Hundreds of migrant children have been transferred out of a filthy Border Patrol station in Texas where they had been detained for weeks without access to soap, clean clothes or adequate food, the authorities confirmed on Monday, — The New…
Author: Journal Staff
Celebrate Your Community on Independence Day
By Quint Studer As I go about my work of helping communities revitalize and reinvent themselves, I often get to see the best of America and I’m reminded that the foundations that built this country are still just as important…
Fireworks Golf Tourney Fundraiser at Gannon
Lynn Resident, Lauren Hall, Named Big Sister Of The Year
Special to the Journal Lynn resident, Lauren Hall, has been named the 2019 Big Sister of the Year by Big Sister Association of Greater Boston. Hall has been matched with her Little Sister Courtney since 2012. Courtney, 17, lives with…
FY20 Water and Sewer Rates Set
The Lynn Water and Sewer Commission has set the water and sewer rates for fiscal year 2020 and they’re coming in at about a four percent increase over last year. The new rate increases from $10.58 to $11 per 100…
Lynn’s SkillsUSA Announce As This Year’s Excellence in Literacy Leadership Award Recepient
Following an widespread search and selection process in which five local non-profit organizations were considered, the Celebrate Literacy Day Planning Committee is proud to announce that SkillsUSA at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute is this year’s Excellence in Literacy Leadership Award…
Centerboard Receives Cummings Foundation Grant
Centerboard, a community-based, non-profit charitable organization that supports families and young people through housing, access to employment, education and financial empowerment, is proud to be the recipient of a $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation as part of its $100K…
Local Students Receive Academic Achievements
Wallace Earns Dean’s List Honors Thomas Wallace, of Lynn, has been named to the Spring 2019 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a grade point…
Another Sad Sign of the Times
The news that North American right whales — considered to be the second-most endangered marine mammal in the world — have been migrating further north into Canada in just the past two years because of a shift in their traditional…