The votes are in, and the Lynn community has chosen Kevin Orlosky’s Laces of Lynn as the city’s newest public art installation, Mayor Thomas M. McGee announced. Orlosky’s proposal was one of five final concepts for the “Lynnstallation,” a piece…
Month: August 2021
Sixth Annual Beach Wrestling Lynn Shore Showdown
A bright warm day with a gentle ocean breeze was the setting for the 6th Annual Lynn Shore Showdown. This was a great time for parents, wrestlers, and fans to be together watching the competition along Nahant Bay shoreline. “We…
Candidate for Council At-large Jose Encarnacion Campaign Kickoff
A very exuberant crowd of supporters attended the kickoff campaign for Councilor-at-Large Candidate Jose Encarnacion at Trio’s Mexican Restaurant. Entertainment was provided by Lynn’s musicians Julio Bare and Shira Moss; a table of Mexican style appetizers was served. The cheerful…
A Bleak Future for the Earth
The report released this week by the United Nations detailing the impending effects of climate change in the near future because of our rapidly-warming atmosphere paints the starkest picture yet of what awaits life on Earth as we know it…
Lynn Little League Championship
AARP Awards Community Challenge Grant
AARP Massachusetts announced four Bay State organizations including the City of Lynn will receive 2021 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest group of grantees to date with $3.2 million awarded among 244 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action…
Labor and Community Groups Demand Funds Go to Frontline Workers and Impacted Communities
Massachusetts residents, labor and community groups convened on the steps of the State House last week, demanding that billions in federal relief aid allocated to Massachusetts from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) be distributed to help those most impacted by…
News in Brief
Additional Package Sorters Are Installed The Postal Service is preparing for the holiday and ready to meet the growing customer demand for package delivery. Two of 118 new package sorters distributed nationwide have been installed in the Woburn and Worcester…
DPH Realeases Updated Face Covering Advisory
The Department of Public Health (DPH) released updated guidance regarding the use of face coverings and cloth masks by individuals who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. This week, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance…
Tesler Named Transportation Head
Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito last week announced the appointment of Jamey L. Tesler as Secretary of Transportation and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Tesler has served as Acting Secretary since January, when he was…