The Revere High field hockey team is looking for its first win of the season after three losses this week to Northeastern Conference opponents Saugus, Swampscott, and Gloucester. The Lady Patriots showed a lot of promise in their contest with Gloucester on Monday, battling the Lady Fishermen to a scoreless 0-0 duel through the...
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Golf team drops decision to Winthrop
The young Revere High golf team, which features four sophomores in the eight man lineup, dropped a 57-15 decision at Winthrop last week. Senior Vin Lauria, playing at the No. 8 position, was the top scorer for the Patriots with 3.5 points out of a possible nine points against his Winthrop counterpart.. Sophomore John...
Arrest Report 09-22-2010
September 13 A 15 year old juvenile was arrested on charges of three counts of illegal possession of a knife or dangerous weapon in violation of the city ordinance. September 14 Gary Belliveau, 42, of Boston, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Aldo DiFranco Jr., 23, of 39 Winthrop Ave., was arrested on an...
What Next? – At Wonderland, time is of the essence
Wonderland has been closed for almost a month. The question arises – what to do with Wonderland? Fifty-five acres of prime real estate close to Boston on public transportation would seem an easy sell but the property needs a reason to exist. In addition, the city must carefully negotiate its new use with Wonderland’s...
Welcome Back – Richard Penta re-joins the City Council
Richard Penta was sworn in earlier this week as the Ward 1 City Councillor. On his return to the council Penta made a number of short speeches and seemed to enjoy being back. Richard Penta is back. It was almost as if he had never left at the council meeting earlier this week.
Obituaries 09-22-2010
Mary Albanese Of Attleboro, formerly of East Boston Mary E. (Costa) Albanese of Attleboro, formerly of East Boston, died on September 18. She was the beloved wife of 51 years of the late Gaetano "Guy" Albanese; loving mother of Manuel Cancella of New Jersey, Stephen Albanese and his wife, Tamara, of Virginia, Janice Argenzio...
Off the ground – At long last, a real sign of progress
After more than 30 years of groundwork, Mayor Tom Ambrosino and a host of elected officials guided Revere towards a groundbreaking redevelopment at Wonderland on Monday. Redevelopment efforts at Wonderland Station have come and gone over the years. There have been successes and failures – one after the other – since the 1970s. Six...
Rotondo’s in; three others in planning stage
With just about a year to go until the next mayoral election, Mayor Tom Ambrosino has indicated that – for certain – he won’t be running, and it has sent a flurry of activity through local political circles. “That is correct; I’m not running,” said Ambrosino on Monday. “I’m all done.” Meanwhile, Councillor-at-large George...
Meet the new bidder, same as the old bidder?
Who would have thought a contract involving trees would end up having so many branches of absurdity? Last Thursday, about one month after yanking the existing tree trimming contract from a man accused of obtaining it through forgery, the city opened bids to award the contract to a new company. In the end, the...
Boys soccer team wins season opener, 2-0
The Revere High boys soccer team kicked off its 2010 season on the right foot with a solid 2-0 win at Triton Regional Friday. Senior midfielder Leo Giraldo potted the initial Revere goal of the season in the first half, assisted by Captain Breny Guzman. Giraldo and Guzman two of the 10 seniors on...
Girls soccer team triumphs in opener
The Revere High girls soccer team opened the 2010 campaign with an impressive 2-0 victory over Medford last week. A pair of underclassmen, freshman Paola Ortiz and sophomore Jackie Noel, provided the scoring impetus to give Lady Patriots the triumph. Ortiz scored in the first half, assisted by senior Captain Marisa Parent. Noel reached...
Field hockey team drops season opener
Although the Revere High field hockey team dropped its season opener by a 7-0 margin last Wednesday at Marblehead, a perennially strong team in the Northeastern Conference, RHS head coach Maureen Flynn saw a lot of good things that bode well for the coming season. “The team played well,” said Flynn. “We have a...
Golfers drop pair
A young Revere High golf team faced the iron (no pun intended) of the Northeastern Conference this past, taking on Swampscott and Marblehead. Coach Ben Murphy’s Patriots dropped a 51-21 decision to Swampscott and a 56.5-15.5 contest to Marblehead. Highlights for the Pats were the performances of sophomores Mark Maloney and John Cimarutta both...
Volleyball team drops close decision to BHS
The Revere High volleyball team dropped its season opener to Beverly last week in three closely contested sets, 25-19, 25-16, and 25-21. “This is a young group of girls and many of them played JV last year, so varsity is new to them,” said RHS head coach Kim Hudd. “They worked really hard and...
More Than A Garage – Groundbreaking is a sign of better things to come at Wonderland
The groundbreaking on Monday at the Wonderland T Station marked the beginning of much more than a parking garage. Even though the new garage to be built at Wonderland will house 1,465 automobiles and cost about $53 million, the real success comes after the garage is built. Expected to follow it is a hotel,...
Contracting In Revere – City needs stronger safeguards
It is apparent that something must be done by the city to ensure that its vendors are insured and are, in fact, the people the city is contracting with. Recent contracts awarded to a vendor paid for trimming the city’s trees did not show or reveal much of a vetting process by the city....
Arrest Report 09-16-2010
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Rocco Ursino, 37, of 71 Franklin Ave., was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor, disorderly conduct, operating a motor vehicle negligently so as to endanger, and making a threat to commit a crime. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Victor H. Hernandez, 38, of Somerville, was...
Obituaries 09-16-2010
Atty. Joseph DiCarlo, 86 Former Revere Mayor, Decorated veteran Atty. Joseph W. DiCarlo, a lifelong Revere resident, died peacefully at home on September 8. He was 86 years old. A decorated US Army veteran of World War II, he was a recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medals. He was a...
War story – Bill Lanza’s acts of heroism are brought to light by his nephew
When Bill Lanza walks into Vinny’s Food Market on Malden Street every week, one would think he’s just like every other guy around the neighborhood. He yucks it up with his buddies at the store, just like everyone else. Who would know that all his life he’s been hiding a huge secret? No one...
DCR project will go a long way toward improving Short Beach
Officials marked the beginning of the long-anticipated Short Beach project, spanning Revere and Winthrop, at a recent ceremony on the site of the $3.5 million project. While the project began in earnest earlier this summer, officials had their official beginning on Aug. 26th. “Having $3.5 million invested at Short Beach will certainly improve greatly...
LaQuaglia will take part in Jimmy Fund Walk – Dedicates efforts in memory of his daughter, Stacey
Ron LaQuaglia, president of Revere Little League, will be participating in his 21st consecutive Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on Sunday, September 12. LaQuaglia dedicates his annual effort in memory of his daughter, Stacey, who passed away on April 20, 2005, at the age of 30. Miss LaQuaglia received treatment for her condition at...
Closing leaves long-time workers with no severance, no explanations
Wonderland employees – some with more than 35 years on the job – were let go without even a severance package when the track closed down abruptly on August 19, according to several sources. A small group of former Wonderland employees, all of whom had full-time union jobs at the track, said that Wondy...
American Resolve – Remembering the anniversary of 9/11
We again mark the terrorist attacks launched upon us on September 11, 2001. We again remember the dead from those attacks – and we remember and recall the memories of those who have died fighting terrorism since we decided to go after those who would destroy our way of life if given the chance....
Arrest Report 09-10-2010
Monday, August 30 Thomas Kennedy, 40, of Peabody, was arrested on one warrant. Horn Ouch, 41, of 67 Franklin Ave, was charged with assault and battery and threatening to commit a crime. Wayne Tillett, 27, of Jamaica Plain, was charged with violating a protective order. Tuesday, August 31 No Arrests Reported Wednesday, September 1...
