The MBTA Board approved several fare changes that aim to improve equity by closing gaps in existing fare structures for Reduced Fare Riders, minimize pandemic-related revenue implications and budget uncertainties while increasing ridership where possible, and simplify fare tariff rules…
Author: Journal Staff
Cataldo Ambulance Service Donates Bus to Lynn’s Elder Services
The Lynn City Council voted to accept a donation of a shuttle bus to the City of Lynn from Cataldo Ambulance Service, Inc. The shuttle bus will provide transportation services to Lynn’s senior population going to and from the anticipated…
Federal, State and Local Officials Push for Commuter Rail Electrification
A coalition of 24 federal, state and local officials, who represent the communities served by the Newburyport-Rockport line, signed a letter urging the MBTA to prioritize electrification of the Commuter Rail in its upcoming five-year capital improvement plan (CIP). The…
Imagination Station Learning Center Holds Grand Opening
Having an imagination can create a warm and inviting acceptance to learn. This new Peabody daycare center feels like home. An attractive environment with a colorful scheme offers a friendly pleasurable welcome. This new daycare is located at 58 Pulaski…
Toxic Masculinity at the Oscars
When we first heard the joke by Chris Rock that was directed at Jada Pinkett-Smith at the Oscars, we didn’t get it. It was not until Will Smith stepped up to smack Rock that we grabbed our laptop to do…
Recalling the April Fool’s Day Blizzard of 1997
This Friday, April 1, will mark the 25th anniversary of the great April Fool’s Day blizzard of 1997. As often is the case when a major storm strikes, the forecasters had not predicted the extreme severity of the storm. We…
Guest Op-Ed: Ukraine Refugees are Coming
Dr. Glenn Mollette America has been good to help people and more are on the way. Refugees from Ukraine are coming to America, up to 100,000 would be welcomed as recently announced by President Biden. The population of some communities will grow…
St. Mary’s Girls Basketball Defeats Rockland, 46-44, to Capture the State Championship
The St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team won 26 games this season, but saved its best for last. Junior forward Kellyn Preira blocked Rockland’s last-second shot at the buzzer to give St. Mary’s a thrilling 46-44 victory over Rockland…
MS-13 Member Sentenced to 43 Years in Prison
An MS-13 member was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy and for his participation in the July 2018 murder of a teenage boy who was stabbed at least 32 times in a public park in Lynn. …
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April’s Fool Bike Ride Set for April 2 Bike to the Sea’s first ride of the year will be held on April 2, starting along the car-free Northern Strand Community Trail at Bent Water Brewing, 180 Commercial Street, in Lynn.…