Seeks Input on Proposals As part of its Better Bus Project the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) is seeking opinions from bus riders on three new proposals for bus lines in Revere. Proposals include changes to Route 411, Route 424…
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Revere High Athletic Program Will Leave the Northeastern Conference
Fourteen years ago Revere Schools left the Greater Boston League for the Northeastern Conference (NEC), something many coaches past and present thought was a mistake. Less than two years later the GBL was a shell of its former self with…
March: In like a Lion
Just when all of us were counting the days to the beginning of spring — known as the vernal equinox, which this year falls on Wednesday, March 20, at 5:58 p.m. — Ol’ Man Winter struck with a vengeance, bringing…
Obituaries 03-06-2019
Frederick Garrity Retired Deer Island engineer 1st Class and longtime member of Revere American legion Post 61 Frederick P. Garrity, a lifelong resident of Chelsea’s Powder Horn Hill section, passed away following a long confinement at the Pope Nursing Home…
Sen. Boncore, Madaro File Legislation to Address Traffic Woes
At a community meeting called by elected officials, MassDOT was forced to admit that when designing the new entrance into the Sumner Tunnel the state agency used outdated traffic projections. MassDOT predicted traffic going into the tunnel would grow by…
News Briefs
Learn to skate classes starting March 3 New winter Learn-To-Skate classes for children, ages 4 to 18 at the LoConte Rink on Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Medford will start Sunday, March 3 at 1 p.m., for five weeks. Use hockey, recreational…
Officials Happy with Federal Wetlands Protection
Winthrop, Revere and Lynn are in good shape when it comes to protecting marshland and wetlands through the Wetlands Protection Act. Winthrop and Revere share the Belle Isle Marsh with East Boston. Revere and Lynn also share the Rumney Marsh.…
Stabbing Victim Dies, Police Still Searching for Suspects
The Revere man who was a victim of a stabbing in East Boston died from the injuries he sustained last Wednesday. The victim, Alfred Rodriguez is a father of two and owns of a barber shop on Shirley Avenue in…
A Mission of Love and Living the Gospel for Haiti
Looking Back at Morningstar Catholic Collaborative’s Recent Trip to Haiti By Stephen W. Fielding – Special to the Journal When the Morningstar Catholic Collaborative, consisting of parishioners from St. Mary of the Assumption Par-ish, Revere and Our Lady of Grace Parish,…
Police Briefs 02-27-2019
    Man Convicted of Murder A Suffolk Superior Court jury Friday afternoon found Juan Gaviria, 21, guilty of second-degree murder and firearms offenses in connection with the Jan. 23, 2015, shooting death of 18-year-old Andres Jaramillo on Revere’s Garfield Avenue. …
Obituaries 02-27-2019
Francine Josephine Whippen Sears retiree who loved volunteering and traveling Francine Josephine Whippen, former-ly of Wichita, Kan., passed away peacefully Feb. 23 at Presbyterian Manor, Newton. She was 78 years old. She was born June 25, 1940, to Frances (Carosone)…
Local Resident Missionaries Airlifted by Helicopter in Haiti
Ten parishioners from The Morningstar Catholic Collaborative, consisting of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Revere and Our Lady of Grace Parish, Chelsea/Everett, were evacuated by helicopter from their sister parish – St. Joseph, L’Asile, Haiti and flown to Port-au-Prince…
Revere High Speech and Debate Team, Model UN Club Making Waves
The Revere High School’s Speech and Debate Team as well as the Model UN Club made some waves this month in some high profile state competitions. Earlier this month sophomore Kevin Cano and junior Seba Ismail, both members of the…
Police Briefs 02-20-2019
Armed Robbery An armed robbery of the Pollo Royal Restaurant on Broadway is under investigation this week. Around 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 16, a white male came into the establishment and brandished a knife, demanding they turn over the money.…
Letter to the Editor
Thinking about Quitting Smoking? Dear Editor, February is American Heart Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking is a leading cause of heart disease. Smoking can lead to the narrowing of blood vessels and high blood…
Traffic, Traffic Everywhere
A recent national report confirmed what those of us in the Greater Boston area have known all-too-well for all-too-long: That by some measures, traffic congestion on our metropolitan roadways is the worst in the entire nation and among the worst…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS girls basketball team defeats Beverly The Revere High girls basketball team earned a hard-fought, 48-45 victory at Beverly last Wednesday. The Lady Patriots trailed for most of the contest, but mounted a surge in the fourth quarter that culminated…
Obituaries 02-20-2019
Antonio D’Amore Of Revere Antonio D’Amore of Revere, formerly of the North End, passed away suddenly on Feb. 16. The beloved husband of 51 years to Maria D’Amore, he was the devoted father of Connie Napolitano and her husband, Giuseppe…
HYM Outlines Suffolk Downs Development; Demolition of Horse Barns to Begin in July
The Conservation Commission is onboard with The HYM Investment Group in taking steps toward removing the horse barns, stables and equipment at Suffolk Downs. Michael Borowsky, of The HYM Investment Group, told the Conservation Commission during a public hearing for…
News Briefs
CAPIC seeks Revere nominee COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS INTER-CITY, Inc. (CAPIC) is seeking a nominee for the Revere Limited Income Sector on the Board of Directors. The successful nominee will be a Revere resident, at least 18 years of age and…
