Category: News
Vote by Mail: Rowe Leads Lynn’s Election Effort for Sept. 1 Primary
By now, Lynn’s registered voters should have an “Official 2020 Vote by Mail Application” which was sent this week by mail from State Secretary William Galvin. Lynn City Clerk and Election Chief Janet Rowe said that residents must fill out…
Water Quality Report Card for Kings Beach in Lynn Announced
With summer in full swing and beach goers enjoying sun, surf and sand, while social distancing Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual report on the water quality at Kings Beach in Lynn. According to Save the Harbor/Save the…
Newhall: Our Best Season Ever: St. Mary’s Girls Basketball Holds Awards Banquet
“When St. Mary’s High School girls basketball coach Jeff Newhall calls it “our best season ever,” you know it’s been one for the all-time record books. Newhall made that declaration at the team’s awards banquet held outdoors July 15 at…
State Continues to Advance Solar Progress with Incentive Program Updates
The Baker-Polito Administration announced final updates to the Commonwealth’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program after filing emergency regulations in April. As a result of a robust stakeholder and public comment process, the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) implemented revisions…
Massachusetts Logs Highest Unemployment Rate in the Nation for June
The state’s June total unemployment rate is up eight-tenths of a percentage point at 17.4 percent following a revision to the May rate of 16.6 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. It is the highest unemployment…
MS-13 Members Plead Guilty to 2018 Lynn Murder
Two members of the violent transnational criminal gang known as “La Mara Salvatrucha” or “MS-13” pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to RICO conspiracy and admitted to their participation in the July 2018 murder of a teenage boy in Lynn.…
Pressley, Moulton Amendment to Protect International Students from Deportation Adopted
Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced the successful inclusion of their amendment that would codify protections in the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for international students who recently found themselves the target of xenophobic guidance…
Still Fighting on the Front Lines: A Day in the Life of a Nurse During COVID-19
Nicole Branzell, has been a Licensed Practical nurse with All Care for the past nine years. On a typical day, she leaves her house in the morning, works an eight-hour shift, and returns home to her husband and two boys.…
Kennedy Tours Lynn Community Health Center, Meets with Frontline Workers
On Sunday, Joe Kennedy III visited the Lynn Community Health Center to meet with health care providers and frontline employees. Kennedy’s visit was part of his Jobs and Justice Initiative (JJI), which is a working legislative proposal intended to guide…