Thinking of Buying or Selling? Give our Full Service Full Time MARIO Linda Otero Liliana Monroy Associates Jorge Betancur Edward Deveau MARIO 617-569-6044 (617) 935-9358 (617) 820-6649 A Call! (508) 677-5570 (617) 828-0048 617-569-6044 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mom’s Day REVERE JOURNAL Drawings Page 5! YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1881 INDEPENDENT ROSSETTI-COWAN OPENS ITS DOORS Multimillion dollar NEWSPAPER GROUP infrastructure project at Town Line Brook 50 CENTS By Cary Shuman Glendale Cemetery. VOLUME 20, No. 94 The concrete walls at Donny Ciaramella, the the Brook and the drain- WEDNESDAY city’s chief of infrastruc- age outfalls have been ture and engineering, Joe neglected for many years, May 5, 2021 Lake, DPW general fore- according to Ciaramella. man, and Kori O’Hara, “The structure of rein- INDEX special assistant to the forced concrete has never Water and Sewer Depart- been maintained,” he said. Editorial 4 ment, took their first steps “The sediment has never Sports 11 Monday in what is hoped been removed out of the Police 16+17 to be a multi-million-dol- ditch to create excess for lar infrastructure project stormwater storage.” Real Estate Transfers 17 for the Town Line Brook. The debris and sediment Classifieds 19 Ward 6 Councillor in the Brook have contrib- After navigating through the Richard Serino accompa- uted to flooding condi- global pandemic with shut nied the group on the walk tions in the Sargent Street, DEATHS doors for over a year, the along the path overlooking Washington Avenue, Asti Anthony DeCata Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center the Town Line Brook be- Avenue, and Toscano Av- Joseph DiGianni Jr. finally was able to reopen its hind Griswold Park. The enue neighborhoods. doors on Monday morning, Maria DiPascale Brook extends from Mal- “We need to clean out May 3 to smiling seniors hap- den and Everett through the sediments that have Carlo Franzese py to see their friends again. Revere and ultimately deposited in the bottom of Richard Giordano Shown above enjoyng the extends to the Atlantic the ditch over the last 60 center’s reopening, Maria Karen Hoffman Alba-Maiorano, Eleanor Vieira Ocean. Revere’s portion of the Brook, estimated at Carmine Pettinicchio, Jr. and Dottie Cutillo. See TOWN LINE BROOK Page 2 Shown left, Mayor Arrigo and 3,200 feet, begins at the Patricia Riley Debbie Peczka share a con- Obituaries Pgs 8 - 9 versation with Patricia Manzo. See more photos on Page 6. CLEANING UP COSTA PARK NEWS BRIEFS MASSDOT EXIT RENUMBERING Candidates take out nomination WORK TAKING PLACE ON I-93 IN papers for city election BOSTON By Cary Shuman Three incumbent coun- been a prolific vote-getter Officials from the Mas- cillors-at-large, Steve Mo- in past councillor-at-large sachusetts Department Monday was an exciting rabito, Gerry Visconti and elections, issued a state- of Transportation (Mass- day at Revere City Hall Anthony Zambuto, pulled ment Monday that she DOT) are announcing and the Revere Election their papers, an indicator will not be a candidate for that it will begin install- Department as candidates that they have begun their re-election to the Coun- ing new milepost-based in this year’s city election campaigns for re-election. cil. Giannino was elect- signs at various times and began pulling their nomi- Councillor-at-Large ed state representative in locations on Interstate nation papers. Jessica Giannino, who has November, succeeding 93 northbound and south- RoseLee Vincent in the bound between Boston 16th Suffolk District seat. and Methuen. The sign She represents parts of Re- installation operations will Councillors At Large ................. Steven Morabito vere, Chelsea, and Saugus take place nightly during Gerry Visconti on Beacon Hill. State Rep. overnight hours from 8 Anthony T. Zambuto Jeffrey Turco represents p.m. to 5 a.m. the follow- part of Revere and all of Ward 1 .........................................Joanne McKenna th As part of Earth Day celebrations in Revere, The Neighbor- ing morning. The work is Winthrop in the 19 Suf- hood Developers and the Revere Community Committee expected to be complet- Ward 2 ..............................................Ira Novoselsky folk District. teamed up to clean up Costa Park on Shirley Avenue. ed in approximately four Ward 1 Councillor Jo- Shown above, Michael LaBerge is busy filling the area with weeks. Ward 3 ........................Anthony Saverio Cogliandro anne McKenna, Ward 2 mulch. See more photos on Page 10. The work on Interstate Michael Joseph Roncevich Councillor Ira Novoselsky, 93, between Boston and Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Methuen, is expected to Ward 4 ............................Patrick Michael Keefe, Jr. Keefe, and Ward 6 Coun- follow the schedule be- cillor Richard Serino have Ward 5 ................................No Nomination Papers also pulled papers. McKenna says construction low: Pulled •Work between old Interestingly, two can- exit 13 to exit 27 (South- Ward 6 ................................ Richard Joseph Serino didates, Anthony Cog- work is being done east Expressway between liandro and Michael Dorchester and the Tip School Committee Members Roncevich, have pulled ‘illegally’ on weekends O’Neill Tunnel) will begin ....................................................Vanessa J. Biasella nomination papers in the on Sunday, May 2. .....................................................Jacqueline Chavez Councilor requests spector on duty.” •Work between old exit See ELECTION Page 3 She said that mon- 28 to exit 48 (between hiring of part-time ies generated from fines Boston/Somerville and building inspector would fund the position. Methuen) will begin on Prior to voting unan- Sunday, May 9. Arrigo, Board of Health announce By Cary Shuman imously for McKenna’s Exit numbers 1 through proposal, the councillors When Ward 1 Council- voiced their strong sup- See NEWS BRIEF Page 3 mobile vaccine initiative ‘Mobile May’ lor Joanna McKenna ze- port of their colleague’s Mayor Brian Arrigo clinic to the Northgate ceived their first dose and roes in on an issue affect- concerns. and the Revere Board of shopping center when eli- 31.2% of residents are ful- ing her ward or the city Ward 3 Councilor Ar- Health announced “Mo- gibility opened up for es- ly vaccinated. in general, the reaction thur Guinasso said suc- bile May,” a campaign sential employees. As vac- "The most important and resolution are usually cinctly and rather dramat- focused on bringing mo- cination rates increase, the thing is getting our city swift. ically, “This is probably Price subject to bile vaccination clinics City of Revere has seen vaccinated. Bringing the McKenna made a mo- the most important motion change to different sectors of the case numbers and deaths vaccination clinics to tion at Monday night’s that can affect our com- without Council Council meeting munity - ever.” notice Revere community. Mo- drastically decrease. Cur- where our residents live .29 bile vaccinations have rently, the 7-day case and work makes the pro- requesting that Mayor Bri- “Since I’ve been sit- $ Per an Arrigo hire a part-time Gallon been utilized in Revere average 9.9 - the low- cess more convenient and ting on the Revere City since early April when the est average since before building inspector to en- Council for 32 years, I’ve • 1002 Gal. Minimum • 24 Hour Service Revere Board of Health Columbus Day. 48% of force the city’s ordinances been saying that there’s an CALL FOR DAILY LOW PRICE brought their vaccination Revere residents have re- See MOBILE MAY Page 10 on the weekends. abusive population that McKenna believes decides that they’re going “most of the illegal con- to circumvent the law and For the latest news in Revere that you need struction taking place the law-abiding citizens without permits occurs on the weekends when resi- to know, check reverejournal.com See CONSCTRUCTION Page 2 dents know there is no in- Page 2 THE REVERE JOURNAL Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Guinasso concerned by appointees not showing up for subcommittee confirmations By Cary Shuman That’s why it’s no sur- day. tee of the Whole that we Zambuto – to go on record the meeting for the ap- prise that Guinasso is “This is the second withdraw their names. For at the next meeting as re- pointees’ lack of atten- Anyone who watched irked by city appointees meeting that they decid- them to be disrespectful to questing a withdrawal of dance. Ward 3 Councillor Ar- not showing up for meet- ed not to attend and that the Revere City Council, I the appointments. “This concludes the thur Guinasso’s earnest ings of the Appointments shows a derelict of respon- have an issue with that.” An appointee to the Appointments Subcom- approach to city business Sub-Committee that he sibility and a very poor Guinasso said he will newly formed Public Art mittee meeting of May, during his reign as council chairs. representation of their ask the members of the Commission was a no- 2021, and I’m very sorry president in 2019 knows Appointees for four business organizations,” Appointment Subcommit- show at three recent Ap- for those people viewing how efficient he was at licensed drain layer po- said Guinasso. “The next tee - Councilors Jessica pointments Subcommittee in that they didn’t have keeping the discussion sitions went 0-for-4 in meeting is May 17 and Giannino, Joanne McK- meetings. the opportunity to at least moving toward a final showing up for the sub- if they don’t appear, I’m enna, John Powers, Ger- Guinasso basically see who these individuals vote. committee meeting Mon- going to ask the Commit- ry Visconti, and Anthony apologized to viewers of are,” said Guinasso. Rep. and City Councilor at Large Jessica Giannino acknowledges May as Mental Health Month Special to the Journal passed unanimously by the celebrate recovery from to end the stigma of men- everyone faces challeng- struggling with life’s chal- Council.