Pencilbrook LLC is a member of a team of water experts that won an international competition to fund a residential water research project in the US. Pencilbrook is a recognized authority in the field of water use analysis. The Chelsea…
Month: July 2012
An 85th Birthday Wish
Most people would celebrate their 85th birthday in their favorite recliner with a piece of sugar-free cake, but not Beachmont’s Lennie Piazza. Instead, he chose to go skydiving with his son, Robert, in Rhode Island. He’s pictured here 10,000 feet…
China Roma Owner Wants Gaming Parlor
It’s looks as if Broadway is headed the way of Monte Carlo as the owner of China Roma Restaurant has proposed to set up a separate gaming business – creating a parlor for patrons to use the infamous phone card…
Fire Alarm Empties Showcase Cinema Monday Night Showing
Hundreds of movie goers were made to vacate the Revere Showcase Cinema complex Monday night when a fire alarm went off inside the theater. The exit from the various theaters was orderly, according to those who were there. And there…
Millions at Stake: Thrifty Car Rental Dollars Could Be Lost in Relocation
One wouldn’t think that a steel-framed parking garage going up at Logan Airport would have much to do with the City of Revere, but that facility under construction at Logan could completely break the City if some sort of compromise…
Sewerage Dispute
As Revere residents are forced to pay exorbitant water and sewer bills to clean up Boston Harbor and Revere Beach, the Lynn Water and Sewer Commission (LWSC) continues to dump raw sewage onto Revere’s beaches during heavy rain events. That…
The Summer of 2012
The tragedy in Colorado has touched Americans in different ways everywhere during this otherwise lovely summer of 2012. At the Showcase Cinema complex in Revere Monday evening the theaters were evacuated during a showing of Batman. Some theater goers were…
Revere Teacher Dimarino Named Winthrop Boys Basketball Coach
Michael DiMarino received the Massachusetts history teacher of the year award and was a finalist for the History Channel’s national teacher of the year award. He is one of the most popular and respected teachers at the Rumney Marsh Academy.…
Police Briefs 07-25-2012
MONDAY, JULY 16 Jeffrey J. Moreno, 26, of 20 Rose St., was arrested on a charge of assault & battery. Tu Nguyen, 25, of 65 Greentree Lane, was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence…
Obituaries 07-25-2012
Michael Delaney Revere Resident Michael R. Delaney of Revere died on July 20. He was 30 years old. Born in Melrose, he was the beloved son of Robert and Diane (Santa Anna) Delaney of Revere; dear brother of Kellie (Delaney)…
Sandsculpting Festival
There was no shortage of fun and excitement last weekend at this year’s Sandsculpting Festival on Revere Beach, which drew huge crowds over the sizzling summer weekend. Whether it was a fire-breathing man in the surf (top) or a steady…
Smith off to Court on Housing Violations
Everett State Rep. Steven ‘Stat’ Smith is scheduled for a criminal hearing in Chelsea District Court this month for not conforming to the orders of the Revere Fire Department. Revere Chief Gene Doherty said that Smith is scheduled to have…
The Sandcastle Success Story
In just nine years the Sandcastle Festival has become one of the best attended, talked about and written about summer venues on this part of the Northeast coast. From a very humble, quiet, somewhat stumbling and fumbling beginning, the festival…
Caramello Takes Game to Next Level
Caitlyn Caramello was a major contributor to the greatest regular season in Revere High girls basketball history. As a sophomore the 5-foot-8-inch forward helped spark the Patriots to a 20-0 record, a conference championship, and a first-round victory over Lynn…
Police Briefs 07-18-2012
MONDAY, JULY 9Â Carlos Franco, 53, of Lawrence, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Rafael Montanez, 45, of Dedham, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Pablo L. Rivera, 39, of Metairie, Louisiana, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Julio, Nieves-Collazo,…
Obituaries 07-18-2012
Elizabeth Graziani East Boston Resident Elizabeth (Visconti) Graziani of East Boston died on July 15. The beloved wife of the late Gennaro I. Graziani, she was the loving mother of Theresa Battista and her husband, Russell of Lexington, Ann Graziani…
Change is in the Air for Budget Process
Mayor Dan Rizzo’s administration is about to take a major step towards revolutionizing the way the City does budgeting, and officials said it would be a major change from the way that money is allocated now. The City recently learned…
Mckinley Site Controversy: Hill Park School Plan Draws Heated Response
Sometimes, the only good solution is to beat a square peg through a round hole. Building a new McKinley School has become that kind of frustrating process, as designers indicated there is no easy solution, and members of the community…
Sand-Tastic Underway 9th Annual Event this Weekend
Under a microscope, grains of sand appear unique, colorful and majestic pieces of natural art. And they’re even more stunning when billions of those grains are corralled by professional sand sculptors and formed into amazing works of sculpture. That’s exactly…
DPW Workers Fighting for Their Overtime Pay
The City and 31 Department of Public Works (DPW) employees are preparing for what will likely be a long legal battle over alleged overtime wage violations that could go back decades. Nearly every unionized employee of the DPW, from the…
