Month: September 2020
A Real Head-Scratcher: Cal’s, a Lottery Powerhouse, Has Never Sold a $1 Million Ticket
Cal’s News, where people go for their newspapers, lottery tickets, and friendly interactions with its personable owner Barry Calvani on a daily basis, has been in business since 1937. While you can still buy virtually every news, sports, or hobby…
Family & Children’s Service to Broadcast Virtual Family Fun Day
Special to the Journal For the past 13 years Family & Children’s Service has hosted Family Fun Day on Lynn Commons. The event, attended by over 500 adults and children, is usually the last hoorah of summer and marks the…
Brian Field to Return to Work After Suffering Serious Heart Attack
Lynn City Councillor-at-Large Brian Field was expecting to be back at work Thursday after suffering a near-fatal heart attack last Friday at home. Field is a funeral director at Solimine Funeral Homes in Lynn. Field, 44, underwent surgery Friday at…
BHCC to Offer Google IT Support Professional Certificate Program
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) Division of Economic and Workforce Development is offering the Google IT Support Professional Certificate Program, a five-course non-credit program developed by Google. IT Support is one of the fastest-growing fields in the United States, and…
Lynn English Student-Athlete Selected as Positive Coaching Alliance Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship Finalist
Ghay Soe, a cross country and track athlete at Lynn English High School has been selected by Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) as a Finalist for its Triple-Impact Competitor® Scholarship program. Soe was selected by PCA in recognition of his work…
The Kowloon Restaurant and Car Hop Announces ‘Countryfest: Local Women of Country Music’
The Kowloon Restaurant, owned and operated by the Wong family, announces CountryFest, Local Women of Country Music an outdoor country music concert, featuring Whisky-6, Ayla Brown & Rob Bellamy, Martin & Kelly and Carly Tefft. The event, slated for Saturday,…
City of Lynn Awarded $199,090 in Climate Change Funding
The City of Lynn was awarded $199,090 in climate change funding through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program. Lynn was designated as an MVP Community by the State in 2019. The program provides communities with funding and…
New Veteran Bonus Available for Those Supporting COVID-19 Crisis Operations
The Office of the State Treasurer, Veterans’ Bonus Division has launched a new $500 Bonus for Massachusetts National Guard members that were activated to support operations responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Gov. Charlie Baker activated the Massachusetts National Guard in…
DOC Implements Health Protocols to Resume Safe In-Person Visits This Week
The Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) announced that in-person visits resumed at all facilities on Sept. 28 in a way that balances the benefits of visitation with the need for vigilance against COVID-19. As with other reopening strategies across the…