By Christine Armstrong March is Women’s History month, and Friday, March 8 was International Women’s Day. As I look back on the legacy of women in our country, I’m reminded of the vast number of accomplishments and achievements that women…
Author: Journal Staff
Another Sign of Climate Change
“Historically catastrophic” flooding is the description of what has been happening across our nation’s Midwestern Plains states this past week, thanks to a combination of heavy snows and unseasonably cold weather followed by unusually heavy rains. When most of us…
Tragedy, Sadness In New Zealand
New Zealand is a beautiful country that seems far removed, both literally and figuratively, from the problems facing the rest of our troubled planet. However, the tragic shootings at two mosques in New Zealand this past Friday have demonstrated that…
Obituaries 03-21-2019
Marylee Burke Former Lynn Assistant Personnel Director Marylee (Hughes) Burke of Rochester died March 16 peacefully at home surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was 59 years old. She was the beloved wife of CDR Stephen V. Burke,…
Isaura Beltre Is Alumna Speaker at Girls Inc. 31st Annual Celebration Luncheon on April 4
Isaura Beltre will be the Alumna Speaker at Girls Inc. of Lynn’s 31st Annual Celebration Luncheon at the Doubletree Hilton North in Danvers on Thursday, April 4 from 11:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. Beltre was a Girls Inc. National Scholar 1993…
Announcing the Implementation of a New Billing System
The City of Lynn announces the implementation of a new billing and collection system for the Solid Waste Fee that is user friendly and will streamline the process. “With any new system we can expect some issue’s, all of which…
2019 Grant Cycle Announced
The City of Lynn will be included in applying for grants from the Foundation Trust, a private operating and philanthropic foundation serving the greater Boston area. Lynn was selected as one of six Massachusetts communities eligible to submit grants for…
Saugus River Watershed Council 2019 Scholarships
The Saugus River Watershed Council is now accepting applications for 2019 environmental scholarships. During 2019, the Saugus River Watershed Council will award one $500 Environmental Leadership Scholarship and one $500 Pamela Harris Memorial Scholarship to high school seniors graduating during…
IUPAT DC 35’s Longtime Member Kathleen Santora Gets Appointed to City of Lynn’s Wage Theft Advisory Commission
Longtime IUPAT District Council 35-member Kathleen Santora, a leading advocate of women’s recruitment into the building trades, joins city’s advisory board to fight wage theft and worker’s rights violations in City of Lynn Painters Union District Council 35 is proud…
Letter to the Editor
I am running for Congress Dear Editor, My fellow Americans, My name is Chris Fisher, and I intend to run for Congress in 2020. I am not a Republican. I am not a Democrat. Even if a political party chose to…