Positive Cases in Revere Reach 83 Along Revere Beach, Mayor Arrigo Urges Social Distancing, Restaurants Shift to Delivery-Only The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and prepare for further…
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City of Revere Response to COVID-19: March 26, 2020 Update
Mayor Arrigo Urges Residents to Stay at Home City Advising Further Restrictions at Senior Housing Facilities The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and prepare for further spread of…
EBNHC taking the necessary steps to protect our community
As we face the public health crisis of COVID-19, know that Massachusetts is prepared. Our public health departments, world-class healthcare providers and institutions are experts in emergency preparedness and are trained for the possible emergence of diseases like this. The…
Arrigo, public safety officials urge residents to stay home; COVID-19 count doubles to 16
The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and prepare for further spread of the disease. On Monday, Mayor Arrigo was joined by Police Chief James Guido, Fire Chief Christopher…
Revere Police prepared to respond to COVID-19
The Revere Police Department is working closely with Mayor Brian Arrigo, other local, State and Federal partners as we monitor the Covid-19 outbreak in Massachusetts and taking proactive steps to support containment efforts and prepare for further spread of the…
Banks will remain open: Consumers strongly encouraged to bank electronically
The Massachusetts Bankers Association announced on Monday that banks throughout the Commonwealth will remain open while keeping their customers and employees safe. According to Gov. Charlie Baker’s order issued earlier today, financial institutions such as banks are considered essential services…
House passes legislation to support workers effected by the public health emergency
Last week House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Rep. Joseph McGonagle, along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives, passed legislation to waive the one-week waiting period for workers seeking unemployment insurance benefits related to, or resulting from, the…
Letters to the Editor 3-25-2020
REVERE’S VOLUNTEER INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ear Editor, We truly appreciate all who want to be involved as we are faced with this national and very local emergency. We hear of many offers to help from individuals and from community organizations…
Guest Op-Ed: It’s not just statistics
By Mayor Brian Arrigo Every day since the Covid-19 pandemic invaded, occupying our hospitals, and paralyzing our economy, and dominating our discourse, we have been bludgeoned with statistics and projections and warnings and restrictions. All of it is necessary and,…
Thank goodness for Dr. Fauci
Watching the daily press briefings of the White House Task Force on the current corona virus crisis, we know we speak for all Americans in being thankful for the calming and professional presence of Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has served…
Obituaries 3-25-2020
Gertrude Packer Lifelone Revere residentGertrude (Borodkin) Packer, 96, a lifelong resident of Revere, passed away on Sunday, March 22. She was the beloved wife of the late William Packer, devoted mother of Harold Packer and his wife, Jo Ann Packer…
City of Revere Response to COVID-19: March 19, 2020 Update
Mayor Arrigo Declares State of EmergencyPublic Parks, Playgrounds Closed to the PublicPersonal Care Facilities to Close, Effective 5 P.M. TodayMessage to Residents: Please Stay Home March 19, 2020 – The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take proactive steps to…
EBNHC offers advice amid Coronavirus pandemic
Special to the Journal Community health centers like the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) are among America’s first responders in public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. It is essential that we play a role in educating the community…
Revere resident opens Boson hair salon
A Revere resident can add business owner to her resume with the recent opening of Luxor Hair Studio at 137 Charles St. on Boston’s Beacon Hill. Rosanna Miller, who worked for nearly seven years as a stylist at another Beacon…
SJC issues order restricting municipal court matters
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Tuesday ordered that, because of the public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning March 18 and at least until April 6, the only matters that will be heard in-person in Massachusetts state…
Guest Op-Ed: We are in this together, and together we will prevail
By Mayor Brian M. Arrigo Today we find ourselves in the midst of historic peril. Nothing that has come before can be compared in breadth and expected duration of the Covid-19 pandemic that has gripped the world. It is understandable…
The COVID-19 epidemic: A wake-up call for the U.S. healthcare system
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Americans forever were forced to change the manner in which we traveled. The strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon made clear that the screening system we…
Small Business Administration to provide small businesses impacted by COVID-19
Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement last Friday in response to the President’s address to the nation: “The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small…
City of Revere Response to COVID-19: March 18, 2020 Update
City Confirms First Case; Number Expected to IncreaseMayor Arrigo Secures $1 Million for Revere Response EffortsEmergency Response Team Publishes Mutual Aid Informational Packet for ResidentsOutreach to Business Owners ContinuesMessage to Residents: Please Stay Home March 18, 2020 – The City of…
City of Revere Response to COVID-19: March 18 Update City Confirms First Case; Number Expected to Increase
Mayor Arrigo Secures $1 Million for Revere Response Efforts Emergency Response Team Publishes Mutual Aid Informational Packet for Residents Outreach to Business Owners Continues Message to Residents: Please Stay Home The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take…
