Two Revere officials file reports with police after a fight at wake

A Revere city councilor and the city's public works superintendent have filed police reports against each other following a fight between the two at a wake last night.

Councilor John R. Correggio wound up at a local hospital being treated for neck and back injuries after nearly being pushed through a plate-glass door by the public works superintendent, Donald Goodwin, said Correggio's lawyer, Peter T. Marano.

According to Marano, Correggio and Goodwin "had an exchange of words" that escalated into a physical altercation while at the wake of a former city councilor at Paul Buonfiglio Funeral Home in Revere.

The two appeared to have been arguing over Correggio's time on the council and his support for an audit of the public works department's spending of funds on gasoline, Marano said.

A report of the incident was filed with State Police, Marano said.

Reached by phone late last night, Goodwin shed little light on the fight, saying he had not yet talked to his lawyer. He did say, however, that he filed a report with Revere police against Correggio.

Revere police confirmed that a report had been made.

"This was an ongoing problem with Councilor Correggio," Goodwin said. "It came to a head and he pushed it to a head."

Marano said he and Correggio plan to appear in Chelsea District Court today to file a criminal complaint against Goodwin.

Mayor Thomas Ambrosino could not be reached for comment late last night.

Boston Globe