By John Lynds This year the United States will conduct its decennial census. In Lynn there’s been a huge push to ensure a fair and complete count in the 2020 U.S. Census because it determines everything from representation in Congress,…
Author: Journal Staff
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Spirit Lives On
When one considers that it has been almost 52 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated while he was standing on a balcony in a motel room in Memphis, where King was staying while supporting striking city trash collection…
Guest Op-Ed: Are You a Time Saver or a Time Waster?
By Melissa Martin, Ph.D. America, a nation of time-saving fanatics. American, a nation of time-wasting freaks. In the days of old, consumers visited the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker. They chatted, gossiped, and shared community news. Timeworn traditions turned…
Obituaries 01-16-2020
Sean Wildman Forty year GE Employee and Member of the Lynn Franco American Club Sean Wildman of Revere died on Jan. 9, 2020 at the age of 69. Born in Boston on Aug. 17, 1950 to the late Philip and…
City Officials Take Office at Inauguration Ceremony
Members of City Council, School Committee Receive Oaths of Office
Special to the Journal The City of Lynn held its Inauguration Ceremony Monday night at the Lynn Memorial Auditorium in City Hall. The Honorable Justice Garrett J. McManus administered the oaths of office to the members of the City Council…
Six-Story Apartment Building Approved for Mount Vernon Street
By Thomas Grillo The first tenants won’t move into luxurious loft-style apartments at the restored Daily Item building on Exchange Street in downtown until next summer. But the development team is already planning their next project just a few feet…
Local Students Named to the Assumption College Dean’s List
Assumption College has announced the students who have been named to the College’s Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. To be named to the prestigious list, which is announced at the completion of the fall and spring semesters, students…
The Earth Is on Fire
As this is being written, reports indicate that the worst is yet to come for the people of Australia, whose land literally is burning up all around them. The apocalyptic images of families being driven from their homes, wearing face…
Guest Op-Ed: No Eraser for 2019, But Redemption in 2020
By Melissa Martin, Ph.D. Will we be the same human beings in the new year? Will this year be different? Will humanity change? Along with 2020 comes the hope and yearning for a more peaceful human race. How do we…