Mayor Brian Arrigo and Cabinet Members announced the start of “Community Conversations with the Mayor,†an in-person and virtual opportunity to meet with city leaders, engage with neighbors, and discuss various city-wide initiatives. “Throughout the COVID pandemic, city leaders were…
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No End in Sight for Our Recurring National Nightmare
The horrific and tragic mass shooting that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on a quiet Saturday afternoon in a supermarket in a predominantly Black community once again has highlighted how the intersection of racial hatred fomented by the internet and…
Council Delays Life Science Biosafety Level Vote: HYM’s O’Brien Will Appear at May 16 Meeting
Once again Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo read the room, understood the magnitude of the imminent vote and its impact on Revere, and basically told his colleagues, “This issue needs more research.†And the Council heeded his valuable advice, opting to postpone…
Human Rights Commission Establishes Working Groups
The Revere Human Rights Commission (HRC) held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday evening, May 5, in the City Council Chamber. Chairperson Janine Grillo Marra and fellow commissioners Lynn Alexis, Fire Chief Chris Bright, Police Chief David Callahan, Rachid Moukhabir,…
Revere High School Picks Freshman Abigail McHugh As New Poet Laureate
Revere High School freshman Abigail McHugh has been writing poetry since she was 11 as a way of expressing her feelings. Now 15-years-old and with several years of writing poetry under her belt Abby, as she’s known at RHS, heard…
Upcoming Picnic and Pollinator Event at Susan B. Anthony School May 28
Special to the Journal All Revere residents are invited to a Family Picnic and Pollinator Event on Saturday, May 28th, from 11 AM to 1 PM. With Saturday, June 4th as the rain date. The event will take place at…
MSBA Votes to Send New RHS Into the Schematic Design Phase
Three months after the School Committee, the School Building Committee and the Revere City Council voted to recommend the former Wonderland Dogtrack as the preferred site for a new Revere High School (RHS), the project has hit another benchmark. At…
Revere Public Library Will Host Mother’s Day Tea Party May 6
The Revere Public Library, led by Library Director Diana Luongo and Children’s Librarian Krystee Maniscalco, will host a Mother’s Day Tea Party on Friday, May 6 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Library. Parents and children are cordially…
Chris Alba is May’s Public Servant of the Month
Special to the Journal Mayor Brian Arrigo this week announced Christian (Chris) Alba as May 2022’s Public Servant of the Month. Chris works in the City of Revere’s Substance Use Disorder and Homelessness Initiatives Office (SUDHI) doing outwork with our…
Arrigo Invites Residents, Community Stakeholders to May 10 Final McKinley School Revisioning Presentation
Mayor Arrigo is inviting both Revere residents and community stakeholders to the final presentation of the McKinley School Revisioning Process on May 10, 2022. Through funding from the MassDevelopment Real Estate Technical Services Program, planners in the City’s Department of…
Guest Op-Ed: We’ve All Gone Mad… and Just Too Far
By Mayor Brian Arrigo “The last hopes of mankind, therefore, rest with us; and if it should be proclaimed, that our example had become an argument against the experiment, the knell of popular liberty would be sounded throughout the earth. 
Arrigo and the Revere DPCD Distribute $380,000 in CDBG Funds to 38 Small Businesses Throughout City
Over the next few weeks, Mayor Brian Arrigo and The City of Revere Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) will distribute $380,000 in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to 38 small business owners who operate in the City of…
Cogliandro: Let’s See the Videotape on HRC Matter
Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro wants to see the videotape of a verbal exchange between Revere resident Gina Castiello and a member of the Revere Human Rights Commission that allegedly occurred following an HRC meeting on Dec. 2, 2021. Cogliandro,…
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $22.5 Million to Strengthen the Mass. Food Supply System
The Baker-Polito Administration announced $22.5 million in funding to food producers across the Commonwealth, including Grow in Revere, Food Hub with $99,734. This program represents ongoing efforts to address food insecurity issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. During an event…
4/20, 2022: Time to Legalize Marijuana
As our long-time readers know, we have been advocating for the full legalization of marijuana for more than 25 years. Despite the large number of states where marijuana is sold legally (38, including medical use-only states), the federal government still…
Brenda Lafrate Will Compete in Her Fourth Boston Marathon Monday
Four years ago, Brenda Iafrate decided to to run the Boston Marathon in honor of her 19-year-old daughter, Ariana, who had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. “I wanted to show Ariana that with determination and strength you can do…
Human Rights Commission Meeting Once Again Is Disrupted
The Revere Human Rights Commission (HRC) held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday evening, April 7, in the City Council Chamber. Chairperson Janine Grillo Marra and fellow commissioners Lynn Alexis, Fire Chief Chris Bright, Police Chief David Callahan, Rachid Moukhabir,…
Spring Concert Marks NSPO’s Season Finale
Violist Kimberly Lehmann will take center stage as the featured soloist in the William Walton Viola Concerto when her spouse, Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra in the Orchestra’s 2021-2022 season finale Sunday, April 24, at…
