The referendum vote Tuesday featured a huge voter turnout for a cold day in February, yet nearly an identical result as last November, save an increase of 4 percentage points for the pro-casino vote. There were 7,169 ‘yes’ votes (63.2%)…
Month: February 2014
500 Take Their Polar Plunge
More than 500 people descended on Revere Beach last Saturday morning to jump into ice cold water to benefit the Special Olympics. Plungers ran right into the beach water. Most kept on going, but some turned right back after hitting…
Cold Contact: Candidates Have Found It Tough to Campaign in Brutal Winter
Frozen pens, rain-frazzled hair and thermal-insulated snowsuits aren’t typically the things of political campaigns, but cold weather campaigning has been the only option for the candidates of the 16th Suffolk District over the last few weeks due to a unique…
Spike in Heroin Overdoses Leads to Many Saves by NARCAN
Like many communities in the area, Revere has seen a spike in heroin overdoses over the last month, including a major surge between Feb. 12 and 18, according to Fire Chief Gene Doherty. Doherty said he recently was asked to…
The Decision Is Made; Now Let’s Work Together
First, to both the proponents and opponents of the casino question, a thank you is in order for running two vigorous campaigns that resulted in more than 50% of Revere’s eligible voters coming out to cast their vote. This large …
Police Briefs 02-26-2014
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Justin D. Hall, 33, of 418 Revere Beach Parkway,  was arrested on an outstanding warrant and on a charge of assault & battery. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Maria A. Tomassi, 32, of 172 Campbell Ave., was arrested on a charge of larceny of property…
Hockey Team Wins Season Finale; Opens Play in State Tourney
The Revere High hockey team prepped for its appearance in the post-season state tournament with a resounding 8-1 victory over former Greater Boston League rival Everett Friday at Cronin Rink in the final game of the regular season. “We played…
Obituaries 02-26-2014
Brenda Beaton Retired Foreign Disclosure Policy Officer, Real Estate Enthusiast; Worked part time at Suffolk Downs Brenda (Bernard) Beaton of Woburn, wife of Douglas H. Beaton, Jr., died Friday, February 21 at home surrounded by her family. She was 69…
Will Voters Hold ’em or Fold ’em?: Historic Vote on Mohegan Sun Slated to Take Place on Tuesday
The Special Election for the casino referendum already has a major head start in voting this week as some 601 absentee ballots had been filed with the Election Department by Tuesday afternoon. There was still time to file more absentee…
Casino Opponents Focus on Problems at Last Week’s Rally
With larger than life yellow ‘No Casino’ signs posted last week at f the First Congregational Church – signs that showed Paul Revere yelling “The Problems Are Coming†– anti-casino advocates decried the problems they see on the horizon if…
City Officials Make Push at Neighborhood Meetings
City officials and Mohegan Sun executives – including the company’s chief executive officer – hit the campaign trail this week greeting residents and asking voters to get out and vote ‘yes’ for the casino proposal in the Feb. 25 citywide…
Boy Scouts Are Asked to Leave St. Anthony’s
They say no good turn goes unpunished and the recently revived Revere Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troop are trying to figure out why their good turns were rejected recently by St. Anthony’s Church. Several Scout volunteers contacted the Journal…
Carpenters Council Files Bid Protest on Hill School; May Delay Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking on the new Hill School could be imperiled if a bid protest by the New England Council of Carpenters makes any traction at the Attorney General’s Office. Organizers for the Carpenters – which represents 28,000 workers in New England,…
The Casino Vote Is next Tuesday
The decision of whether to have a casino located at Suffolk Downs will be decided next Tuesday by the Revere voters. In the last few weeks, the campaigns both for the casino and against have been intensifying. The major campaigns…
Police Briefs 02-19-2014
Monday, Feb. 10 Jose Luis Pineiro, 38, of Everett, was charged with operating a motor vehicle a suspended license. Melissa Buckley, 28, of 187 Cooledge St., was arrested on one warrant. Allen Johnson, 23, of 50 Fernwood Ave., was charged…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS hockey team wins appeal; to play in tourney “All’s well that ends well,” is a truism that was never more aptly-applied than in the outcome last week of the Revere High hockey team’s appeal to the MIAA regarding a…
Obituaries 02-19-2014
Michael Ranaudo Account Manager; Of Winthrop, formerly of Revere Michael J. Ranaudo of Winthrop, formerly of Revere, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 13. He was 47 years old. He attended Revere schools, graduated from Rogers High School in Newport,…
Rosa Is in for State Rep. Seat
“Let’s be honest!†It’s been my guiding principal in serving the people of Revere for 25 years, first as a member of the Revere School Committee followed by my election to three terms on the Revere City Council, then as…
Attraction to Necco Much Sweeter This Year
There is likely no candy that says ‘Valentine’s Day’ quite as well as a Necco Sweetheart, and while the Revere company is front and center during the lover’s holiday, February at the factory is a very quiet time. All the…
A Revere Love Story
All too often marriage vows fall short of the promise of “until death do us part,†but in the case of one man and his late wife, those vows went through a long and happy life – and then even…
