Congressman Seth Moulton, Senator Edward J. Markey, and Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to General Electric (GE) Aviation urging the company to invest in workers, preserve jobs at its Lynn manufacturing plant, and abandon plans to outsource work from…
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Salvadoran National Indicted for Illegal Reentry A Salvadoran national residing in Lynn was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Inmar Samuel Aguiluz-Palacios, 29, was indicted on one count of…
The 1887 Electoral Count Act Must Be Amended
Americans always have taken for granted the sanctity and integrity of our electoral system. For decades, we routinely have sent observers to countries where democracy is a new thing to ensure that those nations conducted their elections on the up-and-up,…
A Silver Lining To Inflation
We saw a report on the news the other night about the effect that inflation is having on food prices thanks to supply chain issues that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlighted that inflation is taking a…
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Celebrate National Unclaimed Property Day by Visiting Find Mass Money State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg and the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators are celebrating National Unclaimed Property Day… and you should be too! One in ten Massachusetts residents have…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Pelletier Named to Fall 2021 Dean’s List at Hofstra University Emma Pelletier of Lynn excelled during the Fall 2021 semester, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean’s List. Hofstra University is a nationally…
Driver’s License Bill Wins Support of 15 Mayors and Managers
Fifteen mayors and city managers from across Massachusetts announced their support for The Work and Family Mobility Act in a letter submitted to the Joint Committee on Transportation. The bill, currently awaiting a report from the Committee, would allow immigrants…
New Smoke Alarm PSAS Geared Toward Older Adults
Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey announced a new public service announcement campaign that encourages smoke alarm awareness among older adults, who are at greater risk of dying in a fire. The PSAs are available for distribution through the…
Teacher Shortage Was Inevitable
An article in the Wall St. Journal this week highlighted yet another area of a labor shortage in the country that has been fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic: “Burned out teachers are leaving the classroom for jobs in the private…