THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2023 Page 19 OBITUARIES Frank “Francesco” Chirco Tuesday, July 25th in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals, Revere. His funeral was conducted from the funeral home on Wednesday, July 26th followed by a Funeral Mass in the Immaculate Conception Church, Revere. Entombment followed in Holy Cross Community Mausoleum, Malden. In lieu of fl owers, remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 309 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham, MA 02452 or to All Care VNA, Hospice & Home Care 210 Market St, Lynn, MA 01901. O f Revere. Died on Thursday, July 20th surrounded by the love & care of his family at his home, following a long illness. He was 88 years old. Frank was native of Marsala Sicily, Italy. Was raised & educated in Marsala and at the age of 19 years old he journeyed to America, then returned and married his beautiful wife Angela, on June 3, 1957 returning to the U.S. and then settled in East Boston. He & his wife happily began their family together, having three children. Frank worked as a meat cutter for all his working career and retired at Kayem Foods where he spent the latter part of his career. Frank was a devoted husband, loving father, and a man of great faith. He was very active at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in East Boston and later Sacred Heart Church after Our Lady of Mt. Carmel closed. Frank was an avid fan of soccer, he always watched the games, and especially if Italy was playing. He was also a sports fan and he loved the Boston Bruins. Family was always the most important to Frank, he cherished all of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He is the beloved husband of 66 years to Angela Chirco of Revere. Loving father of Liberante “Libby” Chirco & wife JoAnn of Burlington, Vincenza “Enza” Palumbo and husband John of Auburn, NH & the late son Gaspare Chirco. Cherished Nonno of Jennifer Rigby & husband Christopher of Chelmsford, Lauren Soares & husband David of Pepperell, and Michael Palumbo & wife Shaunna of Concord, NH. Adored great nonno of Jack, Liam, & Logan. Dear brother of Josephine Tumbiolo & husband Gaspare of Revere. He is also Lovingly survived by all of his brothers & sister in laws in both the United States & Italy and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, & grandnephews. Family & friends were invited to attend Visiting Hours on Stephen J. Randall Diane of Melrose. He is the cherished uncle of Kim Loika-Smith and her husband Troy of Maine, Debra Derochers and her husband Keith of Lynnfi eld, Robert Sentas of South Boston, Lindsey Clifton and her husband Jeremy of Maryland and Robert Randall of Salem, New Hampshire. Dear great uncle of Lila, Gunnar, Deacon, Landon, Grayson, Skyler and Finley. Family and friends were invited to attend Visiting Hours on Thursday, July 27th in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals, Revere. A Funeral Service was conducted in the Funeral Home, following the visitation. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Catholic Charities North, 117 North Common Street, Lynn, MA 01902. Ennio J. Bonaventura LICENSES | FROM Page 2 through Thursday and to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The application for entertainment was also approved. B&M owners were warned to maintain the good relationship they’ve built with neighbors. “If we do get complaints, we’ll be back here,” said Commission Chair Robert Selevitch. “We would like to keep peace in the neighborhood.” The Commis sion also apO f Revere. Passed away surrounded by his family on July 20th. He was 69 years of age. Born in Revere, he was the son of Frederick & Ruth (Scanlan) Randall. He attended Revere public schools and was a graduate of Revere High School. He then continued his education attending North Shore Community College. He began working in the computer fi eld and held several jobs before becoming a senior console operator with Fidelity Investments. Stephen was devoted to his family and would leave the workforce to care for his mother. He would eventually return, and he worked in the Men’s Department at Macy’s in the North Shore Mall in Peabody for several years. Stephen was a man of strong faith and attended mass and novenas regularly. He also joined numerous religious groups throughout the years. He was a devout parishioner and supporter of the Immaculate Conception Church in Revere and most recently St. Anthony of Padua Church in Revere. He was also an avid sports fan supporting and enjoying all of the local Boston sports teams. He is the loving brother of Ruth M. Sentas and her husband John of Old Orchard Beach, ME and the late Robert “Bobby” Randall and his surviving wife, proved a trial license for the Revere Beach Partnership’s application for 18 one-day licenses for food, beer and wine and entertainment for a pop-up food and beer garden at 1485 North Shore Rd. at the former Pete’s