With the launch this past week of of the COVID-19 Community Tracing Collaborative (CTC) to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in Massachusetts, our state once again is taking a leading role at this critical time for our nation. Massachusetts…
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Letters to the Editor
Continue to support our local businesses Open Letter to the Greater Lynn Community: Hello, The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting all of us in unique ways. From restaurants to banks, construction companies to schools and community organizations, business owners to employees. …
Jordan Avery Ready to Move Forward at Mass. Green Retail Cannabis Store
Special To The Journal A judge has dismissed a lawsuit the town of Saugus filed last year in an effort to block a cannabis retail store from opening in Lynn near the Saugus town line. The dismissal will allow Massachusetts…
NSCC Trustees Vote SSU’s Dr. Nate Bryant Interim President
Special to the Journal Dr. Nate Bryant, Vice President and Chief of Staff to President John Keenan at Salem State University, was unanimously approved to become North Shore Community College’s Interim President when current President Dr. Patricia A. Gentile retires…
Salem State Offers Residence Halls and Gymnasium Space for Community Needs During the Pandemic
As part of its commitment to serving the community, Salem State University has readied its residence halls and offered them for community needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These needs could include housing families; health care workers seeking to reduce…
Town of Nahant Shares COVID-19 Relief Information for Local Businesses, Unemployment and Guidance
Town Administrator Tony Barletta would like to share the following federal and state information with local businesses and workers regarding small business and unemployment resources that are available during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Federal Resources On Friday, March 27, President…
State Offers First Guidance on New Unemployment Claim Process Under CARES Act
The state government announced details for the initial implementation of federal unemployment benefits in the CARES Act, the federal based COVID-19 relief package. This federal program, enacted on March 27, 2020, will be administered by states. The announcement reflects the first…
State to Now Provide COVID-19 Text Alerts in Spanish
The state announced on Friday, April 10, that its COVID-19 text message alert system “AlertsMA” is now available in Spanish. This expansion of the text-alert system means that the same text alerts that are distributed via the English-language system will…
Baker Provides Update on Hospital Surge Capacity
On April 9, the state provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases, identifying the need for 14,500 treatment beds and expanding to…
MIAA Plans for Shortened Season
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) last week announced plans for a shortened spring athletic season season in the event that Gov. Charlie Baker allows schools to go back into session on May 4. The MIAA’s plans compress the 2020 spring…