Sarmanian named to Husson University’s Dean’s List Congratulations to Kayla Sarmanian of Revere, who has been named to Husson University’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Sarmanian is studying toward a degree in AS…
Council to Consider Earlier Start Times for Ways and Means Budget Talks
By Adam Swift City councillors are planning to continue a discussion on when it should hold the ways and means subcommittee meetings for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2026 budget. At last week’s meeting, Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro introduced a…
MassDOT, Consultants Begin Study Process for Potential Tobin Bridge Replacement
By Adam Swift The Tobin Bridge is not going to disappear any time soon, but MassDOT has begun the process of studying potential future replacement options for the bridge. Last week, MassDOT and its team of consultants held its second…
Healey Proposes Significant Changes to Right to Shelter law
Special to the Journal Governor Maura Healey proposed significant new changes to the state’s Right to Shelter law, including imposing a statutory residency requirement for families and strengthening criminal background checks. The Governor submitted the recommendations in a letter to…
Watch The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King
RHS students visit MLK BostonLandmarks, produce documentary Special to the Journal When the city of Boston erected “The Embrace,” a sculpture honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on the Boston Common in 2023, some detractors questioned why…
Governor Healey Signs Cat Declaw Ban into Law
Special to the Journal On January 9, Governor Maura Healey signed An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing (S.2552) into law. The law bans cat declawing in Massachusetts, except in rare situations of medical necessity, such as a cancer in the…
