21

THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2024 Page 21 Health Urgent Care services, ensuring extended hours, telehealth appointments and timely care for those in need.” ---Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh, announcing $2.8 million in grant awards to several community-based clinics to make mental health urgent care more widely available in high-need areas. “It’s vital that our communities have access to the resources, tools and guidance necessary to protect against increasingly frequent and sophisticated cybersecurity threats. Through these programs, our administration has undertaken a collaborative approach to equip state agencies and local communities with funding to help prevent, prepare for and recover from attacks on our digital infrastructure.” ---Gov. Maura Healey announcing the award of some $7 Million in federal grant funds to local governments and state agencies to enhance cybersecurity initiatives and reduce cyber risk for public agencies statewide. HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been fi led. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been fi led. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week July 15-19. the House met for a total of 19 hours and 59 minutes and the Senate * Crack Repairing * Pot Hole Filling * Striping Handicapped Spaces * Free Estimates Tom’s Seal Coating Call Gary: 978-210-4012 met for a total of 13 hours and 42 minutes. Mon. July 15 House 11:00 a.m. to 11:07 a.m. Senate 11:05 a.m. to 11:44 a.m. Tues. July 16 No House session No Senate session Wed. July 17 House 11:01 a.m. to 7:33 p.m. No Senate session Thurs. July 18 House 11:00 a.m. to 5:48 p.m. Senate 11:04 a.m. to 9:29 p.m. Fri. July 19 House 11:04 a.m. to 3:36 p.m. Senate 1:10 p.m. to 3:48 p.m. Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com Bob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call in 1975 and was inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in 2019. 1. On July 26, 1990, what president signed the Americans with Disabilities Act? 2. Who originally performed “Under the Boardwalk”? 3. The world’s oldest subway train operator, Helen Antenucci, 82, recently celebrated her birthday and received a Guinness World Records certifi cate; a plaque in her honor is at what MBTA station? 4. On July 27, 1946, what author of “The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas” died? 5. What famous sculpture by Michelangelo has a man’s fi rst name? 6. How are the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, Petra, Colosseum, Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer, Machu Pichu and Chich?n Itz? similar? 7. On July 28, 1917, the Silent Parade, a march against violence towards African Americans, happened along what important avenue? 8. What singer recorded the song “Sandcastles” for the album “Lemonade”? 9. Bhutan, Malta and Wales have what imaginary animal on their fl ags? 10. What type of cycle is used in basketball games? Answers 11. On July 29, 1954, the first part of what fantasy trilogy by an author with a name with three initials was published? 12. What playwright created “As You Like It” with the song “Under the greenwood tree”? 13. Is a phaeton a touring car or a horse-drawn vehicle? 14. On July 30, 1932, the Olympic Games in Los Angeles opened; what Olympics venue was fi rst instituted then? 15. The International Cycling Union fined cyclist Julien Bernard for kissing his wife during what race? 16. What does pesto mean in Italian? 17. July 31 is National Avocado Day; avocado is called what name that combines an animal and a fruit? 18. Which are older, jellyfi sh or dinosaurs? 19. What kind of bird has a “racing homer” breed that was created for racing? 20. On Aug. 1, 1819, what American writer about the sea — who once sailed on whalers from Massachusetts and lived in Pittsfield — was born? Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com BUYER1 Dimov, Sergey Medina-Perez, Oscar D Palacios, Nicolas D REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS SELLER1 BUYER2 Dimov, Tatyana Sierra, Sol Y Ephesus LLC Whittaker, Paula Palacios, Teresa R North East Const Svcs Inc SELLER2 31 Arlington St ADDRESS DATE PRICE 39 Fernwood Ave 06.28.24 860000 06.28.24 740000 847 N Shore Rd 07.01.24 520000 Revere 1. George H.W. Bush 2. The Drifters 3. Aquarium (her favorite stop) 4. Gertrude Stein 5. David 6. They are the new seven Wonders of the World. 7. Fifth Avenue in NYC 8. Beyonc? 9. Dragon 10. Unicycle 11. “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien 12. Shakespeare 13. Both (some cars have names derived from carriage names). 14. The Olympic Village 15. Tour de France 16. Pounded 17. Alligator pear 18. Jellyfi sh 19. Pigeon 20. Herman Melville

22 Publizr Home


You need flash player to view this online publication