RhS sports Roundup RHS girls lacrosse enjoys superb season Although the Revere High girls lacrosse team dropped its first-round contest in the North Sectional of the Division 1 MIAA state tournament to Boston Latin on Monday by a score of…
Author: Journal Staff
Obituaries 06-06-2018
Leo Smyrlian American Airlines retiree and star RHS quarterback Leo M. Smyrlian of Revere and Reading died peacefully, surrounded by family, on May 31. He was 81 years old. A star quarterback while at Revere High School, he was a…
Susan B. Anthony Aspirers Hold Operation Give Back
The SBA Aspirers Club held Operation Give Back on Saturday May 26th at the SBA School. They were collecting toiletry items for veterans. Advisors Justin and Brandon Pezzuto with Tiffany Da Silva, Evan Darcy, Rabeel Nadeem, Yasmin Torquato, Elizabeth Sanchez,…
Suffolk Downs Owners to Start Racing at Great Barrington Fairgrounds
Sterling Suffolk Racecourse, LLC (SSR), the company that operates Thoroughbred racing, wagering and simulcasting at Suffolk Downs, and Fairgrounds Realty LLC and Fair Grounds Community Redevelopment Project Inc., the entities that own the Great Barrington Fairgrounds, have reached an agreement…
Global Day of Parents to Launch ‘Stand Up for Parents’
On June 1, Global Day of Parents, a Cambridge-based Parents Forum is launching Stand Up For Parents, a campaign [https://www.gofundme.com/stand-up-for-parents] to increase the program’s capacity to reach and serve parents both locally and globally. The organization is also pleased to invite interested…
Joe Giuliotti Named to Mass Hockey Hall Of Fame
Revere resident and East Boston native Joe Giuliotti has been selected for admission into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall Of Fame and will be inducted during ceremonies on June 16 at the 1620 Hotel in Plymouth Harbor. The long time hockey…
Revere Students Earn Academic Honors
EMMANUEL STUDENTS NAMED TO DEAN’S LIST In honor of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College has named more than 600 students to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2018 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, Emmanuel students…
Revere School Notes
Beachmont Last week, 2nd grade students in Ms. Mantenuto’s class presented their landform research to parents. Over the course of several weeks, students did research on various types of landforms such as canyons and volcanoes. They then worked with our…
Ask Rusty: Spousal and Survivor Benefits
Dear Rusty: I worked in my career, but I now get Social Security disability. My husband retired in 2015 at age 66 and took his Social Security at that time. When he is 70 can I get spousal benefits from…
Letter to the Editor
A WORRISOME ISSUE Dear Editor: In the aftermath of another deadly school shooting where a gunman took 10 more lives (8 students and 2 teachers) and 13 more were wounded in Santa Fe, Texas on May 18, 2018; we realize…
We All Benefit from Clean Beaches
For those of us who grew up in the Greater Boston area in the period from the 1960s through the 1990s, the SH/SB’s annual report card never fails to amaze us. Boston Harbor had served as the dumping ground for…
Sports 05-30-2018
The Anchor Man Yandoli stars for Northeast 4 X 100 relay team By Cary Shuman Joshua Yandoli is making a name for himself in the Northeast Regional Vocational High School boys track program. And with two seasons left in the…
Obituaries 05-30-2018
Maureen Butler Warm and caring daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend Maureen K. (O’Hara) Butler of Stoneham passed away on Thursday, May 24 at Newton Wellesley Center for Alzheimer’s Care. She was 81 years old. Born on July…
Wounded Veterans Run
The four veterans being honored at the Wounded Veterans Run shown at the singing of the “National Anthem” that was held on Sunday with ceremonies at Suffolk Downs are from left: Corporal Brian Johnston, Sergeant Peter Rooney, Captain Greg Galeazzi…
Revere Beach Kite Festival
Angelina and Selina Barneby ready to fly the beautiful kites they designed at the annual Revere Beach Kite Festival this past Sunday, May 20.
News Briefs
SECOND ANNUAL PATRIOT FLAG PLATOON In addition to Monday’s Memorial Day exercises, the Second Annual Patriot Flag Platoon is being held on Saturday, May 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This annual program is requesting the help of residents…
School Notes
Beachmont Last week our fifth-grade students visited the Saugus Ironworks. This historical site is one of the earliest metal forges in the United States. Students not only learned about the historical significance of this site, but also they learned about…
Senior History Major Awarded City on a Hill History Fellowship
For senior Danny Gullion, the road to an undergraduate education wasn’t a typical one. “In high school, I never really thought about going to college,†he said. Coming from a family of union painters, the Revere native was happy to…
Police Briefs 05-23-2018
Arrest Report WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 Susan M. Hayes, 49, of 48 Conant St., was arrested on charges of breaking and entering in the daytime with intent to commit a felony and illegal possession of a Class A controlled narcotic substance.…
Letters to the Editor
DO NOT PASS FINES FOR NOT SHOVELING SIDEWALKS To the Editor, I sincerely hope that the council does not pass an ordinance that fines citizens for not shoveling snow from their sidewalks. From what I read in the advocate, the inspiration…
