Month: November 2019
McKenna Requests Decibel Monitors for Beachmont
Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna is asking residents to call the Massport Authority to register complaints about planes flying at a lower altitude and creating more noise and affecting the quality of life for residents. The Council supported McKenna’s motion…
Council Votes Against Rotondo’s Request for Outside Investigation
The Revere City Council voted against a motion by Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo that Mayor Brian Arrigo request the State Police and/or the State Auditor investigate the policy and procedure regarding the release of information from the Revere Police Department. Ward…
News Briefs
Revere CARES Mini Grant Program Accepting Applications You got ideas, and we’re funding them. The mini-grant program, hosted by the Revere CARES coalition, is now accepting applications until January 5th, 2020 for innovative ideas that promote a healthier community for all.…
George V. Colella Community Center off to a Great Start
Story by Marianne Salza Revere Parks & Recreation opened the George V. Colella Community Center on September 10 at the Garfield School, 186 Garfield Avenue, currently serving nearly 1,000 youth and adults in over 40 programs. The community center offers…
Revere ACO Masiello Is Aware of Coyote Sightings in the City
Revere Animal Control Officer Anthony Masiello said he is aware that there have been recent coyote sightings in the city, but there has been no interaction with humans since the first sighting a decade ago. Masiello said he has received…
Revere Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Fire on Florence Ave.
Special To The Journal Revere firefighters battled a fast-moving, two-alarm fire early Sunday morning at a two and one-half-story, twin duplex at 23-25 Florence Ave. Fourteen residents were able to exit the building safely. The initial call came in to…
A Familiar Perch: Jessica Giannino Finishes No. 1 Again in Councillor-At-large Race
Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino was back at work Monday night in the Council Chambers representing the city that overwhelmingly supported her candidacy in the Nov. 5 election. Giannino topped the 10-candidate field with 5,684 votes, showing incredible strength at the ballot…
House Passes First-in-the-Nation Legislation to Modernize Tobacco Control
Last week, House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Representative RoseLee Vincent along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives passed legislation to ban all flavored tobacco products and tax vaping products in an effort to protect youth from the…
Massport, Transportation Agencies Ready for Busy Thanksgiving Travel Period
Plan ahead, give yourself extra time and know your transportation options were the key messages today as the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), and a representative from AAA spoke at Boston Logan International Airport about what to expect this holiday travel…
Revere Resident Found Guilty in his Wife’s Murder
A Suffolk Superior Court jury found Revere resident Andrew MacCormack, 31, guilty in the killing of his wife, Vanessa Masucci, inside the couples Revere home that they shared since 2015. Sentencing will be on Dec. 2. Masucci, a beloved Lynn…
Horses and Heroes Foundation Honors Fire Chief Chris Bright
The Horses and Heroes Foundation honored Revere Fire Chief Christopher Bright during an impressive outdoor ceremony at the Point of Pines Fire Station. Accompanied by his proud family, Chief Bright became the first member of the firefighting profession to have…
Food for Thought
For decades public health officials and the medical profession have warned Americans that our unhealthy eating habits have contributed to an epidemic of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, among other ill-effects, in our country. The irony of 21st century…
Letter to the Editor
An Approach to Tackle Climate Change Dear Editor, In the face of much hand wringing about climate change, little will be done unless it makes economic sense, as wildly uneconomical regulations will not survive the election after they are enacted. …
RHS Patriots Fall to Melrose in North Final
The Melrose High football team was able to accomplish what nine previous Revere High opponents hadn’t done this season: keep in check one of the state’s highest scoring offenses and contain superstar running back Joe Llanos. Revere had scored 42…
Lady Patriots Flag Football Team Ready to Play Winthrop Saturday at Della Russo Stadium
The game is now called Flag Football and the Revere High team is ready to keep its winning streak alive versus Winthrop High. Revere will play Winthrop in the annual fundraising football game on Saturday, Nov. 23 at noon at…
Obituaries 11-20-2019
Nancy Benecchi Retired Revere Special Education Teacher Nancy M. Benecchi, 68, of Wakefield formerly of Revere, died on Saturday, Nov. 16 at her residence. Born in Revere on Nov. 1, 1951, the daughter of the late Valder and Jeannette (Foppiano)…
Super Bowl Aspirations: Revere Overpowers Wayland to Advance to North Final
A dream season that has placed Revere High among the top football teams in Massachusetts and united the student body and the entire community continues Friday night in what many alumni are calling the biggest athletic event in school history.…
Revere Karate Home to Martial Arts Champion Anthony Cogliandro
Story & Photo by Marianne Salza Anthony Cogliandro, a fifth-degree black belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo Karate, has been practicing martial arts since he was 2 years old; and in October, competed in the International Karate Championships (IKC), in…
An Impressive Debut: Newcomer Anthony D’ambrosio Tops the Ticket in School Committee Race
There is a new force on the Revere schools’ scene and he is 23-year-old Yale graduate Anthony D’Ambrosio. Making his first bid for office, D’Ambrosio stunned longtime political observers with his first-place finish in the nine-candidate School Committee election on…
