There are few topics that all city officials and residents can agree on, but one is that Lauren Buck has done a truly outstanding job as the director of the Revere Public Health Department during the extraordinary times posed by…
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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…
ZBA Takes up Variance for “Special Delivery†on Christmas Eve
Special to the Journal The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening in the Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber at which the board considered six applications for variances. Chairman Michael Tucker and…
Council, School Committee Will Take Oaths of Office Monday Night
Revere City Clerk Ashley Melnik will administer the oath of office to the newly elected members of the City Council and School Committee at the inauguration ceremony Monday (7 p.m.) in the Council Chambers. Melnik said that due to COVID-19…
City Continues Process for Use of American Rescue Plan Funding
While some communities across the state have begun the allocation of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for local projects, the City of Revere has not used any of its funding to-date. Revere is receiving $30 million as…
Fahey Takes Reins as New Commissioner of the Revere Election Department
Paul Fahey has begun in his new position as the incoming commissioner of the Revere Election Department. Fahey, who was appointed by Mayor Brian Arrigo and confirmed unanimously by the City Council, succeeds Diana Colella, who is retiring after a…
RHS Building Committee Expected to Chose New High School Site Next Month
Earlier this month the Revere High School Building Committee voted to narrow down site options for building of a new Revere High School to two potential sites in the city. At last Tuesday’s Revere School Committee meeting Brian Dakin, a…
Yes, Let’s Ring Out the Old and Ring in the New
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells†when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. But after reading the poem in its entirety, we are printing the whole thing, because it sums up —…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Basketball Teams Compete in Holiday Tourneys The Revere High boys and girls basketball teams are competing in holiday week basketball tournaments this week. Coach David Leary and the Patriots, whose contest with Greater Boston League rival Lynn Classical last…
Obituaries 12-29-2021
Maria Schindler Labor and Delivery Nurse at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for 40 Years Funeral Services and Interment will be held privately for Maria R. (Farrell) Schindler who died on Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, after being stricken at her home…
Celebrating Christmas Cheer And December Birthdays at the Senior Center
Visconti Likely Has the Votes to Be the next President of Revere City Council
After a highly productive first term on the Revere City Council that included one year as vice president, Gerry Visconti reportedly has the votes to become the new president of the Council when it reconvenes in January. While Visconti would…
Elks Spread Christmas Cheer to Those in Need
Playground Dedication at Beachmont
News Briefs
Postal Service Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Post Office locations nationwide will be closed on Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. All Post Office locations will be open, and regular mail…
License Commission Okays License for Taqueria
The Revere License Commission addressed a full agenda of items at the commission’s regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, December 15. Chairman Robert Selevitch and fellow commission members Daniel Occena and Linda Guinasso were on hand for the meeting. The chief…
Three Community-Based Organizations Receive Grants Through Raise up Revere Fund
Special to the Journal Last week, Mayor Arrigo and representatives from both Amazon and United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley presented three grant awards to community-based organizations who continue to go above and beyond for Revere residents. The…
City Departments Respond to Letter from Disabilities Comm.
The Revere Commission on Disabilities held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, December 14. Chair Ralph DeCicco, vice-chair Pauline Perno, and members, Mario Grimanis, Jason Barone, and Enza Goodwin were on hand for the meeting that was held via…
Six Revere Firefighters Graduate from Mass. Firefighting Academy
Six Revere firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Dec. 17 at the campus in Stow. The diverse group includes two female firefighters, Tyler Angelo and Jacqueline Snyder. Jacqueline is the sister of current firefighter George Levasseur. The other graduates…
Lincoln School Receives MSBA Accelerated Repair Project Grant
Last week State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), and MSBA Executive Director/Deputy CEO John K. McCarthy announced the MSBA Board of Directors approved a $2.63 million grant for an Accelerated Repair Project at…