On Feb. 4, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts (BBBSEM) celebrated youth mentoring at the agency’s 24th annual Big Night at the House of Blues in Boston. Guests danced the night away to music by Michael Franti, supergroup Ezra…
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Mayor Arrigo: No.1 in Massachusetts
The announcement in last week’s Journal that Mayor Brian Arrigo recently was unanimously elected as the President of the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association not only represents a great honor for the mayor, but also acknowledges that our city is one of…
Thank You, Senator Edwards
We’d like to take a moment to thank our State Senator, Lydia Edwards, for taking the time to make a presentation at last Thursday evening’s meeting of the Revere Human Rights Commission to highlight the month of February as Black…
No Child Should Live in Deep Poverty
We wish to voice our support for a bill sponsored by State Senator Sal DiDomenico, the Assistant Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate, that seeks to accelerate the timetable for lifting children in our state out of what is known…
Letter to the Editor
Department of Homeland Security-Really? Dear Editor, In a recent report from the Federation for American Immigration Reform, some telling issues were raised regarding the function of the DHS. Federal Law requires that migrants entering illegally be detained, and if their…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Boys Track Wins GBL Meet in Final Event For the second year in a row, the Revere High boys indoor track and field team captured the Greater Boston League Championship Meet in dramatic fashion by the slimmest of margins,…
Obituaries 02-08-2023
Horis Ferrara Former Proprietor of Sonny’s Trucking Horis J. “Sonny†Ferrara of Revere passed away on February 3 at the age of 91. Sonny was raised in Malden and after high school, he proudly served his country by enlisting in…
Arrigo Unanimously Elected 2023 President of Mass. Mayors’ Association
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo was unanimously elected President of the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association (MMaA) during the Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on January 21. Arrigo was…
Council Dives Into New High School Numbers
By Adam Swift The future location of a new Revere High School doesn’t seem like as much of a sure thing as it did only months ago, at least for a few city councillors. During a nearly three hour ways…
Council Asks for State Help With Coyote Issue
By Adam Swift The increase in the coyote populations in urban areas across the state has continued to be a problem, and Revere is no exception. At last week’s City Council meeting, Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo offered a motion asking the…
Councillor Proposes Overnight Parking Hours Changes
By Adam Swift Ward 3 City Councillor Anthony Cogliandro wants the city to think about revising its overnight parking enforcement hours. At last week’s council meeting, Cogliandro presented a motion requesting the Traffic and Parking Commission expand the hours of…
City Promotes Claudia Correa to Chief of Talent and Culture
Mayor Brian Arrigo announced that Claudia Correa, the City’s Director of Human Resources, has been promoted to the new Chief of Talent and Culture for the City of Revere. Claudia has been the City of Revere’s Human Resources Director since…
Board of Health Upholds Fines for Tobacco Violations
The Revere Board of Health held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, January 25, in the City Council Chambers. Dr. Drew Bunker, the board’s chairperson, and fellow members Dr. Craig Costanza and Nezha Louaddi were in attendance. Also on hand were Lauren Buck, the city’s Director…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Dean’s Honor Roll at Southwestern College Top scholars at Southwestern College in Winfield and at Southwestern College Professional Studies have been announced with the release of the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall 2022 semester. Full-time students who earned grade…
Girls Sports Programs Expanding As Interest Grows at Northeast Metro Tech
Special to the Journal Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to share that growing interest among students has led to an expansion of girls sports programs at Northeast Metro Tech, and that there are also two girls wrestling this year. This…
Mayor Arrigo Visits A.C. Whelan Third Graders
By Melissa Moore-Randall A.C. Whelan Third Graders were treated to a visit from Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo last week. The students have been studying the history of Revere and local government. The Mayor spoke about his job as the Mayor…
Get Ready for the Cold!
We may have just finished what reportedly ranks as the fifth-warmest January on record, but by the end of this week, we’ll be experiencing our coldest weather in seven years when an Arctic blast dips into the United States and…
Health Care for All Is a Public Good
We were pleased to see that Chelsea’s newly-elected State Representative, Judith Garcia, announced last week that she has co-sponsored An Act to Advance Health Equity, a bill that aims to close the gap in healthcare by prioritizing equity in state…
Letter to the Editor
Tragic Grief Dear Editor, I have been reading a book by David Kessler entitled “Finding Meaning, the Sixth Stage of Grief. Among the points made, Grief must be witnessed, acknowledged and that the period of grief and intensity is as…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Girls Track Nips Malden, 44-42 The Revere High girls indoor track and field team defeated Greater Boston League rival Malden in dramatic fashion last Wednesday by winning the last event, the 4 x 400 relay, to claim a 44-42…
