Month: December 2019
Happy ‘Paw’Lidays
St. Jean Credit Union Opens in Revere
Ocean Avenue Receives $1M Grant
On Wednesday at the State Police Barracks on Revere Beach Mayor Brian Arrigo joined Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Revere’s elected officials to accept a $1 million MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant. The grant will…
Councillor Powers Reflects on a Successful Year for the City
Ward 5 Councillor John Powers called it “a successful year†for the city and pledged to continue to move Revere forward in the year ahead. Powers won re-election in November, defeating Eric Lampedeccio, a formidable candidate who worked hard and…
Malden Catholic High School Invests In Newly Expanded Arts Program
Over the years, Malden Catholic has been known for academic rigor and scholarly pursuits, but with the addition of the Girls Division in 2018, the school now boasts of a newly expanded, multi-faceted arts program. “Nurturing and balancing both right…
East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Awards MVES Grant
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) recently received a $2,500 grant from the East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation for MVES’ Elder Independence Fund, a significant resource that offers grants to low-income older adults or adults living with disabilities to pay…
Book Review: The Fatal Shore’
By Robert Hughes Reviewed By Bernie Kelley This book details the history of the colonization of Australia. This was largely accomplished by means of the importation of prisoners from England, Ireland and Scotland to the aforementioned continent. The book is…
Happy Holidays
and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose just the right tree, decorate it carefully with our family-heirloom ornaments, and when we first turn on the lights,…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
Christmas this year is part of what for many people will be an extra-long weekend, which means that for many of us, we will be indulging in the “Christmas spirit†early and often. By no means do we wish to…
Guest Op-ed: This Is the Time of the Year to Reflect on Where We Are
By Mayor Brian Arrigo It often seems as if the holiday season arrives abruptly, with an onslaught of shopping, visiting, and celebrating. But, in reality, it only seems that way. The Christmas season arrives just as scheduled on the calendar—it…
Guest Op-ed: Count Our Blessings for Freedom of the Press
We go about our daily lives in the United States of America. We read newspapers in the U.S. and via internet we have access to myriad newspapers around the world. But how often do we stop and consider press freedom?…
Joe Llanos named Globe Player of the Year Revere High’s outstanding football player, Joe Llanos, who led the Patriots to the most successful season in their history this past fall, was named as the Division 4 Player of the Year…
Obituaries 12-24-2019
Carmelo Bottari Life member of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local 3 Carmelo Bottari of Everett died on Dec. 19 at the age of 84. Carmelo was a life member of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen of Local 3 in…
Welcoming Santa At Costa Park
MassHousing Commits $7.9M to Revere Street Project
A development project to bring much-needed workforce and affordable housing opportunities to the City of Revere got a boost from MassHousing last week. MassHousing has committed $7.9 million in affordable housing financing to the non-profit The Neighborhood Developers (TND) for…
Guido Installed As President of Mass. Police Association
James R. Guido, an officer in the Revere Police Department for 34 years and its chief since 2017, was installed as president of the Massachusetts Police Association (MPA) at a ceremony Dec. 12 at Casa Lucia. The honor is a…
Eternal Memory: Niece Recalls the Heroism of Melvin Caissie
Rita “Sis†McGuirk Ducey was 13 years old and had just spent her birthday celebrating with her family, including her loving uncle and godfather, Revere firefighter Melvin Caissie. Three days later on Dec. 22, 1959, Mr. Caissie and his brother…
One Hundred Years of Dental Practice
Dr. Craig Costanza carries on the Dr. Bommer Legacy Special to the Journal At age 92, Dr. Arno P. Bommer looks spry and sharp enough to stand where he stood for the better part of his life:Â next to a…
Congratulations, Chief Guido
We know we join with the entire Revere community in offering our congratulations to Revere Police Chief James Guido upon his recent election as the new president of the Massachusetts Police Association, which represents 18,000 police officers in Massachusetts. This…
