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Senator Crighton To Chair Joint Committee On Transportation
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) has been appointed as the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, serving alongside state Rep. William Straus, who is the House Chair of the Committee. Crighton said he looks forward to working with his colleagues in the legislature, local officials and community partners to “build a 21st-century transportation
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Crighton: Sign Language A Barrier To Beach Safety
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) held a hearing over Zoom Wednesday morning, with members of the Metropolitan Beaches Commission (MBC) and the nonprofit organization, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, to discuss improving language accessibility for beachgoers who are multilingual or non-English speakers. Crighton, who serves as the co-chair of the commission, said one of the
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Crighton’s Holiday Card To Feature Art From A Swampscott Third-Grader
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) announced on Wednesday the winner of the holiday-card competition among the town’s third-graders. “This process allows me to connect with the students throughout my district in such a positive way and showcases their artistic abilities,” said Crighton. “Every year it is so difficult to choose from all of the amazing
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Ehrlich, Crighton Inaugurate New Era For King’s Beach Cleanup
State Sen. Brendan P. Crighton and state Rep. Lori A. Ehrlich proved they understand their Lynn and Swampscott constituents’ need by ensuring $5.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money will help pay for work to start eliminating sewage and stormwater discharges onto King’s Beach. “It is a good start,” said Ehrlich. Ehrlich’s successful
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Swampscott Housing Authority Shows Crighton Around
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) joined members of the Swampscott Housing Authority on Monday morning to meet with residents to hear about updates and improvements needed in the units. The Housing Authority has 121 residents, with 84 of those being elderly and the rest families. Executive Director of the Housing Authority Irma Chez said the
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Brendan Crighton: Mortgage Gimmicks Can’t Solve The Housing Crisis
This past year we have seen record-breaking housing costs in Lynn and across the commonwealth. In August, the median price for a single-family home in Massachusetts was $535,000, up 27.4 percent from the same month in 2019. Homeownership is becoming increasingly out of reach, particularly for low-income families and families of color. We must tackle
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Lynn Sen. Crighton Supports MBTA Fare Adjustments
A Better City (ABC) has announced the release of a new report (Making Fares Work: Fare Promotions and Products for the Hybrid Commute), which looks to adjust fares for public transportation in Massachusetts; it already has the support of state Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn). The report from ABC offers various recommendations for the Massachusetts Bay
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Lynn’s Crighton Plugs Electric Buses
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) is supportive of a new report calling for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to commit to 100-percent electrification of its transit-bus fleet by 2030. The MBTA operates one of the largest transit agencies in the country, with more than 170 bus routes in 44 municipalities in the Greater Boston
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Crighton And Ehrlich Plan To Revitalize News Deserts
What is a “news desert”? Where can they be found, and what can be done to minimize them? Legislators, reporters, and citizens gathered to discuss these questions in a webinar attended by state Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) and state Rep. Lori Ehrlich (D-Marblehead), both of whom are responsible for pitching a commission on local press-related
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Sen. Crighton, Ag Healey Testify Against Competitive Electric Suppliers
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) testified Wednesday in support of legislation to ban competitive electricity suppliers that use predatory tactics to charge consumers more for their energy. In a hearing before the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Crighton, Attorney General Maura Healey and other lawmakers spoke in support of the bill, which Crighton