10 years ago April 20, 2005 State Senator Jarrett Barrios said this week that if Middlesex County D.A. Martha Coakley decides to run for Attorney General, he will seek Coakley’’s D.A. post. The current Atty. General, Tom Reilly, recently announced …
Category: Editorials
Revere High JROTC Aids Senior Residents
Last Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Dan Rizzo held a pizza party and recognition ceremony for the Revere High School Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) members that participated in the Snow Angel Program. We would like to join the Mayor in…
For Kids Only Afterschool Celebrates Milestone
When Deborah Kneeland Keegan founded For Kids Only 30 years ago, not even she could have forecast the success that her after-school program would attain and the national model it would become for other programs of this kind. Keegan was…
Congratulations to Revere’s Fulbright Scholar, Sarah Chaves
We congratulate Revere High School teacher and lifelong Revere resident Sarah Chaves on her receiving a Fulbright Scholarship. This is a prestigious and noteworthy award for Ms. Chaves. She will use this scholarship to study in the Azores next year.…
Mayor Stands up for Revere after an Historic Winter
We agree with Mayor Dan Rizzo that President Barack Obama should have declared a disaster for the entire historic winter that dropped more than 100 inches of snow on the Greater Boston area, including the City of Revere. Instead the…
McMackin Park Flooding Situation Must Be Addressed Immediately
 We can say without dispute that Revere Little League has one of the best ballparks in the region. Some of us, who played Little League Baseball in neighboring communities, always hoped that we could play a game in McMackin Park,…
Problem Solving and Helping People – Public/Private Partnerships
 In the movie, “It’s A Wonderful Lifeâ€, George Bailey embodies a human spirit of community-based generosity that we don’t see much these days. The new normal is that our neighbors are oftentimes strangers.  Last summer’s F2 tornado tested the community…
Commenting on the Latest Irregularities in Casino Process
I want to commend Secretary Beaton for his common sense approach in denying Wynn Everett its MEPA certificate yesterday and Director Buckley for finally putting a stop to a disturbing pattern of behavior. As the Secretary and his staff pointed out, the project still…
Letters to the Editor
Scholarship Committee thanks donors Dear Editor: The City of Revere Community Scholarship Committee thanks generous donors who made contributions from Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2014. PLATINUMÂ ($500.) A. Casoli RHS Class of 1961 DIAMOND ($400.) Ms. Evelyn P.…
Happy Passover
We wish the members of the Jewish community a Happy Passover as the holiday begins at sundown Friday and continues for the next eight days. The celebration commences with Jewish families sitting down for the traditional Seder meal. Children have…
Easter Sunday
On Sunday, many churches will be overflowing as parishioners go to church to celebrate Easter. Easter is always a magical time for children. As a family, we always held off hiding the Easter candy around the house until after Mass. …
Winter Might be Wanning
This past winter has been one for many longtime New Englanders not to forget. We are not talking about the record snowfall. We are referring to the ceaseless cold that just keeps us bundled up in layers of clothes on…
Letters To The Editor
Readers beware Dear Editor: I’m not sure if most residents are aware of the Facebook Page “Revere Scanner.†It has recently gained lots of popularity, negative and positive. It has close to 4,000 followers. I, for one, (along with many…
Another Link to a Childhood Is Gone …
The passing of William Scantlebury of Betty Ann’s Donuts in East Boston, famous for his “sinkers†brings to a close another link to a childhood that was much simpler and easier than what our children are dealing with today. The…
Letter to the Editor
We are lucky to have some great support Dear Editor: In the course of everyday living there are people or organizations that make an impact on our daily lives. Many times we take these individuals or organizations for granted as…
Sometimes Common Sense Just Loses Out …
The article in last week’s Revere Journal about CAPIC losing the state funding for running its homeless program seems just counterproductive. Robert Repucci, CAPIC Director, said that he was forced to stop the program to help stave off local homelessness…
Okay Enough, We Set a New Record
Sunday night’s snowfall was enough to set a new record for snow accumulation in Boston in a single season. This winter will be something to tell our grandchildren as we will recount the bitter cold for days on end, the…
Richard Penta
Richard A. Penta was a vital part of the daily life and city government of Revere. He not only served as the Ward 1 City Councillor for several terms, but he contributed to the betterment of community and the people…
Congratulations Revere Pop Warner
The Revere Pop Warner Junior Patriots youth football and cheerleading organization is highly regarded in Massachusetts and beyond. The Revere cheerleading program has produced numerous national championships as director Carolyn Demers and the RPW staff of coaches have worked hard…
Letters to the Editor
She let us down Dear Editor Our new congressional elected official, Congresswoman Katherine Clark, who represents the City of Revere, has recently verbally attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, suggesting that the Prime Minister keep his mouth shut and…
