The FBI apparently continues to probe in various places at city hall and throughout the city. This probe, which began last year, but which has recently intensified with visits to city hall, and with records being taken and scrutinized, is leading, some say, to possible arrests in the not too distant future. The likeliness...
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Monthly Archives: August 2010
First Annual Silvio Cella Family Foundation Golf Tournament a success
The First Annual Silvio Cella Family Foundation Golf Tournament, raised over $20,000 for the Foundation’s annual grant program, which will help give high school football programs in Massachusetts the tools needed to be successful on the gridiron and help prepare young men for college, careers and family. At the dinner following the Tournament, our...
Wonderland track to be sold to Suffolk Downs before end of year
Wonderland Dog Track announced on Thursday afternoon that they would be acquired by a subsidiary of Suffolk Downs within 90 days, and would then sell the property to a very well known developer. Wondy CEO Dick Dalton told the Journal and the Revere License Commission that SSR (Sterling Suffolk Racecourse) Acquisitions, headed up by...
Goodbye Swifty: Once a thriving track with jobs galore, Wonderland fizzles out this week without even the bang of a starting gun
A simple sign hung on the front door Thursday morning at Wonderland Greyhound Park. There were no press conferences held or historic photos rolled out. In fact, the city’s largest employer for decades and its claim to fame for years just sputtered out of existence with only a handful of words. “Wonderland Park is...
Wonderland closes
Wonderland closing after all these years is a tragedy for this city. It is a tragedy of the first order. First, there are the nearly 100 longtime employees who have lost their jobs. Second, it is the end of an industry, which came to exist only electronically in its last and most current incarnation....
Lodie’s guilty plea
In a very sad post script to the murder of Revere Police Officer Daniel Talbot comes the Derek Lodie guilty plea last week in Suffolk Superior Court, which resulted in no extra time being served for another violent crime, which he committed. The front page photograph showed a smiling Lodie – and our thoughts,...
Arrest Report 08-25-2010
MONDAY, AUGUST 16 Jorge Barreto, 44, of 135 Atlantic Ave., was arrested on a charge of assault & battery. Rainer Lee Lentz, 57, of 742 Broadway, was arrested on charges of assault & battery and assault by means of a dangerous weapon. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 Brian J. Henault, 39, of Somerville, was arrested on...
Obituaries 08-25-2010
Josephine Namey Winthrop resident Josephine Namey of Winthrop, formerly of Malden, died at the Whidden Hospital, Everett on August 15. She was 82 years old. Born in Lebanon, the daughter of the late Naif and Saide Mahanna, she came to this country at an early age. She was the beloved wife of Tophill Namey...
Lodie pleads guilty, but won’t receive additional jail time
Photo by Kingcast — A key figure in Revere Police Officer Dan Talbot’s murder trial – Derek Lodie – has escaped additional jail time for a violent incident on Cooledge Street that happened just a few days before the Talbot murder, and also ended up briefly imprisoning an innocent man. Lodie, 20, pleaded guilty...
Engine 4 crew saves life of hotel guest
It was Friday afternoon at the Hampton Inn on Lee Burbank Highway, a lazy summer Friday. An alarm had gone off at the hotel in error, and firefighters had responded around 4:30 p.m. and quickly determined it was nothing of concern. As they were leaving though, Capt. Glen Rich and Firefighter Tony DiGiovanni noticed...
Purse reductions could be a harbinger of things to come
By John Lynds For the Journal Suffolk Downs ownership was not kidding when they said they needed casino gaming to sure up its dwindling thoroughbred industry. The famed racetrack’s ownership is trying to force powerful state leaders to go all in on gaming in the state. With the state’s gaming bill in limbo due...
The FBI Investigation – What will the information reveal?
At least two all day visits to Revere City Hall last week by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation points quite clearly to a possible investigation into alleged municipal corruption in Revere. The FBI agents apparently scrutinized and made copies of numerous contracts and work orders in the Building Department and it appears...
On Revere Beach – Valet parking would solve a lot of problems
The parking curfew along the length of Revere Beach should not be altered to suit the specific needs of various businesses operating on Revere Beach. The parking curfew right now treats everyone equally – and this is the way it should remain in order for it to be fairly implemented. The State Police have...
Arrest Report 08-18-2010
MONDAY, AUGUST 9 Ismar Garcia, 30, of Chelsea, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Joshua Rodriguez, 19, of Marblehead, was arrested on an outstanding warrant and on a charge of operating a motor vehicle after his right to operate had been revoked. Charlie D. Vick, 21, of Everett, was arrested on charges of illegal...
Obituaries 08-18-2010
Mary Johnson Retired Lithograher’s Union Office Manager Mary E. (Paul) Johnson, a 59 year resident of Revere, died at home on August 10 following a long illness. She was 85 years old. Born and raised in Somerville, she was a 1942 graduate of Somerville High School. She married Revere native Ernest C. Johnson, who...
Shop ’til you drop – Retailers prepare for a busy weekend
Not fond of taxes? Well, this weekend everyone can avoid paying taxes on several items during the state Sales Tax Holiday. The holiday – passed last week by state government as part of the larger Economic Development Bill – will take place on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 14 and 15th. It exempts most items...
Feds look at records, meet with department heads
Two agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) made a stop at Revere City Hall on Monday and Tuesday and seemingly turned the Hall sideways. Everyone was on edge. Workers went up the stairs with file folders, and then came back down again. Copies were made – apparently a lot of them. Agents...
Rockers reunite to help Celebrate Revere
There’s a bond amongst band mates that a number of musicians insist can last a lifetime. Sometimes, a guitarist can communicate with the bass player without even speaking. And some bonds can even span a musical break of three decades. That’s the situation for one group of Revere guys who have formed the band...
Bocce on the beach; tourney will benefit the Rumney Marsh Bural Ground Restoration Committee
The Bocce balls will be rolling on Revere Beach Saturday, Aug. 21, as part of the Bocce on the Beach at Low Tide fundraiser. The fundraiser is to benefit the Rumney Marsh Burial Ground Restoration Committee and organizers said it’s a first for the Beach. “We wanted to have something that was a little...
Last Gasp – There’s still hope for casino legislation
The expanded gaming bill is not dead, yet. There is the chance the legislation could come back to full blown life if the legislature is brought back into session, and soon. That is a possibility because the state is set to receive $675 million in federal funding that would require the legislature to assign...
