The Lynn Historical Commission recently presented the 2019 Significance Awards in four categories to Lynn recipients. Receiving the recognition were Richard Sullivan II of RF Sullivan’s Restaurant for Commercial Designation, Antonio Gutierrez for Open Space Activities, LeAnn Hanfield for Cobbet…
Month: July 2019
Lynn Could See First Female-Owned Pot Shop
If all goes according to plan, Lynn could see its first female-owned and operated retail marijuana shop in the near future. Tuesday night the City Council heard a proposal from Heather Hannon, CEO and owner of Essex Apothecary, 233 Western…
Vanessa Masucci MacCormack Softball Tourney Opens Friday
When Vanessa Masucci MacCormack took the field during her outstanding softball career at St. Mary’s High School, she was all business, her competitiveness on display every pitch of every inning. A starting first baseman and designated hitter on multiple state…
Council Learns How to Go Green
The Lynn City Council heard from Neal Duffy, northeast regional coordinator of the Commonwealth’s Green Communities Division, at Tuesday night’s meeting.. It is the third time he has visited with city officials to help make Lynn become a Green Community.…
Local Students Receive Academic Achievements
Locals Graduate from Fitchburg State University Graduate and undergraduate degrees were conferred for students who spanned the United States and across the globe. Steven D. Borges, executive vice president and chief executive officer of Nypro Healthcare, and a 1990 Fitchburg…
Cinda Danh, Ward 6 Lynn City Council Candidate, Earns Endorsement from Mass. Women’s Political Caucus
Cinda Danh, Ward 6 Lynn City Council candidate, continues to build momentum as it was announced yesterday that the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus Political Action Committee endorses Danh and so many other women candidates across the Commonwealth. Pam Berman, President…
Yes, Drugs Are Bad, But Alcohol Is Still the Worst
We’ve all become aware of the opioid epidemic that has spread throughout the country in recent years and that has been responsible for about 60,000 premature deaths annually in the United States. The dangerous and deadly drug fentanyl, which often…
Fourth of July at Gowdy Park
‘Greater’ Reach : Lynn Chamber of Commerce Changes Name
Lynn’s Chamber of Commerce has just become “Greater.” The local business agency, led by Executive Director Colin Codner, announced Monday that it is changing its name from the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce to the Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce.…
The Place to Live : Lynn deemed one of ‘Most Livable Cities in America’
Special to The Journal Mayor Thomas M. McGee and the City of Lynn have been honored in the 2019 City Livability Awards Program during The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 87th Annual Meeting in Honolulu. The award recognizes mayoral leadership in…