His brother may be buried thousands of miles away, but it hasn’t kept Revere’s Frank Famiglietti from making the journey to Italy to visit his brother’s grave on Memorial Day. “I’m 82 years old now and I still think of my older brother all the time,” said Famiglietti, of Essex Street. “He was a...
By Mary Pevear For the Journal United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville visited the Paul Revere School last week to celebrate the school’s Innovation program and to discuss Massachusetts’ education reform. The Paul Revere School (which is located at the Beachmont School until the new building...
Two central figures from the murder trial of Officer Dan Talbot have re-surfaced with more skullduggery and one of them will be on trial for attempted murder this July. Derek Lodie, 20, will face attempted murder charges, assault charges and a variety of weapons charges this summer for a stabbing incident in 2007 that...
The Revere High girls tennis team turned the tables on Lynn Classical to earn a 3-2 win, thereby reversing an earlier season defeat to the Lady Rams by the same score. Victoria Mauro at second singles proved to be the key performer for Coach Carla Maniscalco’s squad, as she won her match this time...
The Revere High softball team endured a pair of tough losses this past week that saw the Lady Patriots lose in their opponents’ final at bat. “Overall we’re playing well,” said RHS head coach Joe Ciccarello. “But we just can’t seem to finish off our opponents when we have a lead.” A chief case...
Although there have been few victories this season for the Revere High boys tennis team, RHS head coach Mike Flynn could not be more pleased with his team’s progress during the course of the season. “When I think of where we were when we began in early April and how far we’ve come, it’s...
Three members of the Revere High boys track team earned ribbons for finishing in the top six places in their respective events at last week’s Northeastern Conference Meet. Brahim Rahzi took fourth spot in the mile with a time of 4:43.7; Vito Licata grabbed sixth in the shotput with a toss of 111-7; and...
“The walking wounded” might be an apt description for the Revere High baseball team these days after another pair of injuries to key players ths past week. Russ Goodwin, who has stepped into the role of prime starting pitcher because of injuries to other Patriot hurlers, suffered a groin injury when he slid into...
The weekend that signals the official beginning of the summer of 2010 is upon us. We have no idea what this summer will hold for all of us, for our nation, or for the community of man. After all, it is impossible to know what lies ahead. The holiday memorializing America’s battlefield dead as...
TUESDAY, MAY 18 Andres Crespo, 40, of Lynn, was arrested on charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Steven M. Hescock, 33, of 71 Neponset St., was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Steven Kyle Vera, 19, of 177 Constitution Way., was arrested on an outstanding warrant. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 John V. Thomas, 42,...
Camillo Petrangelo Malden resident Camillo Petrangelo of Malden, formerly of Ortona, Italy, died on May 23. The beloved husband of the late Concetta "Tina" (Saraceni), he was the loving father of Pasquale Petrangelo and his wife, Rosemary, of Revere and Marilena Savino and her husband, Jerry, of Malden. He is survived by six loving...
The opening of Suffolk Downs for another racing season Saturday may have marked the last time racing only is the main venue at the venerable track. With the state’s expanded gaming legislation moving ahead quickly in the House, where a bill was already approved and reported out favorably and in the Senate, where that...
Frugality has become fashionable once again and nowhere is there so much available for so little than at the Revere Public Library (RPL). In fact, the whole place is available for free, and in the last few years’ tough economy, more and more people are discovering or re-discovering the RPL. Whether it’s museum passes,...
Like fine wine, Revere’s rock band Mass seems to be refining itself with age – as the veteran rockers have recently released what critics are calling one of their best albums to date. The band – made up of Revere residents and natives Joe Vadala (drums), Gene D’Itria (guitars), Michael Palumbo (bass) and Louis...
Sophomore Raquel MacDonald and senior Liz Nutile set new school records for the RHS girls track team in their meet last week with Beverly. MacDonald set a new mark of 16.7 seconds in the 100 high hurdles, while Nutile set her new standard in the 400 intermediate hurdles with a time of 77.5 seconds....
We support the efforts of Revere Beach residents and Councillor John Powers urging the Licensing Board not to grant the license sought by a Revere Beach restaurant seeking to turn itself into something else by offering live music and Karaoke. It is our hope the Licensing Board, which is set to meet Thursday at...
Many, many Revere residents enjoyed a day at the races at Suffolk Downs Saturday when the 75th racing season got underway with fanfare and a flourish. Hundreds of Revere residents are employed by the track and have been employed there over the years – and so the opening of the track is a good...
The Revere High softball defeated Marblehead 4-3 last week in extra innings. Sara Selevitch earned the win on the mound with a superb six hit pitching effort through all eight frames. Ashley DiFraia was the hero at the plate for the Lady Patriots, scoring the tying run in the seventh and then plating the...
The Revere High girls tennis team defeated Salem 4-1 to improve to 4-6 on the season. Coach Carla Maniscalco received strong performances from all of her singles players, who cruised to easy victories in straight sets. Elma Meskovic, playing at No. 1, defeated her Salem counterpart 6-2, 6-0. Victoria Mauro at second singles triumphed...
The young but improving Revere High boys tennis team continues to make positive strides, even though those improvements are not necessarily showing up in the win column. “We’re playing better every week,” said RHS head coach Mike Flynn. “They’re a great group of kids who are working hard to get better, and they are.”...
