Joanne McKenna has been a Beachmont resident her entire life and an art teacher at Revere High School for over 30 years. Now she can add Ward 1 City Councillor to her resume. A special election for Ward 1, Precincts…
Author: Journal Staff
Councillors Want Traffic Woes Addressed
REVERE – If you have been sitting in traffic on North Shore Road at Revere Street you know what the city councillors are concerned about. Monday night the city council called for the MassDOT to improve the signal at the…
Police Briefs 05-20-2015
ARREST Report Journal Staff Reports House Breaks: (4) Boulevard; Cooledge St; Walnut Place; and Bradstreet Ave. Commercial Breaks: (1) Revere Street – St. Anthony’s Motor Vehicle *Thefts/Breaks: (6) Arlington Street; American Legion Hwy; Furlong Drive – Flaming Grill; *Campbell Avenue;…
Let Us Never Forget Their Sacrifice
Of all of our national holidays, Memorial Day is the most solemn. Memorial Day reminds us of the Supreme Sacrifice that has been made by so many of our fellow citizens to keep us a free people and provides us…
Enjoy a Safe Holiday Weekend
Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional start of the summer season, bringing with it the anticipation of sunshine and warmth, of vacations, and of time spent with family and friends. So we ask our readers to stop right now —…
Letters to the Editor
“Quite the Dreamers†Dear Editor: Massachusetts’s politicians and many of its residents need to stop pipe dreaming and face reality for perhaps the first time in their life. As the horror and cost of the construction of the Big Dig…
Sports 05-20-2015
Gurska on WPI softball team Special to the Journal Lindsay Gurska and the WPI softball team concluded a historic season on Friday in the NCAA Division III Super Regionals. The Engineers (34-11) set the program and school record for team…
Obituaries 05-20-2015
Anthony Cerbone Longtime manager of Central Cycle in Revere Anthony Cerbone, a lifelong Revere resident, died on May 12 at Tufts Medical Center. He was 74 years old. Anthony was the manager at Central Cycle in Revere for many years.…
Helping Little Jayda
With a little childhood mischief in her eyes, Little Jayda Couldren enjoys a bright blue cupcake during her cancer fundraiser last Friday night, May 8, at the Revere Moose Club. Doctors diagnosed Couldren with cancer last November and she has been…
Rizzo Launches Campaign With 2,000 Signatures
On Tuesday, Mayor Dan Rizzo officially declared his candidacy for re-election by submitting his nomination papers. While only 50 signatures are needed to qualify for re-election, his papers were signed by over 2,000 Revere residents. “I cannot think of a…
Residency Issue Comes in to Question
REVERE – Recently a couple of job positions with the City of Revere have been drawing applicants from out of town and it has one city councillor questioning the residency ordinance. The most recent example comes from the library where…
A Wonderful Tribute To Al Blasi
We commend Revere High School director of athletic Shaun Hart and Revere High baseball coach Sean Brinkley for the baseball program’s outstanding tribute to Al Blasi that was held Monday at Conigliaro Field. Hart and Brinkley felt that an appropriate…
Favoring More Oversite
At a recent City Council meeting I proposed a change to our City’s ordinances that would allow the City Council to vote on any grant money before it is spent. While most cities in the Commonwealth require a vote of…
Letter to the Editor
It’s Time for Change Dear Editor: We are being invaded, where are our troops, do we need the National Guard! I don’t think so; it’s time to sit down with our well-trained local police dept. along with who is in…
Local Students Tour Courthouse
Members of the District Attorney’s Youth Council traveled to the Central Division of the Boston Municipal Court Department recently. In addition to touring the courthouse, the students met with Chief Justice Robert Ronquillo (formerly the first justice out at East…
Sports 05-13-2015
RHS baseball TEAM Coaches Sean Brinkley and Brian Hartman are shown with the 2015 Revere High School Baseball team squad that includes Anthony Cecca, Chris Anderson, Christian Ordonez, Dan Murphy, Gilberto Perez, Hector Zavala, Jake DeAngelo, James Furlong, John DeSimone,…
Obituaries 05-13-2015
Anthony Verrico Professional musician and Bank of Boston retiree Anthony P. Verrico of Saugus, formerly of Revere, died on May 6. Anthony was a 45-year employee of the Bank of Boston as well at a professional musician for 47 years. He…
Student Showcase
Carolino Sanchez performs the Colombian traditional dance, “El Sanjuanero†during last Wednesday’s (April 29) RHS Student of the 21st Century community showcase at the Comfort Inn and Suites function room. The community event, which featured a number of student activities and…
Revere Auto Gallery Goes before Commission
The Revere Licensing Commission has lifted the suspension of a motor vehicle license held by the Revere Auto Gallery, 120 Squire Road. The business was called in last by the commission last October concerning the closing of the business without…
Open House for Affordable Housing
The Chelsea Restoration Corporation is holding an open house on Sunday, May 17 from 12-2pm at 357 Washington Ave., Revere. Shaquor Sandiford, of CRC, said there are four separate condo units available for purchase and affordable housing restrictions do apply.…