Bob (Robert) Karakaedos Lynn Youth Soccer Coach, Coach in East Lynn Little League, Basketball Coach with St. Pius V Cyo, and Player on Many Pony League Baseball, Softball and Basketball Teams Bob (Robert) Karakaedos of Lynn, 79, passed peacefully on…
Month: September 2021
Swearing in Eleven Lynn Police Officers
Concerned Citizens of Lynn Step to the Podium
The mayoral candidates’ performances in Sunday’s debate at the Lynn Museum were exceptional. City Council President Darren Cyr and School Committee member Michael Satterwhite and Jared Nicholson had the arduous assignment of responding to 22 different questions and 12 yes-no…
Lynn Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy
Special to the Journal A Lynn man pleaded guilty in connection with his involvement in a scheme to defraud several financial institutions and obtain money from their customers using fraudulent identification documents. Emeka Iloba, 27, pleaded guilty to one count…
MassDOT Releases Labor Day Travel Advisory
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is advising the public to plan ahead for Labor Day Weekend travel, drive in off peak hours if possible, utilize available technology tools for trips including www.mass511.com, consider public transportation if possible to reach…
Transfer Student Disparities Grow Across Racial and Ethnic Lines
In the 2020-21 academic year, higher education lost about 191,500 transfer students, or 8.4% compared to the previous year, according to research released today by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress Academic Year 2020-21…
Celebrate Literacy Announces Excellence in Literacy Award Winners
Metro Credit Union, Massachusetts’ largest state-charted credit union, in partnership with Celebrate Literacy, announced the recipients of the 2021 Excellence in Literacy Leadership Awards (ELLA) recognizing community organizations and individuals who create awareness and stress the importance of literacy and…
Markey Hosts Climate Action Conversation at NE Aquarium
At a Climate Action Conversation at the New England Aquarium last Thursday U.S. Sen. Ed Markey called the global warming crisis a ‘Code Red’ and outlined steps needed to be taken now to ensure a sustainable future for the planet.…
Enjoy a Safe Labor Day Weekend
There’s a temptation for people to splurge at the end of things. We all are familiar with the idea, “If this is the last, let’s make it a blast!” We don’t have anything against that sentiment, but all too often…
The 13 Service Members Were True Heroes
Every American was saddened last week upon hearing the news of the suicide bombing by a terrorist in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service men and women, 11 of whom were Marines and one each from the…