Raft Program Rental Assistance If anyone needs help paying rent, they may be eligible for financial assistance through the Massachusetts Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program. RAFT has expanded its eligibility requirements to help people with COVID-19 related…
RMV Implementing Further Extensions to Expiring Licenses, Permits, and Plate Registrations
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing this week it will be implementing further extensions to the renewal timelines for expiring motor vehicle inspection stickers, passenger plate registrations, professional credentials, and driver’s licenses and learner’s permits, including Commercial…
32BJ SEIU, Maintenance Contractors of New England Agree to a One-year Contract Extension in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic
In a moment of employer and labor unity during the Coronavirus crisis, 32BJ SEIU and the Maintenance Contractors of New England have agreed to a one-year extension of their 2016-2020 contract. The new contract—which covers approximately 14,000 janitors who clean commercial office buildings and…
Drawing a Line in the Sand to Keep Our Beaches Safe and Open
The late US District Court Judge A. David Mazzone, who oversaw the Boston Harbor case for nearly 20 years, often said that he measured the success of the Boston Harbor cleanup not by the “number of feet” you could see…
House Passes Bond Bill That Will Give Revere $500,000
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Representative Rep. RoseLee Vincent joined their colleagues in the House to pass legislation authorizing up to $1.7 billion in spending for the improvement of information technology equipment and related projects in Massachusetts. The City…
Congressman Kennedy Assists in Local Food Distribution
Special to the Journal Last Friday Congressman Joe Kennedy III joined City Council President Patrick Keefe and Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito to distribute meals and masks with the Revere COVID-19 Emergency Response team at the Rumney Marsh Academy. “I am very…
