COVID-19 Testing Available to All Revere Residents  Revere Public Schools Closed for Remainder of Academic Year  Free Food Pantry Continues at Rumney Marsh Academy Testing is now available to any Revere resident who is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 at two…
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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…
Northeast Metro Tech Closure Extended Through End of Academic Year
Superintendent David DiBarri announces that, in accordance with a new order from Gov. Charlie Baker and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Northeast Metro Tech will remain closed through the end of the 2019-2020 academic year as a…
Suffolk County Sheriff Details Containment Measures at Jail Facilities
With the inevitable arrival of the first cases of COVID-19 to its facilities, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department has engaged in a rigorous containment and spread-prevention strategy aimed at limiting the effect of the global pandemic within its facilities. Presently,…
RCN Boston Partners with iHeartMedia Boston to Honor Community Heroes
RCN Boston, an award-winning and leading provider of fiber and broadband services, announced a partnership with iHeartMedia Boston to honor local community heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. The partnership was developed to show appreciation during these uncertain times to the…
State Announces Distribution of PPE to All Emergency Responders in Mass.
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…
Northeast Metro Tech Partners With Grill House to Provide Hot Meals to Local Students in Need
Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to share that a local restaurant has partnered with Northeast Metro Tech to prepare and deliver hot meals to students in need. Northeast Metro Tech closed its facility in mid-March in an effort to prevent…
Commonwealth Now Providing COVID-19 Text Alerts in Spanish
The state announced on Friday, April 10, that its COVID-19 text message alert system “AlertsMA†is now available in Spanish. This expansion of the text-alert system means that the same text alerts that are distributed via the English-language system will…
U.S. Attorney Urges Health Care Sector to Report Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
As part of the comprehensive federal response to the COVID-19 outbreak, United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling is urging leadership at Massachusetts hospitals to report individuals and companies that may be engaged in wrongdoing related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In…
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…
Congressman Kennedy Officially on Sept. Ballot
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin’s office confirmed April 15 that Congressman Joe Kennedy III will appear on the ballot for U.S. Senate in September. After months of collecting signatures across the Commonwealth, the Kennedy for MA campaign received final…
Once Again, Mass. is Showing the Way
With the launch this past week of of the COVID-19 Community Tracing Collaborative (CTC) to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in Massachusetts, our state once again is taking a leading role at this critical time for our nation.Massachusetts is…
Guest Op-Ed: A Long Road Behind Us, A Longer Road Ahead
By Brian Arrigo It’s now a month that our favorite restaurants, gyms, theaters, and gathering places have been shuttered. For the most part, we’ve stayed indoors, isolated from relatives and friends. Zoom conferences have become the closest thing to face-to-face…
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.…
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…
Veterans Services: Safety First!
COVID-19 Cases Continue Climbing: New Case Data Available at Revere.Org
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 14, the Revere Board of Health has…
Arrigo, Ambrosino Announce Housing for Residents at Quality Inn
Special to the Journal In a joint effort to slow community transmission of COVID-19, Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo and Chelsea City Manager Tom Ambrosino are expected to announce a site for non-congregate housing to open this week for those recovering…
The Extra $600: State Offers First Guidance on New Unemployment Claim Process Under CARES Act
Special to the Journal The state government today, April 9, announced details for the initial implementation of federal unemployment benefits in the CARES Act, the federal based COVID-19 relief package. This federal program, enacted on March 27, 2020, will be…
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…
