Special to the Journal Joe Gravellese, Chair of the Revere Affordable Housing Trust Fund has released the agenda for the inaugural meeting, taking place tonight, November 9, in the City Council Chambers. The meeting will also be streamed on Zoom.…
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Revere Chamber of Commerce Gala and Awards Night
By Cary Shuman The Revere Chamber of Commerce held its Gala and Awards Night Saturday at Casa Lucia. RCC Executive Director Amanda Schepici- Portillo, who has piloted the organization’s tremendous resurgence during the last year, welcomed the large gathering to…
Temple Tifereth in Winthrop Receives $56,000 Grant From State
The Baker-Polito Administration announced grants totaling more than $4.1 million to help Massachusetts nonprofit faith-based organizations to improve physical security and protect against terroristic and hate-fueled attacks. The awards were announced during the 4th Annual Faith-Based Organizations Safety and Security…
Celebrating All Hallows Eve In Revere
Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center Spooktacular Halloween Party
Revere Voters Will Go to the Polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8
Revere voters will head to the polls Tuesday for the general election to select the next governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll (Democratic Party), Geoff Diehl and Leah Allen (Republican Party) and Kevin Reed and…
News Briefs
Revere High Football Opens Playoffs Friday The Revere High School football team will play Plymouth South in the opening round of the Division 3 playoffs Friday (7 p.m.) in Plymouth. Revere (4-4) is the No. 14 seed in the 16-team…
Board of Health Reviews New Biosafety Regulations
The Revere Board of Health held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, October 27, in the City Council Chambers. The chairperson, Dr. Drew Bunker, and fellow members Dr. Craig Costanza and Nezha Louaddi were on hand for the meeting, as…
ZBA Approves Variances for Scaled-Back, 25-Unit Salem St. Apartment Building
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) gave its approval to developer Mario Zepaj for four variances for the construction of a 25-unit apartment building at 344 Salem St. at its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening. The often-contentious, 45-minute hearing saw neighborhood residents…
Super Students: Three Revere Students Receive Prestigious Award From Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
By Taylor Giuffre-Catalano The latest Revere School Committee meeting, held on October 18th, opened with the presentation of three awards from the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents to Revere Public Schools seniors. Two students from Revere High School, Kathy Trinh…
Donna DeGregorio Presented Cheverus Award
By Stephen W. Fielding Donna DeGregorio, long-time Religious Faith Formation director at St. Mary of the Assumption Church that is part of Blessed Mother of the Morning Star parish, stood in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on…
New Waste Disposal Ban Regulations Are Now in Effect
The Baker-Polito Administration on November 1 announced that new waste ban regulations that promote recycling and re-use, reduce trash disposal, and foster recycling business growth take effect starting today, November 1, 2022. The new regulations will ban the disposal of…
Groundbreaking Kicks Off Construction of SORA Revere
Special to the Journal Helge-Gansett hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on SORA Revere. Located at 93 Bennington St., SORA is a 7-story, 114-unit living community, thoughtfully designed to be in harmony with this transformative neighborhood. …
Northeast Metro Tech Exploratory Saturday Program To Return This Winter
Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to share that Northeast Metro Tech’s Saturday Program will return beginning in December, giving non-Northeast students from the school’s sending communities an opportunity to explore its career technical programs. Students in grades 9-12 who reside…
Tompkins Named ‘Employer of the Year’ by National Government Labor Union
Special to the Journal Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was named “Employer of the Year†by the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE). Reacting to the unexpected honor of becoming the first-ever recipient of the award, Sheriff Tompkins expressed…
An Outstanding Career Comes to a Close: Richard Pedi Retires As Regional Manager of Boston Carpenters Union
In Chelsea, Rich Pedi will forever be known as the phenomenal second baseman on the 1971 Chelsea Little League National League All-Star that came within a game of a state championship on the road to Williamsport. Pedi went on to…
Revere Beach Pumpkin Dash
Fall Events At The Senior Center
Meet Tom Skwierawski, the Revere’s New Chief of Planning and Community Development
Monday, October 17 marked Tom Skwierawski’s first day as the City of Revere’s new Chief of Planning and Community Development. Tom worked in the City of Fitchburg for the last eight years, where he was Executive Director of Community Development…
Council Approves $29.5 Million for Acquisition of Wonderland Property: New High School Project Can Move Forward
The cheers you may have heard in Revere Monday night were those of parents of schoolchildren applauding the City Council for voting by an 8-2 margin to approve a loan order in the amount of $29.5 million for the acquisition…
