Salem State U. Receives Largest Cash Gift Ever Made to a Mass. State University
Special to the Journal Cummings Foundation has donated $10 million to Salem State University’s School of Education to support programs…
Annual Festival Honoring Healing Saints Cosmas and Damian Set for Sept. 9–11
Rock & Roll, Vocal, and Grammy® Halls Fame Artist, The Platters will host fellow international headline recording artists The Trammps,…
MGC Releases July 2022 Gross Gaming Revenue
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported that the month of July 2022 at Plainridge Park Casino (PPC), MGM Springfield and Encore…
Federal Funding Approved for Lynnway Project
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and MBTA are pleased to announce that more than $20 million in funding has…
News in Brief
Area Prices Were Up 7.0 Percent From a Year Ago The New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of…
Local Students in the News
Local Students Named to Dean’s List Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the Spring 2022 semester. Among students earning…
Elected Officials, Transit Advocates Call for Suspending Fares for All MBTA Riders
Special to the Independent Elected officials, advocates, and riders are calling for suspending fare collection across the entire MBTA system…
Essex District Attorney Jon Blodgett Announces Endorsement for Paul Tucker
Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett announced his endorsement for Rep. Paul Tucker, a Salem attorney, who is running for…
And Just Like That – Summer Ended
Within just a few hours of writing our editorial last Tuesday (August 9) extolling the virtues of the heat and…
Youth Programs at Lynn Tech
Swimming and basketball are two of the exciting Lynn summer programs that are offered for the youth bythe Department of…