By Seth Daniel seth@reverejournal.com Wonder why potholes are living a little longer this spring? Well, according to Don Goodwin, superintendent of the Department of Public Works (DPW), it’s because DPW equipment has been sabotaged – and maybe even by workers from within the department. It’s a bumpy ride on Revere roads this spring, as...
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Revere High baseball coach Joe Ranno told the Revere Journal Tuesday about some interesting wardrobe and equipment rules for baseball coaches in the upcoming season. Beginning this year in the Northeastern Conference, all adult coaches, who are in the first or third base coaching boxes, must wear a full baseball uniform. That means assistant...
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By Seth Daniel seth@reverejournal.com The city’s liberal residential zoning decisions over the past few decades has finally come home to roost, said Superintendent of School Paul Dakin, as the school population has surged and the poverty level in the city has risen much higher than it was 10 years ago. Dakin said he has...
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Journal Staff Report Federal stimulus money has trickled down to the Revere School Department via an announcement from Gov. Deval Patrick last Thursday. Revere got $5.25 million from the state’s allotment of stimulus money, which was the fourth highest amount given out statewide. Only larger districts like Worcester, Springfield and Brockton received larger amounts....
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Angelo Consolo Past President of Revere Little League Angelo J. Consolo of Revere, formerly of East Boston, died on his birthday, March 23. A US Army veteran of World War II, he was a US Postal Service Police Department employee for more than 40 years, past president and a member of the Revere Little...
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The MBTA has announced a program that is intended to sell enough new billboard spaces on T properties to bring in millions of dollars of new revenue. Regrettably, Revere is one of those cities where the T is planning to sell new spaces for billboards. In all likelihood, the billboard spaces will be sold...
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The time is rapidly approaching when Revere and all the cities and towns in the commonwealth will no longer be able to afford the bloated salaries of those municipal employees earning more than $90,000 a year. Middle echelon municipal employees earning in the $60,000 range and everyone below don’t cost the city nearly as...
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As a young man coming out of this city when it was a far different place than it is today, Charlie Anderson Jr. was a professional fighter. A strong, fit man, he fought in the featherweight class 15 fights outdoors at Somerville’s Dilboy Stadium, during the heyday of boxing. He retired at 26.
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By Seth Daniel seth@reverejournal.com The lemons and cherries are lining up for another hot debate on slot machines, with State Treasurer Tim Cahill starting out the discussion last week when he proposed a plan for slot parlors to the state Legislature. Once again, that plan has Revere right in the middle of the debate...
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In the world of the state high school athletic tournaments, it is axiomatic that there can only be one team left standing to hold the championship trophy. For everybody else, it’s wait ‘til next year. However, despite their 2-1 loss to Lincoln Sudbury last Tuesday in the semifinals of the Division 2 North Sectional,...
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By Seth Daniel seth@reverejournal.com The Revere School Committee has voted recently to allow the Mass General’s school-based health center in Revere High School (RHS) to dispense contraceptive services to students enrolled in the center. Those services will include condoms, birth control pills, birth control shots and even emergency contraception pills (the morning after pill),...
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Journal Staff Report One of Broadway’s longest running acts, Companions Restaurant, has completed a two- week remake of its menu and is expected to kick off the new era with a March 17th St. Patrick’s Day all-day affair. During the past six months, following a total renovation of the interior space, including the remaking...
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State Senator Anthony Petruccelli’s visit to Revere Monday evening before the City Council detailed the state’s effort to raise the gasoline tax in order to mitigate severe roadway and tunnel tolls. Petruccelli is a persuasive and well-informed speaker, and as a senator, Revere can rely upon him to do the right thing on Beacon...
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The pornography store on Squire Road has closed. Its death was met with satisfaction by those who fought so hard to keep it from coming to Revere. Its death was a sign that such a store had outlived its usefulness. Internet pornography has replaced the old-fashioned adult bookstore with all the fixings. And yet,...
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Barbara Teodorczyk, 72 Waitress, meat wrapper Barbara L. (Downing) Teodorczyk of Lynn, formerly of Chelsea, died unexpectedly on March 9 at the Hunt Skilled Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was 72 years old. She was born in Chelsea and was a Chelsea resident until moving to Lynn in 1974. Prior to her retirement, she...
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By Seth Daniel seth@reverejournal.com In recent years, the old image of the shade tree mechanic, or driveway mechanic, had been supplanted by a car industry in which people exchanged cars every few years rather than maintaining them at a commercial garage or with their own hands. The access to easy and quick financing from...
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By Seth Daniel seth@reverejournal.com One defense attorney in the Officer Daniel Talbot murder case is questioning the relationship between the Revere Police and the case’s key witness, who has received more than $8,500 in witness relocation expenses since the investigation began. Talbot was shot and killed behind Revere High School (RHS) in the early...
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By Seth Daniel seth@reverejournal.com The porn store is no more. An adult bookstore that has been the source of a Constitutional litigation case with the city over the last 17 years has shut its doors this week. The Moon-Lite Reader (also known as T & D Video) on Washington Avenue – formerly of Bell...
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Janice Ostrowski, 58 Graduate of Immaculate Conception High School, Class of 1968 Janice M. “Jan” (Tringali) Ostrowski of Beverly, formerly of Revere, died peacefully on February 28 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, following a courageous and vibrant six-year battle with breast cancer. She was 58 years old. Wife of Stanley R. Ostrowski with...
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The Revere High hockey team advanced to the semifinals of the Division 2 North State Hockey Tournament in both convincing and thrilling fashion with a pair of victories last week over Watertown and Lynnfield. The Patriots, the third seed in the bracket with a 15-2-3 record, were set to meet Lincoln Sudbury (7th seeded...
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