By Seth Daniel [email protected] Hundreds of people joined Fox 25’s morning ZipTrip program live on Revere Beach last Friday, giving the city and its beach a very positive plug. The television set was placed in the pavilion across from Kelly’s…
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Obituaries – 09/10/09
Welton ‘Buddy’ Trainor Mary Eileen Keeley Registered Nurse Mary Eileen (Hurley) Keeley of Oldsmar, Florida, formerly of Revere, died on August 19. A registered nurse, she was a 1941 graduate of Revere High School and a graduate of Whidden Memorial…
The incredible disappearing signs; sign wars ignite in ward races on both sides
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Signs don’t vote, as they say, but they certainly can cause low-level wars in City Elections. Tempers have flared already at the City Council and among challengers concerning signs, and signs have become the centerpiece of…
Revere’s pre-eminent historian, Peter McCauley, dies at 86
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The city’s most prolific and knowledgeable historian, Peter McCauley, passed away last Friday, Aug. 28. He was 86 years old and had suffered from a long illness. McCauley was born and raised in Beachmont and graduated…
Guinasso stakes his claim in Ward 3; Vesce calls residency challenge insane and desperate
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Will the real Ward 3 resident please stand up? After being accused for the past several months of living outside the ward, incumbent Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso said this week that he has concrete evidence…
Peter McCauley III
The death of Peter McCauley is a tremendous loss for those of us who care about history, and especially about the history of this city. There was no one living or dead, and this includes John Henry, who knew more…
Obituaries – 9/02/09
Jerry Zullo Jr. Of Revere, formerly of Chelsea Jerry T. Zullo Jr. of Revere, formerly of Chelsea, died on September 1. A US Air Force veteran, he was the beloved husband of Mary (Garrett) Zullo, with whom he shared 50…
The Kelly Way – New principal will pilot the Paul Revere School into a new, community-oriented format
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Barbara Kelly has been returning to Beachmont for years around the holidays, but never has she returned to the Beachmont School – which is just what she’ll do this year as she takes the reins of…
Channel Surfing – Did he or didn’t he swim the English Channel in 1908?
By Seth Daniel [email protected] There was no greater, larger-than-life character in the character-rich history of Revere than that of Samuel Mahoney – an extraordinary swimmer and lifeguard on Revere Beach that has left the city with one of its most…
The almost hurricane
Hurricane Bill came closer to our coast than any other hurricane in years. The close pass-by caused fear and consternation among those living nearest to the shoreline, and among those of us who know how destructive hurricanes can be when…
Obituaries – 08/26/09
Dorothy ‘Jean’ Calello-Lynch, 77 Retired receptionist Dorothy “Jean†(Daly) Calello-Lynch of Winthrop died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on August 24. She was 77 years old. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a receptionist for the Progressive Credit Union.…
Council Motions
09-365 Motion presented by Councillor Guinasso: That the Mayor request the Traffic Commission to look into the feasibility of making Graves Road from Malden Street to Davis Street one-way Monday through Friday between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 3:00…
Obituaries – 08/14/09
Charlotte ‘Dottie’ Hendsbee Raytheon Co. inspector Charlotte D. “Dottie” (Dwyer) Hendsbee, a resident of Malden for 26 years, formerly of Somerville, died on August 8 at the Epoch Senior Health Care of Melrose, following a long illness. Mrs. Hendsbee was…
Eagle has an eye for Revere
By Seth Daniel [email protected] It was enough to make everyone in the Point of Pines put their hands over their hearts and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Last week, America’s national bird, the bald eagle – the undeniable symbol of…
City spends a day in the winner’s circle
Onwingsandaprayer and jockey Orlando Bocachica rated just off the front-runners and drew off to a 3 1/4 length victory in Saturday’s featured race at Suffolk Downs, the City of Revere Classic, as the track celebrated Revere Day, the sixth of…
Obituaries – 08/05/09
Anna Lipinski Of Maine, formerly of Revere Anna I. (Racki) Lipinski of Naples, Maine, formerly of Revere, Malden and Chelsea, died on August 1. She was the beloved wife of the late Roman E. Lipinski Sr.; devoted mother of Roman…
Circus Smirkus brings its ‘big top fairy tale’ to Revere this weekend; tickets are selling fast
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Revere’s favorite big top act, Circus Smirkus, is but a few days away and tickets are available but going fast for shows this Friday and Saturday. Shows will be at 1 and 7 p.m. on both…
Rosa enters Council race; ballot is finalized
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The names just keep coming out of the woodwork in the City Council-at-Large race this year. Late last week, Pines resident Linda Rosa announced that she is retiring from the office of State Sen. Anthony Petruccelli…
Revere At 60,000 – A bigger population means larger challenges
Current census estimates peg the city’s population at 60,000. If that figure is real, and there is reason to believe it is, according to Mayor Thomas Ambrosino, then the city has reached a population and a time in its life…
Obituaries – 08/27/09
John P. Walsh Worked for MBTA, Wonderland Dog Track John P. Walsh of Beachmont, Revere, and West Palm Beach, Fla., died July 26. He was the loving husband of Donna (Wallen) Walsh of West Palm Beach and the late Virginia…
