The Revere Human Rights Commission (HRC) held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday evening in the City Council Chamber. Chairperson Janine Grillo Marra and fellow commissioners Kourou Pich, vice-chair Chai Hossaini, Rev. Timothy Bogertmen, Fire Chief Chris Bright, Molly McGee,…
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Revere Receives Funding for Public Art. Revere is among 11 communities across the state that was selected to participate in Making It Public, a public art program presented by the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Metropolitan Area Planning…
Washington Ave. Apartment Project Moves Forward Before Conservation Comm.
The Revere Conservation Commission held a meeting last Wednesday, February 1, in the City Council Chambers. Chairman John Shue and fellow commissioners Joseph LaValle, Brian Averbach, and Robert Cassidy were on hand for the meeting. The commission first took up the matter…
Jack Satter House Once Again a Polling Location
By Adam Swift Voting will return to the Jack Satter House this fall. At Monday night’s City Council meeting, Election Commissioner Paul Fahey updated the council on recent developments in the Election Department, and addressed concerns raised by several of…
2023 Senior Water Discount Enrollment Open Until September 1, 2023
On February 1, the 2023 Revere Senior Water Discount application was officially opened, with an enrollment period until September 1, 2023. For the first time this year, if residents applied for the fiscal year 2023 41C Elderly Tax Exemption through…
Traffic Commission Reduces Length of Visitor Placards to Eight Days
In addition to a lengthy discussion of the traffic study for the Malden St.-Squire Rd. neighborhood, the Traffic Commission took up a number of other items at its meeting two weeks ago. The agenda included public hearings on proposed amendments to…
Giannino Helps Advance Home-Rule Petition for Change in School Committee Elections
Rep Jessica Giannino is closely monitoring the City of Revere’s request to change the election process for School Committee to six ward representatives and two at-large seat and she expects the measure to be passed by the Legislature. The Revere…
Revere Beach Partnership Announces Dates and Theme for the 2023 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival
Special to the Journal The Revere Beach Partnership, in coordination with its co-sponsors the City of Revere and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, is excited to announce that it will be hosting the 19th Annual Revere Beach International Sand…
BBBSEM Celebrates 24 Years of Big Night Fundraising
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…
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…
Wynner’s Circle: Sports Betting Begins at Encore Boston Harbor
Encore Boston Harbor President Jenny Holaday said it all about the opening of the WynnBET Sportsbook Tuesday at the five-star resort/casino in Everett. “It’s sports betting in the nation’s best sports town,†remarked Holaday. “Everyone is thrilled and excited it’s…
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…
