Garfi eld Elementary School Principal Patti DiGregorio took a helicopter ride last Thursday – despite being scared of heights – in order to fulfi ll her requirement for the Stop & Shop A+ Schools program. While DiGregorio fl ew over…
Month: January 2011
Stamping out the Cold – Letter Carriers Are Experts in Dealing With Artic Temps
By Seth Daniel [email protected] There are days in the middle of summer when it’s quite a drag to be cooped up in an office, or stuck inside of a workshop or any other kind of indoor environment. Then there are days…
Positive Prognosis – Elected officials give Gov. Patrick’s health insurance plan good reviews
By Seth Daniel [email protected] A proposed municipal healthcare change unveiled last Friday by Gov. Deval Patrick is getting good initial reviews locally – with most indicating that they like the plan, but hope that it moves quickly through the Legislature.…
Reports Provide a Quick Glimpse into the Future of the Mayor’s Race
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Campaign finance reports became available late last week, giving a glimpse into the early workings of several potential candidates for mayor in this year’s City Election. The reports cover the entirety of campaign finance activity in…
Police Briefs 01-26-2011
Tuesday, Jan. 18 No Arrests Reported Wednesday, Jan. 19 Jose Arevalo, 27, of Chelsea, was charged with two counts of distribution of a Class B drug and two counts of a school zone violation. Juvenile, a 16-year-old youth was charged…
The Right Move
Patrick takes a move toward fiscal sanity Governor Deval Patrick has given the cities and towns of the Commonwealth the right to hold expedited negotiations with unions representing municipal employees whose health insurance is being paid by the various communities.…
Nancy Barile
Support of her colleagues speaks volumes By all accounts, Revere High School teacher Nancy Barile was subjected to Internet character assassination last week. Every effort was being made, with no unsubstantiated rumor spared, to destroy Barile’s reputation by linking her…
Sports 01-26-2011
RHS hockey team defeats Northeast, 3-1 The Revere High hockey team got back on the winning track with a 3-1 triumph over Northeast Regional Vocational School last Thursday to avenge an earlier loss in the season to Northeast. After The…
Obituaries 01-26-2011
Pamela Perullo Real estate agent for Comfort Home Realty Pamela A. Perullo of Revere died most unexpectedly at her Revere home on January 9. She was 56 years old. Born in Winthrop, she was a lifelong resident of Revere and…
Sticker Shock
Printing business and political mainstay is shutting down [email protected] In the coming City Election, there will be one major player sitting out this time around. It’s not a candidate or an incumbent office holder, but rather a place that most…
School Official Faces Serious Charges Following Parking Fracus
By Seth Daniel [email protected] A former School Committee member and current School Department employee has been charged with several major offenses by Revere Police following a fight over a parking spot. Now, School Superintendent Paul Dakin said he wants to…
Deputy Chief Cook Retires After 30 Years With the RFD
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] Revere firefighter Ronnie Cook never intended to be a firefighter. His father had been on the Revere Fire Department, and Cook said he never was very interested in following in his father’s footsteps. Now, 30 years…
Change is Needed
Employee health insurance programs need to be altered for everyone’s benefit One of the best-known problems in municipal government today is the unsustainability of health insurance payments made by city hall for employee health insurance programs. Employee health insurance programs…
Police Briefs 01-19-2011
Monday, Jan. 10 Samuel Colon, 30, of 26 Yeamans St, was charged with assault and battery and malicious destruction of property over $250. Nahom Getaneh, 21, of 24 Wolcott Rd, was charged with assault and battery and failure to register…
Sports 01-19-2011
Halfway to perfection: Girls basketball team runs record to 10-0 Just like Ol’ Man River, the Revere High girls basketball team keeps rollin’ merrily along. Coach Diana DeCristoforo’s Lady Patriots remained undefeated and raised their record to a sterling 10-0…
Obituaries 01-19-2011
Liebmann Isaak Holocaust Survivor Liebmann Isaak of East Boston passed away on January 15. He was 86 years old. Born in Germany and a survivor of the Holocaust, after leaving Germany, he lived in Argentina for many years and has…
Things are Simply Grand for the Girls Basketball Team
Morgan Jenkins reaches 1000-point mark as Lady Pats improve to 8-0 Morgan Jenkins reached the 1000 career point plateau and the Revere High girls basketball team remained undefeated with a pair of victories this past week. Jenkins came into last…
Happy Birthday, Anna
Mayor Thomas Ambrosino (left) presents a citation to Revere resident Anna Gallant on her 102nd birthday party on January 8 at the Prospect House. Also pictured are her son, Joe Gallant, and granddaughter, MaryAnn Gallant O’Leary. Mayor Thomas Ambrosino (left)…
DPW Superintendent Brutally Attacked in What Appears to be a Targeted Incident
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] The strangest case of a somewhat strange tenure for the Superintendent of Public Works (DPW) emerged last Friday morning as Don Goodwin was brutally assaulted outside the popular Bagel Bin restaurant in what appears to have…
Cities Join Force in an Attempt to Save Money; Unions Skeptical
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] City leaders from Revere, Everett and Chelsea are lobbying hard this week to bring some healing to the budget buster that is municipal health insurance. Revere Mayor Tom Ambrosino has been in close association over the…
