In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy asked Americans what they could do for their country. Nearly 60 years later, thousands are answering that question by serving in AmeriCorps, a national service program administered by the Corporation for National…
Month: March 2019
Letters to the Editor
ON DELEO’S GREENWORKS PROPOSAL To the editor: Speaker DeLeo’s billion-dollar GreenWorks proposal could offer much-needed support to Winthrop, other coastal towns, and all the Commonwealth’s communities as we face greater extremes of tides and weather. But as with any local…
Gabby Torres Delivers with the Game on the Line
This is why you take thousands of shots in the off-season and scores of free throws at most every practice. It’s the scenario you imagine when you’re shooting free throws alone in the backyard or an empty gym. But you…
Obituaries 03-07-2019
Mary Ellen McDonald Of Connecticut, formerly of Lynn/Nahant Mary Ellen (Langevain) McDonald passed away peacefully at home on March 1and joined her beloved husband, Robert William McDonald, in Eternal Rest. Mary was born to Esther (Harrington) and Clarence (Charles) Langevain…
A Decade of Excellence Brian Lozzi Steps down as Lynn Chargers President
Brian Lozzi, president of the Lynn Chargers youth football and cheerleading organization for the past decade, has stepped down from his position. Lozzi’s exceptional leadership resulted in close to a 100 percent increase in participation on the Chargers’ football and…
Council Approves Two More Pot Shops
The city council approved two more special permits for the opening of recreational marijuana shops. Good Chemistry, which has another shop in Worcester and a cultivation site in Bellingham, would open a Lynn shop at 696 Western Ave., the site…
MAPC Presents Union Hospital Re-use Ideas
The City Council heard from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council on a final report of a re-use planning study for Union Hospital (North Shore Medical Center) on Lynnfield Street. According to Josh Fiala, principal planner with the MAPC, the study…
Rucker, Hill Lead Rams to Tourney Win Over Medford
As a former All-Scholastic guard who once averaged 25 points a game at Classical and hit a game-winning buzzer-beating, three-pointer in a State Tournament game, Classical head coach Jasper Grassa knows that everything begins in the backcourt. Grassa saw two…
DeLeo Announces GreenWorks Resilient Communities Investment
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced a new initiative to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies – including clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate change resiliency measures – that cut greenhouse…
UPS Honors Lynn Employee for 25 Years of Safe Driving
UPS recently announced that 34 elite drivers from Massachusetts are among 1,436 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving. Joining the elite drivers…