House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, Senator Joseph A. Boncore and Representative RoseLee Vincent joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a bill that will provide additional Unemployment Insurance (UI) relief to low-income families, non-profit institutions and employers. The…
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Mbta Lowers Charlie Ticket and Cash Fare
As part of their Fiscal Year 2021 budget, the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board today approved customer-driven fare tariff changes that include the lowering of CharlieTicket fares to that of the CharlieCard this fall as well as improvements for Youth…
April Unemployment Numbers Hit 15.1 Percent Overall, up More than 12 Percent
The state’s April total unemployment rate is up 12.3 percentage points at 15.1 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts lost 623,000 jobs in April. This follows…
Gov. Baker, WGBH and Special Guests to Celebrate Class of 2020 with a Virtual Commencement Ceremony
In partnership with WGBH, Gov. Charlie Baker will deliver a commencement address to the Class of 2020 as part of a celebration for graduating seniors from 668 public and private schools across the Commonwealth, to be aired in a special…
State Implements Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC)
The state announced May 21 that Massachusetts residents who are eligible for the federal CARES Act and qualify for having exhausted their regular unemployment compensation may now receive the new Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC). The launch of this program…
Real Goats Will Aid in Marsh Cleanup Project
The goats are here to help Revere. Don Ciaramella, superintendent of the Revere Water and Sewer Department, launched the city’s Goats-To-Go project here Tuesday morning, releasing 50 goats for a weed and brush removal project on the half-square mile of…
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Opens COVID-19 Testing to All
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic more than two months ago East Boston has emerged as one of Boston’s ‘hotspots’. The virus rapidly spread through the densely populated neighborhood infecting over 1,000 residents since mid-March. Other surrounding communitites like…
EBSB Provides Over 1,300 Meals to Greater Boston Residents
East Boston Savings Bank has partnered with local restaurants to supply over 1,300 meals in East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester and Revere. The meals are being distributed at various locations during the month of May. Recipients include; front line workers…
Revere Memorial Day Ceremonies Set for Monday
Marc Silvestri, veterans director for Revere, will oversee the city’s virtual Memorial Day ceremonies Monday beginning at 11 a.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Silvestri said there will be no outdoor ceremonies or coordinated observances at the gravesites in Revere…
Revere Clergy Enthusiastic About Church Reopening Plans
Revere clergy are welcoming the opportunity to conduct religious services in person following Governor Charlie Baker’s decision to reopen houses of worship statewide. The Rev. John Sheridan, spiritual leader of St. Mary of the Assumption Church, called the news of…
EBNHC Ofrece Pruebas de COVID-19
East Boston se ha convertido en uno de los de lugares más vulnerables al coronavirus. El virus ha infectado a más de mil residentes desde mediados de marzo. El equipo del East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) ha estado en…
News Briefs
Pink Bag Recycling Program Returns Mayor Arrigo announced this week Simple Recycling has relaunched the “pink bag†recycling program in the City of Revere. Residents can fill the bags with unwanted clothing, jewelry, shoes, toys, blankets, drapes, pillows, and assorted…
Council Addresses City Budget With Finance Director
The City Council discussed with Finance Director Richard Viscay the city budget and the impending financial challenges in the coming fiscal year as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The presentation by Viscay did include some “good news that…
City Holds Business Reopening Listening Sessions on ZOOM
Special To The Journal The City of Revere held two Revere Reopening Listening Sessions Tuesday following Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement Monday that some businesses would be allowed to reopen in Phase 1 of a four-phase plan in response to the…
Easy Pie to Host Drive-In Movie Night, Coming to America, Sunday
There will be a drive-in movie night Sunday just a stone’s throw away from where the former Revere Drive-In brought nights of enjoyment to residents of all ages for years. Spiros Stogiannis, owner and operator of Easy Pie restaurant on…
Slowing Economy May Impact School Funding, Says Dr. Kelly
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the local and national economy and it seems we won’t be out of the woods anytime soon. As the state scrambles to launch a phased reopening of the Commonwealth’s economy, it’s…
Arrigo Outlines Revere Reopening Strategy; Will Support Phased Industry Openings and Expand Testing
Special to the Journal The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to monitor impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and develop policies and procedures to maintain public health and safety for all in Revere. As of May 19, the Revere…
Woodlawn Cemetery Prepares Historic Grounds for Memorial Day in Pandemic Era
The newly-restored sculpture at the gate of Woodlawn Cemetery features four ornate angels with brass horns, using the reference to the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible whereby the four angels call back the dead to God. It is…
Dimple Rana Elected Revere Democratic City Chair at Virtual Meeting Saturday
Democrats elected to serve on the Revere Democratic City Committee on the March 3rd Presidential Primary Ballot, met Saturday, May, 16 to elect new local party leaders to serve for the next four years. By a unanimous election of the…
COVID Relief Coalition Offers Pro Bono Legal Work to State’s Small Business and Nonprofits
By Dan Murphy One neighborhood lawyer has joined a number of fellow attorneys to provide pro bono work to the state’s small businesses and nonprofits in the age of COVID-19. Christian Westra, an attorney with the Ropes & Gray and…
