We applaud the decision of the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) to ban runners from Russia and Belarus from competing in this year’s Boston Marathon. We recognize that the move casts a wide net and may serve to punish ordinary Russian…
Month: April 2022
America: Still the Land of the Free
One of the things that we take for granted as Americans is our freedom to worship — or not to worship — as we see fit. What brings this thought to mind is the plethora of religious-oriented observances that are…
Guest Op-Ed: Moderation, Balance and Rigid Flexibility
Dr. Glenn Mollette Most doctors will encourage their patients to not overdrink alcohol. Too much might cause you to fall and impairs an individual’s ability to make good decisions or drive an automobile. Going on a binge of anything may…
Global Experience: Chris Gasper Helps Judge the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant
Chris Gasper attended Lynn Classical High School where he is an inductee in the school’s Hall of Fame. Gasper graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Journalism in 2001 from Boston University. He has worked at The Boston Globe…
Classical-English Alumni Game: Dedicated to Franki Galeazzi
Lynn Classical and Lynn English dedicated their girls’ basketball alumni basketball game to Classical three-sport star Franki Galeazzi Saturday at the Paul Cavanagh Fieldhouse. Classical head coach Tom Sawyer presented a jersey to Dave Galeazzi, father of the late Franki…
Solimine Family Purchases Nadworny Funeral Home
Special to the Journal On Thursday, March 31, The Solimine Family took title to the Nadworny Funeral Home business assets. According to Richard C. Nadworny, Jr., “I am pleased to be able to entrust our family firm over to the…
Convenience Store and Fuel Suppliers Donate Gas Cards to Help Homeless in Lynn
Through the generous support of its members, the New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association (NECSEMA) delivered $3,000 in gas cards March 25 to the Lynn Community Connections Coalition to provide some relief to Lynn area homeless and others in…
Stop & Shop, Boston Red Sox Pledge to Donate 10 Million Meals to Strike Out School Hunger
Stop & Shop and the Boston Red Sox are hitting a home run with their new partnership to battle childhood hunger. As champions of the New England community, the Red Sox and Stop & Shop are joining forces in a…
We’re All Back in the USSR, Indefinitely
Ever since the 1950s, we Americans have prided ourselves on the success of our capitalist system, which has provided material wealth for generations. Back in the days of the Cold War (from the end of WWII until the fall of…
Americans Also Are on the Front Lines
Although we may feel relief that the horrific images from Ukraine of the genocidal actions of Putin’s army against the civilian population are half a world away, every American literally is on the front lines of this terrible conflict thanks…