On Monday, the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board approved a contract amendment regarding the Public Private Partnership agreement involving the T and the consortium Cubic | John Liang – rolling out the new fare collection system that has been…
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MVES’ Benefit Event Spring for Independence Raises Over $146k
Mystic Valley Elder Services’ (MVES) annual fundraiser Spring For Independence to help older adults and adults with disabilities was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, in its fifteenth year, was to be held on April 4th at…
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…
MCU Donates 5,000 N95 Masks to Partners Healthcare
Metro Credit Union, Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, today announced that it has donated 5,000 N95 masks to Partners HealthCare amid the coronavirus crisis. The masks will be distributed to Partners institutions, which include Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Brigham…
MBTA’s RIDE Offering Transit Services to PCAs
The MBTA announced that the RIDE paratransit service will temporarily allow customers to book trips for their personal care attendants (PCAs) in an effort to best support their ADA-eligible customers during the COVID-19 situation. “This change will allow the MBTA…
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…
City of Revere Response to COVID-19: April 24, 2020 Update
Food Operations Expand to Meet Demand Superintendent Kelly Provides Updates to Students and Families Call for Bilingual Volunteers The City of Revere’s Emergency Response Team continues to take proactive steps to slow community transmission of COVID-19 and prepare for further…
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…
City of Revere Response to COVID-19: April 21, 2020 Update
 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…
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…
Temporary Housing Plan Proceeding at Quality Inn
The collaborative efforts of the mayor and the former mayor to provide non-congregate housing for those recovering from the coronavirus is proceeding well. Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo and Chelsea City Manager Tom Ambrosino, who served 12 years as the city’s…
City Council Will Meet Remotely on Monday
City Council President Patrick Keefe said the 11-member board will convene via a Zoom remote broadcast Monday at 6 p.m. It will be the Council’s second time utilizing Zoom for a meeting, having participated by remote for its March 23…
Powers Continues Recuperation at Home
Ward 5 Councillor John Powers reports he is “safe and sound†at his Revere home after spending two weeks at a rehabilitation center following surgery to repair his left hip. “It’s great to be back home,†said Powers, who underwent…
Governor Closes Schools for the Rest of the Year
Twenty-four hours after the Mass Teachers Association (MTA) called for public school buildings to remain closed for the rest of the year, Gov. Charlie Baker announced that all public and private schools in Revere and Massachusetts will remain closed amid…
