For an agency that has built its reputation over nearly 45 years on developing personal, trusting relationships with consumers and their families, a global pandemic required Greater Lynn Senior Services (GLSS) to pivot quickly to new ways of doing things. …
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Baker Nominates Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt to SJC
Governor Charlie Baker last week nominated Associate Justice of the Appeals Court, Dalila Argaez Wendlandt, to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Judicial Court. The nominee and her family joined Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito for…
EPA Awards Approximately $90 Million to Address Water Infrastructure in Massachusetts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts totaling more than $90 million for major water infrastructure projects in communities across the state. As part of the overall funding, EPA is announcing significant amounts…
October Revenue Collections Total $2.089 Billion, up from 2019 Collections
Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder last week announced that October revenue collections totaled $2.089 billion, $62 million or 3.1-percent more than the actual collections in October 2019. FY2021 year-to-date collections total approximately $9.347 billion, which is $118 million or 1.3-percent more…
Courts Extend Start Date for Jury Trial
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) and the Trial Court announce that the gradual resumption of jury trials will now commence the week of November 30, 2020. However, Phase 1 of the plan previously approved by the SJC order of September 17,…
Friends and Foes…Let’s Go: English and Classical Are Aligned in Effort to Join GBL
Lynn English and Lynn Classical officials and coaches were reportedly not happy when other schools in the Northeastern Conference decided to go forward with their fall sports seasons after the NEC principals had voted 9-3 to move the entire season…
Seth Moulton Re-Elected to Congress
Special To The Journal Seth Moulton was re-elected Congressman in the Sixth Congressional District in the election held Tuesday. Moulton received 25,031 votes in Lynn while Republican candidate John Paul Moran received 8,439 votes. Moulton, 42, was elected to his…
Hoffman to Hold Tribute to Coach Douglas Mullins
Lynn TV-15 sportscaster John Hoffman will host a tribute broadcast for Lynn English baseball coach Douglas Mullins, who passed away on Oct. 17 following a courageous battle against cancer. Hoffman said he first met Doug Mullins while he was a…
Comprehensive Measures to Further Promote Diversity in State Contracting Announced
The Baker-Polito Administration announced a series of measures to continue ongoing efforts to ensure equal opportunity and increase access for diverse companies in state contracting. As part of today’s announcement, the Administration is filing legislation entitled, “An Act to Elevate the…
City of Lynn COVID-19 Update
The Lynn Public Health Department has confirmed that as of Wednesday, Nov. 4, the number of active, confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is 601 with 53 new cases today. 5,103 Lynn residents have recovered and 123 have died. The total number…