Director of Veteran Services, Marc Silvestri, proudly announces his candidacy for Revere City Councillor At-Large. “There is no doubt that Revere faces a tough road ahead, and we need a leader who is committed to getting in the trenches and…
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Revere on the Move Launches Two New Initiatives
Revere On The Move Director of Community Engagement Dimple Rana said the department is launching new initiatives: the expansion of its community garden program from two to four gardens and a new raised garden bed pilot program. The two original…
Garden Remedies Donates $30K to MVES
Garden Remedies recently donated $30,000 to Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) toward supporting elder services and nutrition programs in the City of Melrose. This gift will help ensure that MVES’ program participants who reside in Melrose will have access to…
RPS Hosts Vaccine Webinar to Encourage Teen Vaccination
With only one of the three currently available COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in teens 16 or older, Revere Public Schools hosted an online Webinar last week to encourage more high schoolers to get vaccinated. Right now the Pfizer vaccine…
First Bald Eagle Death in Massachusetts from Rodenticides Confirmed
MassWildlife officials recently confirmed that a bald eagle has died from second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) poisoning. While documented elsewhere, this is the first confirmed case of an eagle dying from rodenticide poisoning in Massachusetts. MassWildlife officials recently confirmed that a bald…
Rossetti-Cowan Opens Its Doors
Cleaning Up Costa Park
Multimillion-Dollar Infrastructure Project at Town Line Brook
Donny Ciaramella, the city’s chief of infrastructure and engineering, Joe Lake, DPW general foreman, and Kori O’Hara, special assistant to the Water and Sewer Department, took their first steps Monday in what is hoped to be a multi-million-dollar infrastructure project…
Candidates Take Out Nomination Papers for City Election
Monday was an exciting day at Revere City Hall and the Revere Election Department as candidates in this year’s city election began pulling their nomination papers. Three incumbent councillors-at-large, Steve Morabito, Gerry Visconti and Anthony Zambuto, pulled their papers, an…
News Briefs
MassDOT Exit Renumbering Work Taking Place on I-93 in Boston Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) are announcing that it will begin installing new milepost-based signs at various times and locations on Interstate 93 northbound and southbound between Boston…
McKenna Says Construction Work Is Being Done ‘Illegally’ on Weekends: Councilor Requests Hiring of Part-Time Building Inspector
When Ward 1 Councillor Joanna McKenna zeroes in on an issue affecting her ward or the city in general, the reaction and resolution are usually swift. McKenna made a motion at Monday night’s Council Council meeting requesting that Mayor Brian…
Arrigo, Board of Health Announce Mobile Vaccine Initiative ‘Mobile May’
Mayor Brian Arrigo and the Revere Board of Health announced “Mobile May,†a campaign focused on bringing mobile vaccination clinics to different sectors of the Revere community. Mobile vaccinations have been utilized in Revere since early April when the Revere…
Guinasso Concerned by Appointees Not Showing up for Subcommittee Confirmations
Anyone who watched Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso’s earnest approach to city business during his reign as council president in 2019 knows how efficient he was at keeping the discussion moving toward a final vote. That’s why it’s no surprise…
Rep. And City Councilor at Large Jessica Giannino Acknowledges May as Mental Health Month
Special to the Journal Representative and City Councilor at Large Jessica Giannino Acknowledges May as Mental Health Month: During the City Council meeting on Monday, May 3rd, Councilor Giannino filed a late motion acknowledging May as Mental Health Awareness Month. …
City Council to Honor Malden Catholic High School Student Encisio Torres
Ward 6 Councilor Richard Serino will return to his alma mater Friday to present a City Council Certificate of Commendation to Alondra Enciso Torres of Revere for her efforts in establishing the La Colaborativa Club at Malden Catholic High School.…
DPW Begins Cleanup of Northbound Route 1A Land
The City of Revere’s DPW and Sanitation Department has undertaken the difficult task of cleaning the litter out of approximately four acres north of the jughandle on the northbound side of Route 1A (North Shore Road) and approximately 20 acres…
Giannino Will Not Seek Re-Election to the Council
Special to the Journal The following is a statement from Ms. Jessica A. Giannino: “For the first time in many years, I will not be a candidate for re-election to the Revere City Council in the municipal election later this…
TND, Republic Services, Announce Recipients of Small Business Relief Grant
Special to the Journal The Neighborhood Developers (TND) and the Republic Services Charitable Foundation are committed to helping Revere businesses respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and have announced a small business revitalization grant of $105,000 delivered with…
Traffic Commission Approves Fire Lanes on Neptune Road
The Revere Traffic Commission, under the direction of Chair Paul Argenzio, approved the installation of fire lanes on both sides of Neptune Road at its April 29 meeting. Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso was the original sponsor of the proposal…
RPS Holds Visioning Workshop
Last Tuesday night Revere Public Schools hosted a “Virtual Community Visioning Workshop†that focused on setting educational and architectural priorities for the new Revere High School project. During the hour and half long workshop a good amount of time was…
