The Lynn Public Health Department has confirmed that as of today, the number of active, confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is 781 with 45 new cases today. 5,294 Lynn residents have recovered and 125 have died. The total number of confirmed…
Author: Journal Staff
New Online Career Training at NSCC
Unemployed? Underemployed? Looking to make a change? A new career is right at your fingertips! North Shore Community College’s Corporate and Professional Education division has a digital learning solution just for you. “Live remote” and “online” classes are ready to serve all of our students…
MBTA Face Covering Enforcement Now in Effect
The MBTA announced face-covering enforcement efforts effective, Nov. 6, pursuant to the revised Executive Order issued on Nov. 2. The revised Executive Order applies to any person over the age of five who is in a place open to the…
Announcing GLSS TV and Other Virtual Programming
For an agency that has built its reputation over nearly 45 years on developing personal, trusting relationships with consumers and their families, a global pandemic required Greater Lynn Senior Services (GLSS) to pivot quickly to new ways of doing things. …
Baker Nominates Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt to SJC
Governor Charlie Baker last week nominated Associate Justice of the Appeals Court, Dalila Argaez Wendlandt, to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Judicial Court. The nominee and her family joined Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito for…
EPA Awards Approximately $90 Million to Address Water Infrastructure in Massachusetts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts totaling more than $90 million for major water infrastructure projects in communities across the state. As part of the overall funding, EPA is announcing significant amounts…
October Revenue Collections Total $2.089 Billion, up from 2019 Collections
Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder last week announced that October revenue collections totaled $2.089 billion, $62 million or 3.1-percent more than the actual collections in October 2019. FY2021 year-to-date collections total approximately $9.347 billion, which is $118 million or 1.3-percent more…
Courts Extend Start Date for Jury Trial
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) and the Trial Court announce that the gradual resumption of jury trials will now commence the week of November 30, 2020. However, Phase 1 of the plan previously approved by the SJC order of September 17,…
Remembering Our Veterans
It was 102 years ago on November 11, 1918, that World War I formally came to a conclusion on the “11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month.” Americans observed the first anniversary of the end of the…
Guest Op-Ed: Democratic Process Must Be Protected by Not Succumbing to Resentments Based on Differences in Political Views
By Cardinal Sean O’Malley Today our country, one of the oldest democracies and most diverse societies in the world, should take pride in the success of the electoral process. We thank all the candidates who have participated in the elections…