It was 79 years ago this week — December 7 — that the nation of Japan launched its attack on Pearl Harbor. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened a joint session of Congress in which he famously…
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Guest Op-Ed: When Does Christmas Begin?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Christmas has different beginning times for most everyone. For some it’s when you put up the Christmas tree and decorations. For others it’s when you wrap some presents and put them under the tree. While for…
Guest Op-Ed: MBTA Cuts Impact on Commuters
By the Public Transit Public Good Riders, Workers and Communities United for Transit Justice On December 2, 2020 we conducted a series IVR surveys of residents in communities served by the MBTA during afternoon and evening hours. 467 individual respondents…
Lynn Photo Club Donates Meals To My Brother’s Table
Officials List COVID-19 Update for Lynn
The Lynn Public Health Department has confirmed that as of December 1 the number of active, confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is 1,266 with 67 new cases. 6,304 Lynn residents have recovered and 134 have died. The total number of confirmed…
Funding Received to Combat Fraud
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling announced last week that the District of Massachusetts has been allocated funding to hire an Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) to focus on prosecuting cases involving fraudulent schemes to unlawfully obtain unemployment insurance (UI) benefits…
MADD Urges Motorists to Dive Carefully During Holiday Season
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Massachusetts, in partnership with Fundación MAPFRE, is kicking off a safe 2020 holiday season. Drivers can show their commitment to keeping themselves and our communities safe by designating a non-drinking driver and displaying a MADD Tie One…
Brother’s Deli Gives Thanksgiving Meals to Residents
A steady stream of people came to Brother’s Deli for a cooked Thanksgiving Day meal. This tradition has been going on for 27 years. Team members were preparing food the night before and assembling it in the early morning hours…
‘Tis the Season for Giving — and Never Has the Need Been More Urgent
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas fast approaching, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls or on-line…
Guest Op-Ed: Together, We Must Stop the MBTA Service Cuts
By Senator Sal DiDomenico The MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board recently released their “Forging Ahead Initiative,” a series of ill-conceived cuts to MBTA services that will have devastating (and likely long-lasting) impacts on those who rely on public transit to get to and…