By Adam Swift The MBTA’s Bus Network Redesign meets almost all standards for equity under the federal Civil Rights Act according to T officials. Last week, the MBTA held an online forum on equity implications of its proposed Bus Network…
Month: December 2022
Hayden Announces Transition and Community Advisory Committee
Special to the Times-Free Press District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden today announced the formation of his Transition and Community Advisory Committee, which will advise him and his office as he prepares to begin his first full term as District Attorney…
Senator Warren and Senator-Elect Welch Raise Concerns Over Reports of Pfizer’s Planned COVID-19 Vaccine Price Hike
United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator-elect Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sent a letter to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourlas, criticizing Pfizer plans to dramatically increase prices for its COVID-19 vaccine in the new year, which would make it more difficult…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, starts this Sunday evening, December 18, and will culminate on Monday, December 26. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days by lighting the candles of the Menorah,…
A Winning Basketball Tradition: Tom Sawyer’s Classical Contingent Will Contend for GBL Championship
When Lynn Classical girls basketball coach Tom Sawyer was asked how many wins he has had in his highly successful career, he couldn’t answer the question right away. Sawyer had to look up the statistics and add up the season-by-season…
Brown, Crown: St. Mary’s Defeats Stoneham, 29–6, To Claim Mass. State Championship
A season of high expectations ended in the best way possible. The St. Mary’s High School football team, who many expected to contend for a state title, completed its mission with a 29-6 victory over Stoneham Saturday in the Division…
Finalists Chosen for Lynn Superintendent of Schools Position
Special to the Journal The Superintendent Search Screening Committee has chosen three finalists for the superintendent of schools position and will recommend them to the School Committee at its meeting Thursday night. The finalists are: Dr. Evonne Alvarez, chief academic…
Boston Lyric Opera’s 2022–23 Mid-Season Casting and Ticket Announcement
Casting and production announcements for Boston Lyric Opera’s (BLO) spring 2023 performances are being released today, including performers in BLO’s premiere production of Bluebeard’s Castle/Four Songs in March 2023 and the New England premiere of Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’…
Girl Scouts in Eastern Mass. Are Now Selling Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts kicks-off the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie season as Girl Scouts and their troops rally the community to support the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls. The annual cookie program will run through Friday, March 10th. …
National Grid Recommends Home Preparations Ahead of Winter
With colder weather and storm season approaching, including the likelihood of rain and strong winds later today, National Grid is encouraging customers to proactively prepare their homes and businesses for the weeks and months ahead. Every day, National Grid works…