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RHS Senior DeMauro Designs Logo For Newly Formed Arts Commission
Naomi DeMauro is one of the top students academically in the Revere High School Class of 2022 and a proud member of the National Honor Society. She is also president of the 40-student-member RHS Art Club, but right now she’s…
School Department, Human Rights Committee Holds ‘A Tribute to Dr. King’
Special To The Journal The Revere School Department, in conjunction with the Human Rights Commission, sponsored by Mayor Brian Arrigo, presented “A Tribute to Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.†Monday night on Revere TV. Revere High students Katherine Uribe…
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…
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…
Morabito Fails to Secure Roll Call Vote on City-Wide Mask Mandate
Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito said he was “disappointed†that most of his colleagues did not support his request for a roll call vote on a temporary city-wide indoor mask mandate to help slow the surge in COVID-19 cases. Morabito said he…
We Must Never Forget the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
As we were watching the recent coverage by the media of the events of a year ago on January 6, we were struck by the contrast between the Trump Mob’s violent storming of the Capitol and the many peaceful marches…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Release of the 2021 Ocean Management Plan
The Baker-Polito Administration announced the release of the final 2021 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan. Authorized by the Oceans Act of 2008, the ocean plan protects critical marine habitat and important water-dependent uses, and sets standards for ocean-based development. Under the…
If COVID-19 Has a Brain, It’s Much Smarter Than Us
We don’t pretend to be experts in biology — and maybe we’ve been watching too many science fiction movies these days — but the ability of the COVID-19 virus to mutate (or shape-shift, in the lingo of sci-fi fans) in…
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…
Celebrating Christmas Cheer And December Birthdays at the Senior Center
Elks Spread Christmas Cheer to Those in Need
Rep. Giannino Receives Major Award From Saugus River Watershed Council
State Rep. Jessica Giannino received the River Stewardship Award from the Saugus River Watershed Council “for outstanding contributions toward protecting natural resources and public health in the Saugus River watershed.†Giannino accepted the prestigious award in person Dec. 11 at…
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…
Have a Merry — and Safe — Christmas
The holiday season usually is the most wonderful time of the year. But Christmas, 2021, is anything but wonderful, even for those of us who are among the most fortunate in our society. Our collective stress and anxiety levels are…
Edwards Wins State Senate Primary Election
District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards came out on top Tuesday night and made history once again as the first female woman of color to be nominated to the First Suffolk & Middlesex Senate seat. If there is no Republican…
Speech and Debaters Make Return to In-Person Contests for Warrior Showdown
Special to the Journal On Saturday, December 4, five members of the Revere High School Speech and Debate Team competed at the first in-person tournament held by the Massachusetts Speech and Debate League since the winter of 2020. Spirits were…
‘A Man of Faith and Love for the City’ Anthony Zambuto Is Honored by Council
Anthony Zambuto served for 22 consecutive years as a councillor-at-large, winning 11 elections. He served this year as president of the City Council as Revere continued to come back from the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Zambuto was universally praised by his…
Guest Op-Ed: Somehow, Some Way, May This Be a Christmas worth Remembering
By Dr. Glenn Mollette We had difficulties when we were growing up in Martin county, Kentucky but overall, we thought we were doing okay. President Lyndon Johnson came to Inez, Kentucky in 1964 to let us know we weren’t doing…
Lt. Gov Polito Presents MassWorks Infrastructure Program Grant to City
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Ashley Stolba came to Revere Tuesday to present a MassWorks Infrastructure Program design grant of $750,000 to the city that will help reconfigure the area near Redgate’s proposed residential and …