The Baker-Polito Administration announced the release of the final 2021 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan. Authorized by the Oceans Act of 2008, the ocean plan protects critical marine habitat and important water-dependent uses, and sets standards for ocean-based development. Under the…
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If COVID-19 Has a Brain, It’s Much Smarter Than Us
We don’t pretend to be experts in biology — and maybe we’ve been watching too many science fiction movies these days — but the ability of the COVID-19 virus to mutate (or shape-shift, in the lingo of sci-fi fans) in…
On the Bright Side…..
The lengthening of the daylight hours is imperceptible at first. The least amount of daylight occurred on December 22, clocking in at nine hours, seven minutes. But by the end of this week, January 8, we’ll have nine hours and…
Guest Op-Ed: Developing a Plan for 2022
By Glenn Mollette Proverbs 29.18 “Where there is no vision the people perish. “Everyone needs a strategy. You may be 25 or 85 years in age. Who cares? Probably the only one who cares about your age is you. Your…
Nicholson Continues Building His Team
Special to the Journal Lynn’s Mayor-Elect Jared Nicholson has announced the addition of three staff members to his team. Danya Smith, Wendy Pena, and Sarita Ago will all join Mayor-Elect Nicholson’s staff following his inauguration on January 3, 2022. “We…
Santa Visits Lynn
CMCC Will Hold Celebration to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Special to the Journal The Community Minority Cultural Center has announced that in commemoration of the birthday of the great civil rights leader, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Center will be hosting a virtual celebration on Monday,…
Yes, Let’s Ring Out the Old and Ring in the New
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. But after reading the poem in its entirety, we are printing the whole thing, because it sums up —…
Obituaries 12-30-2021
Dick Rehal March 16, 1942 – December 27, 2021 Richard J “Dick” Rehal, 79, passed away on December 27 after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. He was the beloved husband of Lina (Paciulli) Rehal with whom he shared 22 years…
Boys and Girls Club Hold Holiday Party
Special To The Journal The Boys and Girls Club of Lynn held its Holiday Party Friday at the facility located on North Common Street. Executive Director Brian Theirrien welcomed guests from the Club’s Licensed Child Care Program and Teen Drop-in…