Author: Journal Staff
Keolis Commuter Services Donates Facemasks to Lynn
Special To the Journal Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the MBTA’s operating partner for Commuter Rail, announced today a donation of 30,000 facemasks to the cities of Lynn, Chelsea, Everett, Framingham, Lawrence, and Revere, all severely impacted by COVID-19 and listed…
Bill Terlecky Selected to FCBL’s First Hall of Fame Class
The legendary Bill Terlecky, who served as the general manager of the North Shore Navigators from 2012-19, will be inducted into the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) Hall of Fame next month. Terlecky was the lead force behind the revitalization…
NSCC News and Notes
NSCC Offering Noncredit ESL Courses North Shore Community College (NSCC) is offering noncredit ESL courses beginning the week of September 14th. and running through Dec. 19th. Day, night, and some weekend classes are available. All classes are instructor-led remote and…
YMCA of Metro North Launches New Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
In advance of its annual Welcoming Week celebration, the YMCA of Metro North made a commitment to intensify its efforts to build a diverse pipeline of young leaders in the association. Eight young staff members were tapped for its newly…
After 28 Years, as Determined as Ever to Bring Susan Taraskiewicz’s Killer or Killers to Justice
Twenty-eight years ago this week, the body of Susan Taraskiewicz was found in the trunk of her car, which had been left outside an auto repair shop on Route 1A in Revere. So much time has passed since then. But…
Salem State University Announces Fall Election Programming
The Center for Civic Engagement and the Frederick E. Berry Institute of Politics and Civic Engagement at Salem State University have announced a roster of discussions to be held as part of the university’s annual “Your Voice, Your Vote” election…
Apocalypse — Now
The photos of the wildfires in our western states that have incinerated entire communities and that have turned daytime skies to night by their heavy smoke have illustrated the dramatic effects of climate change upon the daily lives of millions…
Donald Trump Is No Winston Churchill
Rage, the new book by veteran journalist Bob Woodward about the presidency of Donald Trump, has revealed unequivocally that Trump deliberately has downplayed the lethality of the Covid-19 pandemic from the very beginning of the virus’s detection in the United…
Guest Op-Ed: Turn the Page
Dr. Glenn Mollette Fall season officially begins September 22 this year. For every season there is a change. Most of us like the seasons especially if we can have four of them. I like the fall as the weather seems…