Tune in at 3pm every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday on our Government Channel or Facebook page for an update from city officials. Past updates can be found by clicking here. At 2pm & 8pm we are also airing Gov. Baker’s press conferences.
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“Juneteenth 2020 celebration: A virtual Experience” on June 19 from 4-8pm
LCTV has teamed up with the North Shore Juneteenth Association to air a special virtual experience for this year’s Juneteenth holiday. This special will air on Friday, June 19, 2020 from 4-8pm on our Public Access TV channel (Comcast: 3 / Verizon: 38) and be streamed on our website (click here).
This special aims to be a timely cultural celebration of African-American Emancipation & freedom that features their history, music, dance, and more. Nicole McClain (President, North Shore Juneteenth Assoc.) worked with our friends at Medford Community Media to produce this special. She also wanted to quickly explain what Juneteenth is, and sent the following:
Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the end of enslavement of Black Americans. It is a time to acknowledge how far we have come as Americans and to look to the future with hope. Juneteenth is recognized as a state holiday in all U.S states with the exception of Hawaii, North and South Dakota. Help us make it a national holiday by signing this petition. North Shore Juneteenth Association has been organizing the Juneteenth Celebration since 2017! Thank you to all that have shown support and we can’t wait to celebrate in person next year!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the public was not invited to this year’s Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony at City Hall on June 9th, but LCTV was there to film the ceremony so that the public is still able to see this ceremony.
Watch on our website anytime by clicking here.
Updates from Congressman Seth Moulton
- At 5:00 pm on Monday, June 15th, I hope you can join in a Facebook Live conversation with community leaders Rev. Dr. Andre Bennett and Dr. Alexandra Pineros-Shields of ECCO to discuss the global impact that the murder of George Floyd has caused, the subsequent calls for police reform, and the necessity of a conversation on the United States’ history of racial injustice.
- Massachusetts Health Connector just extended their enrollment period for the uninsured through June 23. They are also hosting a live webinar next Wednesday, June 17 from 4-5 p.m to answer your questions. You can RSVP at https://bit.ly/insurance-options-061720
After several complaints from residents of the North Shore concerning falsified unemployment notices allegedly from the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment, we urge you to be on high alert and report any suspicious notices or false claims that may have been filed with your information or without your consent. If this has happened to you or someone you know, please call the DUA customer service department at (877) 626-6800 or report it online at mass.gov/unemployment-fraud
Discussions on Lynn housing market & future of local development
Residents invited to June webinar on local housing market
Q&A with development experts about future of housing in Lynn
Learn about the Lynn housing market and future development from local experts in a virtual community discussion on Wednesday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m., as part of Housing Lynn: A plan for inclusive growth.
Housing Lynn is a community-driven planning process led by the City and the Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development and facilitated by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). To date, the project has included efforts to understand housing challenges, establish housing goals, and consider programs and policies to meet them. Now, the project team wants to work with residents to set development priorities.
MAPC staff will moderate a virtual panel discussion on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., via Zoom and co-streamed to YouTube. The panel will feature Chrystal Kornegay, Executive Director of MassHousing; Andrew DeFranza, Executive Director of Harborlight Community Partnership (HCP); and Matt Zahler, Principal of MPZ Development.
Panelists will discuss the Lynn housing market; the relationships between Affordable Housing, mixed-income development, and market-rate development; and how different housing types and building densities can provide community benefits. Discussion will be followed by a live audience Q&A with the panelists. Residents of different neighborhoods, backgrounds, ages, and incomes are encouraged to share questions.
The discussion will be conducted in English with live Spanish interpretation; please note, participants who call-in only and are unable to join online will not have access to interpretation. However, video recordings in both languages will be posted online afterward for anyone who can’t attend.
Links to participate in the open house:
The webinar will launch a new phase of work for Housing Lynn, including identification of areas for development and specific kinds of development most appropriate for Lynn, which will take the team through the summer. This fall, the public will be asked to weigh in on these topics to inform plan recommendations.
For more information about the project, contact Karina Milchman, Chief of Housing + Neighborhood Development at MAPC, kmilchman@mapc.org or Jeff Weeden, of the Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development, at jweeden@lhand.org.
For more information on the project, visit mapc.org/housinglynn.
About the Panelists
Before MassHousing, Chrystal Kornegay served as the Baker-Polito Administration’s Undersecretary for Housing and Community Development and President and Chief Executive Officer of Urban Edge, one of New England’s largest community development corporations.
Andrew DeFranza has a background working with homeless and other housing insecure populations and now directs the work of HCP, a Massachusetts-certified Community Development Corporation that collaborates with communities to develop, manage, and advocate for quality, service-enriched affordable housing.
Matt Zahler leads MPZ Development, working with public agencies, local organizations, and others to create smaller-scale mixed-income, multi-family, and mixed-use residential developments. He previously worked at Trinity Financial, Inc., in Boston, where he oversaw the creation of more than 800 housing units.
From Mayor McGee’s office: The Lynn Public Health Department has confirmed that as of today, the number of active, confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is 1,205 with 10 new cases today. 2,256 Lynn residents have recovered and 95 have died. The total number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Lynn since March 21, 2020, including those who have died and recovered, is 3,556. Please visit the new City of Lynn COVID-19 Data Dashboard which is updated daily.
We will continue to provide regular updates on COVID-19 through the City website (www.lynnma.gov), social media, and the Smart 911 emergency notification system (sign up at www.smart911.com).
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