By Adam Swift A proposed plan by Acting Mayor Patrick Keefe to have the city’s three community liaisons assigned to specific wards did not sit well with several city councillors at Monday night’s meeting. For Keefe, the plan for the liaisons, who are funded through the federal ARPA Covid relief programs, was a way to
Special to the Journal Revere Councillor at Large Steven Morabito has announced that he is a candidate for the office of Mayor in the upcoming election. The following is his statement: “Friends and Residents of Revere, First, I would like to thank you, the people of Revere for instilling your trust in me by electing
By Adam Swift Councillors and residents are taking steps to make sure city neighborhoods do not have to face the type of development recently proposed for Arcadia Street. At Monday night’s meeting, Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo introduced a motion asking the mayor to request the city’s state legislators bring into question the Dover Amendment. That legislation
By Adam Swift It was a mayoral showdown at Monday night's City Council meeting. Current Mayor Brian Arrigo and former mayor and City Councillor-at-Large engaged in a sometimes heated discussion over Rizzo's ongoing efforts to garner information about police misconduct and settlements since 2017. The council eventually entered into executive session to discuss several of
By Adam Swift The city’s Public Art Commission has room to grow, giving the ability for the commission to create more subcommittees as it oversees public art projects throughout Revere. Last week, the City Council approved an ordinance change allowing the arts commission to have up to nine members. Currently, the commission, which was first