Month: May 2021
Local Spring Youth Football Teams Head to Playoffs
The Lynn Silverbacks football organization will send its teams into the New England Youth Tackle Football League playoffs this weekend. The Silverbacks, who field four tackle football teams (ages 8-14) and one flag football team (ages 6-and-under), completed regular season…
Lynn’s Ellis Selected to the USA Olympic Boxing Team
Special To The Journal Lynn amateur boxer Rashida Ellis has been selected as a member of the USA Boxing Olympic Team and will compete in the Summer Olympic Games that begin July 23 in Tokyo. Ellis, who has trained at…
MAPC Awards $400,000 in ‘Accelerating Climate Resiliency’ Grants to 12 Boston-Area Projects
A local project was among the twelve recipients in Greater Boston that will soon receive state funds to work advancing local climate change resilience. The grant is included in a new round of “Accelerating Climate Resiliency” funding that total $400,000 was announced this week, Grants…
Dominican National Sentenced for Stealing Government Benefits
A Dominican national, formerly residing in Lynn, was sentenced in federal court in Boston for theft of government money and making a false statement on an application for Social Security benefits. Rafael Bautista Abreu, 63, was sentenced by U.S. Senior…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Patankar Graduates from The University of Tampa Yeshshri Patankar, of Lynn, graduated from The University of Tampa on Saturday, May 8. Patankar graduated with a Master of Science – MS Degree in Exercise and Nutrition Science. The virtual commencement ceremony included…
Baker Announces All COVID Restrictions to Be Lifted May 29
Governor Charlie Baker announced updates to the state’s reopening plan and mask mandate on May 17, days after the CDC announced that masks are no longer required in most situations for those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Massachusetts…
Fourth MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to 2018 Lynn Murder
A reputed MS-13 member pleaded guilty in federal court last week to racketeering conspiracy that included his participation in the 2018 murder of a Lynn teen. Jonathan Tercero Yanes, a/k/a “Desalmado,” 24, a national of El Salvador will be sentenced…
We Deserve This Great Weather
With Massachusetts entering the reopening phase after 14 months of lockdowns, the arrival of the magnificent weather this week could not have been better-timed. All of us have had to make sacrifices to varying degrees during the pandemic. Many of…
Liz Cheney Is a Profile in Courage
We disagree with Liz Cheney on just about everything, politically-speaking. We suspect that most of our readers also have felt the same way over the years. But there is no denying that her principled stand in opposition to her party…