Students from the Revere High School Marketing Internship Program and Health and Fitness Internship Program present a contribution to CASTLES . Students who learn about marketing or health and fitness, in after school programs sponsored by MGH/RevereCARES , raised money…
Month: November 2010
Home delivery – Couple gives birth at their home in Beachmont; father does a skillful job of catching little ‘fastball’
At a time when residents of the city stop to take stock in what they are thankful for, there are many common thoughts. Many are thankful that they have a home. Even more are grateful to have three square meals…
City has to shore up budget deficit with millions from Rainy Day Fund
Property taxes will increase less drastically this year than in previous years, but city leaders had to use millions in reserves to make ends meet. To meet this years fiscal year 2011 budget, Mayor Tom Ambrosino said they would have…
Patriots hope to end losing streak and finish the season on a high note
Revere head football coach Lou Cicatelli said this week that his players aren’t looking back at the missed opportunities of their 3-7 season. Rather, the Revere Patriots are focused on the things that went right this season. Revere had its…
Thanksgiving 2010
Everything about our lives and about the well-being of our nation has been put in question by the nagging recession that has cost so many jobs and our belief in the banking system and even our belief in our ability…
Arrest Report 11-24-2010
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Bianca R. DiCenso, 22, of 38 Dolphin Ave., was arrested on an outstanding warrant and on a charge of assault & battery. Dina G. Mantia, 24, of 49 Constitution Ave., was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Hocine…
Obituaries 11-24-2010
Sanra Yourawski-Cambria Of East Boston, formerly of Revere Sandra Yourawski-Cambria of East Boston, formerly of Revere, died unexpectedly on November 22. She was the beloved daughter of the late Walter and Caroline ( Sasso) Yourawski; loving mother of Paul Cambria…
George V. Colella – A fighter to the end
Last year, following a council meeting in January, Councilor George Colella took a fall on an icy sidewalk after joining colleagues for a bit of Chinese food on Broadway. The fall came in his 82nd year. It would have been…
Once more with Pride: Revere’s greatest leader, longest serving elected official in the state, dead at 83
The man who invented, re-invented and then refined Revere politics for five decades, current City Councillor George V. Colella, passed away on Sunday, November 7, early in the morning. He was 83. Colella was the longest-serving elected official in the…
A quick wit was the hallmark of Colella’s one-of-a-kind style
It didn’t take long for me to realize that Councillor George V. Colella was a man who didn’t mince words. He was the kind of man that would look you in the face and tell you without flinching that he…
Soccer teams compete in MIAA state tournaments
Boys fall to Lowell There are tough ways to lose a soccer game….and then there are even tougher ways, especially if it happens to you in the state tournament. The Revere High boys soccer team experienced the latter with a…
George V. Colella – An extraordinary man, an extraordinary life
Well into the twilight of his life, George Colella remained one of the best – known and most highly respected men in this city. His extraordinary political life over the course of more than 50 years was the stuff of…
Arrest Report 11-10-2010
MONDAY, NOV. 1 Martin Montes, 38, of Chelsea, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, two counts of assault & battery, two counts of assault & battery upon a police officer, and resisting arrest. TUESDAY, NOV. 2 Barbara A. Brown,…
Obituaries 11-10-2010
Georgette ‘Patty’ Toscano Saugus resident Georgette "Patty" (Hanton) Toscano of Saugus, formerly of East Boston, died on November 7. She was the loving wife of Robert C. Toscano of Saugus; beloved mother of Robert A. Toscano and his wife, Jo…
Gloucester swamps Revere at Harry Della Russo Stadium, 43-18, on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010
Halloween At The Whelan School
Garrett Seth Loring came to school dressed as Norman Rockwell for Friday’s Halloween Parade at the Whelan School. This year for Halloween, older students were challenged to make the holiday a learning experience. Many students did research projects on famous…
RHS student’s artwork featured on cover of ‘Madama Butterfly’ program at the Cutler Magestic
When Richard Trimarchi and several other Revere students walked through the doors of Boston’s Cutler Majestic Theatre last Friday night to see ‘Madama Butterfly,’ they were handed programs. On the cover of those programs was a design done by Trimarchi…
Former mayor, longtime city councillor is said to be ‘stable but gravely ill’ at the Youville Hospital
Word spread quickly Monday and Tuesday that Councillor George V. Colella – once the longest serving mayor in the city’s history – was gravely ill at Youville Hospital in Cambridge. Friends and confidants who had visited him Tuesday said he…
Empty feeling – List of abandoned properties is expanding
If there were any questions whether or not the continuing national housing crisis has improved in Revere, those questions were answered recently when the City released its annual vacant building list – revealing the disheartening news that more than 100…
Boys cross country team wins NEC South Division championship
The Revere High boys cross country team clinched an outright championship of the Northeastern Conference’s South Division with a 17-42 victory over Salem last Tuesday. The win improved RHS Coach Mike Flynn’s Patriots’ record to a perfect 5-0 against their…
