On Tuesday, March 12, the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce (LACC) will host a Transportation Forum from 8-10 a.m. at the Lynn YMCA. Joseph Aiello, Chairman of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fiscal & Management Control Board will be the…
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Proposed ‘T’ Hikes Meet With Outcry from Commuters, Elected Officials
A roomful of commuters and elected officials roundly rejected proposed MBTA fare hikes during a public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the State Transportation Building in Boston. Steve Poftak, general manager of the MBTA, outlined the increases, which would…
AG’s Office to Host Events Across the State for National Consumer Protection Week
In celebration of the 21st annual National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Maura Healey announced a series of events designed to help empower and educate Massachusetts residents. “The AG’s Office advocates for consumers every day, arming them with the tools…
A Decade of Excellence Brian Lozzi Steps down as Lynn Chargers President
Brian Lozzi, president of the Lynn Chargers youth football and cheerleading organization for the past decade, has stepped down from his position. Lozzi’s exceptional leadership resulted in close to a 100 percent increase in participation on the Chargers’ football and…
Council Approves Two More Pot Shops
The city council approved two more special permits for the opening of recreational marijuana shops. Good Chemistry, which has another shop in Worcester and a cultivation site in Bellingham, would open a Lynn shop at 696 Western Ave., the site…
MAPC Presents Union Hospital Re-use Ideas
The City Council heard from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council on a final report of a re-use planning study for Union Hospital (North Shore Medical Center) on Lynnfield Street. According to Josh Fiala, principal planner with the MAPC, the study…
Rucker, Hill Lead Rams to Tourney Win Over Medford
As a former All-Scholastic guard who once averaged 25 points a game at Classical and hit a game-winning buzzer-beating, three-pointer in a State Tournament game, Classical head coach Jasper Grassa knows that everything begins in the backcourt. Grassa saw two…
DeLeo Announces GreenWorks Resilient Communities Investment
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced a new initiative to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies – including clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate change resiliency measures – that cut greenhouse…
UPS Honors Lynn Employee for 25 Years of Safe Driving
UPS recently announced that 34 elite drivers from Massachusetts are among 1,436 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving. Joining the elite drivers…
GAR Hall Re-dedicated
Civil War buffs and supporters of the city’s Grand Army of the Republic Hall at 58 Andrew St. came together Monday night to rededicate the building, which is also on the National Register of Historic Places. “For Civil War buffs…