By Seth Daniel Former Library Director Bob Rice Jr. pleaded “not guilty” to 21 counts of larceny, embezzlement and fraud during his arraignment Wednesday, April 6th, in Boston’s Suffolk Superior Court. However, it wasn’t what he said during the 10-minute arraignment, but rather what he said afterward in the hallway to reporters, that is...
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Daddy-Daughter Dance
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....
City of Revere Salaries – 2010 Highest Paid Employee’s
NAME JOB TITLE GROSS WAGES **POLICE / FIRE DETAIL DAKIN, PAUL S SUPERINTENDENT 195,622.45 REARDON, TERENCE POLICE CHIEF 161,267.34 COSTA, ANN MARIE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT 159,926.88 DOHERTY, EUGENE W FIRE CHIEF 158,765.62 CALLAHAN, DAVID J POLICE LIEUTENANT 148,385.96 12,170.50 CAFARELLI, JOSEPH A POLICE LIEUTENANT 143,298.05 34,983.00 GUIDO, JAMES POLICE CAPTAIN 143,101.95 21,806.00 GOODWIN, JEREMIAH F...
Powers in lead for president’s post
It appears that Ward 5 Councillor John Powers will be the new Council President come January. Powers indicated that at the moment he has eight committed votes, plenty to score the leadership position. He was also elected Council President a few years back. “I believe I have the votes,” he said on Tuesday. “I...
RHS cracks down on dress; uniforms up for debate
On any given day at Revere High School (RHS), one might see students coming through the front door wearing pajamas, flip-flops and sweat suits. Girls wear spandex pants that are too tight. Boys wear baggy pants that are too loose. It’s a pretty relaxed atmosphere, seemingly. Too relaxed, though, say administrators. RHS Principal Lourenço...
Girls basketball team opens season Tuesday at Salem
Coach Diana DeCristoforo and her dynamic Revere High girls basketball team will open their 2010-2011 season Tuesday at Salem, a rival in the Large Division of the Northeastern Conference. Although expectations will be high for the Lady Patriots, who are coming off a superlative 16-4 season and have their top six players returning, DeCristoforo...
RHS boys basketball team hosts Salem in season opener
Coach Rick Hayes and his Revere High boys basketball team will open their 2010-2011 season Tuesday evening, hosting perennial Northeastern Conference powerhouse Salem at the RHS fieldhouse. The Patriots will be led by their senior captain, Trae Weathers, who has been a double figure scorer the past two seasons. Trae hit for 15 points...
Mammoth Drug Bust – Hats off to law enforcement
Last week’s drug bust in Revere, which led to the capture of 89 kilos of cocaine and the two men who transported the drugs from San Antonio, reveals several things about the drug situation in general. First, the size of the seizure given general standards for such events was enormous. Police estimated the cocaine...
John Correggio – Former councillor is back on the job
The swearing in Monday night of John Correggio as a councillor at large at city hall was like writing the finish to two chapters of different books. For Correggio the swearing in marked the return of Correggio to city government, and marked as well the beginning of a new chapter in his life. It...
December 7, 1941 – A day that would live in infamy
President Franklin Roosevelt called the surprise Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor a day that will live in infamy. On this, the 69th anniversary of the attack, it remains just that – a day we should never forget. It is ironic that so deadly an attack on us caused a sleeping giant to awaken and...
Arrest Report 12-08-2010
Monday, Nov. 29 Joanna Herrera, 26, of 1123 Parkway, was arrested on a warrant. Rafael Jesus Montero, 22, of Everett, was charged with trafficking in cocaine, conspiracy and falsifying a motor vehicle document. Gilberto Cruz Padilla, 24, of San Ysidro, CA, was charged with trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy. Juvenile, a 16-year-old juvenile was...
Obituaries 12-08-2010
Stephen Fusco Auto Mechanic Stephen A. Fusco died unexpectedly at his Revere home on December 5. He was 55 years old. Born and raised in Revere, he was a graduate of Revere High School, Class of 1973. Most of his working career was as a mechanic for several area auto dealerships. He was the...
Track owes federal government as well as city
Wonderland Greyhound Park’s tax problem encompasses more than just the City of Revere. In a recent posting in the Boston Business Journal, Wonderland Greyhound Park was given legal notice that it owes the federal government, specifically the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), nearly $123,000. That puts the City in second position to collect Wonderland’s outstanding...
Arrest Report 12-01-2010
Monday, November 22 Keith Braveman, 22, of 4 Green St., was charged with assault and battery. Cody Milligan, 18, of 141 Bradstreet Ave, was arrested on one warrant. Debra Valentine, 53, of 48 Jones Rd, was charged with shoplifting. Juvenile, a 16-year-old was charged with being a minor transporting liquor. Tuesday, November 23 Chun...
Obituaries 12-01-2010
Marie Giuffre Longtime City Hall employee Marie (Gigante) Giuffre of Revere, formerly of the West End, died on November 27. She was employed in the collectors department at Revere City Hall for more than 25 years. The beloved wife of Raymond Giuffre with whom she shared 62 years of marriage, she was the loving...
Castles And The Revere Schools
Students from the Revere High School Marketing Internship Program and Health and Fitness Internship Program present a contribution to CASTLES . Students who learn about marketing or health and fitness, in after school programs sponsored by MGH/RevereCARES , raised money during the annual Walk for Health. Pictured from left to right: RHS Advisors Doreen...
Thanksgiving 2010
Everything about our lives and about the well-being of our nation has been put in question by the nagging recession that has cost so many jobs and our belief in the banking system and even our belief in our ability as a nation to overcome economic adversity. With Thanksgiving upon us, we agree there...
