Month: October 2015

Rizzo,Arrigo Showdown on Tuesday

By Stephen Quigley Revere voters will be heading to the polls next Tuesday November 3, to decide the outcome in several contested municipal races.  Among the races to be decided will be Mayor, Councillor-at-Large, School Committee and Ward 4 Councillor. …

New Hotel Finalized for Revere Beach

Eurovest, the master developer of the Waterfront Square Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project. has informed Mayor Rizzo and his economic development team that they has finalized an agreement with a hotel development company that will build a Marriot or Hilton…

Police Briefs 10-28-2015

Weekly Crime Report Journal Staff Reports House Breaks: (5) Winthrop Avenue; Harris Street; Burnett Road; Broadway; and Boulevard. Commercial Breaks: (0) Motor Vehicle *Thefts/Breaks: (4) *Wave Avenue; Charger Street; *VFW – Select; and *VFW – Select. Motor Vehicle Accidents: (34)…

Letters to the Editor

Setting the record straight To the citizens of the City of Revere.  I would like to take this opportunity to discuss some of the issues that have been brought to light as a result of this contentious mayoral election. At…

Get Out and Vote

With Election Day less than a week away, voters are urged to get out and vote.  This year several contested races highlight the ballot.  Voters have many candidates to choose from including several new faces to the political landscape.  All…

Sports 10-28-2015

RHS football team defeats Salem, 28-6; 6-1 Patriots meet Danvers in playoffs The Revere High football team wrote itself into the annals of Patriot grid history Friday evening at Bertram Field in Salem, defeating the Witches, 28-6, to improve their…

Obituaries 10-28-2015

Harry Goodwin Of Virginia Harry W. Goodwin of Warrenton, VA passed away at his home on October 22. He was 88 years old. Mr. Goodwin, who enjoyed watching baseball and being with his grandchildren, was born in Leominster, MA, a…

Finish Line is in Sight

Little Reese Watson donned her pumpkin shirt and dashed to the finish line of the Great Pumpkin Dash on Revere Beach Sunday morning. The Revere Beach Partnership, the Revere Journal and Waterfront Square sponsored the 5k run that started and…

Speaker of the House Annual Comedy Show

Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and Vicki Mucci greet comedian Johnny Pizzi and guests during last Friday night’s 22nd Annual Bob DeLeo Comedy Night Fundraiser in Winthrop. Numerous guests and elected officials from Revere attended the fun and exciting…

Police Briefs 10-21-2015

House Breaks: (3) Elm Street; Rumney Road; and Rice Avenue. Commercial Breaks: (0) Motor Vehicle *Thefts/Breaks: (9) *Conant Street; Steeple Street; Larkin Street; Larkin Street; *Proctor Avenue; Griswold Street; *Dashwood Street (mo-ped); *Washington Avenue; and *Walnut Avenue. Motor Vehicle Accidents:…

Letters to the Editor

Thanks donors to event Dear Editor: The Revere League of Special Needs recently held their annual cookout at the headquarters on Winthrop Ave in Revere. Al Terminiello Jr. continued as he has in the past to organize and cook for…

An Exciting Election

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3 and the candidates for Mayor, Councillor-at-Large, Ward 4 Councillor, and School Committee have stepped up their campaigning and meeting the voters as the day of decision nears. The race for Mayor – Mayor Dan…