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…
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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…
License Comm. Approves Two Items at Special Meeting; Discusses Problem of ‘Nips’
The Revere License Commission held a special meeting last Wednesday morning, March 23, in the City Council Chamber. Chairman Robert Selevitch and fellow commission members Daniel Occena and Linda Guinasso were on hand for the meeting. The commission took up…
Mayor Arrigo Visits Whelan School Third Graders
By Melissa Moore-Randall Whelan School third graders students were treated to a visit from Mayor Brian Arrigo last week. The excited students were able to meet “celebrity†Mayor Arrigo as part of their Social Studies unit on local government. The…
Council Sends Motion on Council Chamber Portrait Candidates to Legislative Affairs
Ward 5 Councillor Al Fiore seemed to have what he called a “well-intended†idea to honor history-making, female city councillors with the hanging of their self-portraits in the City Council Chambers. Fiore wanted to bestow that honor upon the first…
Rosanio, Senn Receive Choreography Awards at Starpower Regional Competition
The Sheila Rosanio Dance Studio has amassed numerous national and regional dance championship trophies during Rosanio’s spectacular career. But the most recent awards were doubly meaningful because Rosanio and her own goddaughter, Jasmine Senn, received two of the most prestigious…
Pat Lospennato Appointed as President of the RCOC
The Revere Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that Patrick Lospennato has been appointed as the President of the Revere Chamber of Commerce. Pat has served on the Board of Directors since 2019 and has played an instrumental role…
ZBA Admits Violation of Open Meeting Law
Among the items that came up at last week’s meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) was a letter from two entities that were involved in a decision by the ZBA at its February meeting in which the entities…
RHS’s Female Empowerment Movement Targets School Dress Code
In her monthly Revere School Committee report, the committee’s student representative Elni De Jesus said Revere High School’s Female Empowerment Movement (FEM) goal this month was to create a new RHS dress code that better represents the student community. De…
ZBA Overrules Building Inspector On New Decks at 172 Endicott Ave.
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, March 23, in the City Councilor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber . Chairman Michael Tucker and members Aklog Limeneh, John Lopes, Hazem Hamdan, and…
Suffolk Downs Updates Community on Plans to Be an Outdoor Entertainment Venue Through 2025
At a recent community meeting HYM’s Andrew Townsend gave the community a bit more information on HYM’s plans for turning a portion of Suffolk Downs into an outdoor entertainment venue through 2025. With construction set to begin on the Beachmont…
Grant Proposals Sought for Better Beaches Program
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are now seeking Better Beaches Program grant proposals from organizations in Nahant, Lynn, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy, and Hull to support free beach…
Sen. Edwards Kicks off Re-Election Campaign for 3rd Suffolk Seat
“I swear I’m not a serial candidate,†Senator Lydia Edwards joked Monday night at her campaign kickoff for the 3rd Suffolk State Senate seat. Edwards, who won the special election for the vacant state senate seat back in January, needs…
Remains of Revere US Airman Killed in Action During WWII Identified, Funeral Next Month
Special to the Journal A US Air Force Airman who died in Romania during World War II have officially been accounted for. The remains of Charles G. McMackin, 26, who perished during Operation TIDAL WAVE, were identified by the Defense…
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Revere
Women’s History Month: Celebrating With Profiles on Local Women: Unsung Hero: How Asmaa Abou-Fouda’s Altruism and Work Ethic Is Making a Difference
By Scott Ruescher Since arriving from Cairo in 2008 with her husband and the first two of their eventual five children, Asmaa Abou-Fouda has become the epitome of civic and community engagement in Revere, Mass. — a beach town on…
