The new chess and checkers life-sized game outside City Hall has been a fun edition to the Broadway corridor this summer. Here, Margo Johnson and Cheryl Prizio engage in a Friday afternoon game of checkers with a lot of their…
Author: Journal Staff
Happy 88th Birthday Morris
Anthony Barrasso wishes Morris Morris a happy 88th birthday. Both gentlemen are mainstays at the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center, and World War II veterans. The entire staff loves watching these two men live life to the fullest and admires their zest.
Sand Sculpting Festival Hits Revere Beach
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Sand sculptors will amaze and delight the predicted hundreds of thousands of onlookers when the International Sand Sculpting Festival 2017 comes to Revere Beach July 21-23. The Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival has grown into…
Guido Settling into New Chief Position
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Interim Police Chief James Guido has been in his new position in the Revere Police Department just three weeks and he’s settling in nicely. “It’s been a little hectic, and I’m trying to change a few…
City Council Pays Tribute to Robert Haas
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The city council held a brief meeting on Wednesday, July 12, to issue a Resolution of Condolence for former Mayor and City Council President Robert J. Haas Jr. With a bouquet of red roses and a…
News Briefs
Cable Television Public Hearing Mayor Brian Arrigo, as statutory Issuing Authority for the City of Revere, will conduct a public ascertainment hearing on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at 5:00 PM in the City Council Chambers at the Revere City Hall,…
Revere,Saugus Approved for Gaming Commission Funds to Address Transportation
By Seth Daniel The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) approved a Community Mitigation Fund grant late last month of $150,000 that will help Revere and Saugus hire a transportation planner to address possible casino-related impacts on their roadways. Revere’s grant was…
Dan Maguire Not to Seek Re-Election to School Bd,12 Vying for Councillor-at-Large Seat
By Sue Ellen Woodcock With only four months until the local election will be held on Nov. 7, longtime School Board member Dan Maguire shocked the local political scene when he announced that he will not be seeking re-election. The…
Nomination Papers for Local Candidates Now Are Due on July 25
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Election Department has caught an error on the 2017 Election calendar and it has changed the date to turn in nomination papers to Tuesday, July 25. Election Commissioner Diane Colella said she was working with…
RevereTV to Feature Live Coverage of Sand Sculpting Festival
By Sue Ellen Woodcock For years RevereTV has been covering the Sand Sculpting Festival and this year is no different. “We are there everyday giving updates and showing the progress of the event,†said Robert Dunbar, executive director of the…
Police Briefs 07-19-2017
ARREST Report MONDAY, JULY 10 Scott D. Greenleaf, 34, of Medford, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. TUESDAY, JULY 11 Rafael Santos, 27, of Malden, was arrested on a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Tyquan R.…
Letter to the Editor
Arrigo Committed to Upgrades at DPW
 FACILITY Dear Editor: Since taking office, my administration has worked to address the long-term, systemic problems at the DPW. In addition to the well-known poor condition of the DPW facility, the Department is also…
Enjoy the Sand Sculpting Festival
Sculptors from around the world will descend on Revere Beach, America’s first public beach, this weekend for the 2017 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival. Each year sculptors travel far and wide to our stretch of sand to compete for…
Sports 07-19-2017
Revere Youth Baseball 11s compete for state title By Melissa Randall All-Star baseball is alive and well in Revere. Â The Revere Youth Baseball and Softball league had several squads participating in both district and state tournaments with the 11 year…
Obituaries 07-19-2017
Mary Eleanor Siraco Of Revere, Formerly of East Boston Mary Eleanor (Mombourquette) Siraco of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away on Sunday, July 16. She was 91 years old. The beloved wife of the late Domenic J. Siraco, she…
Thousands Pay Final Respects to Haas:Former Mayor and City Council President Fondly Remembered by Officials and Residents
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Former four-time Mayor Robert Haas Jr. was laid to rest Tuesday in Woodlawn Cemetery following a Mass at St. Anthony’s. A motorcade of motorcycle police officers from different communities escorted Haas’ casket from Vertuccio & Smith…
A Positive Presence in the Classroom:Legendary Revere Teacher and Coach Peter Digiulio Ends a Successful Career
By Cary Shuman Peter DiGiulio said he was fortunate to “teach and coach in the city that I grew up in†for more than 40 years. The Revere schoolchildren to whom DiGiulio brought his weekly message would say the same…
2017 Sand Sculpting Festival Set for July 21-23
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Tall Ships will be the theme of the 15th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival this year, according to the Revere Beach Partnership, organizers of the event. The Revere Beach Partnership will host the International Sand…
Police Briefs 07-12-2017
ARREST Report MONDAY, JUNE 26 Jiordano Marinez, 28, of Brockton, was arrested on charges of failing to stop a motor vehicle at the direction of a police officer and operating a motor vehicle negligently so as to endanger. He also…
Letters to the Editor
Remembering robert haas jr. Dear Editor: When I was in high school, I was Bobby Haas’ babysitter. I always loved going to their house because his mother Jean made sure there were lots of snacks to share. And all the…
