Gaming legislation has a chance of springing back to life on Beacon Hill Recent statements by the governor, the Speaker of the House and the Senate President lend themselves to the cautious belief that an expanded gambling bill has a…
Author: Journal Staff
Police Briefs 01-13-2011
MONDAY, JANUARY 3 Randolph E. Waldron Jr., 29, of 88 Glendale St., was arrested on charges of assault & battery by means of a dangerous weapon and making a threat to commit c rime. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7 Two 15 year…
Obituaries 01-13-2011
Baldassare LaRosa Of Revere, formerly of East Boston Baldassare LaRosa of Revere, formerly of East Boston, died on January 10. He was the beloved husband of Rosanna (Graziani) LaRosa; loving father of Antonietta LaRosa of Revere, Floredana Colarossi of Brighton…
How Low Can it Go?
In the wake of the Christmas snowstorm last week, mega low tides were recorded around the area, including at Rocky Beach in Beachmont – where the birds seemed to enjoy feasting on washed up shellfish. While Rocky Beach is usually…
Presidential Powers
Ward 5 Councillor is the unanimous choice; Novoselsky is Vice President -By Seth Daniel [email protected] Councillor John Powers took the new Council President post Monday night, and Councillor Ira Novoselsky won the vice president honors by a flip of the…
Cases are Anything but Closed DA’s Office Still Looking into Tree Contract, Possible Library Fraud
By Seth Daniel [email protected] With the start of 2011, there are still a few outstanding legal matters that haven’t been cleared up from years past. This week, though, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office indicated that a new year doesn’t…
Police Briefs 01-05-2011
TUESDAY, DEC. 28 David Martiroso, 26, of 21 Overlook Rd., was arrested on a charge of assault & battery. Kelly A. Richards, 43, of 22 Raymond Rd., was arrested on a charge of being rude & disorderly in violation of…
President Powers
Longtime politician takes top post on the Revere City Council Like many of us who have lived a long life, John Powers has been there and back. As a much younger man, he worked for the late Governor Chub Peabody.…
Happy Birthday, RFD
Here’s to 125 years of dedicated service The anniversary special published in last week’s Journal celebrating the Revere Fire Department’s 125th year of service to the city was a testament to the reputation of the local fire department. We received…
A Perfect Way to Celebrate the Holidays
Girls basketball team wins Fenwick tourney, improves record  to 6-0 The Revere High girls basketball team captured the Bishop Fenwick Christmas Tournament with a pair of impressive wins last week. The twin victories also raised the Lady Patriots’ record to…
Obituaries 01-05-2011
Josephine Mottolo Lifelong Revere resident Josephine R. (Puopolo) Mottolo, a lifelong Revere resident, died on January 3. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert “Herbie” Mottolo; devoted mother of Dotti Nardone and her husband, Tom; loving grandmother of…
Top 10 Storm; Christmas Blizzard of 2010 One for the Record Books
The Christmas Blizzard of 2010 left Revere and the region with a bang, logging in as the 10th largest storm since the 1890s. Totals at Logan Airport ended up being 18.2 inches, though measurements were a little bit smaller in…
Revere Fire Department Takes Negotiations to the Next Level
Congressman Ed Markey has no plans to make an exit from his long-held Congressional seat, staffers said this week. Just as the U.S. Census Bureau was announcing the state’s loss of one Congressman by 2012, a key staffer from Markey’s…
Markey Will Stay
Key staffer’s exit mere coincidence to Census announcement Congressman Ed Markey has no plans to make an exit from his long-held Congressional seat, staffers said this week. Just as the U.S. Census Bureau was announcing the state’s loss of one…
Boys Hoop Team Tops Lynn Classical
It had been six years in coming, but the Revere High boys basketball team put it all together to defeat Lynn Classical 73-66 last Thursday evening at the Merullo Fieldhouse. The triumph marked the first time that a Patriot boys…
Hoop Girls Improve to 4-0 with Two Routs
The Revere High girls basketball continued its march through its Northeastern Conference North Division opponents with a pair of runaway victories last week over Beverly and Lynn Classical. The contest with Beverly last Tuesday was a rout from the outset.…
RHS Girls Hoop Alumnae Game Thurs.
A large number of Revere High girls basketball alumnae will lace up the sneakers to play each other tomorrow evening (Thursday) at Merullo Fieldhouse. Tip off is set for 7:00. “We’re expecting 25 to 30 former Revere High girls basketball…
RHS Hockey Team Tops Swampscott, 5-3
The Revere High hockey team improved to 2-1 on the season with an impressive 5-3 victory over Northeastern Conference rival Swampscott last Wednesday evening at Cronin Rink. After spotting Swampscott a 1-0 lead through the first period on a goal…
RHS Track Team Defeats Danvers, 54-30
The Revere High boys track team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 53-31 triumph over Danvers last week. Coach Jack Mosko’s Patriots captured six of the nine individual events and also took the relay to cruise to the…
Sigouin, Gurska Win for Girls Track Team
Camden Sigouin and Lindsay Gurska captured first places for the Revere High girls track team in their meet last week with Danvers. Camden won the 300 yard dash in 48.6, leading a Revere sweep in that event. Lindsay sped to…