Kathleen Walsh Awarded North Shore Chamber 2022 Diamond Award

Congratulation to Kathleen and all the Diamond Award Winners. By Jay Connolly, Connolly Brothers, Inc. and North SHore Chamber Board Member Kathleen Walsh can best be described as the quintessential servant leader — someone who is always striving to make the world a better place. For 30 years, she has been fiercely dedicated to the […]

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New Aquatics Director to Oversee Expansion of Swim Safety and Programming

The YMCA of Metro North is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Murray as its new Association Aquatics Director. Jessica comes to the YMCA of Metro North with vast experience in aquatics leadership. Jessica began her aquatics career in 2016 when she led the aquatics department at the YMCA in Lawrence. During that time, […]

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Endicott College Students to Benefit from New YMCA of Metro North Partnership

Internships and job placement assistance from the YMCA offers Sports Management students a career head start Two regional sports and recreation leaders, Endicott College and the YMCA of Metro North, are teaming up to offer sport management students hands-on learning experiences in sports and recreation management. The YMCA of Metro North will provide paid internships, […]

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Funding from Baker-Polito Administration SWIM Grants Support Free Water Safety Lessons

Lessons for children new to swimming happen February School Vacation Week [LYNN, Mass. February 15, 2022] The YMCA of Metro North will offer free Water Safety lessons at its Lynn and Melrose locations during February Vacation Week for children new to swimming and water safety. Funding for the lessons comes from the Baker-Polito Administration Safe […]

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Community Conversation: Early Education and Care with Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian

On October 26, 2021, Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian [D-32nd Middlesex] hosted a Community Conversation on Early Education and Care with a panel of committed practitioners including Kathleen Walsh from YMCA Metro North, Amy O’Leary from Strategies for Children, Sharon Scott-Chandler from ABCD, Tom Weber from the Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education. Congresswoman Katherine Clark […]

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