TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Bianca R. DiCenso, 22, of 38 Dolphin Ave., was arrested on an outstanding warrant and on a charge of assault & battery. Dina G. Mantia, 24, of 49 Constitution Ave., was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Hocine Belal, 56, of 70 Neponset St., was arrested on a charge of operating a...
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Obituaries 11-24-2010
Sanra Yourawski-Cambria Of East Boston, formerly of Revere Sandra Yourawski-Cambria of East Boston, formerly of Revere, died unexpectedly on November 22. She was the beloved daughter of the late Walter and Caroline ( Sasso) Yourawski; loving mother of Paul Cambria and his wife, Christine, of Peabody and Ronny Cambria and his wife, Jamie, of...
Soccer teams compete in MIAA state tournaments
Boys fall to Lowell There are tough ways to lose a soccer game….and then there are even tougher ways, especially if it happens to you in the state tournament. The Revere High boys soccer team experienced the latter with a 2-1 loss in overtime to Lowell Saturday in the preliminary round of the MIAA...
George V. Colella – An extraordinary man, an extraordinary life
Well into the twilight of his life, George Colella remained one of the best – known and most highly respected men in this city. His extraordinary political life over the course of more than 50 years was the stuff of legend and it will always be so. It is a rare man indeed whose...
Arrest Report 11-10-2010
MONDAY, NOV. 1 Martin Montes, 38, of Chelsea, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, two counts of assault & battery, two counts of assault & battery upon a police officer, and resisting arrest. TUESDAY, NOV. 2 Barbara A. Brown, 23, of 219 Revere St., was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Glenn Hagan, 18,...
Obituaries 11-10-2010
Georgette ‘Patty’ Toscano Saugus resident Georgette "Patty" (Hanton) Toscano of Saugus, formerly of East Boston, died on November 7. She was the loving wife of Robert C. Toscano of Saugus; beloved mother of Robert A. Toscano and his wife, Jo Ann, of Woburn, Rhonda Baker and her husband, Anthony, of Everett, Craig Toscano and...
Halloween At The Whelan School
Garrett Seth Loring came to school dressed as Norman Rockwell for Friday’s Halloween Parade at the Whelan School. This year for Halloween, older students were challenged to make the holiday a learning experience. Many students did research projects on famous historical figures and then dressed up like them for Halloween. Loring and his parents...
Former mayor, longtime city councillor is said to be ‘stable but gravely ill’ at the Youville Hospital
Word spread quickly Monday and Tuesday that Councillor George V. Colella – once the longest serving mayor in the city’s history – was gravely ill at Youville Hospital in Cambridge. Friends and confidants who had visited him Tuesday said he was “stable but gravely ill,” and that his family was with him. Virtually everyone...
Boys cross country team wins NEC South Division championship
The Revere High boys cross country team clinched an outright championship of the Northeastern Conference’s South Division with a 17-42 victory over Salem last Tuesday. The win improved RHS Coach Mike Flynn’s Patriots’ record to a perfect 5-0 against their South Division rivals. “This a great achievement for our program and I’m very proud...
Soccer girls qualify for state tournament
With the Revere High football, boys cross country, and boys soccer teams drawing most of the attention on the local sports scene, the Lady Patriot soccer team quietly has been going about its business in its quest for a state tournament berth. However, Coach Natalie Lyons’s Lady Patriots are ready to make some noise...
RHS boys soccer earns two more wins
The Revere High boys soccer team added two more notches on its belt with victories over Winthrop and Swampscott last week. Coach Nick Tower’s Patriots now stand at a lofty 10-3-4 mark and were set to close out their regular season Monday against non league rival Lowell. After that, they will await their seeding...
Girls cross country team defeats Salem
The Revere High girls cross country season concluded its 2010 dual meet campaign with a 23-35 victory at Salem last Tuesday. “Salem has designed a new course, which was quite challenging,” said RHS head coach Katie Sinnott, who noted that, “Emily DeVeau was our most improved runner and ran a great race. She outkicked...
Necco’s Dilemma – If one door closes, others will open
You can’t be expected to run a candy company without sugar but this is what the Necco Company has apparently been trying to do for quite some time. In fact, the future for Revere’s largest employer and taxpayer, looks grimmer than the sugar jar being empty. About 500 jobs are on the line and...
Halloween – Doom and gloom rules
This Halloween more kids dressed entirely in black than ever before. It was noted that Spiderman costumes were hard to find and that the dark and bleak costuming of ghoulish and ghostlike figures or zombies is a sign of the times. That is, the costumes worn by so many kids this year did not...
Arrest Report 11-03-2010
TUESDAY, OCT. 26 A 16 year old juvenile was arrested on charges of breaking & entering in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony and three counts of receiving stolen property over $250. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 Russell Edward Bouche, 27, of Chelsea, was arrested on charges of shoplifting and receiving stolen property under...
Obituaries 11-03-2010
Ralph Aucella Engineer, former owner of Donnelly Electric & Manufacturing Ralph Aucella of Chelmsford, formerly of Roslindale and Revere, died peacefully on October 26 after a very brief illness at the Wingate of Lowell. He was 95 years old. A US Marine Corps veteran of World War II, who served from January of 1934...
Down To The Wire – Races are too close to call
With the election next week, many of you who plan to vote already know who you will be voting for and why. The onslaught of radio and television advertisements and the general overhanded nature of newspaper and Internet coverage, will not further persuade or dissuade those who are already satisfied with the choices they...
Arrest Report 10-27-2010
MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 Frederick E. Bianchino, 21, of 135 Bradstreet Ave., was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Monique S. Williams, 22, of 560 Beach St., was arrested on charges of being rude & disorderly in violation of the city ordinance and resisting arrest. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 19 Damien M. Centrella, 36, of Malden, was arrested...
Obituaries 10-17-2010
Elena Statuto American Optical retiree Elena "Helen" Statuto, a Chelsea native and a long time resident of Revere, died on October 25 in the Osceola Regional Medical Center of Kissimee, Florida following a brief illness. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Statuto was born, raised and educated in Chelsea. In 1950 she married the...
Lowering the bar? – If early allegations are any indication, mayor’s race is going to be feisty
Nomination papers for mayor aren’t due out for at least six more months, but this week the mayoral campaign got down and dirty in a way that hasn’t been seen around here for a number of years. Rumors concerning Councillors Dan Rizzo and George Rotondo – and an alleged conspiracy – have turned the...
