Top U.S. Justice Department officials last week joined local partners and leaders at Roca Baltimore to announce significant new funding to expand the number of young men Roca serves in Baltimore, deepen Roca’s non-fatal shooting victims in the city and…
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Lynn author, Migdalia Morales, publishes self-improvement novel
Special to the Journal “Where Ever the World Takes You,” a new book by Migdalia Morales of Lynn, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. We all struggle while trying to find ways to cope with our emotions and…
News Briefs
Local Post Office will be Closed for the Holiday Post Offices across the Commonwealth will be closed on Monday, October 10, in honor of the federal holiday Columbus Day. Retail services will be unavailable and there will be no street…
Take a forest bath
When we saw a headline about a “forest bath” in an on-line publication the other day, we initially took its meaning literally. But the article was not about physically bathing in the woods. Rather, it pointed out that there have…
Sundays aren’t fun anymore
Some years back, amid the Patriots’ long string of success, we wrote that New England fans should enjoy the ride, because it inevitably would come to an end. We’ve been Pats’ fans since the 1960s, so unlike younger fans, we’ve…
Guest Op-Ed: The consequences of sea level rise are ominous for Boston
By John Vitagliano Hurricane’s Ida’s devastating impacts on Florida’s seacoast communities provide a stark warning to Boston which is similarly vulnerable to the combined impacts of storm surges and sea level rise which is universally predicted as inevitable. Sea level…
Lynn YMCA Gala Celebration Fundraiser
Mass Humanities Announces Second Round of Expand Mass Stories Grants
Special to the Journal Mass Humanities announced today it has awarded $713,876 in Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) grants to 42 cultural nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth, including grants to two projects in Lynn/North Shore totaling $34,020. The funded projects will…
MBTA Launches Online Applications for TAP and Blind Access Customers
The MBTA announced that eligible riders can now apply online for a new, renewal, or replacement TAP CharlieCard or Blind Access CharlieCard. People with disabilities (including low vision) and Medicare cardholders are eligible for reduced MBTA fares with a TAP…
Baker-Polito Administration Awards Over $12 Million for Park and Open Space Projects
Continuing its celebration of Climate Week, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the awarding of $12,013,525 in grant funding for park improvements and open space acquisitions in 43 Massachusetts communities including Barry Park Playground in Lynn. The grants, administered through the Executive…