Harold Levy Bank of Boston retiree, 30-year Revere Babe Ruth Baseball Coach, member of JWV and American Legion Harold Levy of Revere died on March 12. He was 78 years old. The beloved husband of the late Sylvia (Silverman), he was born in Worcester and attended the Revere and Chelsea schools. He continued his...
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Melissa Adreani fights for possession of the ball during Revere High’s first-round victory over Lynn English in the MIAA Division 1 State Ttournament. The Patriots’ fantastic season came to an end with a loss to Lincoln-Sudbury in the North Sectional quarterfinals.
Windstill – The Windmill That Doesn’t Seem to Churn
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Just across the Chelsea Creek, and visible in many parts of lower Revere, the blades of the gigantic Forbes Park windmill sit idle. The electricity-generating machine doesn’t appear to be working, and from what we gather, it never really had many days of operation. It’s been sitting idle for the...
Rotondo Officially Launches Campaign
By Joshua Resnek [email protected] Mayoral candidate George Rotondo drew a large crowd to his official announcement that he is running which was given at the Beachmont VFW Thursday night. Hundreds attended the official announcement, which follows up on his earlier promise made some months ago that he is a candidate without question. “I am...
Time to Make a Push – Speaker Deleo Should Bring Expanded Gaming Legislation to the House Floor
It is the right time and we are in the right place to Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, to make haste in bringing to the floor of the House a new version of the expanded gambling bill. We have known the Speaker for a long, long time and what he has done for...
Patriots Unable to Complete Tall Order
By Cary Shuman The Revere High girls basketball team had its quest for a state championship halted by a taller Lincoln-Sudbury team in the Division 1 North quarterfinal round, falling to the Warriors, 51-43, before a large crowd Saturday night at the Roland Merullo Fieldhouse. It was the first loss of the season for...
Police Briefs 03-09-2011
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Paul J. Capotosto, 22, of 52 Neponset St., was arrested on charges of larceny of property under $250 and breaking & entering into a truck with intent to commit a felony. TUESDAY, MARCH 1 John M. Fay, 52, of 55 Revere Beach Blvd., was arrested on charges of operating a motor...
Obituaries 03-09-2011
Antonina Agnes Member of Daughters of Italy and Revere Moose Antonina R. (D’Amico) Agnes of Everett, formerly of Revere, died on March 6. A member of the Daughters of Italy and the Revere Moose Lodge # 1272, she was the beloved wife of John L. Agnes; devoted mother of the late Angela Petrilli, Michael...
Go Patriots – City Rallies Behind Revere High’s Undefeated Girls Basketball Team and Its Pursuit of a State Title
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Thursday will mark one of the biggest days in Revere High School sports in quite some time as the undefeated (20-0) and number one seeded girls basketball team takes the home court against Lynn English in its first game of this year’s State Tournament. The girls were picked the number...
Practicing Teamwork – Revere Clinic is All About Collaboration and Communication
By Seth Daniel [email protected] When Revere’s Daniel Diaz used to manage a Walgreen’s store a few years back, he said he had zero success until he instilled a team attitude into all of the staff members. It was in that coordination and teamwork that Diaz got the store running like a well-oiled machine....
Free to Stay – Former Gang Member, Convicted Killer, Illegal Alien Finds His Way Back to the Streets
By Seth Daniel [email protected] Far too many times, it presently seems like red tape has common sense hog-tied. Loeun Heng was never to walk the streets of Revere – or anywhere else in America – again, or so thought the mother of the young man Heng killed in 2000. That reality all...
New Ownership Group Was Not in Place when Stabbing Took Place at the Squire
By Seth Daniel [email protected] It appears that the new owners of the Squire Lounge will not be called before the License Commission for a stabbing incident last month, mostly because they aren’t yet the official owners. While new owner Mark Filtranti gained approval locally for the transfer of the licenses, he told the...
And They’re off – Racing Poised to Return to Suffolk Downs
As we head toward spring and the rebirth of everything frozen and covered with snow and ice for months already, at least we do so in the knowledge that there will likely be 80 days of professional horse racing taking place at Suffolk Downs. All the agreements necessary to make this happen apparently...
Expensive Holidays – This Experiment Isn’t Adding Up
The so-called Suffolk County hack holidays – Bunker Hill Day and Evacuation Day – were literally done away with last year when the governor agreed with the Legislature that more money would be saved than is spent keeping Suffolk County offices open on these two days than closed. So two important historical events –...
Patriots Earn No. 1 Seed, Open Up Tournament Play Tomorrow Night
Jenkins named league MVP, DeCristoforo Coach of Year The 20-0 Revere High girls basketball team, the top seed in the MIAA Division 1 North sectional state tournament, will open tourney play tomorrow evening (Thursday) when it hosts Lynn English at the Merullo Fieldhouse at Revere High. Tip off time is 7:00 p.m. Lynn English...
Weathers Joins 1,000-point Club
Although the season ending record for the Revere High boys basketball team was a disappointing 5-15, even more so given that the Patriots stood at 5-5 at the halfway mark of the campaign, a major source of pride for all of the team members occurred last week when senior Trae Weathers became only the...
Skaters Wrap Up Season; Three Named NEC All Stars
The Revere High hockey team competed in the Newburyport Bank Classic Tournament last week. Although the Patriots came up on the short of the decisions in both contests, Coach Jim Palumbo used all of his charges to give his younger and returning players some key varsity experience as they look ahead to next season....
Fitzpatrick Does Well in State Meet
Revere’s ace 600 meter runner Mike Fitzpatrick competed against the best of the best Saturday at the 26th annual MIAA Indoor Track and Field All State Championship Meet held Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. Fitzpatrick, who had qualified for the all-state meet by virtue of his 1:24.83 clocking the...
Police Briefs 03-02-2011
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Roberto Jonathan Tejada, 26, of Nantucket, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Shawn M. Ford, 35, of 26 Dashwood St., was arrested on a charge of assault & battery by means of a dangerous weapon. Sharon L. Hanson, 49, of 59 Arcadia St., was arrested on an outstanding...
Obituaries 03-02-2011
Catherine Margaret Cerulli Past President of Revere Women’s Club Catherine Margaret “Peg” (Pratt) Cerulli of Winchester, formerly of Revere, died peacefully February 17 at the Winchester Nursing Center. She was 99 years old. Her main occupation was loving and caring for her late husband, Edward Cerulli – a retired Captain of the Revere Fire...
