FEMA grant funds 12 new firefighters

From Revere News

• Traffic Commission advances parking changes, punts lot dispute. Revere's Traffic Commission worked through street sign and parking requests but hit a snag over school parking lot hours, where its own rule clashes with a conflicting School Committee vote, leaving enforcement unresolved.Revere News
• Health board reports overdose drop, kratom warning. Revere's Board of Health reported a steep drop in opioid overdose deaths in 2025 and detailed a citywide kratom crackdown that turned up one violation, at a Revere Street convenience store, now awaiting the owner's response to a warning letter.Revere News
• Council panel advances citywide rental registry. Revere's Legislative Affairs Subcommittee pushed a $25 annual rental registry covering every unit in the city toward a public hearing, as a councilor warned the inspections could expose longtime homeowners to tens of thousands of dollars in remediation costs for illegal units.Revere News
• Planning Board backs Overlook Ridge intersection plan. Revere's Planning Board recommended the city lay out a new Overlook Ridge Drive intersection, a step toward a signal that would unlock 617 more housing units, including the development's first affordable homes, and separately eased zoning that had barred tattoo shops near schools and playgrounds.Revere News
• Zoning Board approves scaled-down Wonderland Properties tower. Revere's Zoning Board approved a scaled-back 16-story tower at 1290 North Shore Road, cut from 358 to 334 units, with the chairman casting the lone dissenting vote. The board also acted on several other variances and continued a contested Genesee Street proposal to October 28.Revere News
• Human Rights Commission chair resigns after six years. Revere Human Rights Commission chair Shama Hosseini resigned after six years of service, leaving the panel without a quorum to conduct business. Vice Chair Herbie Baptiste will serve as acting chair until officer elections expected after the new year.Revere News

Revere on Tue, Oct 6

• FEMA grant to fund 12 new Revere firefighters. Revere will receive about $2.5 million in federal funding to hire 12 new firefighters, the largest share of nearly $4 million FEMA awarded to Massachusetts departments this week, according to the Revere Journal.Revere Journal
• Council revisits new municipal building naming policy. Revere city councillors Angela Guarino-Sawaya and Anthony Cogliandro won approval for a motion asking the mayor's office for further discussion of a municipal building naming policy the council adopted earlier this fall, the Revere Journal reports.Revere Journal
• Council tables Garfield School elevator study funding. The City Council tabled a request from finance director Richard Viscay to fund an elevator feasibility study at the Garfield School, after voting down the same request the week before, the Revere Journal reports.Revere Journal
• State Sen. Lydia Edwards named 40x40 changemaker. State Sen. Lydia Edwards was named an Equal Justice Works 40x40 Alumni Changemaker, recognizing a 2014 alum of the legal fellowship program, the Revere Journal reports.Revere Journal
• Fall Festival draws dozens of vendors to the Yard. The City of Revere held its free annual Fall Festival on October 3 at The Yard at Beachmont, with more than 50 local artisans and vendors, live music and college football screenings, the Revere Journal reports.Revere Journal
• St. Anthony Parish blesses pets for St. Francis feast. St. Anthony of Padua Parish on Revere Street held its annual Blessing of the Animals on the patio Sunday, drawing local pet owners to mark the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Revere Journal reports.Revere Journal
• Beach volleyball jamboree caps fall tournament series. Athletes gathered at Revere Beach for the Spooky Season Jamboree, the finale of Emma's 2026 Beach Volleyball Tournament Series, bringing an autumnal community event to the sand, the Revere Journal reports.Revere Journal
• RHS boys soccer unbeaten streak reaches eight games. Revere High's boys soccer team stretched its unbeaten streak to eight games, including a 2-2 tie with a Greater Boston League rival, and is now ranked 16th in Division 2, the Revere Journal reports.Revere Journal
• Revere football routs Chelsea 33-0 in GBL opener. Sergio Peguero and Jose Fuentes each scored two touchdowns as Revere High's football team beat Chelsea 33-0 in its Greater Boston League opener last Friday at Chelsea Memorial Stadium, the Revere Journal reports.Revere Journal

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