Special To The Journal Mayor Thomas McGee will deliver his Memorial Day address Monday via the Lynn Veterans’ Office Facebook page. The time of the virtual ceremony will be announced on the Veterans Office and City of Lynn Facebook pages.…
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Baker-Polito Administration Releases Phased Reopening Plan
Governor Charlie Baker on Monday announced the phased reopening plan for Massachusetts, and urged residents to continue being vigilant to prevent further spread of COVID-19. The plan has been the task of the governor’s Reopening Advisory Board for the past…
NSCC to Host First Virtual Commencement June 25
Senior Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren will be the Commencement keynote speaker at North Shore Community College’s 54th Commencement, its first virtual one ever. Elizabeth Warren was the first woman ever elected to the United States Senate from Massachusetts in 2012,…
Massachusetts Weekly Unemployment Claimant Data
From May 3 to May 9, Massachusetts had 44,274 individuals file an initial claim for standard Unemployment Insurance (UI), a decrease of 10,949 over the previous week, and the sixth consecutive week of fewer initial claims filing over the previous…
Patient Perseverance: Halas, Fully Recovered, Sets Sights on Nurse Practitioner Career
If you read the biography of Marianne Halas on the Emmanuel College softball page, it says: Career Aspirations: Nurse Practitioner. Halas, who graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 2012 and Emmanuel in 2016 with a degree in Biology, is…
Speaking Sports: Legendary Lynn Sportscaster John Hoffman Offers Insights
hen John Hoffman left the Tsongas Center in Lowell on March 7 after covering the three sectional championship games won by the Lynn English boys and St. Mary’s girls and boys basketball teams, the legendary Lynn sportscaster didn’t realize that…
City of Lynn COVID-19 Update: May 11
The Lynn Public Health Department has confirmed that as of today, the number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases has risen to 2,177, 592 have recovered, and 75 Lynn residents have died. Free Assistance with Unemployment Applications. Northeast Legal Aid has…
Blue Line Work to Begin Monday: Shuttle Services to Replace Train Service from Airport to Bowdoin Stations
Beginning on Monday, May 18 the MBTA will fully close down the Blue Line from Airport to Bowdoin stations for 14 days and run shuttle busses instead of train service until May 31. The goal of this is to allow…
State Files Supplemental Budget Bill to Authorize $1 Billion in COVID-19 Spending
Gov. Charlie Baker filed a supplemental budget bill on Tuesday for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), which will authorize $1 billion in spending necessary to cover incurred and expected costs during the COVID-19 public health crisis. It is expected that this…
Gannon Golf Course Releases Guideline for Re-Opening
Club professional David Sibley’s message to Gannon golfers. WOW….this has been quite an interesting first few days. I don’t feel as though I can adequately explain what these first 4 days have been like. All I will say is that…