Special to the Journal Centerboard, a Lynn-based charitable non-profit that that revitalizes communities by investing in their people and places, recently welcomed Amy McLaughlin as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Amy is a successful local businesswoman, running…
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Plans for Planning Proposed
The Lynn City Council heard about the possibilities of having a municipal planning department. Mark Fine, the director of municipal collaboration for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and Ralph Willmer, principal planner with MAPC answered the questions from the…
Banned No More Plastic Bags in Lynn
The Board of Health voted 2-0 to ban single-use plastic bags during its monthly meeting Tuesday night. The new ordinance goes into effect Sept. 1, not July 1 as originally planned. The longer time period allows merchants time to use…
Eastern Bank Announces Executive Leadership Promotions
Eastern Bank, America’s oldest and largest mutual bank, today announced that Gregory P. Buscone and Matthew A. Osborne have been promoted to Executive Vice President, Senior Commercial Banking Officer. Both are also members of Eastern’s Commercial Credit Committee. Both will…
Honoring the Lynn English State Champions
Nicholson Seeks Re-election To Lynn School Committee
Jared Nicholson has announced his candidacy for re-election to the Lynn School Committee. Following is his announcement: I am excited to announce that I am running for reelection to a third term on the Lynn School Committee. I ran for…
Bluefort Named Business Woman of the Year By Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce
Nicole Bluefort, a practicing attorney, philanthropist, and community leader, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Woman of the Year Award, an award given each year in recognition of one’s commitment to public…
News Briefs
Award Nominating Period to Close on April 12 The Lynn Historical Commission’s 9th annual Significance Awards nominating period closes at noon on April 12. Each year, the LHC seeks input from the Lynn community to identify worthy candidates to…
10th Annual AOH Road Race
A sunny morning with a slight chill in the air was unable to stop the 500 runners in the 10th Annual AOH Road Race on March 24. A lot of energy permeated the air waves as the runners got ready…
Scholarships Being Offered by Metro Credit Union
Metro Credit Union announces the opening of online applications for 2019-2020 academic year scholarships, raising educational possibilities for its members. Thirteen scholarships, for $1,000 each, will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who have been accepted to an accredited…