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Monday was an exciting day at Revere City Hall and the Revere Election Department as candidates in this year’s city election began pulling their nomination papers. Three incumbent councillors-at-large, Steve Morabito, Gerry Visconti and Anthony Zambuto, pulled their papers, an indicator that they have begun their campaigns for re-election. Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino, who has been a prolific vote-getter in past councillor-at-large elections, issued a statement Monday that she will no...

A dozen decades ago, anyone searching for a bite to eat downtown after dark gravitated to nighttime lunch wagons — the original food trucks. “Lunch wagons are now considered the proper thing in cities and large town,” read an 1892 Berkshire Eagle report, “and are said to be a success financially. They are patronized mostly in the night time and now the festive Mason, Red Man and Odd Fellow can get a square meal at thirteen o’clock in the morning without calling up his w...

Special to the Journal Danielle Allen’s exploratory committee for Governor announced this week that they exceeded their fundraising goal by raising more than $200,000 in the first quarter of 2021. Additionally, committee officials are excited to welcome new key members…

The Revere City Council’s Zoning Subcommittee voted by a 5-1 margin to approve the RiverFront Overlay District proposal that is part of the RiverFront Master Plan that will transform 20 acres of land in the Riverside/Point of Pines neighborhood into a brand new development. Chair Patrick Keefe and Councilors Anthony Zambuto, Jessica Giannino Gerry Visconti, and Arthur Guinasso voted in favor of the proposal that included amendments by Keefe. Councilor Richard Serino voted against the proposal...

The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) granted a variance at its January 27 meeting to R&S Realty Trust, the owner of a single lot at 14 Charger Street, to reduce the minimum frontage requirement from 150 feet to 75 feet that will create two new lots. The variance allows the owner to have one lot comprising six acres and a second lot comprising 2.6 acres. Both lots will be used by Avis car rentals to house more than 2,000 cars for car storage only, with no on-site repairs or maintenance to be...

Dr. Nathalee Kong, chair of the Revere Board of Health, and Lauren Buck, director of the Revere Health Department, will appear at a Virtual Vaccine Town Hall today, Wednesday, Jan. 27, (6 p.m.) on the City of Revere Facebook. The two leaders in the Revere health community are expected to speak about COVID-19 and the process by which COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered to Revere residents in the coming weeks. Buck appeared at the City Council meeting Monday night at the request of Ward 4 ...

The Revere City Council unanimously elected Councilor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto as president at its first meeting of the new year Monday night. After recording the 11-0 vote, City Clerk Ashley Melnik announced, “Councilor Zambuto is the new City Council president for 2021.” The newly elected leadership team for the Revere City Council in 2021, President Anthony Zambuto (left) and Vice President Gerry Visconti, pictured in the Council Chambers Monday night. In his acceptance speech, Zambuto s...

Giannino to Be Inaugurated as State Representative Today in Boston Jessica Giannino is scheduled to be inaugurated as state representative for the Sixteenth Suffolk District in a ceremony today (Wednesday) at noon in the House Chambers at the State House. Giannino, a Revere councillor-at-large, is succeeding RoseLee Vincent in the seat that encompasses Revere, Chelsea, and Saugus. First City Council Meeting of Year is Monday Night The Revere City Council will be meeting for the first time in th...