-By Seth Daniel [email protected] Badrul Khan woke up one cold Tuesday morning in January 2009 with a lump in his stomach. He pulled back the curtains to see if the auctioneers were outside yet. They weren’t, and it kind of surprised him. His kids were off to school and his wife had left early...
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] City officials and School Department officials conceded this week that they don’t conduct basic driver’s license checks of employees that operate city-owned vehicles. And one city employee was driving a city vehicle nearly every day for two years without a valid license. The issue came to light this week when...
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] Revere jumped over the 50,000-population mark for the first time in its history amid the surging growth of the city’s minority community – most especially the Hispanic population, according to official Census 2010 numbers unveiled last week. The city’s overall population surged from 47,283 to 51,755. For that, state officials...
Speaker Robert DeLeo appears to be coming closer to reaching an agreement with Governor Deval Patrick about what exact shape and form an expanded gambling bill will take. All signals are pointing to a dramatic increase in interaction between the governor and the speaker – and in fact, a meeting apparently held by the...
-By Cary Shuman Pam MacDonald was hoping to be on hand when Revere basketball star Morgan Jenkins scored the 1,000th point of her career this season but the former Revere High girls varsity basketball coach had a game of her own that night. “I would have loved to have seen Morgan get her 1,000th...
MONDAY, MARCH 21 Larry A. Tatum, of 1662 North Shore Rd., was arrested on charges of illegal possession of a Class D controlled narcotic substance with intent to distribute and violating the drug free school zone laws. TUESDAY, MARCH 22 Ruben D. Mejia, 32, of 109 Bradstreet Ave., was arrested on a charge of...
Linda Caruso Raytheon Retiree Linda M. Caruso, a lifelong Revere resident, died following a long 10-year valiant battle with cancer on March 26 at the University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville. She was 60 years old. Born in Everett on May 2, 1950, she was raised and educated in Revere and lived in Revere...
Dads and daughters, ready for a fun night out? From 6 to 9pm on Saturday, March 26th, you can dress up in your party clothes and join Kelli McBee, Miss Bristol County 2011 for the Miss America Organization, and her father, Dr. John McBee, at Boston’s Daddy-Daughter Dance fundraiser at the Sheraton Boston Hotel....
By Seth Daniel [email protected] When the economy boomed, Squire Road busted. Now that the rest of the world has gone bust, it’s Squire Road that seems to be booming. The City did all it could to market the Squire Road area as an affordable and viable area for business when the economy was hot,...
By Seth Daniel [email protected] It’s the Internet Café that pays off in more than computer chips, or at least local police and state officials say. A storefront café now called “Lucky Day Sweepstakes Café” in the new Bell Circle mall has turned quite a few heads lately – including those of Revere Police, the...
By Seth Daniel [email protected] A group home proposed on Walnut Avenue in Ward 2 has neighbors and Councillor Ira Novoselsky up in arms. The project was recently proposed quietly at a Site Plan Review Committee meeting, and very few details are available. Right now, the proponent, Bay Cove Human Services, of Boston, is scheduled...
City Councillor Steven Reardon has entered a motion before the city council asking that the city’s new police and fire station complex should be named after the late Mayor George Colella. Colella died recently, leaving as his testament a lifelong devotion to this city which spanned longer than 50 years in public service. He...
We have watched with awe the proliferation into a wide variety of business locations throughout the city and region of electronic machines that are the rough equivalent of card playing machines or electronic slot machines. Our fascination here with everything that mimics gambling at a casino leads us to wonder how the state is...
We want to thank Revere High School basketball coach Diana DeCristoforo for her outstanding leadership of the program for the past two seasons. As most of you have heard by now, she is leaving to become an assistant coach at Salem State University. With her leadership and guidance, the Revere High School girls basketball...
By Cary Shuman Diana DeCristoforo has stunned the local sports community with the announcement that she is leaving her position as head coach of the Revere High School girls basketball program. DeCristoforo told her players at a team meeting last week that she has decided to step down as coach after two successful seasons...
MONDAY, MARCH 14 Michael R. Chesley, 26, of 10 Yeamans St., was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor and operating a motor vehicle negligently so as to endanger. Tayla Colarusso, 17, of 174 Bellingham St., was arrested on charges of assault & battery, two counts of...
Sukontha Rockwood Waitress at Revere’s China Roma for more than 20 years Sukontha “Susie” Rockwood died at her Chelsea home after a two year battle with cancer on March 20. She was 65 years old. A native of Bangkok, Thailand, she arrived in the United States in 1970, making her home in Everett. In...
The Rrevere Public Llibrary Children’s program packed in visitors a few weeks ago to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday, an annual popular tradition. The RPL held several celebrations at the library and also concluded the week at the Cronin Skating Rink for a ‘Cat in the Hat’ ice skating party. Above, sisters Emma, Ava and...
By Seth Daniel [email protected] There’s nothing more frustrating than standing at the front of a checkout line fumbling for a store loyalty card or digging through one’s pocket or purse for a $1 coupon. Likewise, going to a favorite restaurant and forgetting the loyalty program code can also throw a monkey wrench into a...
