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 at least June 1,…
Month: April 2020
Pioneering Consumer-Worker Organization Demands Massive COVID-19 Testing Production, Universal Testing
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 a testing protocol for…
Plan for Law School Graduates Announced
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 graduates to appear in…
Allowing the States to Go Bankrupt Is A Really Bad Idea
One of the most glaring shortcomings thus far of the stimulus and disaster packages that have been passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the failure to provide assistance to the states. Every state in the…
Guest Op-Ed: Behavioral Health Needs of Families
By Robert P. Franks The impact of COVID-19 is being felt by everyone. We have been confronted with a time where our usual structures and supports have been replaced with a new reality. For children and families who have been…
Letter to the Editor
Feeding the Children To the Editor, Often times during a situation like this, that we have never encountered before, the Children are forgotten. We are Lucky to live in the city of Lynn, Lynn Public Schools, which has addressed the…
Guest Op-Ed: COVID-19 Has Put a Spotlight on Disadvantages
By Mayowa Sanusi, MPH In the past few weeks, data from multiple cities, states and counties across the nation have revealed how COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting communities of color. An analysis done by the Washington Post reveals that in places like Louisiana,…
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Lynn YMCA to Serve As Temporary Homeless Shelter
The Lynn YMCA transformed a newly renovated floor of its residences into a temporary overnight shelter to help to the Lynn Shelter Association and the City of Lynn better meet social distancing guidelines for its homeless population. Officials from the…
Lynn School Administrators React To School Closing Announcement
Special To The Journal Lynn school officials are busy continuing their course of action following Tuesday’s order by Governor Charlie Baker that schools be closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Dr.…