Under the leadership of Executive Director Robert Reppucci, Community Action Programs Inter City (CAPIC) has been a national model in addressing the needs of low-income families in Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. CAPIC’s fuel assistance program has been one of its…
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Police Briefs 03-13-2019
Passer-by Thwarts Robbery A good samaritan foiled a robbery attempt on Malden Street March 4 when a woman walking home was accosted by a man trying to steal her purse. Around 10:05 p.m. on March 5, the woman got off…
Guest Op-ed Lenten Letter: Summit to Protect Children and Minors Was Powerful
By Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM, Cap. As we begin the holy season of Lent, this annual time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving affords us the opportunity to be renewed by God’s love and mercy as we recommit ourselves to…
Obituaries 03-13-2019
Anthony J. ‘Killer’ Vinciarelli, Sr. Revere Fire Department retiree Anthony J. “Killer†Vinciarelli, Sr. of Revere passed away on March 6 at the age of 84. Anthony was a loving family man, he was a 27-year veteran of the City…
Councillors Look At Regulations for Airbnb
Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe said there are more than 100 Airbnb rentals throughout the city. Keefe’s goal is to enact legislation to regulate Airbnb properties and create revenue for the city. “The issue is in [Council] sub-committee at this…
Take Your Pick 103, or 25? Leap-year Baby Nellie Grasso Is Still Spry
Nellie Grasso’s mother always made sure that she had a birthday cake every year, even if her birthday actually only came once every four years during the Leap Year. Nellie is a Leap Year Baby, born Feb. 29, 1916 in…
News Briefs
Arrigo Cites National Consumer Protection Week Mayor Brian Arrigo acknowledged National Consumer Protection Week (March 3 through 9) by encouraging residents to make use of the Revere’s Consumer Affairs Office when confronted with any type of consumer issue such as…
Goldberg Releases New Unclaimed Property Listings
Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg today announced the latest grouping of names that have been added to the state’s list of unclaimed property owners. Over 45,000 new properties worth millions of dollars are owed to individuals and businesses throughout the…
Revere Fares Well in First Major Snowstorm
The month of March truly came in like a lion as Revere residents faced late-winter snow in the form of back-to-back storms over the weekend and into Monday. After getting 5 inches of snow on Saturday, Mother Nature brought close…
MBTA Seeks Input on Proposals
Seeks Input on Proposals As part of its Better Bus Project the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) is seeking opinions from bus riders on three new proposals for bus lines in Revere. Proposals include changes to Route 411, Route 424…
Revere High Athletic Program Will Leave the Northeastern Conference
Fourteen years ago Revere Schools left the Greater Boston League for the Northeastern Conference (NEC), something many coaches past and present thought was a mistake. Less than two years later the GBL was a shell of its former self with…
March: In like a Lion
Just when all of us were counting the days to the beginning of spring — known as the vernal equinox, which this year falls on Wednesday, March 20, at 5:58 p.m. — Ol’ Man Winter struck with a vengeance, bringing…
Obituaries 03-06-2019
Frederick Garrity Retired Deer Island engineer 1st Class and longtime member of Revere American legion Post 61 Frederick P. Garrity, a lifelong resident of Chelsea’s Powder Horn Hill section, passed away following a long confinement at the Pope Nursing Home…
Sen. Boncore, Madaro File Legislation to Address Traffic Woes
At a community meeting called by elected officials, MassDOT was forced to admit that when designing the new entrance into the Sumner Tunnel the state agency used outdated traffic projections. MassDOT predicted traffic going into the tunnel would grow by…
News Briefs
Learn to skate classes starting March 3 New winter Learn-To-Skate classes for children, ages 4 to 18 at the LoConte Rink on Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Medford will start Sunday, March 3 at 1 p.m., for five weeks. Use hockey, recreational…
Officials Happy with Federal Wetlands Protection
Winthrop, Revere and Lynn are in good shape when it comes to protecting marshland and wetlands through the Wetlands Protection Act. Winthrop and Revere share the Belle Isle Marsh with East Boston. Revere and Lynn also share the Rumney Marsh.…
Stabbing Victim Dies, Police Still Searching for Suspects
The Revere man who was a victim of a stabbing in East Boston died from the injuries he sustained last Wednesday. The victim, Alfred Rodriguez is a father of two and owns of a barber shop on Shirley Avenue in…
A Mission of Love and Living the Gospel for Haiti
Looking Back at Morningstar Catholic Collaborative’s Recent Trip to Haiti By Stephen W. Fielding – Special to the Journal When the Morningstar Catholic Collaborative, consisting of parishioners from St. Mary of the Assumption Par-ish, Revere and Our Lady of Grace Parish,…
Police Briefs 02-27-2019
    Man Convicted of Murder A Suffolk Superior Court jury Friday afternoon found Juan Gaviria, 21, guilty of second-degree murder and firearms offenses in connection with the Jan. 23, 2015, shooting death of 18-year-old Andres Jaramillo on Revere’s Garfield Avenue. …
Obituaries 02-27-2019
Francine Josephine Whippen Sears retiree who loved volunteering and traveling Francine Josephine Whippen, former-ly of Wichita, Kan., passed away peacefully Feb. 23 at Presbyterian Manor, Newton. She was 78 years old. She was born June 25, 1940, to Frances (Carosone)…
