The Revere Board of Health (BoH) held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday in the City Council Chambers. Chairperson Dr. Drew Bunker and fellow members Dr. Craig Costanza and Nezha Louaddi were on hand for the meeting, as well as Lauren Buck, the…
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JKA Martial Arts Center Offers Happy Place for Local Autistic Teen
By Melissa Moore-Randall About a year ago, Jaydee DeAngelo’s mom, Dawn, contacted JKA Martial Arts Center looking for classes for him. Jaydee is a 14-year-old who was diagnosed with Autism when he was a year old. Dawn has been longing…
Dine Out Revere Returns!Dates, Participating Restaurants Announced
In coordination with the City of Revere and the Revere Chamber of Commerce, Next Stop Revere is excited to announce Dine Out Revere will run through Sunday, March 12th. After hosting this campaign for the first-time last fall, Dine Out…
Councillor McKenna Questions Endicott Avenue Building Plans
By Adam Swift Ward 1 City Councillor Joanne McKenna and at least one neighbor have concerns about plans to build a six-unit condominium building on Endicott Avenue at Monday night’s council meeting. The proposal by Michael Casoli and MAC Realty…
Councillor Powers Concerned With Rundown North Shore Road Property
By Adam Swift Ward 5 Councillor John Powers wants the city to do something about the rundown property at 585 North Shore Road, but there is little the city can do currently because of ongoing legal action. Yourelo, Your Full…
MassHire Metro North to Host Job Fair at RHS Friday
By Melissa Moore-Randall Revere High School will be the site of a STEM Careers Fair this Friday from 9:00-10:30. The STEM Careers Fair at Revere High School is one of MassHire Metro North Workforce Board’s first STEM Careers Fair (the first was…
USPS Warns the Public About Surge in the Use of Counterfeit Postage
In recent years, a surge in the use of counterfeit postage has been found in the mail stream. The intentional use, or sale, of counterfeit postage is a crime because it seeks to obtain services without payment. This activity reflects…
EBNHC Appoints Dr. Ryan Boxill as New Chief Operations Officer
 Special to the Journal East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), the largest community-focused health system in Massachusetts and among the largest in the country, is pleased to announce that Dr. Ryan Boxill, PhD MBA, has been appointed executive vice president…
Rep. Jon Santiago Named as First Cabinet-Level Veterans’ SecretaryÂ
Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll announced that they are appointing State Representative Jon Santiago to serve as Massachusetts’ first ever Secretary of the Executive Office of Veterans’ Services. Representative Santiago is a major in the U.S.…
Malden Catholic’s Brother Daniel Cremin To Be Honored on Mar. 2
In recognition of Malden Catholic’s longest serving Xaverian Brother, MC has dedicated its athletic hall of fame to Brother Daniel Cremin, C.F.X. who spent 23 years at the school coaching and teaching physical education instruction and 23 years at the…
ZBA Approves Seven-Story Apartment Building on Revere Beach
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, February 22, in the City Councillor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber. Chairman Michael G. Tucker and fellow members John Lopes, Arthur Pelton, and James O’Brien were on hand for…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Giraldo Earns Dean’s List Emerson College student Laura Giraldo of Revere earned Dean’s List honors for the Fall 2022 Semester. The requirement to make Dean’s List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester. Laura Giraldo is…
Valentine’s Day Party at The Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center
Dr. Stacey Mulligan is February 2023’s Public Servant of the Month
Special to the Journal Formally known as the SeaCoast Alternative High School in Beachmont, the CityLab Innovation High School is now booming more than ever before with innovative programs, community projects, and student involvement. Dr. Stacey Mulligan, Principal of CityLab…
Wonderland Owners File Suit Over Eminent Domain Taking
By Adam Swift The owners of the Wonderland property have filed a lawsuit against the city over the taking of the 33-plus acre property by eminent domain. CBW Lending, LLC vs. City of Revere was filed in Suffolk Superior Court…
Licensing Comm. Okays Quality Inn To Reopen
The long journey of the Quality Inn at 100 Morris St. in its effort to resume operations appears to have reached its conclusion after the members of the Revere License Commission, chairperson Robert Selevitch and fellow members Daniel Occena and…
News Briefs
MWRA To Temporarily Shut Down Fluoride System Starting in late February, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority will be replacing portions of the equipment that feeds fluoride into its drinking water. During this period, MWRA will not be adding fluoride to…
No Relief in Sight for Residents of Squire Road-Malden Street
The Revere Traffic Commission held a meeting last Thursday, February 16, in the City Council Chamber. Chairperson Paul Argenzio, who is the Supt. of the Revere DPW, and fellow commissioners Police Chief David Callahan, City Planner Frank Stringi, City Engineer…
Developers Say They Will Not Build Homeless Facility on Arcadia Street
By Adam Swift Plans for a homeless facility on Arcadia Street have been withdrawn by the local developers. For the past several weeks, neighborhood residents have been vocal in their opposition to the plan presented by local business owners John…
License Comm. Approves Wingstop for Bell Circle
In addition to the main matters that came before the License Commission at its meeting last week (see accompanying story), the commissioners took up several other applications to which they gave their approval. The first matter to come before the board was…
