On January 30 — what seems like a lifetime ago — the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was a world-wide pandemic. On that same fateful date, the United States’ Centers for Disease Control issued a press release that stated…
Month: August 2020
Car Repossessions are on the Rise
Although most of the attention of the financial crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic has focused on the evictions and foreclosures facing millions of out-of-work Americans, the number of repossessions of motor vehicles because of loan defaults is starting…
Guest Op-Ed: Every American Has Troubles
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Everybody has troubles. If you don’t believe it then ask any American living in the year 2020. Most of us are accustomed to having troubles occasionally. Some have more than others. Some people think that “some…
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New 550-Unit Apartment Development a Gateway to Lynn
Special to the Lynn Journal Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) announces that it has been exclusively retained by South Harbor Associates LLC to sell 800-810 Lynnway, a fully-entitled, 550-unit, 100 percent market-rate apartment development site located less than 10 miles northeast…
Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce Unveils New Website
The Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce unveiled its new website to its members and the Lynn community Tuesday. “There has been a lot of positive reaction to it,” GLCC Executive Director Colin Codner told the Lynn Journal. Codner said the…
State Allocates $50 Million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund
The Baker-Polito Administration announced last week that it will allocate more than $50 million in federal CARES Act funds to benefit education in elementary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities. The funding from the federal Governor’s Emergency…
Administration Launches #MaskUpMA Initiative
The Baker-Polito Administration last week launched #MaskUpMA, an effort to continue to remind residents to wear masks and face-coverings in public to stop the spread of COVID-19. The effort will underscore the importance of wearing masks across multiple channels including video…
My Brother’s Table Soup Kitchen to Hold September Raffle
My Brother’s Table Soup Kitchen (MBT), located in Lynn, MA, will hold a raffle throughout September with a winner every day. Prizes include restaurant gift cards, scratch tickets and more! Each ticket purchased gives you 30 chances to win. Every…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Erin Clancy Earn Dean’s List Honors at Roger Williams University The following students have been named to the Spring 2020 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and…