The State Treasurer’s Office officials announced that the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the Trust) has successfully completed the sale of approximately $351.4 million in two series of new money Green and Sustainability Bonds. The Sustainability Bonds were the first such…
Author: Journal Staff
Face Coverings Continue to Be Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations and Platforms
The MBTA is reminding customers that face coverings continue to be required while onboard vehicles, on station platforms, and within the MBTA system for all riders, including those who have been fully vaccinated. On April 27, both the Centers for Disease…
MBTA Control Board Commits to Funding the Transit Priority Group
The FY22 budget, approved April 26 by the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board, includes a commitment to fully fund the T’s Transit Priority Group, a special unit dedicated to delivering bus lanes, transit signal priority (TSP), and collaborative planning…
Care Dimensions Recognizes Four Local Nurses During Nurses Week
Special to the Journal Care Dimensions, the largest provider of hospice and palliative care services for adults and children in Massachusetts, celebrates National Nurses Week, May 6 -12 by honoring its 301 nurses, many of whom are board certified in…
The Biden Deal Is Long Overdue
The ambitious proposal set forth by President Joe Biden last week in his speech to a joint session of Congress has elicited the usual negative response from the usual suspects. However, those who oppose Biden’s $2 trillion plan to invest in America…
Letters to the Editor
On the Chauvin Verdict Dear Editor, The trial and conviction of Derek Chauvin in Minnesota demonstrated that police officers are held to the same standards of justice as all other citizens – as they should be. The horrific facts of…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Boys Soccer Blows Away Tornados; Patriots are Tops in GBL The Revere High boys soccer team concluded their 2021 Fall II season with a resounding 9-0 victory over the Golden Tornadoes of Malden High this past Monday. Senior Estiven…
Obituaries 05-05-2021
Maria DiPascale Of Florida, formerly of Revere Maria G. DiPascale, 83, Sarasota, FL formerly of Revere, MA died April 13, 2021. She was born April 4, 1938, in Rome, Italy to the late Maria and Otto Mini. She was a…
Cleaning for a Cause Ward 4 Residents Come Out for Earth Day
Happy 100th Birthday, Jeanette Vesce
City Installs Vaccination Meter for Residents
News Briefs
MVES Seeks Volunteers for Social Engagement Program Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) is seeking volunteers for its Social Engagement Program, a program vital to isolated older adults by supporting independence and fostering compassion. The Social Engagement Program is designed to…
Bianchi’s Pizza Gets the Go-Ahead to Serve Pizza
The wait for a slice of Bianchi’s legendary pizza is almost over, and this is good news for local pizza aficionados. The Revere License Commission at their meeting on April 21 approved a Common Victualler License to sell pizza at…
Officials Award $720,000 for Services for Young Adults in Recovery Programs
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) has announced a $720,000 grant award to the national organization Young People in Recovery for the development of statewide support programs for young adults recovering from…
North Revere Residents Beautify Their Neighborhood
By Melissa Moore-Randall North Revere residents took advantage of the beautiful, spring weather Saturday and took part in a neighborhood cleanup. Megan Conley spearheaded the clean-up. “I was walking around the pond, behind the bike trail about a month ago,…
Councilor Novoselsky Announces Intention to Seek Re-Election
Special to the Journal Ira Novoselsky has announced for re-election as Ward Two City Councillor. The following is his statement: “My name is Ira Novoselsky and I am, once again, a candidate for re-election as the Ward Two City Councillor.…
Longtime Revere Resident Vanessa Biasella Announces Bid for Revere School Committee
By Melissa Moore-Randall North Revere homeowner, Vanessa Biasella, has announced her decision to run for Revere School Committee. An educator, mom, wife, volunteer, and perpetual student, Biasella hopes a seat on the School Committee will provide a bright future for…
Metro Credit Union Receives National Certification for New Safeguard Checking Account
Metro Credit Union, Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, today introduced its Safeguard Checking account which is officially certified by the national Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) as meeting the Bank On National Account Standards (2021 – 2022). By…
Biden’s Climate Change Bill: Too Little, Too Late?
President Joe Biden’s ambitious proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 50 percent (from their 2005 levels) by 2030 marks a dramatic moment in the environmental movement. Those of us old enough to remember the first Earth Day — 51…
RHS Sports Roundup
Two Victories for RHS Boys Soccer The Revere High boys soccer team opened its Fall II season in fine fashion this past week against a trio of Greater Boston League rivals, winning two of its three contests. Coach Manny Lopes and…
