On a warm August afternoon this past summer, more than 125 individuals with disabilities from around the region came together to enjoy a fun-filled day at Constitution Beach in nearby East Boston. The Beach:Ability day at Constitution Beach program was…
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Omicron Variant Detected in Massachusetts The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that genetic sequencing has identified the COVID-19 Omicron variant for the first time in a case in Massachusetts. The individual is a female in her 20s…
North Shore Philharmonic Makes a Musical Return to Revere
Hundreds of concert-goers poured into St. Anthony’s Church Sunday for the annual Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” Concert, bringing with them two truckloads of food for the associated Food Drive and resuming a 45-year tradition that was wiped…
Festival of Lights Glow in Central Square
Festival of Lights glow in Central Square. Many people gathered to watch the popular traditional lighting of the Christmas tree and the Menorah. This sparked a festive mood with the start of the holiday season sponsored together by the Greater…
Chief Reddy, Lt. Reddy, Officers Almonte, Orellana Appear at Liquor Licensing Informational Forum at NSLBA
Lynn Police Chief Chris Reddy, Lt. Tom Reddy, and Officers Jose Almonte and Hector Orellana appeared at a North Shore Latino Business Association-sponsored liquor license informational forum Monday at North Shore Latino Business Association (NSLBA) headquarters on Sutton Street. NSLBA…
Markos Continues to Help: Brother’s Deli of Lynn Serves 700 Hungry Members Of the Lynn Community on Thanksgiving Day Day
Special to The Journal George Markos owner of Brother’s Deli on Market Street in Lynn is known for his generosity and great food at his deli, this past Thanksgiving, George, his family and crew decided to spend their Thanksgiving Day…
Start the New Year With a New Career at the MBTA
The MBTA is aggressively hiring new employees to join its dynamic workforce. It takes many people to move over a million trips a day, and the 6,500-person MBTA is redoubling efforts to hire hundreds of open positions – from train…
Sounds of Christmas Will Play Sunday in Revere
The instruments are tuned and the musicians are ready for Sunday’s Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” Concert and Food Drive featuring the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra. Music Director Robert Lehmann will start the program of popular Christmas music…
Metro Credit Union Welcomes Arias-Perez and Oliveira to Staff
Metro Credit Union (MCU), Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, has announced Bianny Arias-Perez and Clarissa Oliveira have joined the organization as Partners in the Training and Development Department. In the Training and Development Partner role, Arias-Perez and Oliveira will be…
MCU Welcomes Joelle Occean, VP Retail Regional Administrator
Metro Credit Union (MCU), Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, has announced Joelle Occean has joined the organization as VP Retail Regional Administrator. In her role, Occean is responsible for motivating, coaching, and supporting a team of branch managers to provide…