He Deveau Family along with many friends released 300 balloons in honor of Lil Reggie’s 6th Birthday. Reggie Green, known as their “superman,” passed away from Neuroblastoma cancer at age 5 this past September.
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Remembering Veterans: Memorial Day Exercises Draw Largest Crowd in Many Years
One of the largest crowds in years turned out on Monday for the Memorial Day exercises on the American Legion Lawn as sunny skies overhead helped set the tone for a solemn remembrance. While attendance to the exercises was down for many decades, it has steadily grown over the last three years. However, this...
Student Ideas Will Be Part of Shirley Ave. Gateway Project
A re-design of the Shirley Avenue gateway at the Revere Beach Train Station has featured the unique convergence of professionals and students – and the combination is producing some interesting results. The Neighborhood Developers (TND) has recently initiated an effort to redesign the gateway to Shirley Avenue at the Station, and they have scheduled...
New Look for Police Cars
There’s no excitement about seeing the inside of a police car, but there’s certainly been some excitement in the community and in the Revere Police Department for outside of the new-look police vehicles. Trading in the old white and dark blue striped vehicles that bore the City Seal prominently on the door, the RPD...
Beachmont Home Goes Solar
With frustrating electric bills in hand and the environment on their minds, William and Scott Frye of Beachmont had a bright idea. They decided to go solar. The Beachmont couple is one of the first homeowners in Revere to install photovoltaic solar panels to the roof of their home in order to provide for...
Smith Should Be Held to a Higher Standard
News reports indicating Everett Representative Stat Smith owns two apartment houses here filled with code violations are, frankly, a disappointment. Voters in this city, and in Everett, we assume, expect their elected public representatives to not only follow the law but to be pristine in their private affairs. Regrettably, this is not the case...
New Twist in Old Case
A sleeping bag used as evidence in the 1987 murder of an East Boston man found stuffed in the trunk of his car in Revere in that that sleeping bag has turned up again. The sleeping bag went missing until State Police investigators found it misplaced, apparently tucked away in an obscure corner of...
Happy Birthday, John Gioioso
Revere’s John Gioioso, AKA, Johnny G turned 84 last week. He hasn’t lost a step after all these years and remains the same lively gentleman he has been all his life in this city. From all of us to him – a very happy 84th and good health and everything else in the year...
Palumbo Passes RHS Puck to Ciccarello
After decades as the Revere High School (RHS) hockey coach, Jim Palumbo is passing the puck to current softball coach Joe Ciccarello. Ciccarello – a former hockey coach at the old Savio Prep School – has been named the new RHS hockey coach starting next year. Athletic Director Shaun Hart told the Journal last...
Police Briefs 05-30-2012
Monday, May 21 Thai Quoc Le, 30, of Stoughton, was charged with failing to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license and speeding. Richard Cecere, 40, of 45 Gore Rd, was charged with being a fugitive from justice and one warrant. Tuesday, May 22 ...
Obituaries 05-30-2012
James Zorbas Melrose Resident James M. Zorbas of Melrose died on May 27. He was 64 years old. He was the devoted son of the late Arthur C. and Anne M. (Smole) Zorbas; caring brother of John Zorbas and his wife, Janet of Roslindale, Mary Lacourciere and her husband, Paul of Chicago, Rosann Zorbas...
Who’s Bigger Now?
Revere’s ‘Bear’ an eighteen month old half wolf and half Giant Alaskan Malemute is training his owner, Nico Luisi. (Not the other way around.)
Appointments Catch Some Off-guard
In a move that came as a double surprise to some at Monday night’s Council meeting, Mayor Dan Rizzo called for the re-appointment of several key department heads – all leftovers from the Ambrosino administration – and the Council quickly approved all of them without comment. Those re-appointed were Department of Public Works (DPW)...
Brown Not on Board Ethanol Trains Here Recalling War Service
Some 70 years ago in the South Pacific, an enemy sniper spied a group of American soldiers and suddenly opened fire. The sound of the machine gun tore through the silence and Revere’s Albert Pierni hit the dirt. A bullet whizzed just above his head, narrowly missing him, but hitting the man right behind...
Everett Rep. in Hot Seat over Apts.
An Everett state elected official who is also a Revere absentee landlord is getting some major grief this week after having been discovered to have numerous illegal apartment rife with serious code and safety violations. Revere Fire officials came down hard on Everett State Rep. Steve ‘Stat’ Smith (D-Everett) after discovering 12 illegal apartments...
Revere Officials to Hold Memorial Day Services
Mayor Dan Rizzo is pleased to announce that this year’s Memorial Day Exercises will be held on Mon., May 28 at 11 a.m. on the lawn at the American Legion Building, 249 Broadway. The guest speaker for the services will be Chief Brian Fisher of the United States Coast Guard. Chief Fisher has served...
Memorial Day 2012
The long weekend for those of us living safely throughout the nation is much more than that for all of us. Whether we recognize and feel the intensity of the Memorial Day holiday or not, whether we understand what sacrifice and battlefield death are all about, the one day of the year which is...
MacDonald NEC Champ in Hurdles
Revere High star hurdler Racquel MacDonald claimed the title of Northeastern Conference champion in the 100 meter high hurdles Saturday at the All-NEC Meet held at Manning Field in Lynn. Racquel left little doubt that she was the best in the NEC, cruising to the top qualifying time of 16.15 seconds (almost .50 faster...
Police Briefs 05-23-2012
BLUE TO BLACK Many might have done a double take when seeing Revere Police cruisers come down the street lately, as they have taken on a decidedly different look. The old white and blue cruisers with the City Seal featured prominently have been redesigned and now feature a black and white design without the...
