Lawrence Sirois Retired Owner of Surf Cleaners in Winthrop Lawrence Sirois of Revere, formerly of Winthrop, Maine and Florida, died June 13 at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center, Revere after a long illness. He was 89 years old. Born in…
Author: Journal Staff
Could this B the Time? Martellis are Anxiously following Boston’s Cup Run
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] With the swing of every Bruin’s stick, Donny Martelli and his family are hoping to hear the infamous clock tick. For Martelli, of Dale Street, the Bruins, and their lack of playoff success until this year,…
Tamar’s Journey: Excruciating Pain and Long Hospital Stays didn’t Deter Bonaventure from Excelling at RHS
A body that won’t cooperate is usually more of a concern to an elderly person than to a teen-ager. Chronic, excruciating pain doesn’t usually menace the young as it does the old, but for one Revere High School (RHS) senior,…
Tye isn’t Entering the Mayor’s Race: She will Seek a Spot on the School Committee Instead
–By Joshua Resnek [email protected] Ending months of speculation in local political circles, School Committeewoman Carol Tye has finally made it official – she will not be running for mayor. “After much reflection, I have decided to seek re-election to the…
Maglione Vindicated; Judge Awards him More than $100K in Damages from Drain Laying Saga
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] The last remaining vestiges of the once-controversial drain laying saga in the City’s Department of Public Works (DPW) has been decided by a Suffolk Superior Court judge and has vindicated the DPW’s Joe Maglione – who…
Sand Castles: Extravaganza is Great for the Beach, City
Those in charge with the city’s wildly popular Sand Castle exhibit have a tiger by the tail. This is an event that has all the elements of something that can be so much more. It is difficult to know exactly…
The Class of 2011: Congratulations to Revere High Grads
The Revere High School Class of 2011 will hold its graduation exercises tonight at Della Russo Stadium. It will be a night for the grads and their families to mark an important milestone in their lives and also to acknowledge…
The Bruins: Black and Gold Show a Lot of Fight
The Boston Bruins, their backs against the wall and their egos on the floor, stood tall Monday night in the TD Garden. Needing a win to make a series out of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Bruins delivered a proverbial…
Patriots Find the Range in Opener Tourney Run Ended by Classical in Round 2
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Coach Joe Ciccarello wanted his Revere High softball team to make an impression in the State Softball Tournament. Courtney Gurska made sure it did with a clutch bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning to propel Revere…
Police Briefs 06-08-2011
TUESDAY, MAY 31 Nino O. DiPaolo, 39, of 94 Constitution Ave., was arrested on an outstanding warrant. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 Carla Cruz, 28, of 41 Sears St., was arrested on a charge of assault & battery. Abderrahim Nabat, 43, of…
Obituaries 06-08-2011
Lillian Tirro Retired Secretary and long time dance enthusiast Lillian G. (Reid) Tirro, a 63 year resident of Revere, formerly of Chelsea, died on May 26 following a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma at the Life Care Center…
What’s The Word for It? Refreshing!
McKinley School Kindergartners Arianna Buenrostro and Aamna Umar beat the recent heat with a popsicle treat at Harry Della Russo Stadium last Friday during the school’s first-ever Vocabulary Parade. Each student picked a part of speech, such as a noun,…
A Model Home (of sorts): AG Hopes to Use Revere Program as a Statewide Model for Foreclosures
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] One house at a time, city and state officials hope that they can dig out abandoned and foreclosed properties in Revere and the rest of the  Commonwealth. Using Revere as a model, State Attorney General Martha…
Salary Boost, Highers Expenses will Lead to a 3.5 Percent Increase in the Coming Year
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] There’s good news and bad news concerning water and sewer rates this coming year. For the first time in a long time, MWRA rates for Revere have dropped overall by nearly two percent (1.7 percent to…
Revere will take its Hacks in Court
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] Common sense and the City of Revere have found a friend this week in State Auditor Suzanne Bump. Bump’s office has determined that the new hack holiday law is an unfunded mandate and, thus, Revere has…
Police Briefs 06-01-2011
Monday, May 23 John Aristizabal, 42, of Everett, was arrested on one warrant. Robert Buchanan, 49, of 68 Glendale St, was charged with assault and battery. Darrell Jones, 42, of 314 Beach St., was charged with armed robbery, entering without…
A Real Loss: Mayor Ambrosino’s Outstanding Attributes
When Mayor Thomas Ambrosino leaves it will be a loss of the first order for this city. The city will be losing a self assured administrator who has made a positive mark on this city during the past decade. He…
Softball Team Wins Three Straight to Qualify for Tourney
Patriots play at Bedford Friday When the Revere High softball team dropped the first game of its final four contests last week, 4-3 to Beverly (after leading most of the way 3-0), the Lady Patriots had their proverbial backs to…
Tennis Team Tops Winthrop in Finale
The Revere High boys tennis team needed a win over Winthrop in its final match of the season Friday to keep alive its hopes of qualifying for the post season state tournament. Winthrop had defeated the Patriots by a 3-2…
Parent is 9th, Fitzpatrick 10th at Division 1 Meet
Marisa Parent and Mike Fitzpatrick turned in the top performances for the Revere High boys and girls track teams at Saturday’s Eastern Mass. Division 1 Meet held at Andover High. Marisa just missed qualifying for the finals in the 100…
