Seeking to continue the momentum from consecutive outstanding seasons, the Revere High School football team will begin its pre-season scrimmage schedule against Hamilton-Wenham Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Harry Della Russo Stadium. Sixty-five players are participating in pre-season practices. “That’s…
Month: August 2021
Obituaries 08-25-2021
Samuel Anthony ‘Tony’ Chiarella Retired MDC Police Officer Samuel Anthony “Tony†Chiarella, 78, died on Friday afternoon at his Beachmont home. The husband of June (Duncan) Chiarella with whom he shared 37 years of marriage, he was born in Boston…
Celebrating India’s Independence in Revere
Revere is the fastest growing city in state
Successful Census outreach effort shows 20% population increase resulting in more Federal, State, and local resources for the city Special to the Journal The City of Revere is now officially the fastest-growing city in Massachusetts. Yesterday municipalities throughout the United…
Martelli family celebrates 10 years of lemonade stand fundraisers
Special to the Journal When Kayla and Jordan Martelli set up their first lemonade stand on Dale Street 10 years ago to help with the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, both of them were barely tall enough to see over the…
Revere Conservation Commission approves stormwater plans for Redgate development site
Special to the Journal The Revere Conservation Commission unanimously approved Redgate Development’s plans for stormwater and wastewater management for its proposed development on the G and J Towing site. Redgate is looking to build a 291-unit apartment development at the…
Councilor Powers announces bid for re-election in Ward 5
Special to the Journal Ward 5 Councilor John Powers has announced his candidacy for re-election. The following is his statement. “My name is John Powers; and it has been my honor to represent the citizens of Ward 5 on the…
Albert J. Terminiello Jr. announces candidacy for Ward 3 City Councillor
Special to the Journal Albert J. “Al†Terminiello Jr., a lifelong resident of Revere, has announced his candidacy for the Ward 3 seat on the Revere City Council. Al is a 1971 graduate of Revere High School and a 1973…
RPS plans to be fully in-person in the fall without a full-remote option
With Revere’s 14 day positivity rate at 2.8 percent, well below the 5 percent threshold that would trigger the roll back of some activities, Revere Public School Dr. Superintendent Dianne Kelly last week rolled out the RPS’s COVID safety plans…
A champion in sports, education: Falzarano begins in new position as Revere High assistant principal
Julianne Esposito Falzarano is well prepared to take on a position of leadership in the Revere High School administration. The former head cheerleading coach, Falzarano has begun in her new role as assistant principal at RHS. She will work directly…
Sheila Rosanio’s dance team wins national title
Studio owner receives ‘Choreographer of the Year Award’ She opened her well-known studio, Sheila Rosanio’s School of Dance and Gymnastics, shortly after she had graduated from Boston State College, the year that the school merged with UMass Boston. A popular…
EBNHC President CEO Manny Lopes to leave Health Center for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Manny Lopes’ ascension to the role of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s President and CEO is a story that embodies EBNHC’s mission and commitment to the community. Nearly three decades ago Lopes, who grew up in Jeffries Point, joined the…
Eastie man charged in fatal Winthrop car accident
Victim identified as Revere native An 84-year-old East Boston man has been charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with the fatal car accident in Winthrop last Friday. Winthrop Police arrested Kenneth Thompson, 84,…
Rep. Giannino announces appointment of Christopher DeFilippis as legislative aide
State Representative Jessica Ann Giannino announced the appointment of Christopher A. DeFilippis as her legislative aide. “As State Representative of the Sixteenth Suffolk District, I am thrilled to announce Christopher A. DeFilippis will be serving as my State House aide…
Rand street property named RBC ‘Beautiful Home’
In the city of Revere, very few homes have a lot of room in which they can beautify their property. This is the case in the Revere Beautification Committee (RBC)’s latest choice to be named RBC Beautiful Home. So what…
MassWildlife Advisory: Eaglet dies from rodenticide poisoning
Staff Report Officials from MassWildlife and wildlife veterinarians from Tufts Wildlife Clinic at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University confirmed that in late July, a young bald eagle succumbed to second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) poisoning. In late July, a…
New Revere High sports season begins Friday
Can the summer really be over – and the Revere High School sports pre-season really be here? Well, summer officially doesn’t end until next month, but the Revere High fall sports season is upon us. Athletes on the RHS football…
Youth, law enforcement join for basketball tournament
Local teens, youth services workers and law enforcement officials joined together for the Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournament last weekend,in a show of solidarity among youth and those who fight for their safety. On Saturday, August 15, teams from Everett,…
Only Vaccine Mandates and Masking Can End This
With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus now ripping through America, especially in the South where folks are neither vaccinated nor take precautions such as wearing masks, it is obvious that the only way out of this pandemic is…
Afghanistan: Deja-vu All over Again
For those of us of a certain age, the sad and tragic debacle that has been unfurling in Afghanistan this past week is deja vu all over again. We have seen variations of this theme over the course of 60…
