The passing last week of Queen Elizabeth II saddened all of us. She was a great woman who epitomized what used to be called noblesse oblige, the idea that nobility extends beyond mere entitlement, requiring people who hold such status…
Month: September 2022
Guest Op-Ed: Will You Own an Electric Car?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Will you own an electric car? If you live long enough and that’s all that is being made, you probably will. Many of us we’ll hold out for as long as possible. I’m all for…
Letter to the Editor
End to Barbaric Animal Testing To the Editor, I’m writing about the development of the many bio labs – animal testing sites planned for Revere and surrounding cities. These high risk labs are being built outside of Boston in residential…
Obituaries 09-15-2022
James Marriott His Photographs of Lynn Veterans Events and Democratic City Events Were Often Published in the Lynn Journal James R. “Jim” Marriott, 86, of Winthrop and formerly of Lynn, died on June The e was the beloved husband of…
STAR ATTRACTION
All-Scholastic David Brown Jr. leads St. Mary’s into Miller Field It’s such an intriguing overall matchup that the fact that two of Hall of Fame coach Tony Fucillo’s former assistants – Winthrop’s Jon Cadigan and St. Mary’s Sean Driscoll –…
Red Sox honor Jazzy Sportswear of Lynn
On Wednesday, September 14, the Red Sox honored Jazzy Sportswear for over 25 years of service to the Boston Red Rox at the Sox-Yankees game at Fenway Park. The Red Sox franchise has been supporting local small businesses, like Jazzy…
Tentative union agreement would boost pay for Mass. GE Aviation workers hit hard by inflation
The nation’s largest union for General Electric workers announced that workers at the company’s Lynn factory have secured a new tentative agreement to increase pay and stop management from delaying raises for 540 workers hired since 2016. As a national…
Baker-Polito administration announced $10.9 million in federal grant funding to improve road safety
The Baker-Polito administration announced $10.9 million in federal grant funding to improve road safety across the Commonwealth including $64,972 going to Lynn Police Department for Municipal Road Safety Program. More than 180 municipal and state agencies completed a competitive grant…
Alcohol abuse is still problem #1
Two years ago the voters of Oregon approved a measure that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of even the most dangerous drugs, while also mandating that tax revenue from the sale of marijuana (which Oregon legalized in 2014) be…
Guest Op-Ed: Will you own an electric car?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Will you own an electric car? If you live long enough and that’s all that is being made, you probably will. Many of us we’ll hold out for as long as possible. I’m all for…