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…
Month: June 2009
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…
Firefighters give up clothing allowance to save seven jobs
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Everyone’s heard of the Naked Gun and maybe even the Naked Fish, but so far, there hasn’t been any instances of the Naked Firefighter. That will change, technically, as Revere firefighters have agreed to give up…
A Great Decision – RFD shows its true colors
The Revere Fire Department rank and file has done the right thing in a big way in order to save the jobs of a half-dozen of their colleagues by making a deal with the city to forgo contractual obligations. This…
Two-way Street? – When it comes to take-home vehicles, both sides of the debate are well represented
There has been an ongoing debate going on at City Hall between Police Chief Terence Reardon and former Police Officer Charlie Patch, now Councilor Patch and Mayor Thomas Ambrosino. Patch believes giving commanding officers what turns out to be private…
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…
Revere seventh-graders take part in state science fair
Journal Staff Report This past Saturday, June 6, three young Revere scientists competed against 218 of the best science fair projects from all six geographic regions in the state – and they brought home some hardware. Again, as with the…
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…
Rotondo Was Right – His GPS plan pays dividends
Many months ago when Councillor George Rotondo requested that the city install surveillance devices and GPS tracking devices to stop the theft of city property from the Department of Public Works (DPW) city yard, he was ridiculed, and in some…
A Super Supermarker – Market Basket opens in Chelsea
The Largest supermarket in New England is now open for business in Chelsea on the site of the old Market Basket, just off Everett Avenue. The new Market Basket is an extraordinary store, with a bakery, a full-time sushi chef,…
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,…
Carpenter nailed for stealing signs from the City Yard
By Seth Daniel [email protected] If the Revere Department of Public Works (DPW) were a potato, then all of its thousands of eyes would be blackened. The department suffered yet another black eye this week when longtime DPW carpenter Michael Ferragamo,…
Increase is bad, although not as bad as anticipated
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The panic over a 20 percent increase in water and sewer rates has been quelled, but ratepayers will still have quite an increase on their hands this July. Mayor Tom Ambrosino indicated to the City Council…
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…
Historical Perspective – Remembering D-Day, June 6, 1944
June 6, 1944. Revere, Massachusetts – moments after the announcement over the radio that the invasion of Europe had begun to spread. Men and women throughout this city with sons and daughters in the armed forces fell to their knees…
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…
