along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives passed a $18.28 billion transportation bond bill dedicated to maintaining and improving the Commonwealth’s roads, bridges, and public transportation…
Annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash raises $50K for free Better Beaches programs and events
On Sunday, March 8, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s 10th annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash to benefit Save the Harbor and DCR’s Better Beaches Program partnership brought nearly 300 beach-lovers together to raise funds to support free beach events and programs…
Obituaries 03-11-2020
Anna DeModena Star athlete, EBHS High School Class of 1948A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in Sacred Heart Church in East Boston on March 7 for Anna B. (Souza) DeModena who died on Monday, March 2 at the Kaplan…
RHS Sports Roundup
Day, Lithgow named GBL Hoop All-stars Two members of the Revere High boys basketball team, juniors Dillan Day and Crisrael Lithgow, have been named to the 2020 Greater Boston League all-star team by a vote of the league’s coaches. Day…
Revere’s Garfield Elementary School prioritizes students’ emotional regulation with new SEL curriculum
Garfield Elementary School kicked off a new partnership this semester with Sudbury-based education technology company The Connections Model, whose KidConnect solutions help students develop emotional regulation, the necessary foundation for all learning. Starting this semester, five first-grade classrooms with nearly…
Resource Fair at SBA on Thursday
On Thursday, March 12, parents, students, families, teachers and administrators of the Susan B. Anthony School (SBA) Middle School, 107 Newhall St., will be holding a Resource Fair from 4:30 to 7 p.m.. The event will feature a variety…
Letter to the Editor
ON COVID-19 Dear Editor:, I would like to take a moment to thank the Board Of Health, Supt. Dr. Kelly, Mayor Arrigo and his Staff for being Proactive and transparent regarding the cities efforts to manage the COVID -19 /…
Our underprepared healthcare system
The coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping across the world has highlighted how ill-prepared the U.S. healthcare system has become for dealing with a national health emergency of this potential magnitude. The U.S. has lagged far behind other nations in terms…
Markey wins Revere Caucus
The Revere Democratic Caucus held Saturday, March 7 at the Ocean Gate Towers located at 382 Ocean Avenue, was slated to begin at 11:00am, but people began coming in well before 11:00 a.m. At 11:15.a.m., Revere’s Democratic City Committee’s Secretary…
75 Years of Marriage: Gene and Tudy Masella reflect on their life together
Story & Photos by Marianne Salza Revere Beach belonged to Eugene “Gene†Masella. He grew up three streets away, and the boardwalk was his stomping ground. There, Gene noticed Mary, who lived in the dance halls and loved eating Joe…
REVERE COUNTS TO MEET ON MONDAY Mayor Brian Arrigo encourages residents to attend and participate in the next meeting of Revere Counts on Monday, March 9, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Council Chambers at Revere City Hall. Items…
Quick Mart owner requests permission to raze, replace structure
Marilucia Alves Fonseca, owner of the Quick Mart at 225 Broadway, sought permission from the City Council last week to raze the structure and replace it with a two-story building. Attorney Lawrence Simeone Jr. spoke before the Council representing the…
Councillors Keefe, Morabito endorse Kennedy for U.S. Senate
Revere City Councillors Patrick Keefe and Steven Morabito announced their endorsements for Congressman Joe Kennedy III in the race for US Senate during a reception Sunday at Dryft Restaurant. Keefe, president of the City Council, and Morabito, councillor-at-large, each delivered…
Obituaries 03-04-2020
Richard A. Lynds Lifelong East Boston residentRichard A. Lynds of Hudson, N.H., formerly a lifelong East Boston resident died on Tuesday, March 3, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with Lymphoma. He was 76 years old. Richard…
RHS Boys Basketball comes up short in tourney
The Revere High boys basketball team traveled to Waltham High last Tuesday night to play in a first-round contest of the MIAA Division 1 North Sectional of the State Basketball Tournament. The Patriots, who were riding a six-game winning streak…
Two women face hate crime charges for East Boston attack
Felony charges were issued against two Revere women for their alleged unprovoked attacks on a mother and her daughter who were speaking Spanish in East Boston’s Maverick Square. Jenny Leigh Ennamorati, 25, is charged with two misdemeanor counts of Assault…
March is weather purgatory
With the promise of winter coming to an end and spring just around the corner, we have high hopes for March. The crocuses start to pop through the ground and the sun is noticeably stronger and warmer. There also is a…