The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening (January 10) via Zoom. A new feature of the meeting was that it was closed-captioned. Chairman Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and fellow commissioners Mario Grimanis, Robert…
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Local Students Take Part In State-Wide Youth Service Program
By Adam Swift Eighth-grade service Ambassadors representing every city and town in Massachusetts kicked-off their year of youth-led service with Project 351 Saturday, joined by Governor Maura Healey. The event included Ambassadors from Revere, Chelsea, and Winthrop. Project 351, a…
So Far, We’ve Dodged the Energy Bullet
The winter season can be viewed in two ways. Meteorological winter is considered to be the three months of December, January, and February. Astronomical winter runs from December 22, the date of the winter solstice, to March 21, the date…
The Husband Always Is the Prime Suspect
The disappearance of a Cohasset mother of three who has been missing since January 1, once again has highlighted the tragic, but undeniable, reality that a woman in the United States is more likely to be killed by an intimate…
Letter to the Editor
Regarding Warming Center Dear Editor, Is Mark Sylvestri’s plan likely to pass? Wondering if you’ve ever heard of “the Cobra effect”? Basically it’s a tale of perverse incentive. In India under the British there were too many cobras on the…
RHS Sports Roundup
Yuong Takes First at NE Invitational; Leaps to New RHS Mark Revere High girls track and field sensation, sophomore Liv Yuong, continued her outstanding 2023 indoor track season this past weekend. Competing at the MSTCA Invitational, which brought together athletes…
Obituaries 01-18-2023
Ruth Morris Of Revere Ruth Morris of Revere passed away at Portsmouth Hospital on November 25. She was the wife of the late Morris Morris and mother of her deceased son, Barry Morris, Susan Bires and Janet Vignault; grandmother of…
Rizzo Becomes Something With State School Board
Keefe Takes Gavel As City Council President for 2023
By Adam Swift Ward 4 City Councillor Patrick Keefe was the unanimous pick to serve as the council’s president for 2023 at Monday night’s meeting. Keefe, who last headed the council in 2020, takes over for outgoing president Gerry Visconti.…
It’s Official: Former RHS Star Gena Restiano Begins Her College Basketball Officiating Career
Fifteen minutes before game time Saturday, Gena Restiano took her spot in the Gordon College gymnasium in Wenham. Attired in the classy, new women’s college basketball refereeing uniform, Restiano was set to officiate the fourth game in her burgeoning new…
Seniors Raise Concern About Overnight Warming Shelter
By Adam Swift Mayor Brian Arrigo addressed concerns about the planned use of the senior center as an overnight warming center this winter at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Citing concerns from a number of local senior citizens, councillors Gerry…
News Briefs
Postal Employees Will Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Post Offices across the commonwealth will be closed on Monday, January 16, as our employees pause to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Street delivery on Monday will be limited to…
Revere Secures Federal Funds for RiverFront Environmental Efforts
By Adam Swift Revere recently secured nearly $2 million in federal funding to help alleviate current conditions and prepare the community for the impact of worsening risks of climate change and sea-level risks. The funding will expand mitigation and adaptation…
Dedication of Veteran’s Sign Post – 127 Washington Ave.
First and foremost the Cammarata family would like to thank the city of Revere, where Vincent lived from the age of 11 years old, for providing his family with yet another opportunity to remember and honor him. Thank you Mayor…
Seventy-Two Northeast Metro Tech High School Students Receive Adams Scholarship
Special to the Journal Northeast Metro Tech High School Principal/Deputy-Director Carla Scuzzarella is pleased to announce that 72 seniors at the high school are among their peers statewide to receive the state’s John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. This scholarship is…
Great Job, Katherine Clark!
If you were watching the drama (a/k/a the Theatre of the Absurd) that took place last week in the U.S. House of Representatives that culminated in the eventual election of Republican Kevin McCarthy as the new Speaker, among the Democrats…
“That Would Never Happen Here…†“Oh Wait – It Did!â€
For those of us who have been around for a while, the spectacle that unfolded this past weekend in Brazil, where thousands of the fascist followers of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed that nation’s capitol buildings in a violent attempt…
Letter to the Editor
Greatest Tiramisu Dear Editor, In a world filled with news that often leaves us shaking our heads and sinking in heart, we try to find hope in a new year. The hope of a “fresh start”, that maybe things may…
RHS Sports Roundup
Yuong Wins Two Medals at MSTCA Fr-Soph Meet Revere High sophomore track standout Liv Yuong brought home medals in two events at this past Saturday’s MSTCA Freshman/Sophomore Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Liv placed second in the…
Obituaries 01-11-2023
Antonio Martignetti Of Revere Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Visiting Hours in Vazza’s “Beechwood†Funeral Home, 262 Beach St., Revere on Thursday, January 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. for Antonio Martignetti, 85, who passed away peacefully…
