By Dr. Glenn Mollette As we approach Memorial Day, give thanks for our soldiers who gave and are giving sacrificially for our freedom. One of the freedoms we enjoy is the freedom to own a house. The greatest asset of…
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Letter to the Editor
On Anti-Semitism Dear Editor: Antisemitism is in our midst. From May 1948 when Israel became a Nation, forces have tried to destroy her economically, and politically. Events reported by the media are misleading, discrediting Israel and supporting Palestinians. No one…
Obituaries 05-26-2021
Anthony Ruggiero Member of Local 3 Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Union Anthony Ruggiero of Revere passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 22 at the age of 43. Born in Boston on May 30, 1977 to Egidia (Preziosi)…
Revere’s Soccer GBL Champions
Red Day in Revere
Several Sites Identified for Potential New RHS
At an online community meeting last Wednesday representatives from Perkins Eastman presented several site options for a new Revere High School (RHS). At the meeting the architecture firm chosen by the city to work on creating a new high school…
News Briefs
Broadway Business Recovery Plan Meeting Mayor Brian Arrigo and the Office of Planning and Development , in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), will co-host a Broadway Business Recovery Plan Meeting on Tuesday, May 25 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. The community meeting…
City Drops Below 3% COVID Positivity Rate
The City of Revere Board of Health was informed that Revere’s positivity rate has dropped to 2.8%, the lowest number since the state started tracking this data at a municipal level. As of today, May 14, 41% of Revere residents…
Giannino Seeks Accountability; Wants Councillor Motions in on Time
The City Council worked on four “late motions†at its Council meeting Monday night. Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino wants her colleagues to get their motions in on time. Councillors have until the Thursday before a Council meeting to get their motions…
From the City Council Chambers
Council Approves Free Cash Transfers The City Council unanimously approved four standard “free cash†transfers as requested by Revere Finance Director Richard Viscay, who appeared at the meeting via a Zoom call from South Dakota: The transfers approved separately were…
New Heritage Forever Stamps Honor Genetic Diversity in Farm
Heritage breeds of livestock are pre-industrial farm animals whose unusual appearances and remarkable qualities take us back to our nation’s agrarian roots — and may show the way to a more sustainable future. Their value as agricultural and cultural resources…
Keller Williams Revere Volunteers Provide the City With Extra Hands to Complete City Projects
Special to the Journal Keller Williams Revere associates chose to “Give Where They Live†as part of RED Day, Keller Williams’ annual day of service on Thursday, May 13, 2021 dedicated to Renewing, Energizing and Donating to local communities. As…
Coalition Points to Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Distribution Process
Special to the Journal The Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition has responded to Gov. Charles Baker’s joint event with President Joe Biden highlighting Massachusetts’ progress on vaccination. The Coalition pointed out that although Massachusetts has made rapid progress on overall rates…
Our Lady of Grace Church Vandalized
A stained glass window was vandalized and broken out earlier this month when neighborhood youths allegedly threw rocks at the church and its windows – busting out an irreplaceable, old stained glass window. On Saturday, May 8, Our Lady of…
Councillor Serino Requests Meeting With Capitol Waste Representatives
Claiming through reports he obtained from the city’s 3-1-1 program that Capitol Waste has missed 463 trash pickups in the past 12 months, Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino wants to meet with representatives of the waste management and disposal company.…
We Deserve This Great Weather
With Massachusetts entering the reopening phase after 14 months of lockdowns, the arrival of the magnificent weather this week could not have been better-timed. All of us have had to make sacrifices to varying degrees during the pandemic. Many of…
Liz Cheney Is a Profile in Courage
We disagree with Liz Cheney on just about everything, politically-speaking. We suspect that most of our readers also have felt the same way over the years. But there is no denying that her principled stand in opposition to her party…
Revere Football Storms Past Medford, 48-32 in Finale
It wasn’t a masterpiece, to be sure, but the Revere High football team ended its season with a wild 48-32 victory over Medford High Friday night at Harry Della Russo stadium. Like the passengers on the S.S. Minnow, the Revere…
RHS Sports Roundup
Boys Soccer Wins GBL Playoff Title The Revere High boys soccer team, the regular-season champion of the Greater Boston League (GBL), put the finishing touch on a successful 2020 Fall II soccer campaign by defeating Lynn English, 3-0, in the championship game of…
Power of Recovery Opens on Broadway
City and state officials joined the Powers brothers for the grand opening of a brand-new addiction and recovery treatment center in the Citizens Bank building on Broadway Tuesday. Matty Powers is the CEO of the Power of Recovery company that…
