By Adam Swift Paul Argenzio, the top vote-getter with 702 votes, and Gregory Murray, 242 votes, topped the ballot in the Ward 4 preliminary election on Tuesday night, moving onto the Nov. 7 municipal general election ballot. The candidates are seeking to replace Patrick Keefe, who currently serves as acting mayor and is running for
By Adam Swift Paul Argenzio, the top vote-getter with 702 votes, and Gregory Murray, 242 votes, topped the ballot in the Ward 4 preliminary election on Tuesday night, moving onto the Nov. 7 municipal general election ballot. The candidates are seeking to replace Patrick Keefe, who currently serves as acting mayor and is running for
By Adam Swift Election officials expect a larger turnout for the Tuesday, Sept. 19 preliminary municipal election that features a hotly contested four-way race for mayor than for the city’s last mayoral preliminary election in 2015. “The last mayoral municipal preliminary in 2015 had 22 percent turnout,” said Election Commissioner Paul Fahey. “Given the high
Special to the Journal Herby Jean-Baptiste has announced that he is a candidate seeking the Ward 4 City Council seat in the upcoming election. The following is his announcement. “Hello, Neighbor, Sisters, and Brothers My name is Herby Jean-Baptiste and my family and I have lived on Proctor Ave for the past 21 years. My
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) gave its approval to developer Mario Zepaj for four variances for the construction of a 25-unit apartment building at 344 Salem St. at its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening. The often-contentious, 45-minute hearing saw neighborhood residents often interrupt the proceedings, drawing repeated admonitions from ZBA chairperson Michael Tucker and pointed responses from