Gov. Charlie Baker on April 17 announced the distribution of approximately 200,000 respirator masks for all local law enforcement officers and firefighters to ensure they have the protective equipment during the COVID-19 crisis. These FDA-approved respirator masks will be distributed…
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As COVID-19 Care Continues, Legal Questions Arise in the ER: Hospital Rejoices in Successfully Bringing 1 Person off Ventilator and into Good Health
The intensity of the surge of COVID-19 patients hasn’t let up at CHA Everett over the last two weeks, but new challenges have emerged as the face of critical patients gets older and legal questions arise more often about their…
Tobin Bridge Traffic Plummets, Toll Revenues Down in March
Trips across the Mystic/Tobin Bridge have plummeted over the last month, reducing toll revenues and creating much less congestion over the Bridge that drivers have become used to over the years. For the most recent data available, which is the…
North Suffolk Mental Health Association Adapts to Helping Those in Recovery Amid COVID-19
Last week marked one month in isolation for most of us in East Boston. While this has been a trying time for all, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a possible deadly challenge for those in recovery. During these uncertain times,…
Guest Op-Ed: Cleaner Air, Cleaner Water, Healthier Communities: An Agenda for the Environment and Public Health
 By Joe Gravellese Harvard’s School of Public Health just published a study proving what those of us living in Revere, Chelsea and Saugus already know – that even small increases in air pollution lead to dramatically higher risks from COVID-19.…
Revere’s Iron Horse: DiCarlo Has Been a Diamond Presence for a Half Century
Peter DiCarlo was an All-Scholastic and All-Catholic running back at Immaculate Conception High School in Revere during the tenure of legendary football coach Ronnie Corbett. DiCarlo, a 1956 IC graduate, would go on to become a legendary coach himself –…
Obituaries 04-22-2020
Richard J. O’Donnell Retired RHS Business Education Teacher Richard J. O’Donnell, 1949 – 2020, a lifelong resident of Revere and a graduate of Revere High School, Class of 1967, Suffolk University, Class of 1971, started teaching Business Education classes at…
Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo and Chelsea City Manager Tom Ambrosino Announce Opening of “The Inn,†Temporary Housing for Residents to Safely Quarantine and Recover from COVID-19
REVERE -Â Wednesday, April 15, 2020 – Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo and City Manager Tom Ambrosino will hold a press conference to announce the opening of temporary housing at the Quality Inn in Revere for residents to safely quarantine and recover…
At EBSB, Safety for Staff, Customers Is Always First
East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) Chairman and CEO Richard Gavegnano said each relationship the bank has with employees, customers, and the communities the bank serves matters to him greatly. So as the public health concern surrounding COVID-19 grows the bank…
Gov. Baker Provides Update on Hospital Surge Capacity
On April 9, the state provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases, identifying the need for 14,500 treatment beds and expanding to…
Community Comes Together to Ask for More Support During the COVID-19 Crisis from Governor Baker
Special to the Journal With Revere experiencing a high rate of COVID-19 infections, community organizations Women Encouraging Empowerment Inc., Revere en Espanol, Concilio Latino, Revere Youth in Action, Revere Education Justice Alliance, Revere Teachers Association, and many Revere businesses, residents,…
‘Masks for Revere’ Working to Keep Revere Equipped: Moroccan American Connections in Revere Donating 2,000 Masks Per Week
The Moroccan community continues to show solidarity and dedication in these extremely uncertain times. Here’s the story of the Moroccan American Connections in Revere, an organization specialized in youth development and cultural inclusion in Revere, a city 5 miles north…
MVES Starts COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response Fund
With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) continues to create contingency plans for service continuity and has established a COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response Fund so MVES consumers will continue receiving critical assistance such as food,…
Massachusetts House Passes Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures
Local renters of apartments and commercial properties are not immune to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many residents rent and many small businesses owners do not own the building that they operate. With so many out of…
Letter to the Editor
Please Donate to the First Congregational Food Bank Dear Editor: The Food Bank at the Congregational Church (at this time of year) usually distributes food to 60 – 75 families. Last week 321 families came and 296 were first-timers. The staff gave…
Obituaries 04-15-2020
Lorraine Ash Published Boston Historian and Professional Spanish Flamenco Dancer AKA Lorita Loraine (Griffin) Ash of Revere passed away on April 9 at the age of 96. Loraine was a graduate of Milton High School and studied at Boston College.…
EBNHC Wants to See You…at Home!
Special to the Journal Telemedicine allows health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients at a distance using telecommunications technology, such as a smartÂphone or computer. As we fight the COVID-19 panÂdemic, telemedicine has quickly become an essenÂtial tool…
Hebrew Senior Life Imposes Self-shelter at Home at Satter House
Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL), a nonprofit orgaÂnization committed to imÂproving the lives of older adults that cares for more than 3,000 seniors per day in the Boston area, took a bold, precautionary move to thwart the spread of COVID-19 this week:…
Baker Says More Icu Beds Are Needed; COVID Death Rate Lower Here than Other States
State’s trajectory could be lower due to less smokers and early social distancing Gov. Charlie Baker anÂnounced good and bad news on Thursday requirÂing the anticipated surge of COVID-19 cases in the coming 20 days – with the good news…
Two Weeks That Changed Everything: Doctors at CHA Everett Facing Crowded, Challenging Conditions
Two weeks is often deÂscribed as an eternity in politics or sport, but rarely in the emergency room of a hospital. In the COVID-19 era, though, all is possible. It was only two weeks ago that Dr. Melisa Lai-Becker, Emergency Department chief at CHA…
