Category: News
Distribution Numbers Are Growing in City Food Hub Helping Hundreds of Revere Families
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is moving slowly out of the medical spotlight in the United States, the humanitarian efforts of the Revere Food Hub continue, with workers and volunteers at the food pantry distributing food to hundreds of Revere families…
RHS Graduate Jerry Gerardi Is Now the Voice of RHS Sports
By Melissa Moore-Randall As Revere High students returned to school and athletics after a year of remote learning and canceled and delayed sports seasons, a familiar voice could be heard at RHS basketball and football games. Jerry Gerardi, a 1992…
Arrigo, Shah Foundation Meet With White House Advisors and Other State Mayors to Discuss Expanding Tax Benefits to All Residents
Mayor Arrigo is calling on residents with low or no incomes to apply for thousands of dollars available to individuals and families this year through several expanded federal tax credit programs. Today, Mayor Brian Arrigo and the Shah Foundation hosted…
Sen. Edwards Uses Crown Act to Deliver Powerful Maiden Speech
Last week the Masschausetts Senate unanimously passed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. The bill prohibits discrimination, which largely impacts Black residents, based on natural and protective hairstyles in places of work and school-related…
Dese to Conduct English Learner Education Review of Revere Public Schools
Next week the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE’s) Office of Language Acquisition will conduct a Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of Revere Public School’s (RPS) ELE (English Lerner Education) program. According to RPS Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly the Office…
Public Servant of the Month: Sandra Porrazzo and Catherine Penn Are April’s Public Servants of the Month
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo announced Sandra Porrazzo and Catherine (Cathy) Penn as April’s Public Servants of the Month. Sandra and Cathy both work at the front desk at City Hall, greeting residents as they enter with questions…
Council Will Vote Monday on New 72-Unit Condominium Project in North Revere
Mike Vienneau, managing partner at Broadway Capital, turned a defunct nursing home in Chelsea into a spectacular 33-unit condominium project that sold out quickly. The project at 932 Broadway drew plaudits from the neighbors for helping to transform and beautify…
TD Bank Opens Branch in East Boston
Last Tuesday, TD Bank officially cut the ribbon on a new branch in Maverick Square next door to La Sultana Bakery. The full service branch will provide another banking option for Eastie residents and customers from the surrounding area. However,…
Silent Film Classic ‘Old Ironsides’ to Screen on April 29 at Custom House Maritime Museum
Sea-faring epic recreates early years of USS Constitution, built to battle pirates; presented with live music at historic Newburyport venue Relive the early days of the USS Constitution, when the ship was launched by a young nation to battle pirates…
MBTA Cancels Upcoming Blue Line Disruption
At a community meeting last month the MBTA’s Adam Kamoune announced the T would be closing down the Blue Line for nearly two weeks between Airport and Government Center from Saturday, April 2 to Thursday, April 14 for harbor tunnel…
Massport Announces the Start of Its 2022 Cruise Season with Norwegian Pearl
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is pleased to announce the start of the 2022 Cruise Season, the first full season in two years. Today, the Authority welcomes the first cruise ship to the Port of Boston, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian…
State Treasury Partners With Board of Library Commissioners for Financial Literacy Month
The State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE) is partnering with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) to offer financial education resources to library visitors during April, which is Financial Literacy Month. Materials are applicable for individuals of all…
Staff Sgt. Charles G. McMackin, Revere Resident Killed During WWII, Finally Returns to America After US Military Officials Account for Body in August 2021
WHAT: In August of 2021, American military officials were informed that a WWII veteran’s remains had been accounted for more than 78 years after a deadly plane crash in Romania. On Friday night, April 1, 2022 at approximately 8:30 PM, Staff…
Markey, Clark Announce Money Secured for Wonderland Commuter Rail
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark hosted a press conference March 25 to announce the $4 million in congressionally directed spending they helped secure for the proposed Wonderland Commuter Rail Station and Blue Line Connector. “I…
Vietnam Veterans Day Breakfast
Women’s History Month: Celebrating With Profiles on Local Women: State Sen. Lydia Edwards
She became the first woman of color to be elected to the District 1 City Council seat when she won in 2017 and recently became the first woman elected to the First Suffolk & Middlesex State Senate seat, a seat…
Further Review: City Council Will Study Water Rates for Homeowners in Effort to Evenly Distribute Costs
The Revere City Council held off on action to fully revise the city’s ordinances relating to water rates for homeowners, but the Council did approve an amendment by Councillor Patrick Keefe that would reclassify five-and-six-family owner-occupied homes in a residential…
News Briefs
Revere Weathers the Storm Photo Contest Announced We are pleased to announce the “Weathering the Storm†Photo Contest supported by the City of Revere, DCR, and the Revere Society for Cultural and Historical Preservation. The project was made possible through…
Bd. Of Health Approves Regs for Keeping of Chickens
The Revere Board of Health (BoH) held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, March 24, in the City Council Chambers. In attendance at the meeting were two of the three board members, Nezha Louaddi and Dr. Craig Costanza, as well…
