Lynn Police Department hosted the Legislative Breakfast in collaboration with the Shannon Safety Committee. Partnering agencies in the committee include Lynn Police Department, LifeScene, LYOSA, Lynn Parks and Recreation, Catholic Charities North, and Northshore Community College. The Shannon Safety Initiative…
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City of Lynn Names Unarmed Response Team and Looks To Hire Director
The City continues to make progress in the formation of an unarmed response, and gets closer to implementing the team by coming up with a name and the posting the director job. A working group of stakeholders has been meeting…
Healey-Driscoll Admin. Unveils $4 Billion Affordable Homes Act To Increase Production and Lower Costs
Special to the Journal The Healey-Driscoll Administration today unveiled a $4 billion plan to jumpstart the production of homes and make housing more affordable across Massachusetts. The Affordable Homes Act, a comprehensive package of spending, policy and programmatic actions, represents…
Healey Announces State’s Emergency Family Shelter System Approaching Capacity
Gov. Maura Healey announced that, by the end of October, the state will no longer be able to add additional units to its emergency shelter system for families experiencing homelessness. For months, the state’s emergency family shelter system has been expanding at an unsustainable rate…
Education Comes First in Lynn
The most important gift in life is receiving an education. A new non-profit program named Education Comes First (ECF) began just over one year ago which is a separate entity from any partnerships. The first goal is raising funds to…
Massachusetts Green Retail Cannabis Dispensary Holds Grand Opening: Lynn’s Jordan Avery Is the Founder and CEO
Ever since he was a student at Lynn Tech Vocational Institute, Jordan Avery held a dream in his heart of opening his own business in the city that he loves. That dream was realized on Saturday, Sept. 30, when Avery…
City Closes Magnolia Park, Heavy Metals in Soil
Special to the Journal The City of Lynn has shut off all access to a portion of Magnolia Park, after testing connected to the new Pickering Middle School project determined the presence of heavy metals in the soil a foot…
City Names Public Health, Parking Directors; CFO Reappointed
Special to the Journal Mayor Jared C. Nicholson appointed Lisa Tobin as director of public health, Jessica Chiappini as parking director, and reappointed Chief Financial Officer Michael Bertino, with the City Council confirmed. “We are excited with both appointments of…
Extraordinary Literacy Achievements Recognized: Campbell and Moreno Honored With ELLA Awards
The Celebrate Literacy Day Committee is thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s Excellence in Literacy Leadership Award (ELLA) – Amanda Campbell and Diana Moreno. These outstanding individuals have demonstrated unparalleled dedication and commitment to promoting literacy and language…