Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll announced that they are appointing State Representative Jon Santiago to serve as Massachusetts’ first ever Secretary of the Executive Office of Veterans’ Services. Representative Santiago is a major in the U.S.…
Category: News
Isaac Newsome to be NSCC’s Director of Community Standards
Isaac Newsome, of Boston, has been hired as North Shore Community College’s (NSCC) Director of Community Standards. The Director of Community Standards is responsible for administering the College’s Student Code of Conduct and proactively addressing community standards. Newsome has 12…
Statewide Poll Finds Most Salient Issues Among the State’s Latino Population Are Related to Affordability
Amplify Latinx, Massachusetts-based nonprofit non-partisan, collaborative convener advancing Latino leadership representation, economic prosperity, and civic engagement, along with the MassINC Polling Group released the findings of a recent poll among about 1,200 Latino residents of Massachusetts. It is the largest…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Assumption Students Named to University’s Dean’s List Assumption University has announced those who have been named to the University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must achieve a grade point average of 3.5…
USPS Warns the Public About Surge in Use of Counterfeit Postage
In recent years, a surge in the use of counterfeit postage has been found in the mail stream. The intentional use, or sale, of counterfeit postage is a crime because it seeks to obtain services without payment. This activity reflects…
Mass. State Lottery and the Boston Celtics Honor Lynn’s Latisha Goullaud as a Hero Among Us
Special to the Journal Lynn, Massachusetts native Latisha Goullaud was honored on January 26, 2023, when the Boston Celtics played the New York Knicks. Latisha Goullaud knows first-hand that the road to sobriety can be a long one. As a…
Mayor Nicholson Delivers His State of the City Address
Mayor Jared Nicholson delivered his State of the City Address Tuesday inside the Council Chambers at Lynn City Hall. “The state of the city is strong,” said Nicholson. “The future of our city is bright. Both of those statements are…
GBL Champions! Lynn Classical Finishes a Perfect 14–0 in League Play
Undefeated and undisputed. Coach Tom Sawyer’s Lynn Classical High School girls basketball team defeated Lynn English, 56-33, Tuesday to capture the Greater Boston League championship. Classical won all 14 of its GBL games while leading the league in all statistical…
LaPierre Attends Opening of WynnBet Sportsbook at Encore Boston Harbor
Lynn Councilor-at-Large Brian LaPierre attended the grand opening of the WynnBet Sportsbook on Jan. 31 at Encore Boston Harbor. LaPierre was accompanied by his wife, former Lynn English High School softball great Kelly Curtin LaPierre for the official launch of…
News Briefs
Black History Month Events Looking for ways to celebrate and learn about Black history in the Mystic? Check out these opportunities and community events happening around the watershed: • Explore the works of Medford Poet Laureate Terry E. Carter. We…