State Sen. Brendan Crighton is proud to announce alongside the Lynn legislative delegation that the City of Lynn has been awarded $400,000 for Barry Park playground equipment through the State’s Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Grant Program. This…
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Boston area organizers gather for Shared Gifting Circle
By Shane Rogers It was a warm and sunny day at the end of June on the Boston waterfront. As the morning breeze blew in from the harbor, community organizers from around the Greater Boston area were descending downtown to…
NSCC Foundation awards $343,000 in scholarships
Special to the Journal The North Shore Community College (NSCC) Foundation has awarded $343,000 in scholarships to 300 NSCC students for the 2022 – 2023 academic year. This represents the highest amount ever awarded by the Foundation in a single…
Roca receives $2 million U.S. Justice Department award
Top U.S. Justice Department officials last week joined local partners and leaders at Roca Baltimore to announce significant new funding to expand the number of young men Roca serves in Baltimore, deepen Roca’s non-fatal shooting victims in the city and…
Lynn author, Migdalia Morales, publishes self-improvement novel
Special to the Journal “Where Ever the World Takes You,” a new book by Migdalia Morales of Lynn, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. We all struggle while trying to find ways to cope with our emotions and…
News Briefs
Local Post Office will be Closed for the Holiday Post Offices across the Commonwealth will be closed on Monday, October 10, in honor of the federal holiday Columbus Day. Retail services will be unavailable and there will be no street…
Lynn YMCA Gala Celebration Fundraiser
Mass Humanities Announces Second Round of Expand Mass Stories Grants
Special to the Journal Mass Humanities announced today it has awarded $713,876 in Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) grants to 42 cultural nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth, including grants to two projects in Lynn/North Shore totaling $34,020. The funded projects will…
MBTA Launches Online Applications for TAP and Blind Access Customers
The MBTA announced that eligible riders can now apply online for a new, renewal, or replacement TAP CharlieCard or Blind Access CharlieCard. People with disabilities (including low vision) and Medicare cardholders are eligible for reduced MBTA fares with a TAP…
Baker-Polito Administration Awards Over $12 Million for Park and Open Space Projects
Continuing its celebration of Climate Week, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the awarding of $12,013,525 in grant funding for park improvements and open space acquisitions in 43 Massachusetts communities including Barry Park Playground in Lynn. The grants, administered through the Executive…