By Seth Daniel [email protected] Many years ago on the streets of the North End and the old West End, Paul Revere Principal Nick Quaratiello began his working career at 6 years old by barking out prices for his uncle’s fruit…
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MassCap canceled as track fights to save jobs, maintain daily schedule
By John Lynds [email protected] After two consecutive runs of the Massachusetts Handicap (MassCap) in 2007 and 2008 at Suffolk Downs Racetrack in East Boston, horseracing fans thought the famed race was back for good. However, the race, which featured historic…
Hold card – At present, there is little authorities can do about phone card/poker machines
By Seth Daniel [email protected] If it looks like a poker machine and acts like a poker machine, then it must not be a poker machine. New games of chance that resemble video poker machines have popped up at several convenience…
Obituaries – 06/24/09
Lee Zolla, 60 Verizon retiree, founded Cub Scout and Boy Scout Troops 25. Lee J. Zolla, a lifelong resident of Revere, died unexpectedly on June 23 at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett. He was 60 years old. Born in…
Open Casting Call for ‘Deal Or No Deal’
Do you have nerves of steel? Â A killer instinct? Â Raw intuition and an amazing personality? Do you want the chance to win $1 million dollars?! Come to the Open Casting Call for the hit TV show DEAL OR NO DEAL…
‘A great place to stay’ – Glossy tourism brochure unveiled at Chamber of Commerce breakfast
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The face of Revere tourism has gotten a lift. Through a state grant from Mass Highway, the city and the Revere Travel and Tourism Council have produced a new tourism brochure highlighting the city’s proximity to…
All that was right – Friends of the late Louis Grieco want community to focus on his positives, not his wrongful conviction
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Louis Grieco didn’t do it. Those are the words that the Revere resident, who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Teddy Deegan in 1965 due to the testimony of a rogue FBI informant, longed to…
Personally, it couldn’t have ended better for Mondello – Revere resident helps lead St. Mary’s to a state championship
Story and Photos by Cary Shuman Kristen Mondello had done it all during a superb career in the St. Mary’s High School (Lynn) softball program. She was a three-year starting shortstop, a cleanup hitter, team captain, and Catholic Central League…
Obituaries – 06/18/09
Amelia ‘Bobbie’ Brogna Chaplain of Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post Amelia “Bobbie” (Caruso) Brogna of Malden, formerly of Saugus and Revere, died on June 15. The past chaplain of Ladies Auxiliary VFW Staff Sgt. Arthur F. DeFranzo Post 2346 of Saugus,…
The Standard – Raduazzo sets the example by which all cab owners and operators should follow
The city needs to create a fair playing field for everyone who wants to own and operate a cab here. The police department being shorthanded, as the chief noted at City Hall last week, isn’t a valid excuse for the…
Obituaries – 05/09/09
Donna Rauseo Massport Administrative Assistant Donna M. (Morash) Rauseo of East Boston died on June 9. She was a former employee of East Boston’s APAC and an administrative assistant at Massport. The beloved wife of John J. Rauseo, with whom…
DPW chief, councillor offer two versions of incident
By Seth Daniel [email protected] It was a case of the boys behaving badly, and at a wake to boot. City Councillor-at-Large John Correggio and Department of Public Works (DPW) Superintendent Don Goodwin clashed in a minor altercation last Thursday evening…
Obituaries – 06/03/09
Bernice Gordon Revere resident Bernice I. (Lawrence) Gordon of Revere died on May 29. She was the beloved wife of the late Maurice Gordon; loving sister of Virginia Resca of Florida, Donald Lawrence of South Yarmouth, Fred Lawrence of California…
Sun days – New-look Revere Beach is officially open for business
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Â Memorial Day has come and, with it, Revere Beach has officially opened for the season. And if the rest of the season turns out to be like late last week and the holiday weekend, then…
In one ear, out the other – Despite strong warnings, two dozen RHS students charged with underage drinking
By Seth Daniel [email protected]  After all the warnings, all the precautions and all of the lectures surrounding last Thursday’s senior prom, Revere school officials are hanging their heads in dismay as news trickles in from Maine about 28 Revere…
Obituaries – 05/27/09
Yolanda DiBlasi, 86 Revere resident  Yolanda C. (Gisetto) DiBlasi of Revere died on May 24. She was 86 years old. Born and raised in Chelsea, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Giovanina (DeAngelis) Gisetto. A resident…
Obituaries – 05/20/09
Alice Upton Member of Patriot Civic Club Alice J. (Mello) Upton of North Andover, formerly of Revere, died May 18. The loving mother of Marybeth Steele and her husband Colin, of North Andover and the late Thomas S. Upton, she…
The whole spectrum – Newcomers and familiar faces pull nomination papers
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Forget the Preakness Stakes and the Kentucky Derby – another local horse race is about to take center stage, and it has nothing to do with horses. The City Election officially kicked off last Wednesday when…
Obituaries – 05/12/09
Diana Borgosano, 62 North Andover resident Diana M. (Ferrario) Borgosano of North Andover, formerly of Revere, died on May 2. She was 62 years old. Born in Revere, she was a salesperson for a shoe company. She was the beloved…
Revere Police reinstate dog unit courtesy of Homeland Security funding
By Seth Daniel [email protected] In a climate where more than a handful of Revere police officers have recently hit the ranks of the unemployed, there’s one officer on the force who’s willing to work for peanuts, or more likely, kibble.…