Special to the Journal Lynn resident, Lauren Hall, has been named the 2019 Big Sister of the Year by Big Sister Association of Greater Boston. Hall has been matched with her Little Sister Courtney since 2012. Courtney, 17, lives with…
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FY20 Water and Sewer Rates Set
The Lynn Water and Sewer Commission has set the water and sewer rates for fiscal year 2020 and they’re coming in at about a four percent increase over last year. The new rate increases from $10.58 to $11 per 100…
Lynn’s SkillsUSA Announce As This Year’s Excellence in Literacy Leadership Award Recepient
Following an widespread search and selection process in which five local non-profit organizations were considered, the Celebrate Literacy Day Planning Committee is proud to announce that SkillsUSA at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute is this year’s Excellence in Literacy Leadership Award…
Centerboard Receives Cummings Foundation Grant
Centerboard, a community-based, non-profit charitable organization that supports families and young people through housing, access to employment, education and financial empowerment, is proud to be the recipient of a $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation as part of its $100K…
Local Students Receive Academic Achievements
Wallace Earns Dean’s List Honors Thomas Wallace, of Lynn, has been named to the Spring 2019 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a grade point…
Another Sad Sign of the Times
The news that North American right whales — considered to be the second-most endangered marine mammal in the world — have been migrating further north into Canada in just the past two years because of a shift in their traditional…
Bike to the Sea
Local Students Receive Academic Achievements
Local Student Graduates from Austin Prep Presuming the best in others while applying shared values towards life experiences were common themes presented to the 130 graduates of Austin Preparatory School during commencement exercises on May 25. The following local student…
Ali Stroker Is An Inspiration for All of Us
At the age of two, Ali Stroker was in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the chest down, leaving her unable to walk and confining her to a wheelchair for the rest…
Speaker DeLeo Prepares for the Future
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo this week unveiled the details of the plan he announced last February that will provide $1.3 billion to combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change. Among the major aspects of the plan will be the…