Metro Credit Union, Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, is hosting meetings this month with city officials to discuss benefits of their new 40-year mortgage. Metro recently added the 40-year mortgage to its product lineup, which includes options for jumbo loans…
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Council Voices Support for Donating Directly to Ukrainian Refugees
Acting on a motion by Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro, the City Council voted to request that Mayor Brian Arrigo set up a fundraiser through Revere’s website to donate and show support for displaced Ukrainian refugees due to the current…
Officials Laud Mayor Arrigo’s State of the City Address
Mayor Brian Arrigo delivered his annual State of the City Address March 3 before a capacity audience at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott. The modern setting itself, the first full-service hotel to open on Revere Beach in 70 years, set…
Request for Variance for Two-Family Home in Beachmont is Withdrawn after Opposition
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, February 16, in the City Councilor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber . Chairman Michael Tucker and members Aklog Limeneh, John Lopes, and Hazem Hamdan were…
Sen. Edwards Kicks off Talks with Her Community Transition Committee
Last week Senator Lydia Edwards kicked off her Community Transition Committee through a virtual meeting to discuss housing. After being sworn in Edwards asks residents to advise her on constituent and public policy issues impacting the Senate district. While last…
Despite Reservations, License Commission Renews Licenses for the Quality Inn Hotel
The Revere License Commission addressed a full agenda of items at the commission’s regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, February 16. Chairman Robert Selevitch and fellow commission members Daniel Occena and Linda Guinasso were on hand for the meeting. The chief…
Massachusetts House Passes Legislation That Establishes Additional Protections for Veterans
Special to the Journal In an effort to ensure greater accountability on behalf of our veterans and their families, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation last Thursday that makes key reforms to the governance structure of the veterans’ homes,…
Baker-Polito Administration Expands Transformative Development Initiative for Gateway Cities
The Baker-Polito Administration announced a historic expansion of the Transformative Development Initiative (TDI), a MassDevelopment program for Gateway Cities that includes Revere, designed to accelerate economic growth within focused districts. The announcement includes the selection of 12 new districts in…
MVES Elects New Members to Its Board
The Board of Directors of Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) elected three new members to its Board for the coming year. The MVES Board of Directors is composed of 26 members all of whom represent the 11 communities that MVES…
Obituaries 02-16-2022
Richard A. Baillie Mass. Highway Department Supervisor November 24, 1968 – February 7, 2022 Richard A. Baillie of Derry, NH, formerly of Revere, died on February 7 at the age of 53. Richard was a supervisor for the Massachusetts State…
In an on Demand World, Revere Director of Municipal Services Michael Wells Works to Provide the Best Services for Residents
By Melissa Moore-Randall A self described “people person†lifelong Revere resident and Director of Municipal Services, Michael Wells enjoys many aspects of the position he was appointed to in 2020. However, helping the residents of Revere is what he enjoys…
February’s Public Servant of the Month: Revere Community School Leader Fatou Drammeh
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo has announced Fatou Drammeh as February’s Public Servant of the Month. As Manager of the Revere Community School and nonprofit leader, Fatou Drammeh has worked for decades to connect residents with resources and…
News Briefs
New Testing Site Opens at Rossetti-Cowan Lauren Buck. Public Health Director for the City of Revere announces the opening of COVID testing site at the Senior Center. Those residents who want to get tested must make an appointment. The site…
Kim Driscoll Launches Campaign for Lieutenant Governor Mayor Arrigo Is Among Key Early Endorsements for Salem Mayor
Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo is among the key early endorsements for Kim Driscoll, the five-term Mayor of Salem, who announced her candidacy last week for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 Democratic Primary. “We need leadership on Beacon Hill…
Arrigo Seeks to Expand Access to Jobs and Opportunities
Mayor Brian M. Arrigo announced the appointments of Maritsa Barros as the first Chief of Talent and Culture for the City of Revere and Claudia Correa as the new Director of Human Resources. Maritsa Barrospreviously served as Framingham’s inaugural Chief…
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards to be Inaugurated January 20
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards will be sworn in to the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday, January 20th at 12:00 pm. Members of the Edwards family will join the Senator-Elect in person. Due to COVID-19 protocols, the event will have extremely limited in-person…
Baker-Polito Administration Files $5 Billion General Government Bond Bill
The Baker-Polito Administration filed legislation seeking $4.991 billion in capital funds to support core improvements that will enable the Commonwealth to continue delivering critical state services to the people of Massachusetts. The proposal, titled An Act Financing the General Governmental…
Mayor Michelle Wu: Grace Under Pressure
The job of mayor of a large American city never has been easy, but these days the challenges facing our public officials who lead our major metropolitan areas are greater than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a confluence of…
Lydia Edwards becomes Senator-Elect Edwards following election
Yesterday, voters in Revere and the rest of the First Suffolk & Middlesex district went to the polls and elected City Councilor Lydia Edwards to serve as their next state senator. Once sworn in Edwards will become the first woman…
2021 Year in Review
The old expression, “The more things change, the more they remain the same,†certainly seemed to sum up the year 2021 in Everett. The news at the beginning of the year was that COVID was devastating the Everett community with…
