Once dubbed the “City of Firsts,” Lynn is officially living up to its name. The City joined Rockport, Gloucester’s Rocky Neck, Boston’s Fenway neighborhood and Pittsfield as the state’s first group of designated Cultural Districts, approved by the Massachusetts Cultural…
Month: March 2012
A Big Announcement: Lynn’s Swimmer of the Year Vazquez Will Attend Worcester Polytechnic
The announcement at the Lynn High School Swimming Awards Banquet may have gone unnoticed by some in the room at Prince Restaurant in Saugus. But Lynn Tech Principal Diane Paradis heard it loudly and clearly and beamed a proud smile…
Leo Sevinor, Father of Noted Local Surgeon, Sheldon Sevinor, Dead at 95
When Leo Sevinor was growing up in Chelsea during the 1930s, his late father Ralph Sevinor purchased one of the last remaining farms in Marblehead. That farm spread from Wares Pond almost to Tent’s Corner, where the Marblehead Bank is…
The Warmth of March
Lynn Shore Drive, the beach, Lynn Woods, Gannon and everywhere else in this sprawling city where people enjoy the warmth of a beautiful day were swamped for the past ten days. It was like summer in March, an incredible happening…
Shorts at Lynn Classical
The only matter worth measuring in the great shorts debate at Lynn Classical is whether or not shorts can be worn and whether or not they conform to the school’s desired aesthetic. Shorts should be right about the knees. Anything…
Obituaries 03-27-2012
Kazimiera ‘Luszchak’ Skop Former St. Michael’s Communicant Kazimiera ‘Luszchak’ Skop of Lynn died on March 23 at Union Hospital after a brief illness. She was 90 years old. A homemaker and a former communicant of St. Michael’s Church, she was…
Garden Glory: Seniors Thompson, Gagliolo Reflect on St. Mary’s State Championship Season
For St. Mary’s High School seniors Devin Thompson and Nick Gagliolo, the memories of winning a state basketball championship at the TD Garden will last a lifetime. “It was really crazy – a few days later it’s really starting to…
St. Mary’s Names New Head of School
Grace Cotter Regan has been named head of school at St. Mary’s High School, replacing Dr. Raymond A. Bastarache, who is retiring in June. Regan has almost 30 years’ experience working in education and institutional advancement, including 23 years at…
EDIC Board Member Named in State Top 100 Influential Latinos
Magnolia Contreras, a member of the board of the directors of the Economic Development Industrial Corporation of Lynn (EDIC/Lynn), has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the state’s Hispanic community by El Planeta newspaper. Contreras…
St. Mary’s Falls to Arlington Catholic in State Final
The St. Mary’s High School girls hockey program has set the standard for excellence in Massachusetts. It’s been a perennial powerhouse under head coach Frank Pagliuca and after a tough overtime loss in the quarterfinals last year, the Spartans were…