Month: October 2015

Welcome Back,Mickey

If you were in attendance at Revere’s outstanding Columbus Day Breakfast and Parade, you couldn’t miss legendary Revere resident and former sports great Mickey “Say No Drugs” Casoli enthusiastically greeting friends, city officials, and business people. After a brief setback,…

Sports 10-21-2015

RHS football team trounces Swampscott; seeks to improve to 6-1 By Journal Staff The Revere High football team once again overcame a slow start, but soon shifted into high gear to steamroll past the visiting Big Blue of Swampscott, 46-7,…

Obituaries 10-21-2015

William Higdon Of Revere and Florida William G. Higdon of Revere and Sebastian Florida passed away on  October 18. He was 95 years old. A US Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was the beloved…

Columbus Day Parade 2015

Broadway came alive on Monday afternoon as the Columbus Day Parade returned for the second time since being discontinued several years ago. Shown above Revere’s Gina DeFreitas of Elevation Aerial & Circus Arts is stretched out to the sky for the…

Autopsy of Tased Man Scheduled

The Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy on a mentally ill man who allegedly went on a rampage last Sunday night, briefly taking a 3-year-old relative hostage, being Tased by Revere Police and later dying mysteriously in the Whidden…

Students to Be In Activity Study

Students at the Paul Revere and Whelan Schools will be part of a large study conducted by Tufts University that looks to show students who are more active during the school day are more likely to score better on standardized…

Police Briefs 10-14-2015

House Breaks: (8) Butler Street; Newman Street; Eliot Road; Patriots Parkway; Ocean Avenue; Park/Foster; Overlook Avenue; and Winthrop Avenue. Commercial Breaks: (0) Motor Vehicle *Thefts/Breaks: (6) *Boulevard – St. George’s; Tuscano Avenue; Ocean Avenue; North Shore Road – 7/11; *Boulevard;…

Letters to the Editor

10 percent tax reduction Dear Editor: When I was on the School Committee, I received an education on how to balance a city budget by Mayor George Colella . Not, to say that my math teachers ( Mr. Barnes ,…

Sports 10-14-2015

RHS football team rolls past Saugus The Revere High football team shook off a slow start and then assumed total domination on both sides of the ball to roll to a 35-6 rout of Saugus Saturday afternoon on the latter’s gridiron…

Obituaries 10-14-2015

Joseph Rizzo Revere DPW retiree Joseph A. Rizzo of Revere died on October 1 at the West Revere Nursing Center. He was 90 years old. Born in Boston, he was a US Navy veteran of World War II. For many…

This Is My Ideal T-Bird

Marco and his younger brother Rocco Spiriti enjoyed popcorn while checking out cars at the show, such as the classic Chevy behind them. Residents gathered at the Whelan School to check out the Revere Remembers 50s and 60s Classic Car…

Police Briefs 09-30-2015

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Emerald R. Crowley, 19, of Lynn, was arrested on a charge of shoplifting (third offense). Evan T. Redley, 19, of 210 Constitution Ave., was arrested on charges of assault & battery and intimidation of a witness. TUESDAY,…

Letters to the Editor

Writing about high water rates Dear Editor, I am writing in reference to the very high water bills we received this past quarter. Ours had doubled, and inquiring throughout our neighborhood, found that everybody else’s had increased for no apparent reason. Upon…