Revere Democratic Committee to Hold Caucus The Revere Democratic City Committee will be holding a US senate nominating convention caucus on Saturday, March 2nd at 10am on Zoom (information below). All registered democrats in the city are eligible and encouraged…
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City Council Looks To Establish Closer Ties With RHS Student Senate
By Adam Swift The City Council looked to the accomplishments and activism of some of the city’s younger residents at Monday night’s meeting. Matthew Terrell, the chair of the Revere High School Student Senate, gave a presentation on that group’s…
City Seeking Lead Pipe Inventory Grant
By Adam Swift The City Council approved a resolution Monday night that will allow the city to accept a grant for the inventory of the city’s 12,000 water service lines to make sure they comply with the state’s lead and…
Revere Middle Schoolers Named Project 351 Ambassadors
By Melissa Moore-Randall Revere Eighth-graders Isabella Drinan Susan B. Anthony Middle School, Khouloud Aslane Rumney Marsh Academy, and Maria Rodriguez Marcelino Garfield Middle School have been selected as Ambassadors to the 2024 Project 351. According to the Project 351 website,…
Garfield Middle School Rocks the House at Winter Concert
Be Melissa Moore-Randall The GMS Winter Concert was performed Thursday night. The night included and featured performances by all GMS Choruses (directed by Evann Carter) and Rock Ensembles (directed by Eric Bolton). In total, 200 students performed, representing all three…
Scam Targeting Seniors Hits Close to Home
Ward 5 City Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya had nothing but praise for two Revere police officers for putting an end to a scam that targeted local senior citizens. The councillor commended Revere officers Kenan Resic and Pheachey Chhom for preventing a…
New Council Subcommittee To Address Climate Issues
By Adam Swift In the face of rising tides, storm surges, and coastal flooding, the city council’s newest subcommittee will address climate sustainability and resiliency. Councilor-at-Large Juan Pablo Jaramillo will chair the new Climate, Sustainability, and Workforce subcommittee. He will…
Leonard DiBartolomeo Promoted to Lieutenant of the Revere Fire Department
Leonard DiBartolomeo was officially sworn in as a Lieutenant in the Revere Fire Department during a promotional and badge-pinning ceremony Feb. 8 in the City Council Chambers. Mayor Patrick Keefe and Fire Chief Chris Bright delivered remarks during the program,…
ConsComm Issues Notice of Intent for Liberty Park Renovation
The Revere Conservation Commission (ConsComm) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening (February 7) in the City Council Chambers. On hand for the session were chair John Shue and fellow members Nicholas Rudolph, Joseph LaValle, Samantha Woodman, and Brian…
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $5M in Grant Awards for Fire Departments
Special to the Journal The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $5 million in awards to 321 Massachusetts fire departments through the state’s Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant program, including $34,973.84 awarded to the City of Revere’s Fire Department. “Every single day, firefighters…
Winter Wonderland at the Beach
RHS Cheerleaders Host Junior Patriot Cheer Night
Purple Sand… Purple Sand
Subcommittee Recommends Approval of Lee’s Park Project
By Adam Swift Revere’s zoning subcommittee voted 5-1 Monday night to recommend approval of a special permit for the former Lee’s Trailer Park on Winthrop Avenue, consisting of 250 residential units with 10 percent of the units offered at affordable…
News Briefs
City of Revere to Host “Have a Heart & Give a Heart Day” Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr., an organ donor, to honor organ and tissue donors at City Hall on Friday, February 9, 2024 In 2023, 1,401 lives were…
Wonderland Parking Rentals Bring Revenue Into the City
By Adam Swift The city is collecting revenue from a number of companies using the 30-plus acre Wonderland property for vehicle storage. City Council President Anthony Cogliandro said there have been questions raised about the use of the property and…
Councillor Wants Answers on Delayed Marijuana Sales Site on Railroad Avenue
By Adam Swift As the City Council has debated the possibility of allowing licenses for retail marijuana sales over the past several years, there is one license that has sat virtually idle in the city for nearly a decade. In…
Council Looks for Stricter Regulations on Motorized Bikes and Scooters
By Adam Swift City Councillors want some clarity on the regulations regarding the operation of electric scooters and small motorized bikes in the city. “As I was campaigning this past year, one of the biggest complaints I got was about…
State and Local Leaders Ask for Reconsideration of Lead Water Service Line Grant Formula
By Adam Swift A change in a federal grant funding formula for the replacement of lead line services would have a negative impact on local communities, according to state and local leaders. Last week, Governor Maura Healey, Attorney General Andrea…
Revere Public Schools Celebrate Costello Syndrome Awareness Day
By Melissa Moore-Randall RPS staff and students came together on 2/27 to celebrate Costello Syndrome Awareness Day. The day honored brave and beautiful Rya Goodwin, 2, who was diagnosed with the rare syndrome last spring. #RYARAISIN purple and butterfly shirts…
