Special to the Journal Centerboard, a Lynn-based charitable non-profit that that revitalizes communities by investing in their people and places, recently welcomed Amy McLaughlin as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Amy is a successful local businesswoman, running…
Month: April 2019
Plans for Planning Proposed
The Lynn City Council heard about the possibilities of having a municipal planning department. Mark Fine, the director of municipal collaboration for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and Ralph Willmer, principal planner with MAPC answered the questions from the…
Banned No More Plastic Bags in Lynn
The Board of Health voted 2-0 to ban single-use plastic bags during its monthly meeting Tuesday night. The new ordinance goes into effect Sept. 1, not July 1 as originally planned. The longer time period allows merchants time to use…
Eastern Bank Announces Executive Leadership Promotions
Eastern Bank, America’s oldest and largest mutual bank, today announced that Gregory P. Buscone and Matthew A. Osborne have been promoted to Executive Vice President, Senior Commercial Banking Officer. Both are also members of Eastern’s Commercial Credit Committee. Both will…
College Debt Is a National Crisis and Disgrace
One of the clearest indications of the growing income and wealth inequality in our nation is the level of college debt that is being incurred by the vast majority of the current generation of college students and recent graduates. According…
Guest Op-ed Keep Medicare Part D’s Six Protected Classes Protected
By Linda Stalters and Raymond Y. Cho Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a troubling regulation that would weaken Medicare Part D, the federal program that helps 45 million American seniors and people with disabilities afford…
St. Mary’s Athletic Director Newhall Honored By Peers
St. Mary’s High School Athletic Director Jeff Newhall received the President’s Award of Merit from the Massachusetts Secondary School Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA). The award was presented at the organization’s annual awards luncheon on March 27 in Hyannis. The President’s…
Gannon Golf Club Sport Coat Benefit
Beautiful Gannon Golf Course was created in the 1930s for the working man in Lynn under President Hoover’s administration. The course was craved-out from a section in the Lynn Woods Reservation. Over 800 Lynn residents were able to find work…
Honoring the Lynn English State Champions
Nicholson Seeks Re-election To Lynn School Committee
Jared Nicholson has announced his candidacy for re-election to the Lynn School Committee. Following is his announcement: I am excited to announce that I am running for reelection to a third term on the Lynn School Committee. I ran for…