School officials said they had to remove a middle schooler from one of the schools Monday for threatening to copy the actions taken at Virginia Tech last week by a disgruntled student. The middle schooler was apparently serving an in-school suspension when he told a teacher that he could relate to the Virginia Tech...
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Show some courage…
Many may not have heard about a bill being proposed on Beacon Hill. The bill itself is a good idea, the practice it seeks to eliminate is just about the worst thing we’ve ever heard of, and yet another example of how the Internet can be a vehicle for those in our society without...
Tax Deadline Extended
Those of you rushing to the post office to file your taxes can rest easy – at least for the next 48 hours. Late Monday, the IRS decided to allow taxpayers affected by the winter storm in Massachusetts and other northeastern states an additional 48 hours to file their returns. So, tax returns don’t...
Stormy Weather
Storm surge nailed the coast of Beachmont and even pounded Revere Beach Monday morning – with the high tide mark at 11 a.m. producing some pretty dramatic waves. Winthrop Parkway was shut down Sunday night and the flood gates were closed early on. Waves began pounding the seawall from Roughan’s Point to Short Beach...
Prom Party
School police and school administrators have launched a full-scale investigation into an after prom party that went bad, apparently calling in scores of parents and kids during the course of the investigation last week. Officers and school officials interviewed a number of parents and RHS students last Thursday and Friday after sending out notices...
Casella’s response
Councillor Mark Casella has employed Revere Attorney Gerry D’Ambrosio to defend him against a possible charge of operating while under the influence of alcohol, and D’Ambrosio tells the Journal that they are confident Casella will not be charged with that crime. D’Ambrosio said that the accident – which happened early in the morning on...
Police Training
Calls came in Friday morning and afternoon about major police activity on the Boulevard. Revere Police affirmed that the police presence was just part of a training exercise for the SWAT unit, and not a response to any threat or accident. “There are at least 20 police officers dressed in black SWAT-like outfits just...
Teacher of the Year
Kindergarten teacher Ruthann Puppo got the tap as this year’s Joan Fox Manganiello Teacher of the Year this week. Puppo has taught in the Revere system for 35 years and is now teaching full-day kindergarten at the new Whelan School. She has taught everything from middle school to high school to kindergarten. “She is...
Beach Meeting
BEACH MEETING The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announced that it will hold an update meeting for the Revere Beach Master Plan, specifically the second phase of construction work that began two weeks ago. Construction crews from D’Allesandro Contractors began work on the project again during the last wee of March, and...
Street Sweeping Returns
The city’s Street Sweeping program will begin on Monday, Patriot’s Day, April 16th and continue through to November. The first phase of the program will involve the annual Operation Clean Sweep and residents are directed to move their vehicles according to the signage on their street or risk being towed. The city has already...
Staying away from ‘them’ – commentary
Let’s get down to brass tacks about the middle school lottery situation. Everyone on the West side of the city is choosing the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) and simply won’t be swayed to send their child to either the Garfield or Rumney – where middle-schoolers have gone for the past decade or more. A...
Middle School Lottery
The Middle School lottery for fifth graders desiring to enter the Susan B. Anthony Middle School (SBA) next year has been tentatively scheduled for May 3. The lottery is to be held in the City Council chambers and an outside auditing firm will conduct the drawing. Before the lottery, there will be a chance...
Enough hatefulness – commentary
Isn’t it about time that some people around here begin to accept the fact that this isn’t the Revere of 1965? I am well acquainted with how difficult change is – especially large-scale change in one’s community – but enough is enough. After our front-page story this week on the Cambodian New Year celebration...
Big Lou not involved
Police are still investigating the shooting on Augustus Street that happened three weeks ago, and are looking for leads. The investigation has pretty much been turned over from local police to the State Police CPAC unit, according to Chief Terence Reardon. Officers, however, have ruled out the Big Lou as having any involvement in...
Two different views on Dimino’s license
A License Commission decision last week allowing a beer and wine license at a convenience store on the Parkway in Beachmont has drawn some ire among residents, and a petition to appeal the license at the state level. Nevertheless, the Dimino family, who applied for and got the license for a new convenience store...
Howard Street Party
Warm weather hasn’t even visited us yet, and already the large house parties have started to pop up. A large house party on Howard Street last Saturday night disturbed neighbors and brought the police to the street twice. Police responded to the party at 14 Howard St. around 11:30 p.m. and then cleared the...
Worker dies at Overlook Ridge
A Somerville man was killed on Monday while doing masonry work at Roseland’s ongoing Overlook Ridge project in North Revere. The man’s identity was not being immediately released. “It was a tragic accident,” said Nancy Sterling, a spokesperson for Roseland. “Apparently, what happened was he was bending over and another employee driving a Bobcat...
Contractor fined
A subcontractor working on the new police station was fined $6,000 by the Revere Resident Employment Monitoring Committee this week. Ajax Construction was found to have worked 10 days on the project without having the minimum number of Revere residents on the job (as outlined in the city ordinance) and not having an approved...
Heads or Tails
The Purchasing Department reported on Friday that they would conduct a coin toss on Monday to see which landscaping company gets the contract to maintain Leach Park at the Beachmont School. Apparently, GTA Landscaping of Everett and Green Acres Landscaping of Revere submitted bids for landscaping the park, and their bids were identical at...
Good Friday
Good Friday saw a flurry of activities around the city at the various churches, and even personally as people seemed to take things slower and be in more of a contemplative mood. This morning, a group from St. Anthony’s paraded down Revere Street and Broadway carrying a cross and stopping every now and then...