Roast Beef. The events will run on Thursdays and Fridays from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. from August 3 to Sept. 29. The plan is to bring in food trucks and local entertainment and have Murray’s Tavern handle the serving of alcohol and checking IDs. The Partnership expects about 200 people to attend the events on any given night. “It’s an opportunity to bring new business to the Shirley Ave. area,” said Partnership Events Manager Chris Puilia, who added that an open beer JOBS | FROM Page 16 O f Revere. Formerly of Boston’s North End, passed away suddenly on July 19, 2023. Born in Italy to the late Crescenzo and Anna (Del Monaco). He was the beloved husband of 31 years to Leslie (Lomba). Devoted father of Matthew Bonaventura of Revere. Dear brother of Angelo and his wife Lidia of Medford, Aldo and his wife Mary of Medford, the late Andrea and his surviving wife Giuseppina, the late Fernando and Silvana Bonaventura. Also survived by his mother-in-law Maria DeRenzis, many loving nieces, nephews, brother and sisters-in-law. Ennio was a passionate musician. He played bass guitar for many local bands who performed all over Greater Boston. He was an avid Boston sports fan, especially the Red Sox and Celtics. He enjoyed trips to Disney world with his family. Visiting hours were held at the Paul Buonfi glio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home, Revere on Monday, July 24. Followed by a Funeral Mass on Tuesday, July 25 in The Immaculate Conception Church. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Construction had no change in jobs over-the-month. Overthe-year, 7,500 were added. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities lost 300 jobs over-themonth. Over-the-year, 7,300 were added. Manufacturing lost 500 jobs over-the-month. Over-theyear, 600 were added. Information lost 800 jobs over-the-month. Over-theyear, 1,000 were lost. Government lost 900 jobs over-the-month. Over-theyear, 12,400 were added. Education and Health Services lost 2,100 jobs over-themonth. Over-the-year, 26,300 were added. Other Services lost 2,400 jobs over-the-month. Over-theyear, 2,800 were added. Labor Force Overview The June estimates show 3,624,900 Massachusetts residents were employed and 96,000 were unemployed, for a total labor force of 3,721,000. The unemployment rate at 2.6 percent was down 0.2 percentage points from the revised May rate of 2.8 percent. Overthe-month, the June labor force declined by 7,400 from 3,728,300 in May, with 2,100 more residents employed and 9,500 fewer residents unemployed. The labor force participation rate, the share of workgarden would draw people and would not require much infrastructure. Laura Christopher of MassDevelopment, which is helping to fund and plan the project, echoed that intention. “We see this as a great opportunity to pull together people in the area, especially new residents, and support local business,” she said, adding that after the beer garden closes, the hope is people will continue on to other businesses in the neighborhood that are open later. Commissioners did have questions about parking in a congested area. Puilia said the Partnership will promote street parking, parking at the beach and walking and using the T. Novoselsky said the project is something new and he is willing to take a chance on it. “It would be better than seeing a dead piece of land there until the developer comes in,” he said. Novoselsky also said there is parking available. Selevitch proposed granting a trial license and reviewing the project at the next Commission meeting on August 16. The Commission agreed and the Partnership has been granted a license for four events before a review to see if any changes are needed. ing age population employed and unemployed, dropped 0.1 percentage point overthe-month at 64.6 percent. The labor force was down 33,800 from the June 2022 estimate of 3,754,800, with 10,200 more employed residents, and 44,000 fewer unemployed residents. The unemployment rate is based on a monthly sample of households. The job estimates are derived from a monthly sample survey of employers. As a result, the two statistics may exhibit diff erent monthly trends. NOTES: The labor force is the sum of the numbers of employed residents and those unemployed, that is residents not working but actively seeking work in the last four weeks. Estimates may not add up to the total labor force due to rounding. For further information on seasonal adjustment methodology, please refer to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website https://www.bls.gov. The preliminary July 2023 and revised June 2023 unemployment rate, labor force, and job estimates for Massachusetts will be released on Friday, August 18, 2023. See the 2023 Media Advisory annual schedule for a complete list of release dates. Detailed labor market information is available at www. mass.gov/economicresearch.
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