THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2023 Page 9 ~ THINKING OUT LOUD ~ Remembering Summertime At Revere Beach By Sal Giarratani I often think back to this time of the year many yesterday’s ago when the Revere Beach amusements were alive and well. When life seemed so simple then. Yup, the grass was always greener back when we were younger, wasn’t it? I do remember the water, too, all those incoming waves hitting the beach. All summer long, if the day was a good one, it was so easy to take two trains from Northampton Station in the South End to Wonderland Station in Revere. We always remember the good days and we forget about all the bad days. Our memories hold onto good times because it is in those memories that we all grew up from being children without a care in the world. There will always be a place in my heart for those endless bumping car rides on the Hurley Dodgems. My mom also liked riding them. Not my dad. He was too serious at times. My mom is never afraid of having fun. Those beach days of my youth will now leave me – when life seemed so easy to take and the most serious problem you might have is making sure the few bucks my brother and I got from our parents lasted for a long afternoon of fun. Life moved slowly by. Sometimes I would lie on a beach blanket to get a tan. I was a lucky dude to be half Sicilian and half Irish. I never turned into the color of a tomato there. I ended up looking like a Tunisian from North Africa by the time September started rolling toward us. My mom burned blood red. At night, my dad had a summer ritual. He would have to peel my mother’s back. I recently drove down the boulevard and could remember so much joy from my past. When the amusements all closed down forever, it seemed so sad. How lucky I feel myself to have lived back in those years when Wonderland wasn’t just the name of a train station to Boston but a wonderful place to keep your childhood alive just a little longer. For me, the strip of amusement rides and my childhood seemed to end simultaneously. I still can take the train on that same train line over to Revere Beach, but my beach no longer is there but replaced by too many high-rise towers of concrete. Cold and lifeless, oh and too expensive, too. Gimme back the Dodgems, the Hippodrome, Virginia Reel, Wild Mouse and Cyclone. Gimme back my tuna dogs on a hot dog roll on Fridays. Let me get sick on the Whip one more time. So much to remember. So much is lost for young people today. I already have my beach chair, beach blanket and beach radio in the back of my car, ready to stop and escape into my past and get a good tan again. Thank God, I’m half Sicilian and don’t burn up in the sun like my mother did. I don’t want anyone ever peeling my back. Just let me count endless passenger jets coming in for a landing at Logan. Alternative Travel Options During Sumner Tunnel Closure T he Sumner Tunnel, connecting East Boston and Logan Airport to downtown Boston, will be closed seven days a week from July 5 through August 31 for the MassDOT Sumner Tunnel Restoration project. To help lessen the impact on traffi c, we’re offering reduced fares and parking rates to people aff ected by the closure. Blue Line Take the Blue Line to and from Boston for free. The Blue Line is an option for commuters traveling between Boston and Logan International Airport, Revere, or East Boston. Commuters can: St. Mary’s High School Term 3 Honors List for Revere students S t. Mary’s High School announced its Honor Roll and Principal’s List for the third quarter of the 2022-23 academic year. Honor Roll students must achieve 85 or above in all of their classes. Students earning Principal’s List status must achieve 90 or above in all of their classes. The following students from Revere have achieved these honors: Principal’s List Kyle Cash, ’29 Anthony Ferragamo, ’28 Kendra Lenci, ’27 Gabriella Polidoro, ’26 Natalie Vasquez, ’26 Felipe Velez Londono, ’26 Isabella Mogavero, ’24 Christopher Lutchman, ’23 Honor Roll Sabrina Fazio, ’26 Grace Fox, ’26 Santiago Ramirez, ’26 Conlan Buckley, ’25 Sophia Ortiz-Vargas, ’24 Anthony D’Itria, ’23 425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut St. We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE 12-8 p.m. Sunday Monday Tuesday $9.00 Price includes Roller Skates Rollerblades/inline skates $3.00 additional cost Private Parties 7:30-11 p.m. $10.00 Price includes Roller Skates Adult Night 18+ Only Wednesday Thursday Friday Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Private Parties Private Parties 4-11 p.m. Saturday • Travel between Wonderland and Bowdoin in under 30 minutes. • Catch a train every six minutes during morning and evening rush hours. • Park at these Blue Line stations for a discounted $2/day: • Beachmont • Orient Heights • Suff olk Downs • Wonderland Trips on The RIDE that begin and end within 3/4 mile of the Blue Line will be free for RIDE users during the closure between July 5 and August 31. 12-11 p.m. $9.00 $9.00 Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Sorry No Checks - ATM on site Roller skate rentals included in all prices Inline Skate Rentals $3.00 additional BIRTHDAY & PRIVATE PARTIES AVAILABLE www.roller-world.com For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-286-8500 or Info@advocatenews.net
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