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…
Author: Journal Staff
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…
City of Revere Response to COVID-19: March 16, 2020 Update Emergency Response Team Continues to Implement Containment Strategies
Grab-and-Go Meal Services Available to All Students at All Revere Public Schools SitesMessage to Residents: Please Stay Home March 16, 2020 – Today the City of Revere’s COVID-19 Emergency Response team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and…
Revere Public Schools Grab-and-Go Meal Service Opens to Every Child in Revere
WHEN: TODAY, Tuesday, March 1712:00 P.M. WHERE: Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School51 Park Avenue, RevereWHO: Revere Public Schools Superintendent Dianne Kelly WHAT: During the COVID-19 closures, Revere Public Schools’ food program is being offered at all eight school sites across the…
Gravellese announces State Representative bid
Joe Gravellese (D-Revere) announced his candidacy for State Representative in the 16th Suffolk District on Monday, joining the race to replace outgoing representative RoseLee Vincent. He will launch his campaign with a Virtual Town Hall on Facebook on Wednesday, March 18 at…
Local roadways to receive repairs under House bill
On March 5 House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Representative RoseLee Vincent along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives passed a $18.28 billion transportation bond bill dedicated to maintaining and improving the Commonwealth’s roads, bridges, and public transportation…
Annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash raises $50K for free Better Beaches programs and events
On Sunday, March 8, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s 10th annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash to benefit Save the Harbor and DCR’s Better Beaches Program partnership brought nearly 300 beach-lovers together to raise funds to support free beach events and programs…
Obituaries 03-11-2020
Anna DeModena Star athlete, EBHS High School Class of 1948A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in Sacred Heart Church in East Boston on March 7 for Anna B. (Souza) DeModena who died on Monday, March 2 at the Kaplan…
RHS Sports Roundup
Day, Lithgow named GBL Hoop All-stars Two members of the Revere High boys basketball team, juniors Dillan Day and Crisrael Lithgow, have been named to the 2020 Greater Boston League all-star team by a vote of the league’s coaches. Day…
Revere’s Garfield Elementary School prioritizes students’ emotional regulation with new SEL curriculum
Garfield Elementary School kicked off a new partnership this semester with Sudbury-based education technology company The Connections Model, whose KidConnect solutions help students develop emotional regulation, the necessary foundation for all learning. Starting this semester, five first-grade classrooms with nearly…
Resource Fair at SBA on Thursday
On Thursday, March 12, parents, students, families, teachers and administrators of the Susan B. Anthony School (SBA) Middle School, 107 Newhall St., will be holding a Resource Fair from 4:30 to 7 p.m.. The event will feature a variety…
Letter to the Editor
ON COVID-19 Dear Editor:, I would like to take a moment to thank the Board Of Health, Supt. Dr. Kelly, Mayor Arrigo and his Staff for being Proactive and transparent regarding the cities efforts to manage the COVID -19 /…
