Month: April 2020
Councillor Richard Serino Launches Virtual Reading for Revere School Children
Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino has launched a virtual reading program called #Revere Reads for the enjoyment of the schoolchildren of Revere. Serino said the program began last week after learning on social media that two of his friends from…
Revere’s Assistant Supt. Josh Vadala Named Superintendent of Peabody Public Schools
After an outstanding tenure in the Revere school district that began in 1999, Assistant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Josh Vadala is stepping down to take a new position in Peabody. Vadala, who has been a dedicated teacher and administrator in…
Revere is in the Mix for New High School
At its last board meeting earlier this month the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) voted to authorize inviting the City of Revere to collaborate with the MSBA in conducting a Feasibility Study to build a new high school in the…
Arrigo Establishes Raise Up Revere Fund
Special to the Journal The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and establish strategies for longer-term recovery efforts. As of April 28, the Revere Board of Health has been…
Councillor Visconti: Restaurants Are Declining Requests for Delivery of Takeouts to Satter House
Councillor-at-Large Gerry Visconti has asked Mayor Brian Arrigo to look into local food establishments who are not willing to deliver takeout orders to the Jack Satter House on Revere Beach Boulevard during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Satter House is an…
Daily Meals Program, Food Pantry Ongoing At Rumney Marsh Academy
The City of Revere’s daily meals program and the First Congregational Church’s Revere Food Pantry are both being conducted at the Rumney Marsh Academy. The daily meals program, which provides breakfast and dinner meals, is open Monday to Friday, from…
On the Campaign Trail: Councillor At-Large Giannino on the Ballot for State Rep.
Last week, Revere City Councilor At-Large, Jessica Giannino, submitted signatures the Secretary of State, Bill Galvin’s office. The signatures were later certified, resulting in confirmation that Giannino will officially be on the September ballot for State Representative, 16thSuffolk District. “I’m…
Gravellese Qualifies for Ballot in State Rep. Race
Joe Gravellese has qualified for the ballot in the Democratic Primary for State Representative in the 16th Suffolk District (Revere, Chelsea, Saugus), turning in his verified signatures at the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office last week. The Primary election will…
Guinasso Asks for Review of Construction Work on Sundays
Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso has asked Mayor Brian Arrigo and the Revere Police Department to review all building construction that is taking place on Sundays and ensure that the sites are not in violation of the building permit issued…
House Passes Legislation to Track Data at Long-Term Care, Elder Housing Facilities
On April 21, House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo along with his colleagues in the House of Representatives passed legislation to require long-term care and housing facilities to report and track COVID-19 positive cases and mortalities to public health officials during…
Revere Beach Partnership Hosts Social Distance Dash This Weekend
The Revere Beach Partnership will hold a Social Distance Dash this weekend as part of its overall Strong, Resilient Revere Campaign that will assist local families and provide support to Revere Beach restaurants. Chris Puiia, a member of the Partnership…
MBTA Fare Transformation Program Advances With Approval of Amendment
On Monday, the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board approved a contract amendment regarding the Public Private Partnership agreement involving the T and the consortium Cubic | John Liang – rolling out the new fare collection system that has been…
MVES’ Benefit Event Spring for Independence Raises Over $146k
Mystic Valley Elder Services’ (MVES) annual fundraiser Spring For Independence to help older adults and adults with disabilities was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, in its fifteenth year, was to be held on April 4th at…
Plan for Law School Graduates Announced
Special to the Journal The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) last week announced a plan for the Massachusetts Bar Examination to proceed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and an expanded opportunity for…
MCU Donates 5,000 N95 Masks to Partners Healthcare
Metro Credit Union, Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, today announced that it has donated 5,000 N95 masks to Partners HealthCare amid the coronavirus crisis. The masks will be distributed to Partners institutions, which include Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Brigham…
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Down for the Second Week: More Than 600,000 Have Filed Claims since March 15
Special to the Journal Massachusetts had 80,153 individuals file an initial claim for unemployment insurance from April 12 to April 18. This represented a decrease of 22% over the previous week as most of the workers who have been laid…
MBTA’s RIDE Offering Transit Services to PCAs
The MBTA announced that the RIDE paratransit service will temporarily allow customers to book trips for their personal care attendants (PCAs) in an effort to best support their ADA-eligible customers during the COVID-19 situation. “This change will allow the MBTA…
Lights Out: MassDOT Schedules Tunnel Lighting Maintenance in Ted Williams Tunnel
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that there will be reduced lighting in the Ted Williams Tunnel (TWT) eastbound and westbound in Boston. This essential work began on Sunday, April 26, at 11 p.m.,…
Pioneering Consumer-Worker Organization Demands Massive COVID-19 Testing Production, Universal Testing
Special to the Journal The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s oldest consumer and worker advocacy organization, is demanding that the federal government put its support behind massive COVID-19 test production and, as quickly as is feasible, put in place…
