Local Student Graduates from Austin Prep Presuming the best in others while applying shared values towards life experiences were common themes presented to the 130 graduates of Austin Preparatory School during commencement exercises on May 25. The following local student…
Author: Journal Staff
Ali Stroker Is An Inspiration for All of Us
At the age of two, Ali Stroker was in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the chest down, leaving her unable to walk and confining her to a wheelchair for the rest…
Speaker DeLeo Prepares for the Future
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo this week unveiled the details of the plan he announced last February that will provide $1.3 billion to combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change. Among the major aspects of the plan will be the…
Guest Op-ed: Celebrate Our Rivers in June
By: Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance At long last, a recent weekend presented one of those pristine days that remind us here in Massachusetts why we endure those winters. With warm spring weather finally here, many of us…
Special Olympics at LVTI: A Community-Wide Effort
The Special Olympics at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute (LVTI) created a special day for the children who attended. The field house was buzzing with excitement as the games began. Students from the elementary school level had the time of their…
Lynn Graduates
St. Mary’s Names First Class of Garrity Scholarship Recipients
St. Mary’s High School has selected the first group of Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Scholars, a four-year, full scholarship that covers tuition and fees. The recipients were recognized at a ceremony on campus May 16 highlighting their accomplishments. The Garrity…
Police Horse Named ‘Lynn Strong’ In Honor of Lynn Police Officers
The dedication ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Lynn Police Department, located at 300 Washington Street. The ceremony will be emceed by Karen Benson, owner and operator of Indian Rock Stables in Saugus. Attendees will…
Congratulations to the Class of 2019
Graduation Day is one of the few occasions that brings a smile to the faces of everyone in a community, regardless of whether they know a graduate. It is an occasion when all of us share in the joy —…
Guest Op-ed: A Green New Deal of Action
By Jack Clarke Massachusetts needs its own Green New Deal – but it needs to be a deal of action. Although not a law but more a resolution expressing the will of the Congress on the necessity to address the…