Month: April 2014

Officials Hold Groundbreaking on New Stadium

City leaders broke ground on the Harry Della Russo Stadium project on Monday afternoon, proclaiming the long-overdue overhaul as a major contribution to the revitalization of Broadway. “This state-of-the-art Stadium plan is another step forward in our overall plan to…

Fire at Suffolk Downs

A red-hot, smoky three-alarm fire came in just before Journal deadlines on Tuesday evening. There were no injuries immediately reported by 7 p.m. and the fire had not been moved up to a four-alarm blaze at that time, though there…

Thank You

Last Saturday was the type of day that you just wanted to roll over in bed and not be outside. However, the weather did not deter more than 300 Revere residents from taking part in Mayor Dan Rizzo’s Revere Shine.…

Police Briefs 04-30-2014

TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Louis M. Guido, 51, of 176 Broadway, was arrested on charges of assault, assault & battery, and assault with intent to intimidate. Anthony D. Pasco, 29, of 22 Thornton St., was arrested on charges of breaking &…

Obituaries 04-30-2014

George Bianchi Retired Revere Police Officer; Member of Revere Moose George Bianchi of Malden, formerly of Revere, died on April 25. A late Officer for the Revere Police Department, he was a US Marine Corps veteran and a member of…

Pizza Ghiena Wars

Revere’s Michael Chiesa had eaten his mother’s Pizza Ghiena at Easter time for decades. The coveted recipe was a closely-held family secret that existed only in the memory of his mother, Laura Chiesa. That recipe had been passed down to…

IC Memories

Ace McCarrick (left) and Ed O’Hara (right) were two sporting greats at Immaculate Conception School during their time. They are shown here pictured in front of the trophy case, most all of which were won by their teams during the…

Don’t Mess with the Law

It takes a scholar to learn, and one Chelsea scholar got some field work in criminal justice the hard way last Saturday. Early Saturday morning, around 2:27 a.m., a Revere Police officer on patrol stopped a car going at a…

ZBA Approves Three Petitions

The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) met recently and granted three petitions while denying another. Elizetes S. Avellar was approved for a parking in the rear yard variance to enable the appellant to park three motor vehicles in the…

Revere Schools Bring the World Together

Attending school in the 1960’s, a student was expected to memorize the multiplication tables, have excellent penmanship and look for facts in the Encyclopedia Britannica.  The closest, any student in this era came to technology was perhaps having a black…

The Marathon

The events of last year’s Boston Marathon have faded into the background for many residents.  However, for some, the events and the aftermath of that day are as vivid today as they were more than a year ago. For Revere…

Police Briefs 04-23-2014

MONDAY, APRIL 14 Antonio Jose Medina-Castro, 35, of Rochester, NH, was arrested on a warrant for distribution of a Class A drug (heroin). Michelle Molbeck, 29, of Rochester, NH, was arrested on a warrant for distribution of a Class D…

Obituaries 04-23-2014

Nancy Toppi Her Husband and Family Were Her Greatest Loves Nancy (Arlesienne Catherine Napert) Toppi passed peacefully from this life on April 16 in East Boston. She was 92 years old. She was born at Black Lake, Canada on March…

Holy Week Services

Churches in the area celebrated Palm Sunday last weekend, and here the annual St. Anthony’s Passion Play – re-enacted by the Parish Youth Group – took place. Playing the role of Jesus carrying the cross was Joseph Bitto and Austin…