On Friday, April 10, Gov. Charlie Baker issued further public health guidance, expanded resources for critical workers and increased Massachusetts National Guard activation to support its ongoing response to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. A new Department of Public Health…
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Progressive Massachusetts Members Endorses Ed Markey for U.S. Senate
Progressive Massachusetts (Progressive Mass) has announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. Senator Markey received the support of 96 percent of Progressive Mass members. “Progressive Mass is an incredible group of grassroots organizers who…
State Administration Launches Spanish Language Unemployment Application
On Friday, April 10, the state launched a Spanish language online, mobile-friendly, unemployment benefits application for those who need to apply. The new, secure application for Spanish speakers is available through mass.gov/desempleo, the Spanish language website for unemployment in Massachusetts.…
Lynn English Senior, Gutierrez, Awarded Northeastern University Torch Scholarship
Lynn English High School is proud to announce that senior Allen Gutierrez has been awarded the Northeastern University Torch Scholarship. Valued at almost $300,000, Torch Scholars receive eight semesters of full scholarship aid, covering tuition, room and board, books and…
A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The United States now is the official epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. We have more deaths and more cases of disease than anywhere else in the world. However, this past weekend the experts began to give us a glimmer of…
So Let’s Talk About The Weather
The weather this April has been full of irony. We had mild months for January, February, and March, with above-average temperatures (among the warmest on record) and few storms of any consequence. However, April has been anything but spring-like. Temperatures…
Navigators Sign Yankees Draftee Espelin, Gigliotti
A pair of Massachusetts natives and former prep teammates will be reunited with the Futures Collegiate Baseball League’s North Shore Navigators this summer. The newest members of North Shore’s pitching staff are Dayton’s Nate Espelin and Northeastern’s Jake Gigliotti. President…
NSCC Lends Health Care Equipment for Coronavirus Treatment
With all classes being temporarily held remotely, North Shore Community College’s state-of-the-art health care equipment was dormant and unutilized. Thus when Winchester Hospital reached out in mid-March to see if NSCC could lend its mechanical ventilators, the answer was a…
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in City of Lynn Continue to Rise
The Lynn Public Health Department has confirmed that as of, April 7, 2020, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 317 and 3 Lynn residents have died. As the number of cases in Lynn continue to rise, residents…
Advice for Lynn Residents
Special to the Journal As is the case throughout Massachusetts, the number of COVID-19 cases in Lynn and surrounding communities have risen sharply over the past week and is expected to rise through at least the middle of April. As…