Drive-Through Flu Clinic, Outreach Event for Veterans at Lynn CBOC VA Bedford is hosting a mobile drive-through flu vaccination clinic and VA healthcare enrollment event for Veterans on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the…
Author: Journal Staff
Moulton and team Earn “Democracy Award” for Best Constituent Service Operation
Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) and his team have won a 2020 Democracy Award from the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF). They received the honor for running the best constituent service operation in the United States Congress. The Constituent Service category recognizes “outstanding practices or…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Continued Efforts to Support Older Adults
The Baker-Polito Administration has begun implementing its second round of comprehensive nursing home reforms to keep older adults safe, improve the standards of care and infection control, and respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Accountability and…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students Graduate Stonehill College Members of the Class of 2020 joined together for a virtual Commencement ceremony this past August, including: Oury Bah of Lynn Paige Barnard of Lynn Samir Usuman of Lynn Initially scheduled for Sunday, May 17…
National Grid Releases its Net Zero Plan to be Achieved by 2050
National Grid released its Net Zero by 2050 Plan, aimed at achieving net zero by 2050, including emissions from the sale of electricity and gas to customers. The plan builds on a recently announced Responsible Business Charter, which laid out the Company’s commitments…
Make the Most of the Long Weekend
The arrival of Columbus Day means that the fall season squarely is upon us, the time of year that has special meaning for all of us in New England, even amidst a pandemic. With the weatherman forecasting a beautiful weekend…
TWTWTW X 100
In the 1960s there was a TV show, That Was The Week That Was (also known as TW3), that took a satirical look at that week’s news events. However, this past week’s events have moved from the realm of farce…
Guest Op-Ed: Something Needs to be Done About Evictions
By Shane Fowler Hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents are at risk of displacement and homelessness if evictions are allowed to continue unabated without any protections from the legislature. Massachusetts has deployed various strategies to mitigate the harms from the…
Curious Creatures
Family & Children’s Service to Broadcast Virtual Family Fun Day
Special to the Journal For the past 13 years Family & Children’s Service has hosted Family Fun Day on Lynn Commons. The event, attended by over 500 adults and children, is usually the last hoorah of summer and marks the…