Speaker Robert DeLeo, formerly of East Boston and now of Winthrop, is believed to be in favor of introducing slot machines into the state’s remaining tracks before going to the full casino concept. Speaker DeLeo has his own mind, and…
Author: Journal Staff
Obituaries – 9/17/09
Julia Pardi Revere resident Julia M. (Mancuso) Pardi of Revere, formerly of East Boston, died on September 14. She was the beloved wife of the late Domenic, with whom she shared 63 years of marriage; loving mother of Ronald Pardi…
A head for storytelling
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Revere’s Maria Paige knows what it means to turn the page. Sitting with a beautiful view of the Atlantic Ocean from her condo at the St. George’s on Revere Beach, Maria Paige has penned two psychological…
Fox, no hounding – ZipTrip shines a positive spotlight on the city
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Hundreds of people joined Fox 25’s morning ZipTrip program live on Revere Beach last Friday, giving the city and its beach a very positive plug. The television set was placed in the pavilion across from Kelly’s…
Opponents succeed in putting the issue to a vote
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Voters this November will be called to not only decide which candidates they prefer, but also whether or not the schools need to rethink the Family Choice Contraception program offered at the Revere High School’s School-based…
Labor Day ‘09 – Fall is calling
Labor Day has come and gone, finishing off the half-summer during this, the fall of our discontent. The government estimates that 14 million Americans are out of work. The unemployment rate is 9.7 percent and rising, although the numbers of…
Obituaries – 09/10/09
Welton ‘Buddy’ Trainor Mary Eileen Keeley Registered Nurse Mary Eileen (Hurley) Keeley of Oldsmar, Florida, formerly of Revere, died on August 19. A registered nurse, she was a 1941 graduate of Revere High School and a graduate of Whidden Memorial…
The incredible disappearing signs; sign wars ignite in ward races on both sides
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Signs don’t vote, as they say, but they certainly can cause low-level wars in City Elections. Tempers have flared already at the City Council and among challengers concerning signs, and signs have become the centerpiece of…
Calling the Bluff – High stakes political poker game over Senate seat
By Seth Daniel and Joshua Resnek A high-stakes poker game between two local Congressmen is unfolding this week in regards to a potential run for the vacated U.S. Senate seat of the late Edward “Ted†Kennedy. However, it is the…
Revere’s pre-eminent historian, Peter McCauley, dies at 86
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The city’s most prolific and knowledgeable historian, Peter McCauley, passed away last Friday, Aug. 28. He was 86 years old and had suffered from a long illness. McCauley was born and raised in Beachmont and graduated…
Guinasso stakes his claim in Ward 3; Vesce calls residency challenge insane and desperate
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Will the real Ward 3 resident please stand up? After being accused for the past several months of living outside the ward, incumbent Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso said this week that he has concrete evidence…
The death of Senator Kennedy
The death of Senator Edward Kennedy was a tragedy of the first order for Massachusetts. His death was our demise in the Senate, and in Washington, where Massachusetts held a very special position from year to year when budget time…
Peter McCauley III
The death of Peter McCauley is a tremendous loss for those of us who care about history, and especially about the history of this city. There was no one living or dead, and this includes John Henry, who knew more…
Obituaries – 9/02/09
Jerry Zullo Jr. Of Revere, formerly of Chelsea Jerry T. Zullo Jr. of Revere, formerly of Chelsea, died on September 1. A US Air Force veteran, he was the beloved husband of Mary (Garrett) Zullo, with whom he shared 50…
The Kelly Way – New principal will pilot the Paul Revere School into a new, community-oriented format
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Barbara Kelly has been returning to Beachmont for years around the holidays, but never has she returned to the Beachmont School – which is just what she’ll do this year as she takes the reins of…
A solid century Carmela Ranno hits the 100-year mark
By Seth Daniel [email protected] One glass of red wine per day, that’s the ticket to longevity for Revere native and long-time resident Carmela Ranno, who turned 100 years old last Sunday, Aug. 23. “Everyone asks her how she lived to…
Back to school means preparing for another round of Swine Flu
By Seth Daniel [email protected] The Swine Flu may not have had its last oink just yet, as city and school officials are preparing plans for a possible re-emergence of the sickness during the first weeks of the new school year.…
Channel Surfing – Did he or didn’t he swim the English Channel in 1908?
By Seth Daniel [email protected] There was no greater, larger-than-life character in the character-rich history of Revere than that of Samuel Mahoney – an extraordinary swimmer and lifeguard on Revere Beach that has left the city with one of its most…
The almost hurricane
Hurricane Bill came closer to our coast than any other hurricane in years. The close pass-by caused fear and consternation among those living nearest to the shoreline, and among those of us who know how destructive hurricanes can be when…
Distributing contraceptives in the public schools
Suspending the current School Department contraceptive distribution program is a backward step. No one in the public schools is forced to accept contraceptives or to use them. As such, the present program makes them available to those who want to…