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Lynn Senator to put sports betting bill on the table
With thousands of fans getting ready to settle into their couches this weekend for the NFL playoffs, one state senator has a proposal ready to make sports betting legal in Massachusetts, eight months after the Supreme Court opened the doors for states to enter the sports gambling market. Sen. Brendan Crighton, a Lynn Democrat, is getting ready to file
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BEARING DOWN ON THE BLUE LINE
Extending Blue Line rapid transit service from Revere to Lynn has been discussed at Lynn meetings, underscored during press conferences, and emphasized at public hearings. Thanks to state Sen. Brendan Crighton’s decision to file legislation studying the feasibility of an extension, the debate over bringing the Blue Line to Lynn has finally found a bigger
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CRIGHTON: IT’S TIME FOR A BLUE LINE ACTION PLAN
Anyone who glances at an MBTA transit map, let alone looks at the billions of dollars invested in transit expansion to the south and west of Boston in recent decades, can easily see that the North Shore has been neglected for far too long. As early as the 1930s, plans existed to expand rapid transit
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SEN. BRENDAN CRIGHTON RENEWS PUSH TO BRING BLUE LINE TO LYNN
LYNN — State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) knows the skepticism that surrounds any mention of extending the Blue Line from the Wonderland Station in Revere to Lynn. It’s been mentioned as a priority of elected officials and those seeking election for decades, with discussion dating back to the 1930s. But on Thursday, Crighton will renew
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NAHANT RECEIVES $130,000 GREEN COMMUNITY GRANT
Nahant has been designated a Green Community and received nearly $130,000 from the state for LED light conversions at the Johnson Elementary School and other public buildings. Nahant is among 240 municipalities to have earned the designation. As a Green Community, Nahant will work to reduce its energy consumption by 20 percent in the next
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NAHANT: JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT WINS STATE SEN. BRENDAN CRIGHTON’S CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN CONTEST
NAHANT — A Johnson Elementary School second grader created a Christmas card that will be sent from state Sen. Brendan Crighton’s office. The card was created by Eliana Uzcategui. It features a black-capped chickadee, which is the Massachusetts state bird. On the other side of the card, Eliana wrote “Winter is great, but when you
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Nahant Police Departments Receive Grant to Increase Safety at Johnson School
State Sen. Brendan Crighton’s office announces a recent grant awarded to the Police Department of the Town of Nahant in the amount of $19,825 for surveillance and access control system for the Johnson Elementary School. “Our police officers put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities, including our schools, safe,” said
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LYNN SENATOR ADVOCATES FOR MORE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FUNDING
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) is advocating for more funds for afterschool programs aimed at closing the achievement gap for low-income students. Crighton is Senate co-chair of the state legislature’s Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Coordinating Council, which recently released a report on the importance of afterschool learning and how to raise the revenue to give
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Press Release: Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded
LYNN – Senate President Harriette L. Chandler (D-Worcester) announced the appointment of Senator Brendan P. Crighton (D-Lynn) as the Senate Chair of the After-School and Out-of-School Time Coordinating Council. The Council, which Crighton will co-chair with Representative Jennifer Benson, oversees recommendations in the following key areas: 1. The alignment of resources between the Department of
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A VOICE OF THEIR OWN: SHELTER CLIENTS CREATIVELY COLLABORATE WITH ARTISTS
LYNN — Cheri Veilleux said “bad karma” reduced her options to living in Lynn Shelter, but she hopes her love for jewelry making will lead her to small business success and independence. Veilleux is participating in Creativity Collaborative, a partnership between Lynn Shelter Association and artists who help shelter clients express themselves, relax, and explore