The Lynn Public Health Department has confirmed that as of, April 7, 2020, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 317 and 3 Lynn residents have died. As the number of cases in Lynn continue to rise, residents…
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Advice for Lynn Residents
Special to the Journal As is the case throughout Massachusetts, the number of COVID-19 cases in Lynn and surrounding communities have risen sharply over the past week and is expected to rise through at least the middle of April. As…
McGee, Community Leaders, United Way Launch Lynn Community Care Fund
Community leaders in Lynn, in partnership with Mayor Tom McGee and United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley today announce the establishment of the Lynn Community Care Fund to mobilize resources to provide emergency assistance to individuals and families…
Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Developments Ramps up Essential Services During Crisis
Executive Director Charles Gaeta, and the Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development Board of Directors and staff (LHAND) are committed to fully serving the City of Lynn during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Executive Director Gaeta had ensured a continuity of LHAND…
McGee Announces Guidelines and Procedures for All Construction and Public Works Sites and Workers
Mayor Thomas M. McGee, in consultation with the City Council, the Department of Public Health, Inspectional Services Department, and the City Solicitor’s office, is announcing an Executive Order with COVID-19 guidelines and procedures for all construction and public works sites…
North Shore Homeless Quarantine Site at Salem High School Fieldhouse
As part of Lynn and the region’s collective response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, the Cities of Lynn, Beverly, and Salem have worked jointly with the support of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), North Shore Community Health,…
YMCA of Metro-North Hosts Blood Drives as Need Increases Across the Region
The YMCA of Metro North is partnering with the Northeast Chapter of the American Red Cross to host blood drives at the Greater Lynn YMCA on April 17 and May 4. Blood shortages are severe due to an unprecedented number…
SJC Issues Order Restricting Court Appearances to Emergency Matters until May 4
In light of the ongoing and urgent public health concerns regarding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on April 1 issued an orderthat continues to restrict the number of people coming to Massachusetts state courthouses through May 4.…
State, Non-Profit to Deploy 1,000 Case Workers to Trace Contacts of COVID-19 Patients
Working with a non-profit partner, Gov. Charlie Baker late last week called for 1,000 case workers to deploy throughout the state to track the people who had been in contact with patients who are positive for the COVID-19 virus. In…
Gov. Baker Says More ICU Beds Are Needed; COVID Death Rate in Mass. is Lower than Other States
Gov. Charlie Baker announced good and bad news on Thursday requiring the anticipated surge of COVID-19 cases in the coming 20 days – with the good news being there are ample Acute beds and the state’s death rate from COVID-19…