The passing of William Scantlebury of Betty Ann’s Donuts in East Boston, famous for his “sinkers†brings to a close another link to a childhood that was much simpler and easier than what our children are dealing with today. The…
Author: Journal Staff
Letter to the Editor
We are lucky to have some great support Dear Editor: In the course of everyday living there are people or organizations that make an impact on our daily lives. Many times we take these individuals or organizations for granted as…
Sometimes Common Sense Just Loses Out …
The article in last week’s Revere Journal about CAPIC losing the state funding for running its homeless program seems just counterproductive. Robert Repucci, CAPIC Director, said that he was forced to stop the program to help stave off local homelessness…
Okay Enough, We Set a New Record
Sunday night’s snowfall was enough to set a new record for snow accumulation in Boston in a single season. This winter will be something to tell our grandchildren as we will recount the bitter cold for days on end, the…
Sports 03-18-2015
“We’re practicing inside the high school and Lafayette School,†said DiBiaso. “I don’t think we’ll be playing any preseason or regular season games for awhile. It will be at least two weeks, if not more.†The Everett High track and…
Obituaries 03-18-2015
John Papa Sena Of Reading, formerly of Revere John Papa Sena of Reading, formerly of Revere, died on March 13. A US Army veteran of World War II, he was an operating engineer for Local 4. He was the beloved…
Ice Ice Baby
Looking more like Iceland than Revere Beach these days, this photo of a giant glaciers and ice floes continue to occupy and block up the Beach, across from Kelly’s, after this winter’s brutal cold and snow. While most everyone knows…
City Moves Toward Law to Step up Inspectional Services
REVERE – The city has already cleaned up one blighted property on Washington Street and turned it into saleable condominiums, now they are moving to give inspectional services the tools and support to clean up more. Tuesday night the City…
Harvard Students Get Ready to Plan a Redesigned Revere
REVERE – For the next eight weeks 50 graduate students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design will be teaming up with the city to work on the design and development of several areas in the city. Last Thursday Mayor…
Police Briefs 03-11-2015
SHOTS FIRED OUTSIDE SQUIRE LOUNGE Revere Police are investigating three gunshots discharged right outside the entrance to the Squire Lounge early Friday morning. At around 12:41 a.m., police were called to the Squire for gunshots witnessed by several people. Witnesses…
Richard Penta
Richard A. Penta was a vital part of the daily life and city government of Revere. He not only served as the Ward 1 City Councillor for several terms, but he contributed to the betterment of community and the people…
Congratulations Revere Pop Warner
The Revere Pop Warner Junior Patriots youth football and cheerleading organization is highly regarded in Massachusetts and beyond. The Revere cheerleading program has produced numerous national championships as director Carolyn Demers and the RPW staff of coaches have worked hard…
Letters to the Editor
She let us down Dear Editor Our new congressional elected official, Congresswoman Katherine Clark, who represents the City of Revere, has recently verbally attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, suggesting that the Prime Minister keep his mouth shut and…
Sports 03-11-2015
IC JV Basketball champiuons The Immaculate Conception Boys Junior Varsity basketball team finished up a strong season by winning the Middlesex Catholic Elementary School League Championship. After going undefeated during the regular season, the boys entered the playoffs as the…
Obituaries 03-11-2015
Rocco Anthony Jesso Gifted and Much Loved Educator Rocco Anthony Jesso, a Charlestown native, formerly of Revere, died on Wednesday, March 4 after a long illness at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 83 years old. Mr. Jesso was born and…
Happy Birthday Dr.Seuss
Beachmont First Grader Isaac Patente was ready to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday with a look at ‘The Lorax’ on Monday during the Read Across America celebration throughout Revere Public Schools. Numerous local and state dignitaries, including Mayor Dan Rizzo and…
Vinny Prezioso Making It Big as a Billboard Hit
If pop songwriter and producer, Vinny Prezioso, was stranded by the MBTA in Boston during a blizzard and forced to sculpt himself an igloo for shelter, he couldn’t survive without his acoustic guitar, laptop, and microphone. It would be a…
Police Briefs 03-04-2015
ARRESTED AT SEACOAST A 16-year-old from the Seacoast School was arrested on serious charges after a fight that injured a teacher last Thursday morning. Around 11:47 a.m. a couple of kids got into a fight at the school. A teacher…
We Are One Community
When hateful notes were found in the Shirley Avenue in Revere last week – notes that were threatening to Muslims – the city rallied and responded in an extraordinary way. First of all, the Revere Police responded to the situation…
Congratulations Coach Decristoforo and The RHS Girls Team
We remember the excitement that former Revere High basketball star Richie DeCristoforo and his teammates brought to the city’s sports community in the early 1970s. With coach Buddy O’Neill on the bench, the RHS boys basketball team was a formidable…
