The Archdiocese of Boston released to parishes a video demonstrating how Catholics can help to keep each other safe as Churches begin to re-open this coming weekend. It is expected most parishes will wait until the weekend of May 30…
Author: Journal Staff
FEMA Announces Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season
To address the challenges of managing disaster response and recovery efforts during this year’s hurricane season, FEMA is releasing the “COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season” to help emergency managers and public health officials best prepare for…
Honey Dew Provides $50,000 in Gift Cards to Local Food Pantries
Honey Dew, New England’s favorite coffee and donut shop, is giving back to the communities it serves through a donation of $50,000 in gift cards, courtesy of the Honey Dew Family Foundation, to local food pantries. This comes during a…
Americans Will Survive Without Bacon Double-Cheeseburgers
The decision of the federal government to invoke the Defense Production Act to order meat-processing plants to reopen raises a number of issues about the use of the act for this purpose. First and foremost, the order ignores the reality…
Letter to the Editor
New tobacco law starts June 1 To the Editor, I want to remind people that starting June 1, 2020, flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes like Kools and Newports will no longer be sold in Massachusetts. Last Fall, the Fight All…
North Shore Christian School Virtual Open House
SSU’s Dr. Nate Bryant to be NSCC’s Interim President
Dr. Nate Bryant has been approved as North Shore Community College’s interim president by Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago. Dr. Bryant, currently vice president and chief of staff to Salem State University President John Keenan, will assume his position on July 5,…
COVID Relief Coalition Offers Pro Bono Legal Work to State’s Small Business and Nonprofits
By Dan Murphy One neighborhood lawyer has joined a number of fellow attorneys to provide pro bono work to the state’s small businesses and nonprofits in the age of COVID-19. Christian Westra, an attorney with the Ropes & Gray and…
Classical Senior Beato, Passes the Seal of Biliteracy Exam for Two Languages
By Christine McCarriston Classical senior Genesis Beato can’t remember if her first words were in Spanish or English. Both languages have always been part of her. Like her classmates, Genesis will not walk across the stage to receive her diploma…
City of Lynn COVID-19 Update
The Lynn Public Health Department has confirmed that as of today, the number of active, confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is 2,095 with 20 new cases today. 858 Lynn residents have recovered and 82 have died. The total number of confirmed…