Author: Journal Staff
News in Brief
Omicron Variant Detected in Massachusetts The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that genetic sequencing has identified the COVID-19 Omicron variant for the first time in a case in Massachusetts. The individual is a female in her 20s…
North Shore Philharmonic Makes a Musical Return to Revere
Hundreds of concert-goers poured into St. Anthony’s Church Sunday for the annual Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” Concert, bringing with them two truckloads of food for the associated Food Drive and resuming a 45-year tradition that was wiped…
Charlie Baker Will Be Missed
There has been a lot of speculation by the pundits as to the reasons behind Governor Charlie Baker’s decision not to run for re-election in 2022, but we think it comes down simply to this: Gov. Baker is burned-out, similar…
Throw the Book at Them
Another news cycle — and yet another mass shooting incident in America. The horrific murder last week of at least four students at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit and the wounding of several others by 15-year-old fellow student Ethan…
Guest Op-Ed: What About the Other Ethan Crumbleys?
Dr. Glenn Mollette We are unfortunately informed once again of another horrific, senseless school shooting. They don’t stop. When will the next one be? Who will be the next shooter and who will be the next unsuspecting victims? Once again,…
Festival of Lights Glow in Central Square
Festival of Lights glow in Central Square. Many people gathered to watch the popular traditional lighting of the Christmas tree and the Menorah. This sparked a festive mood with the start of the holiday season sponsored together by the Greater…
Markos Continues to Help: Brother’s Deli of Lynn Serves 700 Hungry Members Of the Lynn Community on Thanksgiving Day Day
Special to The Journal George Markos owner of Brother’s Deli on Market Street in Lynn is known for his generosity and great food at his deli, this past Thanksgiving, George, his family and crew decided to spend their Thanksgiving Day…
Start the New Year With a New Career at the MBTA
The MBTA is aggressively hiring new employees to join its dynamic workforce. It takes many people to move over a million trips a day, and the 6,500-person MBTA is redoubling efforts to hire hundreds of open positions – from train…
Sounds of Christmas Will Play Sunday in Revere
The instruments are tuned and the musicians are ready for Sunday’s Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” Concert and Food Drive featuring the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra. Music Director Robert Lehmann will start the program of popular Christmas music…