The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS (MAR) reported a steady rise in closed sales for the month of February. Closed sales on single- family homes rose a total of 8.1 percent while condominiums also increased 6.0 percent compared to February of…
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State Announces $30 Million Grant Program to Support Early Education and Care Critical Infrastructure
The Baker-Polito Administration announced last week that it would allocate more than $30 million in grants to support early education and care providers in the Commonwealth. These investments announced at the March 9 Board of Early Education and Care meeting…
Homelessness Decreased Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released its 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Part 1 to Congress. The report found that 17,975 people experienced homelessness in Massachusetts on a single night in 2020, a decrease of 2.7…
News Briefs
Mayor McGee Announces Street Sweeping Schedule The Lynn Department of Public Works citywide street sweeping program has commenced. The street-sweeping schedule for March 29, 2021 through April 2, 2021(chart to the right): This schedule is subject to change due to…
Upcoming Virtual Public Meetings Concerning Fare Transformation
Three virtual public meetings are being held this month regarding the MBTA’s Fare Transformation program and upgrades to its sales network. In the future, riders will be able to purchase MBTA fares and passes online, via their smartphones, and with contactless credit/debit cards.…
Violence Against the AAPI Community Must End
Prejudice, discrimination, and violence against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has existed ever since immigrants from China began to arrive in America in the 1850s. The first anti-immigration law in our nation’s history, the Chinese…
The Atlanta Shootings: A Confluence for a Perfect Storm
In addition to the obvious targeting of Asian-Americans in the tragic shootings in Atlanta, there were two other factors that created a perfect storm for this sort of tragedy to take place. The first was the easy and immediate access…
Mayor McGee Will Not Seek Re-Election This Fall
Special to the Journal In an announcement that surprised residents in Lynn and across the entire North Shore, Mayor Thomas McGee said he will not be a candidate for re-election in the 2021 election this fall. McGee was elected mayor…
Darren P. Cyr Announces His Candidacy for Mayor of Lynn
Council President and Ward Three Councilor Darren P. Cyr, 61, of 50 Morton Hill Avenue, Lynn, became the first candidate to formally announce his candidacy for Mayor of the City of Lynn to succeed Thomas M. McGee who announced Monday…
Jared Nicholson Announces His Candidacy for Mayor of Lynn
Jared Nicholson, a member of the Lynn School Committee, has announced that he will be a candidate for mayor in the 2021 fall election. Following is Jared Nicholson’s announcement: “I am excited to announce that I am running for Mayor…