The City’s Disability Commission has received a state grant geared to improving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.The $34,260 grant will be used to improve access at four public buildings: City Hall, Lynn Public Library, Senior Center and DPW…
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City looking for feedback on parking
Special to the Journal Do you have an opinion on the parking situation in downtown Lynn? If so, the City wants to hear it.As part of an ongoing downtown parking study, the City has developed a survey designed to collect…
Lynn English High School students participate in Brickyard Collaborative’s Community Boat Building
Community Boat Building is an excellent program teaching students how to build life skills. The Brickyard Collaborative operated during school vacation week to construct a ten foot rowboat named Periwinkle Junior 2. The class was held daily from 9 a.m.until…
Lynn Police Department promotes 13 officers
Thirteen Lynn Police officers took oaths of office for their promotions to new leadership positions in the Lynn Police Department during a ceremony Monday in the City Council Chambers. City Clerk Janet Rowe administered the oath of office to the…
Fire, fire everywhere
The fires that have been burning out of control this past week in Texas and Oklahoma — and which are continuing to rage as this is being written — are yet another harbinger of what awaits us thanks to the…
Lynn Dems to elect delegates to State Convention March 2
Special to the Journal Registered Democrats in Lynn will hold a caucus on Saturday, March 2 at 10 a.m. to elect delegates and alternates to the 2024 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. The caucus will take place in person, at Thurgood…
Lynn Public Schools awarded $15,000 Grant
Lynn Public Schools is proud to announce that it has been awarded a Financial Literacy and Implementation Grant to enhance financial education initiatives for students across the district. This grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE),…
House Democratic leaders are to blame for Ukraine’s predicament
When a small gang of extreme Republicans undertook the ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year, we wrote at the time that the refusal of Democrats to aid in keeping McCarthy in his seat was foolhardy. Despite the…
Transformations: An audio-visual event, set for March 1 at Lynn Arts
Soundscape Visions, a collective of local artists and musicians, will present Transformations, an audio-visual performance event that invites the audience to reflect on the themes of artificial intelligence, global warming, societal transformations, and nature. The event combines original video art,…
North Shore Chamber presents 2024 Business Expo March 21
North Shore Chamber of Commerce invites the community to its 2023 Business Expo on Thursday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boston Marriott Peabody. The Expo, which is the largest business expo in the region, will…