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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SJC Issues Updated Order Regarding State Court Operations During Pandemic
Special to the Journal The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Monday issued an updated order, which will be effective May 4, 2020, regarding the operation of Massachusetts state courts and courthouses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Under the new order, until…
Science Matters
By Jack Clarke Either science matters or it doesn’t. Policy makers can’t have it both ways and selectively apply it only when it advances a political agenda. Science should inform and drive public policy not the other way around –…
City’s Pop-Up Food Pantry Distributes 200 Grocery Bags
Truck Rolls Over at Brown Circle
The incident had all the makings of a disaster last Friday afternoon at 2:30. A gasoline tanker truck had rolled over in the busy Brown Circle rotary in Revere, spilling out 11,000 gallons of fuel on to the road. With…
What a Difference a Day Makes
COVID-19 Cases Approaching 700
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 prepare for further spread of the virus. As of April 19, the Revere Board of Health has…
EBNHC Is Working to Ensure the Safety of All
Special to the Journal The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) is working aggressively on the front lines of COVID-19. We are coordinating and developing resources so that our patients, staff, and community members have access to vital information and…
A Team Approach: Revere Teachers Are Working Hard to Deliver a Sound Education
Under the unprecedented situation of a global pandemic, Revere teachers are delivering the educational experience that has made the Revere school system a national model for urban cities in America. It is not an easy assignment. Nothing can replace the…
Uncertain Unemployment: New Claims Face Uncertainty, Inconsistency, and No Answers
Those filing new unemployment claims with the state Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) are facing great inconsistencies with their regular payment and the extra $600 promised from the federal government as part of the CARES Act – and getting through…
Public Health Groups File to Stop Proposed Ballot Question on Alcohol Licensing
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Prevention Alliance (MAPA), along with the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, has announced the filing of a brief asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to stop the Cumberland Farms’ proposed ballot initiative that would…
Revere Children Enjoy Easter Bunny Parade
Revere Parks and Recreation Director Mike Hinojosa had the apt description for Saturday’s Easter Bunny Parade: “It was awesome.†Thousands of Revere children and their families greeted the Easter Bunny during the six-hour parade that began from three separate locations…
