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LPS Receives Hate Prevention Grant
Lynn Public Schools has received funding from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education through the Hate Crimes Prevention Initiative. The $25,000 grant will be used to provide training for staff in restorative justice, which seeks to provide an alternative to traditional discipline through conflict resolution. Assistant Directors of Social Emotional Learning Erin Heenan and
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3 Million in Grants to Expand Workforce Transportation Options
The Healey-Driscoll Administration is announcing the awarding of $3 million in funding for 13 Transportation Management Associations (TMAs), one TMA membership association, and one consulting firm, to support 19 projects which encourage transportation alternatives and expand transportation options in communities across Massachusetts. Awards include funding to operate and publicize shuttles, improve bus stop infrastructure, expand
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Lynn Receives DOER Green Communities Award
It pays to go green. As a municipality with the state’s Green Community designation, the City is eligible to apply for grants that finance additional energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. In the most recent round of grant funding by the Department of Energy Resources Green Communities Division, Lynn received almost $250,000 for three projects
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Gregg House Awarded $375,000 Earmark in Fair Share Supplemental Spending Bill
Gregg House, a cornerstone of early childhood education and family support in the City of Lynn for over a century, is proud to announce it has been awarded a $375,000 earmark in a supplement budget funded by surplus revenue from the Fair Share surtax on incomes over $1 million. This spending bill was passed by
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MWRA Board of Directors Approves Lynnfield Center Water District’s Request for Water Supply Access
The Lynnfield Center Water District’s application to join the MWRA water system has cleared its final hurdle, as the MWRA Board of Directors voted unanimously on August 20 to begin supplying water to the District through a recently completed interconnection with the Town of Wakefield. The MWRA’s vote came at a special meeting held just
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Boys & Girls Club of Lynn Building to the Future
As the former Lynn superintendent of schools, Dr. Patrick Tutwiler served on the board of directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Lynn (BGCL), giving him an insider’s view of the critical role the club plays in enhancing the lives of its members. As the secretary of education in Massachusetts, Tutwiler has an even
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Governor Healey Signs Chapter 90 Bill, Unlocking Over $1 Billion in Infrastructure Funding for Communities Across Massachusetts
Governor Maura Healey today signed into law a new Chapter 90 bill, delivering $300 million in critical transportation and infrastructure funding to every city and town across Massachusetts. The bill reflects the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s commitment to strengthening local roads, reducing congestion, and ensuring safe, reliable travel across the state. In addition to a historic increase
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Lynn Public Schools Ring Out New Cell-Phone Rules
Two days before the Massachusetts Senate passed a legislation prohibiting student cellphone use during the school day, Lynn Public Schools hosted a virtual presentation to provide information about updates to its current cellphone policy. During the July 29 presentation, LPS’ compliance officer Charlie Gallo said the updated cellphone policy “clarifies but does not radically change
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Sen. Crighton Secures $50K to Expand Girls on the Run Programs Across 3rd Essex District
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (3rd Essex District) secured $50,000 in the fiscal year 2026 state budget to support social-emotional learning and empowerment programs for girls in grades three through eight in his district. The funding will help expand Girls on the Run programs in Swampscott, Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, and Saugus. The funding will provide
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Lynn, Swampscott Team Up to Clean Greater Boston’s Dirtiest Beach
The cleanup of Boston Harbor is one of the great environmental success stories of recent decades, transforming one of the dirtiest harbors in the country into one of the cleanest. But a handful of beaches in Greater Boston remain heavily polluted and unsafe for swimming despite that multibillion-dollar effort. Among the worst: King’s Beach, which