In advance of its annual Welcoming Week celebration, the YMCA of Metro North made a commitment to intensify its efforts to build a diverse pipeline of young leaders in the association. Eight young staff members were tapped for its newly…
Month: September 2020
After 28 Years, as Determined as Ever to Bring Susan Taraskiewicz’s Killer or Killers to Justice
Twenty-eight years ago this week, the body of Susan Taraskiewicz was found in the trunk of her car, which had been left outside an auto repair shop on Route 1A in Revere. So much time has passed since then. But…
Salem State University Announces Fall Election Programming
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Frederick E. Berry Institute of Politics and Civic Engagement at Salem State University have announced a roster of discussions to be held as part of the university’s annual “Your Voice, Your Vote” election…
Apocalypse — Now
The photos of the wildfires in our western states that have incinerated entire communities and that have turned daytime skies to night by their heavy smoke have illustrated the dramatic effects of climate change upon the daily lives of millions…
Donald Trump Is No Winston Churchill
Rage, the new book by veteran journalist Bob Woodward about the presidency of Donald Trump, has revealed unequivocally that Trump deliberately has downplayed the lethality of the Covid-19 pandemic from the very beginning of the virus’s detection in the United…
Guest Op-Ed: Turn the Page
Dr. Glenn Mollette Fall season officially begins September 22 this year. For every season there is a change. Most of us like the seasons especially if we can have four of them. I like the fall as the weather seems…
Obituaries 09-17-2020
Leona Fields Of Woburn, formerly of Lynn Leona M. “Lee” (Mondon) Fields of Woburn, died peacefully on Sept. 10. She was the beloved wife of over 46 years to the late John W. R. Fields, Sr., Late Patrolman, Woburn Police…
Circling the Bases: Josh McGrath Gives Back to the City That Helped Make Him a Star
There was no other place Joshua David McGrath would rather have been Saturday morning than coaching the undefeated Lynn Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Star team at Breed Field. Even with his face covering on due to the COVID-19 guidelines, you could…
NSCC’s Fall Semester Starts; Classes Primarily Virtual
Special to the Journal When North Shore Community College’s 56th academic year began Tuesday, classes and learning continued, but in a very different format. To prioritize the health and safety of NSCC’s entire community, the vast majority of NSCC students…
Tee Time At Tedesco: St.Mary’s High School Golf Team Will Play Its Home Matches at Marblehead Country Club
When head coach Jay Fiste and the St. Mary’s High School golf team begin defense of their state championship, the Spartans will do so at a new home course. The Spartans, who have three consecutive state championships, will be playing…